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Tonight on Hardball we'll do some more on Israeli politics with former Prime Minister
Ehud Barak...We've also got Henry the K on an op-ed he wrote in the Washington Post
today...More Middle East stuff...It's not online so I can't get it to you...Don't ask
me why...Those in the DC area can find it on A21...I'm working on a Schumer pre-tape
on nuclear security...We'll probably do some Carter in Cuba stuff as well...Apparently
he's challenging the administration's assertion that Fidel has shared WMD (Washington
speak for weapons of mass destruction) technology with other countries...We'll see
what else develops during the day...
Plus, Adel Al-Jubeir, that Saudi foreign policy advisor guy, will join us as well...We
hope you will too..
The Hardball Briefing was compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington, DC
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday told parliament that he would not
resume peace talks with the Palestinians until terror attacks end and the Palestinian
leadership carries out reforms (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020514/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_sharon_2
"Palestinians Raise the Pressure on Arafat...After Israeli Offensive, Calls Mount to
Reform Splintered Security Services" (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11602-2002May13.html
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's demand that the Palestinian Authority reform
itself from top to bottom poses this dilemma for Palestinians: What to do when you
love the message but hate the messenger? (LA Times)
http://latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-051402reform.story?coll=la%2Dhome%2Dtodays%2Dtimes
We may do something with Milbank's piece in the buzz block...A Clash Over Foreign
Policy...Old foes Brent Scrowcroft and Richard Perle are often at odds.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11303-2002May13.html
Secretary of State Colin Powell, accustomed to bad news from the Middle East, says
recent developments could foreshadow a brighter future for the region. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20020514/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_mideast_8
Carter in Cuba: Then what?...Most Cuba watchers say the Carter visit won't lead to any
substantial changes in US-Cuba relations. (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0513/p01s01-uspo.html
Carter Says He Was Told U.S. Had No Proof Cuba Shared Bioweapons Data...State Dept.
Official's Claim Contradicted (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11497-2002May13.html
Former President Jimmy Carter said the Bush administration had tried to undermine his
trip to Cuba by accusing Havana of developing weapons of mass destruction. (The
Washington Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20020514-51054125.htm
"We stand by every word of (Undersecretary of State) John Bolton's speech," Otto
Reich, the assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere, told The
Associated Press.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-exec/2002/may/13/051306599.html
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Bob Graham said Monday that Osama bin Laden is
probably alive and that eliminating the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks "by capture or death" must remain a priority.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/05/14/graham-binladen.htm
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the biggest overhaul of
Iraqi sanctions in years, aimed at speeding up civilian goods for ordinary Iraqis but
maintaining bans on military supplies. (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=716&e=7&u=/nm/20020514/ts_nm/iraq_un_dc_2
U.S. Kills 5, Captures 32 In Raid Near Kandahar...Camp a Suspected Hideout for Al
Qaeda, Taliban (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11563-2002May13.html?referer=email
Gertz: The Bush administration has taken steps to tighten security at U.S. nuclear
power facilities based on documents and information obtained from al Qaeda terrorists
in Afghanistan, a White House spokesman said yesterday.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020514-73523316.htm
Lindh offers 'foot soldier' defense...Defense attorneys, seeking to win dismissal of a
wide-ranging conspiracy charge, said Monday that American-born Taliban fighter John
Walker Lindh was nothing more than a foot soldier against the Taliban's opponents.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/731613.asp
U.S., Russia reach nuclear arms deal...The U.S. and Russia have reached agreed to cut
nuclear arsenals, President Bush said Monday. New levels include each side keeping
1,700 to 2,200 offensive warheads.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/751179.asp
WashPost: Nuclear pact has political value...The nuclear weapons treaty President Bush
and Russian President Vladimir Putin will sign next week in Moscow is a thin document,
barely three pages long, that will say less in words than it means in deed.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/751751.asp
How Bush, the elder, influences son's White House Bush senior A- and his
administration A- cast a long shadow. (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0513/p02s01-uspo.html
Capitalizing on President Bush's drawing power, the Republican National Committee
aimed for a record $30 million fund-raising bonanza Tuesday while congressional
Republicans sought to reward donors with a Sept. 11 photo of Bush aboard Air Force
One. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&u=/ap/20020514/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_fund_raiser_2&ncid=703&e=3
More subsidies, but farmers aren't smiling...A new law may create trade tensions and
long-term problems in wheat and corn rows. (Christian Scienc Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0514/p02s01-uspo.html
Nightly News: Only some farmers hit pay dirt...Both parties are eager to curry favor
with farmers to try to control the Senate. NBC's Lisa Myers reports.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/751755.asp
GOP trio targeting Torricelli...Three unknowns whittled down from a field of six are
struggling to emerge from the pack as the Republican standard-bearer who will take on
Sen. Robert G. Torricelli. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020514-16329.htm
Capital Comment: Daily news notes, political rumors, and important events that shape
politics and public policy in Washington and the world
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0502/capital_comment.html
Kurtz: "Columnist Andrew Sullivan Bites Paper; Paper Bites Back"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11293-2002May13.html
The Republican National Committee expects to take in about $30 million at its gala
headlined by President Bush on Tuesday, shattering the previous single-night record
set by President Clinton two years ago. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11489-2002May13.html
Opinion/Editorial
Choking at the bowl...Why do some men have trouble urinating in ballpark restrooms?
Turns out urologists have a term for this: choking at the bowl, writes Bryan Curtis in
Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/751705.asp
The Wall Street Journal: A Gift for Mr. Putin...America doesn't need another
arms-control treaty. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110001706
The Washington Post: The most important aspect of the new treaty on nuclear weapons
reductions between the United States and Russia is its mere existence
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11700-2002May13.html
Gorin: Shut up, Jimmy Carter...The ex-ex-ex-president on American prestige
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020514-30736408.htm
The Washington Times Palestinian terror and statehood...The media tends to ignore
continuing Palestinian terrorism, which would make the creation of a Palestinian state
a serious threat to Israel. http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020514-375315.htm
Mondo Washington: http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0220/ridgeway.php
NY Post: For all the dire warnings that the Middle East "peace process" has been
fatally injured, Sunday's vote by the central committee of Israel's Likud party
against a Palestinian state under any conditions is largely irrelevant
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/47868.htm
Yepsen: Harkin runs attack ads early to stymie Ganskes challenge
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c5917686/18176581.html
Conason: White House Renounces A Measure of Justice
http://www.observer.com/pages/conason.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020514
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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