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Tonight on Hardball...Sharon meets with Bush in DC and brings evidence of
Arafat/terrorism link; Declares Arafat unfit to be a negotiating partner...We'll bring
you the latest from the meeting and talk to Arafat spokesman, Marwan Kanafani...The
Bush administration announces another "axis of evil"...What is it and what does it
mean for U.S. foreign policy? We're working on a Senator or two to comment...Plus,
Bill Clinton has a new job and guess who he's working for? President Bush...He's also
advocating U.S. troops lead a peacekeeping force in the Middle East...We'll chew on
all this with Pat Buchanan and Andrew Sullivan...
Another Axis of Evil??? You know Chris will be all over this like a dog on a bone:
"The Bush administration on Monday accused three more nations -- Cuba, Libya and Syria
-- of trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/07/axis.htm
Sounds like a movie sequel, doesn't it? "...In a speech titled 'Beyond the Axis of
Evil,' John Bolton, undersecretary of state for international security and arms
control, named Cuba, Libya and Syria as 'states intent on acquiring weapons of mass
destruction' against which the United States would take action to prevent such arms
from reaching terrorists" (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20020507-46644.htm
"Bush chooses Clinton for East Timor mission...President Bush has picked a seasoned
diplomatic hand for a new overseas mission: Bill Clinton." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/06/clinton-timor.htm
"Former President Clinton said a coalition of American-backed international troops
will be necessary in achieving peace in the Middle East." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020507/ap_on_re_mi_ea/clinton_mideast_7
Clinton at Hunter pic
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/020507/168/1i28y.html
This Briefing was compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington, DC
President Bush, concerned about 'the plight of the Palestinian people,' is urging
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in a face-to-face meeting to ease economic
restrictions on Yasser Arafat's citizenry. Sharon refuses to deal with the Palestinian
leader." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020507/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_mideast_1789&e=1&ncid=
"The Bush administration formally renounced support of the International Criminal
Court yesterday, declaring that the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal would
be an unchecked power, able to prosecute U.S. soldiers and their superiors." (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42842-2002May6.html?referer=email
Kathleen, we hardly knew 'ye! "Kathleen Willey's weekly talk show has been canceled
after four shows, WRVA (1140AM) radio said yesterday" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/localupdates/MGBFZ73AX0D.html
Pipe bomb scare spreads westward...The pipe bomb scare spread westward when a device
was found Monday in a Colorado mailbox. An FBI official said it appeared to be linked
to 16 other bombs in the Midwest.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/747431.asp
"Israel intensified its campaign Monday to link Yasser Arafat to terror attacks in the
face of the Bush administration's insistence that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
must deal with him as leader of the Palestinians." (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-meast07.html
"U.S. policy toward the Middle East remains a work in progress. President Bush meets
Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Wednesday with Jordan's King
Abdullah. If the past is a guide, he will try to blur the deep differences between the
Israeli and Arab points of view." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/07/bush-mideast.htm
"President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon headed for a potential clash
on Tuesday over the role of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in any attempt to resolve
the Middle East conflict." (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=4&u=/nm/20020507/ts_nm/mideast_usa_sharon_dc_8
"Sharon Calls For Major Reforms by Palestinians..Case Made for Banishing Arafat From
Peace Talks" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42938-2002May6.html
The Sharon file http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020507/4088858s.htm
"Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will bring to his meeting with President Bush
captured documents that, his government says, show that the Saudi Arabian Interior
Ministry has paid millions of dollars to families of Palestinian suicide bombers and
to Hamas." (The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/world/20020507-141329.htm
Church siege deal reported near...An end to the 36-day standoff at Bethlehem's Church
of the Nativity appeared close at hand Tuesday, with word that Palestinians had agreed
to an Israeli demand to exile 13 militants.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
"Israel and the Palestinians today agreed on broad terms for ending a 36-day standoff
at the Church of the Nativity, including the deportation of 13 suspected terrorists
holed up inside, but said a few technical problems still needed to be resolved." (AP)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/showcase/sns-israel.story?coll=chi%2Dnews%2Dhed
WashPost: West Bank's city of broken dreams...After a period of optimism following the
Oslo peace accords, Palestinians in Ramallah are reckoning with crime, trauma, lost
opportunity and a desire for revenge.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/748560.asp
Wright: "Israelis and Arabs Press Their View...Making the rounds in Washington, Sharon
tries to discredit Arafat. Saudis and Jordanians plead for a major political accord to
end the fighting."
