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Today is "stress free" Friday which generally means it's going to be the most
stressful day of the week...We got some good stuff planned for you (romantic dinner
optional)...UN Special Envoy to the Middle East, Terje Road-Larson will join us to
discuss the upcoming international confab (announced by Powell) on the Middle East and
the fallout on Jenin...Larson was the first guy to raise concerns about Jenin and was
quoted as saying, after touring the refugee camp there "Israel has lost all moral
ground in this conflict."
We'll also do Ned Walker on the administration's Saddam split..."President Bush's
hopes of building a strong insurgent group to replace Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
have been set back by feuding among U.S. officials over who should lead the
opposition, administration sources say." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/03/iraq-policy.htm
Hoagland: White House rebuffed Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's effort to
funnel $5 million to the Middle East Institute, a Washington think tank working to
promote rival Iraqi groups. Armitage had failed to notice that Ned Walker, the head of
the institute, had publicly scorned President Bush's "axis of evil" metaphor as
"ridiculous." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24666-2002May2.html
"U.S. Sets Summer Talks on Mideast...The Bush administration has begun planning for an
international peace conference on the Middle East early this summer to accelerate
negotiations over a final political settlement between the Israelis and Palestinians."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23924-2002May2.html?referer=email
"...with the goal of a Palestinian state living in peace with Israel" (The Washington
Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20020503-41917368.htm
"Israel and the Palestinians on Friday cautiously welcomed a U.S. proposal to convene
an international Mideast peace conference early this summer, but stopped short of
promising to attend." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=2&u=/ap/20020503/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_peace_conference_3
Krauthammer: "Jenin: The Truth"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24668-2002May2.html
I told you Armey was making some waves!
"On the eve of the vote, the House majority leader, Dick Armey of Texas, endorsed a
position flatly at odds with the precepts of the Oslo peace process. "I'm content to
have Israel grab the entire West Bank, he said in an appearance on MSNBC's "Hardball
with Chris Matthews." He added under questioning, "I happen to believe that the
Palestinians should leave." Hours later he tried to soften his remarks, saying he
simply meant that Palestinians who supported terrorism should be exiled. " (NYT)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/03/politics/03CONG.html
In an interview Wednesday night on "Hardball With Chris Matthews," Majority Leader
Richard K. Armey (R-Tex.) said he would be "content to have Israel grab the entire
West Bank," and suggested the Palestinians should have their own state in one of the
"many Arab nations that have many hundreds of thousands of acres of land." (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23459-2002May2.html
Here's a hot one! Whitcomb take this on..."Two months before the suicide hijackings,
an FBI agent in Arizona alerted Washington headquarters that several Middle Easterners
were training at a U.S. aviation school and recommended contacting other schools
nationwide where Arabs might be studying." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020503/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/attacks_fbi_memo_2
Jerry Falwell on this..."A high school administrator who allegedly lifted the skirts
of teen girls at a dance to make sure they were not wearing skimpy thong panties was
put on leave, but furious parents said they would not be satisfied until she was
fired." http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020502/od_nm/panties_dc_2
And a special treat...Jerry Springer will do the "Fun Clinton News" segment...
Bubba's making a big buzz today...Harper: "Heeeeeeeeere's Willie!...Former President
Bill Clinton met with NBC's West Coast executives Wednesday to plumb the possibilities
of hosting his own talk show." http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020503-82870455.htm
"...Clinton spokeswoman Julia Payne acknowledged that the meeting took place, but
stressed that he was there only to listen to the network's proposals. "President
Clinton did not demand a talk show. He went to listen," she said. (NY Post)
http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/42271.htm
More Payne: "We do consider creative, thoughtful offers, but it's just not something
we're going to pursue," "His first priority is finishing his book and working on the
foundation. It doesn't mean you don't have informal meetings."
http://nydailynews.com/today/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-149634.asp
Maury Povich: "Don't do it...You will get hammered. You will fail miserably. You think
the political press is difficult to deal with -- wait till you get into the cross
hairs of Howard Rosenberg of the L.A. Times and Tom Shales of The Washington Post."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24562-2002May2.html
Lloyd Grove: "The Source's Exciting Clinton TV Pitch Session...We hereby offer our own
suggestions for all kinds of shows -- hoping, of course, that if any of them make it
on the air, we get a cut of the $50 million."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24802-2002May2.html
Drudge: Bush: "I'd watch the Clinton show" http://www.drudgereport.com/flash1.htm
Howie: "Everyone who likes Clinton would watch....Everyone who hates Clinton would
watch." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26364-2002May3.html
Peggy: "Will Clinton Talk? ...Nah. He's too lazy, and Hillary won't let him"
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=105002020
I'm efforting Zogby on this one..."There is more to President Bush's relatively high
approval ratings than just the patriotic, rally-round-the-flag effect of his
leadership in the war on terrorism, a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll suggests."
