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Tonight on Hardballl...Whitcomb and Emerson will do the big story today as well as a
status report on the War on Terror..."The FBI publicly warned more than 1,200 banks in
the Northeast on Friday of possible terrorist attacks, and government officials said
the unconfirmed information came in part from a high-ranking al-Qaida leader in U.S.
custody." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020419/ap_on_re_us/banks_warning_9
Gaffney and a new BBC reporter Justin Webb will do the U.S./Europe/UN split..."People
in Europe, while sympathetic to recent American efforts in the Middle East, strongly
feel that the United States has not done enough to bring about a peace settlement,
according to coordinated polls in Britain, France, Germany and Italy." (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/19/international/middleeast/19SURV.html?pagewanted=print&position=top
"Annan Seeks Probe Of Israelis at Jenin...West Bank Peacekeeping Force Urged" (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13153-2002Apr19.html
We got Howard on big picture Bush, his statements on Powell trip, the Abdullah down on
the ranch stuff, yada, yada....More backgrounder for Howard..."After more than seven
months of soaring poll numbers, President Bush's standing with the public is gradually
returning to more normal levels." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020419/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_polls_2
"Bush: Sharon A 'Man Of Peace'...Israel 'Responded' To Call for Pullout" (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12206-2002Apr18.html?referer=email
Terry Jeffrey and syndicated columnist Carl Jeffers will do the buzz on Bush plus
Cuomo slamming Pataki over his post 9/11 lack of leadership...."Gubernatorial
candidate Andrew Cuomo unleashed a barrage of criticism against Gov. George Pataki for
his response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saying he stood by Rudolph Giuliani's
side while the mayor emerged as the real leader." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020418/ap_on_el_gu/new_york_governor_18
I'm gonna try to play that Wolfowitz getting booed at the pro-Israel rally (remember
the one from Monday?) on the air tonight but you never know...It's Robert Blake-free
zone tonight folks...Have a great weekend...Dominic Bellone compiled and edited The
Briefing from Washington, DC
Will you be at the protests tommorow? "District workers began clearing the streets of
mailboxes and garbage cans yesterday in preparation for a weekend of political
protests, and police suggested that residents avoid downtown Washington today and use
Metro the next few days." (Wash Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16192-2002Apr19.html
Israeli forces withdraw from Jenin...The Israeli army on Friday pulled out of Jenin
and its battered refugee camp, where Palestinians have been digging through rubble,
searching for corpses.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
"What really happened in Jenin?...A first-hand look at a refugee camp that has become
a global symbol" (The Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0419/p01s04-wome.html
Milan crash not seen as terror attack...The pilot of a small plane that slammed into
one of Milan's tallest buildings reported trouble with his landing gear and had been
speaking with air traffic control, officials said, indications that terrorism was not
his aim.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/740516.asp
"The Senate rejected a centerpiece of President Bush's energy policy Thursday, denying
Republicans a vote on oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge as part of an energy
bill. Senate Republicans fell 14 votes short, 54-46, of the 60 needed to break a
Democratic filibuster." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/04/18/drilling.htm
Blake arrested in wife's death...Robert Blake was arrested Thursday night and will
likely be charged with the murder of his wife almost a year ago, Los Angeles police
said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/740840.asp
"Envoy: Camp 'Horrifying'...U.N.'s Middle East envoy, after witnessing what he called
"horrifying scenes of human suffering" in the Jenin refugee camp, said "Israel has
lost all moral ground in this conflict." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11963-2002Apr18.html?referer=email
"President Bush defended on Thursday the results of Secretary of State Colin Powell's
recent mission to the Middle East, even as leading Democrats were poised to exploit
what they say was one of the administration's worst weeks on foreign policy." (USA
Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/04/19/usat-foreign-policy.htm
"President Bush is the leading obstacle to controlling illegal immigration in this
country and his 'open door' border policy is a threat to national security, the
Republican chairman of the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus said yesterday."
(The Washington Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020419-578216384.htm
"Former President Clinton said Thursday he would like to have a role in the Middle
East peace process but his contribution would depend on what the Bush administration
had in mind." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=8&u=/ap/20020419/ap_on_re_us/clinton_visit_2
"Rumsfeld says U.S. capable of fighting 2nd war...Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
yesterday said the U.S. military has the firepower to fight another war while
finishing the war in Afghanistan." (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020419-13680502.htm
"Black Panthers reminisce...The 35th anniversary reunion of the Black Panther Party
was held yesterday at the University of the District of Columbia." (The Washington
Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020419-2138344.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Lying, then and now...You can learn a lot from a president by the way he chooses to
deceive to you. Michael Kinsley compares and contrasts the characteristic lying styles
of the latest three administrations.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/740615.asp
Bibi: "The Root Cause of Terrorism...It's tyranny."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=105001950
Feinstein & Kyl: A criminal imbalance
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020419-88408120.htm
Peggy: "The Pope Steps In...Can he save the American church from the sex-abuse
scandal?" http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=105001951
Krauthammer: "Eleven years ago, after its swift and crushing victory over Iraq, the
United States bestrode the Middle East like a colossus. Having demonstrated the power
of American arms and American resolve, America assumed a role of dominance in the
region not seen since the better days of the Ottoman Empire."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13129-2002Apr19.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020419
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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