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The biggest news out of Washington you could care less about..."Karen Hughes, the
closest adviser to President Bush who accompanied him on every step of his journey to
the White House, said on Tuesday she will resign to spend more time with her family in
Texas." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33773-2002Apr23.html
Post Profile of Hughes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23547-2001Mar18.html
This is a huge "inside the beltway" story that has all the tongues wagging
today...You'll have all the background on Hughes you ever wanted but were afraid to
ask....Howard will give us the 4-1-1 on this...
But not to be outdone...Ari's getting married...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32997-2002Apr23.html
B block will be Emerson on Al Qaeda..."The top al Qaeda lieutenant captured in
Pakistan told U.S. interrogators Sunday that Osama bin Laden's terrorist network has
worked on developing a radiation bomb, a senior administration official said
yesterday." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30912-2002Apr22.html
Dig this backgrounder too...du Borchgrave: "Osama bin Laden has been hidden by many
sympathizers in this dusty slum city, a gigantic labyrinth of 3.5 million people,
since early December." http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20020423-29458588.htm
We'll do Ledeen and O'Hanlon on Saddam in D...Lots of backgrounder....
Scarborough: Baghdad has moved new surface-to-air missiles into two no-fly zones in
Iraq in an indication Saddam Hussein may be planning to confront Washington during
continuing turmoil in the Middle East
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020423-23126173.htm
"A romantic novel apparently written by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been
adapted for the stage and will be performed this week in the Iraqi National Theater's
biggest ever production, officials said."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020423/od_nm/iraq_dc_1
"For Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, supporting Palestinians with cash and oil
embargoes might not be just a matter of solidarity but of the survival of his regime,
Arab diplomats and analysts said on Tuesday." (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020423/wl_india_nm/india_70068_1
"Saddam Orders Pay for Jenin Homes...President Saddam Hussein ordered that $25,000 be
paid to Palestinians for each house destroyed by Israeli forces in the West Bank
refugee camp of Jenin, the official Iraqi news agency reported Sunday." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020423/ap_on_re_as/iraq_palestinians_3
"Saddam Hussein is moving surface-to-air missiles into Iraq's northern and southern
no-fly zones at the fastest pace in at least two years, the nation's top general said
Monday." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/04/23/iraq-no-fly-zone.htm
The Buzz will be "The G. Man" on Bush's report card, the Vatican Summit and maybe
something else or two...Should be hot...I'm producing it...
Folks, I have a weak spot in my Washington heart for polls...When I ride the Metro in
the morning and see a good poll in the Post, I think.."yes, political buzz material!"
Although with Liddy we'll do Bush report card on Middle East and the Catholic Church
crisis, I'll still use the "Palestinian state" question...
Wash Post: "Public Voices Doubts On U.S. Mideast Role...Poll Finds Blame for Israel,
Palestinians"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30757-2002Apr22.html?referer=email
This one's for you Betsy..."Refresh my memory a little bit," Gore responded, saying he
had not intended to bring up the election. "Did a majority of the American people
endorse his policies in the election? He won the election and he is our president, but
he ought to be a little bit more careful about claiming that a majority of the voters
endorsed his policy payoffs to polluters who pressured him to break his promises to
the public." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27349-2002Apr22.html
Gotta run...Peace out...This Briefing was compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in
Washington, DC
"The U.S. Embassy in Yemen has received information that a terrorist attack against
U.S. interests in Yemen might occur as early as Tuesday." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020422/ap_on_go_ot/us_yemen_3
"Pope John Paul II bluntly said sex abuse by priests in the United States 'was rightly
considered a crime by society,' telling American cardinals on Tuesday that there was
no place in religious life for abusers." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/04/23/law.htm
Pope blunt before U.S. cardinals
Pope John Paul II bluntly told American cardinals Tuesday that sex abuse by priests in
the United States "was rightly considered a crime by society," and there was no place
in the church for abusers.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/732931.asp
Text of pope's address to U.S. cardinals
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/742418.asp
Sides confer on Bethlehem standoff...Israeli and Palestinian officials on Tuesday held
their first face-to-face talks on resolving the three-week standoff between Israeli
troops and armed Palestinians holed up inside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, the
Israeli army said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
"Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday Israel's campaign against terror on
the West Bank opens the door to peacemaking with the Palestinians." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20020423/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_mideast_1544
"Security Chief Won't Halt Suicide Bombings...The chief of Palestinian security says
that it is not his priority to stop attacks on Israel and that the era of cooperation
is 'over.'" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31162-2002Apr22.html?referer=email
"White House and Hill State Support for Israel...Lobby's Meeting Draws Strong Backing"
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32147-2002Apr23.html
"Palestinian vigilantes killed three suspected informers Tuesday to avenge Israel's
slaying of a militia leader, while Palestinian officials said they made good progress
in a first round of negotiations to resolve the three-week standoff at the Church of
the Nativity in Bethlehem" (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020423/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_3502
AP: Abu Zubaydah, the senior al-Qaida field commander in U.S. custody, told his
interrogators that the terrorist network knows how to build a ``dirty bomb,'' a terror
weapon capable of dispersing radioactivity over a wide area, a U.S. official said
Monday.