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000032316may07.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Da%5Fsection
A man carried two loaded handguns through a security checkpoint at Louis Armstrong
International Airport on Monday but was arrested after a random check before he
boarded a flight to Los Angeles. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42200-2002May6.html
Hallow: "Republican National Committee Chairman Marc Racicot announced yesterday an
"unprecedented" $1 million television campaign designed to woo Hispanic voters"
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020507-94453784.htm
"Richard Nixon, like other presidents, was dogged by perceptions that U.S. policy in
the Middle East was biased against Arabs. In papers from his administration released
Monday, he denied such a tilt." (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/06/nixon.htm
"Arkansas governor rails against Daschle...Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Senator
Daschle is dishonest and underhanded when he talks about cooperating with President
Bush" (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020507-63925488.htm
Page Six: "Internet muckraker Matt Drudge is attacking Bill O'Reilly on the eve of the
Fox News Channel star's nationally syndicated radio debut."
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm
Lambro: "National Democratic Party officials are deviating from the party's recent
message, saying they still expect to pick up seats in Congress but not promising to
win control of the House from Republicans."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020507-95469665.htm
Page Six: "Glenn Close will never forget her introduction to Ozzy Osbourne at the
White House Correspondents Dinner." http://pagesix.com/pagesix/15703.htm
Harper on Media: "Ozzy has left the building -- finally. Washington is still dithering
in the wake of Goth rocker Ozzy Osbourne, whose dark star rose above the White House
Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night to fixate press and politicians
alike." http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020507-75882648.htm
P. Diddy racks up the Derby dollars..It's all about the Benjamins for P. Diddy.
Jeannette Walls Delivers The Scoop.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/748578.asp
Starr Report: "The battle between Barbara Walters and her network, ABC, just got
hotter....Disney president Robert Iger has ripped into Walters for using her talk
show, "The View," to defend "Nightline" host Ted Koppel last March during the David
Letterman brouhaha." http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/47336.htm
Rush & Molloy: "Vice President Dick Cheney's wife, Lynne, yesterday denied that she
was outraged by Washington's fawning over Ozzy Osbourne at the White House
Correspondents' dinner on Saturday."
http://www.nydailynews.com/today/News_and_Views/Daily_Dish/a-150090.asp
"And the Beat Goes On...On the verge of her 83rd birthday, Jane Scott decided it was
time to retire as the rock critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer." (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42769-2002May6.html?referer=email
Random Letter sent to the New York Times today: Chris Matthews and Me
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/07/opinion/L07NAME.html
Opinion/Editorial
Lessons of politics...In France, there may be a sense of relief by Jacques Chirac's
landslide presidential victory over far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen - but
there's no room for renewed complacency, writes Anne Applebaum in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/748520.asp
Chicago Sun Times: Bush must deal with naked truth
http://www.suntimes.com/output/commentary/cst-edt-edits07.html
Marshall: "If there were an annual award for pure skill in diplomacy, this year's
would have to go to Crown Prince Abdullah, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia - who's
now driving U.S. policy on the Middle East."
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/47375.htm
Mondo Washington: Onward, Christian Citizens; Thirst for Profits; Witness for the
Persecution
http://villagevoice.com/alertrd.php3?article=34591
Arkin: "Our Saudi 'Friends'"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39553-2002May6.html
Cohen: Clinton on TV? Why Not?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42398-2002May6.html
Tunku: "Allah's Anachronisms...PBS perpetuates stereotypes of Islam--and rightly so"
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tvaradarajan/?id=110001672
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020507
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