http://usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/02/bush-poll.htm
"Poll: Half of All Americans Still Feel Unsafe...Majority Would Give Up Some Civil
Liberties to Improve Security After Sept. 11" (The Washington Post)
http://msnbc.com/news/746423.asp
Dinesh D'Souza may be here to do this piece: "Sell USA's virtue to Muslim world"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/comment/2002/05/02/ncguest2.htm
This Briefing is compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington, DC Have a great
weekend! We'll miss you Valerie :-(
This one's for you Betsy..."Nearly half of California's Democrats would prefer someone
other than Al Gore at the top of their party's ticket in 2004, a new Field Poll
shows." (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/03/MN147138.DTL
Kamen: Dan Quayle, Where Were You on Sept. 9?...Former vice president Dan Quayle,
appearing on "Hardball" on MSNBC on Tuesday, was explaining why the
Israeli-Palestinian crisis is separate from the war on terrorism, "How many
Palestinians were on those airplanes on September 9th?" he asked. "None."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24701-2002May2.html
U.S. seizes initiative in Mideast...Israeli troops and tanks raided the West Bank city
of Nablus early Friday, killing two Palestinians in gunbattles and ratcheting up
tensions a day after the White House set forth plans to lead a new Mideast peace
initiative.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
"President Bush accused Senate Democrats on Friday of "endangering the administration
of justice in America" by balking at many of his judicial nominees." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20020503/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_judges_5
"Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday he intends to cancel an $11
billion weapon program that Army leaders say is vital to maintaining its war-fighting
edge over the coming decade." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/02/rumsfeld-crusader.htm
Milbank: "Both parties vow hostile campaigns...Pollsters see return to rancorous
pre-Sept. 11 mood" http://msnbc.com/news/747092.asp?0dm=N21EN
"Democrats unleashed a harsh attack videotape yesterday that charges President Bush
has broken a litany of campaign promises on domestic issues." (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/42261.htm
"Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge for the first time disclosed Thursday the Bush
administration is studying ways to set national standards for driver's licenses that
would assist in preventing fraudulent identification and expose aliens who overstayed
their visas." (UPI) http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=02052002-072009-4333r
Rugova takes stand against Milosevic...Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova confronted
Slobodan Milosevic on Friday, telling a U.N. court that the ex-Serb leader unleashed a
wave of violence in Kosovo in the 1990s in a bid to snuff out calls for independence.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/746547.asp
British troops launch new Afghan mission (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/terror/cst-nws-afg03.html
"Britain is to lodge a protest with the United Nations based on evidence that Saudi
Arabia is sheltering an aircraft which was allegedly used to supply arms to Osama bin
Laden's forces in Afghanistan." (London Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,709170,00.html
Inside the Ring: "A U.S. Navy replenishment ship was threatened by several small boats
during an encounter April 23 near Iran"
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020503-85196840.htm
"NBC's Wright: Impeachment changed TV news landscape" (Hollywood Reporter)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1482190
Page Six: "Fmr. Nixon White House counsel John Dean says he's about to reveal the
identity of Deep Throat in time for the 30th anniversary of the Watergate break-in,
but author Ronald Kessler may have beaten him to the punch. "
http://www.pagesix.com/pagesix/pagesix.htm
Sex Slaves: Europe's trade in women...MSNBC.com infiltrated a dangerous gang of human
traffickers that sells unsuspecting young women from Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union into sexual slavery. By Preston Mendenhall
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/725802.asp
"Considering a run for the presidency, John Kerry is trying to assure voters that he's
more than just another Democrat from the liberal state of Massachusetts." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=8&u=/ap/20020503/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_2004_3
Opinion/Editorial
Red letter day for capitalism...A look at international press coverage of May Day
celebrations - and protests - around the world. By June Thomas in Slate.
http://slate.msn.com/?id=2065237
Saletan: "Just the Facts, Imam...The search for answers in Jenin becomes a fight over
questions" http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2065250
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020503
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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