http://webcenter.newssearch.netscape.com/aolns_display.adp?key=200204222229000185282_aolns.src
"Republicans in Congress have been nearly unanimous in supporting Israel, but some say
they fear that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's threat to annex part of the West
Bank is jeopardizing peace in the Middle East." (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020423-31959190.htm
"The White House on Monday told United Press International that the United States has
investigators in Jenin attempting to determine what occurred in the refugee camp
during the Israeli occupation -- in the wake of allegations that soldiers killed
unarmed Palestinians and were guilty of other war crimes." (UPI)
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=22042002-062802-5054r
"Berlin police officials denied a report on Army Radio Tuesday that it had issued
recommendations to the city's Jewish community not to wear distinctive Jewish garments
for fear they may be the targets of attacks by Muslim youths." (Ha'aretz)
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=154995&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0
"House Republican leaders are expected to hold a vote on a Senate-passed
border-security bill as early as today, which does not include President Bush's
proposal to grant amnesty to thousands of illegal immigrants." (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020423-64358612.htm
"Web surfers have discovered a 12-page obituary for former president Ronald Reagan
marked 'embargoed until Reagan's death' at a private Web site operated by the Scripps
Howard News Service." (Newsbytes) http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176061.html
"Supporters of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle are releasing a television ad
Tuesday to air in South Dakota, his home state, asking President Bush to tell
"out-of-state special interests" to stop attacking Daschle." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20020423/ap_on_go_co/daschle_democrats_2
"In dueling speeches that could be a harbinger of the 2004 election, President Bush
and former Democratic rival Al Gore traded Earth Day barbs on who represented the best
steward of the planet." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20020423/ap_on_re_us/gore_environment_11
"GOP Leader Places Chief of Staff on Leave...Va. House Speaker's Aide Was Implicated
in Political Eavesdropping Scandal" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31249-2002Apr22.html
Milbank: "Mother Earth 1, Bush 0"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31014-2002Apr22.html?referer=email
Liz Smith: "Police cars and haut security at the haut couture shop of Arnold Scaasi on
East 52 Street. Laura Bush had stopped in last week to plan some new clothes she wants
to take to Europe with her next month." http://www.pagesix.com/lizsmith/14799.htm
Opinion/Editorial
O'Rourke: Gore must step into ring swinging in '04
http://www.suntimes.com/output/orourke/cst-edt-rour23.html
Last: "Gun Chic...Out among the firearms experts at the Fairfax Rod & Gun Club."
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/001/163wxkle.asp
A natural disaster?...The shock second-place finish for extreme right-winger
Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of France's presidential elections had the
world's papers reaching for natural disaster metaphors, writes June Thomas in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/742223.asp
>From the Heartland: "Black Gold, Silver Lining...By opposing ANWR drilling, Daschle
>may have become a new Gingrich."
>http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tbray/?id=105001964
Goldberg: "U.N. vote undermines 'human rights'"
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah.html
Mondo Washington---Spy Planes and Bibles and Talibs, Oh My!; U.S. Pols Dance to Big
Oil's Tune; Earth Not So Hot, Bushies Say; Seven Figures for 9-11 Detainee; French
Resistance
http://villagevoice.com/alertrd.php3?article=34165
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020423
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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