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Welcome to another edition of "stress free" Friday at Hardball...I'm not in a cutesy
mood today...I'm running behind as usual, I want to go to lunch and I need to start
producing the back half of the show; which, by the way, is going to be a old-fashioned
Matthews group...We've got Hitchens, Sharpton, and Falwell...It'll be a lot of fun...
We'll do Luntz somewhere in the show also...He's in Jerusalem...
In the D block we'll do the "Axis of Incompetence...On the shambles that is the Bush
foreign policy" (The American Prospect)
http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/9/meyerson-h.html
We'll do some kind of "Dems in dissarray" segment in E and in F..."Dan Quayle said
Thursday that America's moral values are in considerably better shape than a decade
ago, when he made his famous "Murphy Brown" speech. Lower teen pregnancy rates and
greater respect for marriage are signs of improvement, he said. Quayle even praised
MTV's The Osbournes" (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/10/quayle.htm
Maybe we'll throw in some of the Clinton stuff too, who knows?
In A we'll do the Gaza military buildup, the Iraq administration split story and the
foiled CIA hit of the Afhgan warlord with Messing, Whitcomb and some other military
types...
We've got Hamas lawyer Stanley Cohen for this story in B..."When 'Martyrs' Are Not Yet
Men...Palestinans Fear Rise of Youth Suicide Culture After Troops Kill 3 Boys" (The
Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/750066.asp
"Despite repeated vows by President Bush to force Saddam Hussein from power, Bush
administration officials are still at odds over which Iraqi opposition groups the
United States should support, American officials and Iraqi opposition leaders say."
(NY Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/10/international/middleeast/10IRAQ.html
"The CIA fired a missile from an unmanned Predator aircraft over Afghanistan Monday in
an unsuccessful attempt to kill a factional leader who has vowed to attack U.S.
service personnel and oust the interim Afghan government of Hamid Karzai, according to
administration sources." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62842-2002May9.html
"Israeli Forces Move Toward Gaza...Five-Week Standoff Ends as Palestinians Begin
Leaving Church in Bethlehem" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62952-2002May9.html
So how about that D block last night? You remember the Horowitz and Palestinian
Berkeley teacher dude...Classic Hardball stuff...
This Hardball Briefing is compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington,
DC...btw, thanks to the folks at the Hotline's "Last Call" for giving me the shout out
yesterday! I appreciate it, Danielle
Fun Clinton news...
"Former President Clinton said it's unlikely he'll start a new career as a television
talk show host but admitted the idea had some appeal." (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/05/10/clinton-tv.htm
"Israeli jeeps and armored vehicles began pulling out of Bethlehem's Manger Square
Friday, after a tense standoff at the Church of the Nativity ended with 13 suspected
Palestinians militants flying into exile." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020510/ap_on_re_mi_ea/bethlehem_church_standoff_88
Siege at Bethlehem church over...Palestinians began leaving Bethlehem's Church of the
Nativity at daybreak Friday, marking the end of a standoff with Israeli troops that
lasted more than five weeks.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
President Bush said Friday the end of the siege at a revered church in Bethlehem is a
welcome sign and "should advance the prospects for resuming a political peace
process." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20020510/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_mideast_1903
"A federal judge in Alexandria, Va., today sentenced former FBI agent Robert Hanssen
to life in prison without parole for spying for Moscow, closing a chapter in one of
America's most-damaging espionage scandals." (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A122-2002May10.html
WashPost: Palestinians reconsider suicide tactics...The people and leaders of Gaza
have been raising questions about the Palestinians' suicide attacks, after the deaths
of three 15-year-old boys.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/750066.asp
FBI: Pipe bomb suspect had big plans...The parents of accused mailbox pipe bomber Luke
Helder had a "very emotional" jailhouse reunion with their son Thursday, the first
time they have seen him since his arrest.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/747431.asp
"A judge ordered the extradition Friday of Amar Makhlulif, an Algerian man suspected
of links to Osama bin Laden and charged in the United States with masterminding a plot
to blow up the Los Angeles airport. A federal grand jury in New York indicted
Makhlulif in August." (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/attack/2002/05/10/britain-extradition.htm
"State Democrats are about to unleash a new razor-tongued weapon against Gov. Pataki
-- spinmeister James Carville, known for being about as subtle as a pitbull on
steroids." (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/2002-05-10/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-150407.asp
"Senate Democratic leaders yesterday introduced legislation to allow a new round of
amnesty applications for some aliens in the United States illegally." (The Washington
Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020510-230750.htm
"A UNICEF-funded book being passed out at the United Nations Child Summit encourages
children to engage in sexual activities with other minors and with homosexuals and
animals." (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020510-25256488.htm
"John Edwards Falls to Earth...After a criticized appearance on NBC's "Meet the
Press," North Carolina's freshman senator - and an oft-mentioned 2004 Democratic
presidential candidate - finds there's a flip side to the favorable press he's
recently received." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64933-2002May10.html
"CIA fails to kill ex-warlord...The CIA fired a missile from an unmanned Predator in
hopes of killing a former Afghan warlord who was plotting to overthrow the new
government." (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020510-73662556.htm
"Israel Alone Sets Attack Response, Bush Contends...U.S. Officials Say Sharon Urged To
Weigh Need to Protect Peace" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62810-2002May9.html
"The Federal Reserve Board said yesterday that it had detected anthrax spores in
several batches of letters and has sent about 20 pieces of mail to a laboratory for
further tests." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62640-2002May9.html?referer=email
"The Lindsey Graham for Senate campaign calls it the patriotic tour...It kicks off
this weekend with a special guest, U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona. Other Republican
U.S. senators will be traveling to South Carolina in the coming weeks to help Graham
against Democrat Alex Sanders." (Columbia)
http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/news/politics/3236241.htm
"Laura Bush Ready to Try Her Wings as a U.S. Envoy...The first lady and her daughter
Jenna plan a tour of Europe, to include a formal address in Paris on the education of
women in Afghanistan." (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000033192may10.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Da%5Fsection
Lloyd Grove: "Republicans have been surprising us lately with their ribald humor.
First President Bush made an off-color joke about Vice President Cheney during
Saturday's White House Corresponents Association Dinner."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61917-2002May9.html
Opinion/Editorial
Krauthammer: "Research Cloning? No"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63060-2002May9.html
The trouble with Shrum
Why can't Bob Shrum, the Democrats' top strategist, get a Democrat elected to the
White House, asks Joe Klein in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/749955.asp
The Washington Times: "John Edwards on 'leadership'...North Carolina's first-term
Democratic Sen. John Edwards, clearly signaling his intention to pursue his party's
2004 presidential nomination, appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. What a
disappointment." http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020510-3154141.htm
"Mass Marketing's Victory Lap...How Spider-Man, Starbucks and McDonald's beat the
beatniks." http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110001691
Peggy: "The Crying Room...Why America likes President Bush."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110001683
Page: America looks like a model of tolerance and inclusion
http://www.newsandopinion.com/0502/page.html
Kinsley: "Answering Sharon"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63061-2002May9.html
Bayefsky: "What about anti-Semitism"?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020510-93356064.htm
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