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Hi there folks....On Hardball tonight we'll do some terrorism stuff, some Israeli
politics stuff and some Catholic Church in Crisis stuff...Chris is off tonight so
we've got Barnicle filling in from bean town...
Things are still coming together here but here's what we've got so far...
We'll do Fareed in A on his latest piece..."Spend It Now, Mr. President...What Bush
should do about the Middle East" http://www.msnbc.com/news/751019.asp
Plus, we'll talk to Katrina's husband, Stephen Cohen, a noted Sovietologist on this
story..."Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the agreement reached Monday
between U.S. and Russian negotiators on landmark cuts in nuclear weapons that he and
President Bush will sign at a summit next week."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020513/ap_on_re_eu/russia_us_15
We'll talk to Sharon advisor Dore Gold and a Palestian spokesperson to do this
story...I think this is a big one folks...
"Lukud Party Rejects Idea Of Palestinian State...Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered
a major defeat Sunday when his own Likud Party voted for a resolution saying there
should never be a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip." (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8275-2002May12.html?referer=email
"President Bush held fast Monday to his support of a Palestinian state, possibly
foreshadowing a sharp dispute with Israel and its dominant Likud party" (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020513/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_mideast_3
"Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's defeat in a Likud party vote rejecting a Palestinian
state first appeared to be a humiliating challenge to his leadership of the party. But
many now view it as a boost -- turning Sharon into a voice of moderation and shoring
up his popularity with mainstream Israelis." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20020513/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_politics_11
"Yasser Arafat toured West Bank cities for the first time in five months Monday and
reassured Palestinians they would win their own state, brushing aside a vow from Ariel
Sharon's Likud party never to allow it" (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&ncid=721&e=1&u=/nm/20020513/wl_nm/mideast_dc_2133
E/F block will be Barnicle's strong suit: the latest from the "Church in
Crisis"..."Roman Catholic Church Shifts Legal Strategy
Aggressive Litigation Replaces Quiet Settlements" (The Washington Post)
http://msnbc.com/news/751317.asp
We've got attorney Joseph Sweeney on the defense and Rep. Pete King and Barnicle on
the prosecution...
We'll do the Homeland Security front with Congressmen Rob Portman and Jane Harmon in
the D block..."Independent auditors at several federal agencies have issued new
reports in recent weeks criticizing the agencies for moving too slowly to confront the
risks of terrorist attacks." (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/national/12INSP.html
>From the Hardball mailbag....Elizabeth from St. Louis writes:
"Dominic, You shouldn't complain to your subscribers in the briefing. Remember that
you are lucky to be employed and be paid so well. I'm sure many people reading your
e-mail have jobs much more stressful than you. We don't deal with life or death
situations, Dominic...so it can't be that stressful. Cheer up. It's Friday, anyway."
Thanks for the reading the Briefing Elizabeth. I also appreciate your concern for
me...I am indeed lucky to have the job I do and look forward to it every
morning...Sometimes though, writing this thing isn't as easy as it looks and I get
involved in other production aspects of the show...Although I agree this is not a life
and death matter, I do take my responsibility working for "America's Newschannel" very
seriously...Thanks for writing in...
Fun Clinton News...
Bill and Hillary Clinton have become fabulously wealthy since leaving the White House,
but they're still stiffing their lawyers, the Daily News has learned. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/2002-05-13/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-150736.asp
She has promised unequivocally not to run for President in 2004. But what if Democrats
want Sen. Hillary Clinton for veep instead? (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/2002-05-13/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-150735.asp
This Briefing was compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington, DC
"President Bush announced Monday that he will sign a landmark accord in Moscow this
month to dramatically shrink American and Russian nuclear arsenals over 10 years. "The
treaty will liquidate the legacy of the Cold War," he said. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020513/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_russia_17
Check out the video here http://msnbc.com/news/751179.asp
"The Palestinian Authority, in a move likely to infuriate Israel, has told the 26
Palestinians transferred last week from the Church of the Nativity to the Gaza Strip
that they could have jobs in any government bureau, including the police and security
agencies, members of the group and officials said" (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/133/nation/26_get_job_offers_not_jail_in_Gaza+.shtml
WashPost: Terror taken up a notch...The sheer number of suicide belt-bombers attacking
Israel this spring, and the diversity of their backgrounds, has increased fear among
terrorism experts that the tactic will be exported to the United States.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/751316.asp
"Letter Tied to Slaying of Afghan Leader...Authorities believe a U.S. postal employee
helped draft a letter of introduction that may have been used by two men posing as
journalists to assassinate a leading opposition figure in Afghanistan last fall,
according to a U.S. official" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8235-2002May12.html?referer=email
Carter to visit Cuban laboratory...Jimmy Carter arrived in Cuba Sunday, becoming the
first U.S. president to break bread with Fidel Castro, archenemy of the United States
for more than 40 years.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/751162.asp
"I don't have a role for either of them at the moment," Secretary of State Colin
Powell said when asked about a peacemaking assignment for Carter and Clinton. "But I'm
pleased that they continue to keep their interest in the region." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/13/expresidents-usatcov.htm
"Two veteran Cuban political dissidents emerged from a meeting with Jimmy Carter on
Monday saying they briefed the former U.S. president on the human rights situation in
the country and called for him to promote dialogue with the United States." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=4&u=/ap/20020513/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cuba_carter_43
Gertz: "Islamic terrorists are planning an attack against a U.S. nuclear power plant
to coincide with the July 4 celebrations, U.S. intelligence sources say"
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020513-8388828.htm
Time: "Another Warning from Zubaydah...The captured bin Laden aide puts the FBI on
alert again -- this time over 'soft targets'"
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,236992,00.html
"Talks With Iraqi Opposition Intensify...U.S. Seeks Wider Role for More Groups to Help
Oust Saddam Hussein" (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/751336.asp?0dm=N17TN
"Imminent military action by the United States against Iraq would lead to widespread
turmoil in the Middle East, Jordan's King Abdullah II said Sunday." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020512/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq_1
"Some in Administration Grumble as Aide's Role Seems to Expand...The depth of Karl
Roves involvement in foreign affairs, administration officials say, is rubbing some
the wrong way, including Secretary of State Colin L. Powell." (NYT)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20020513/ts_nyt/some_in_administration_grumble_as_aide_s_role_seems_to_expand
Kurtz: "Ranking the Big-Time Pundits...The best columnists have not just a fast ball
and slider but a good curve ball, the ability to surprise readers with an occasional
contrarian stance. To zig when everyone else is zagging."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9598-2002May13.html
"Weaver Joins DCCC Payroll...House Democrats have hired Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.)
former top political adviser to spearhead efforts to attract Republican and
independent voters in the run-up to the November elections." (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/05/news0513b.html
"Dionne Warwick, the five-time Grammy award winner and former pitchwoman for the
Psychic Friends Network, was arrested Sunday after screeners at Miami International
Airport found 11 marijuana joints concealed in a silver lipstick vial in her carry-on
luggage." (Miami Herald) http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/3251513.htm
"The election battle for control of the Senate probably will be decided by a single
seat that will determine the fate of President Bush's remaining agenda, the chairman
of the National Republican Senatorial Committee said Saturday." (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020513-17121380.htm
"When Vice President Cheney and NationalRepublican Congressional Committee Chairman
Tom Davis (Va.) travel Thursday to the Upper East Side home of New York Mayor Michael
Bloomberg (R), the results are expected to be very lucrative for the GOP." (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/05/news0513f.html
"CNN called Castro's 'megaphone'...On Media: The Media Research Center (MRC) is
claiming the news network does not offer fair, balanced coverage of Cuba."
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020513-1636532.htm
Opinion/Editorial
A new kind of 'race card'...Tuesday's election for mayor of Newark, N.J., is a story
about the future of black politics and whether a new kind of 'race card' can be
successfully played by the older generation, writes Jonathan Alter.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/750356.asp
Bartley: World Law or Institutionalized Hypocrisy?...The International Criminal Court
won't give us justice." http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/rbartley/?id=110001701
Novak: "On Atta, Prague and Iraq"
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak13.html
Nickles: "Partisan paralysis...Vacancies are causing judicial crisis"
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020513-8708291.htm
Bozell: "The Catholic Church continues to bleed. Her wounds were (mostly)
self-inflicted, to be sure. Worse still, she is putting band-aids on them when surgery
is required. For most it's a sad spectacle. For some it has become the opportunity to
pounce on the wound in the hopes of exacting the maximum amount of pain."
http://www.mediaresearch.org/bozellcolumns/newscolumn/2002/col20020510.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020511
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Steiner http://www.washtimes.com/national/steiner.htm
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