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Thanks for bearing with us on last night's show folks...It was crazy with all the last
minute booking and such...We actually taped part of the buzz last night with Caddell
and Simpson and then had to ditch it...Tonight, we'll get reax from the Condit camp
from his defense attorney Mark Geragos (yes, he's Winona's lawyer as well)....We've
got a forensic expert Dr. Mark Baden on what clues we may learn from Chandra's
body...We'll also debate the police's performance in all this...Why did it take a guy
walking his dog looking for turtles to find Chandra when the police had combed every
inch of that place last year?
Then we'll get the latest on Kenneth Williams' testimony before Congress and talk to a
dude who has actually seen that hot memo! Here's his piece: FBI's 'Phoenix' Memo
Unmasked...Fortune's investigative reporter, the only journalist to see confidential
document, reveals its true name and nature.
http://www.fortune.com/articles/phoenix_memo.html
We'll do a Middle East update in e/f tonight with Rahman and Pinkas...Plus Chris will
make a special announcement about next Tuesday's show...
The latest from the region: Two people were killed and about 40 wounded when a suicide
bomber blew himself up in the heart of Rishon Lezion at about 9:30 last night. It was
the second such attack in the city in two weeks. (Jerusalem Post)
http://www.jpost.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/Full&cid=1021813230598
Arafat aided group that besieged church...Palestinian documents seized by Israel show
that Yasser Arafat financially supported Bethlehem's top gunman. One document
confirmed a payment to Atef Abayat from Mr. Arafat.
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20020523-702805.htm
This Briefing was compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington, DC
Just in time for memorial day cookouts...From yesterday's Washington Post:
Crisp-skinned moist and filled with the flavor of smoke and fire, perfectly grilled
chicken is reason enough to own a barbecue. One of the true gems of the summer cooking
season, barbecued chicken is the result of a magical marriage of bird, heat and smoke.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50108-2002May21.html
In the latest chapter of the political struggle over Enron Corp.'s collapse, the
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines yesterday to issue two
subpoenas to the White House seeking information on any contacts between Bush
administration officials and executives with the Houston-based energy company. (Roll
Call) http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/05/news0523h.html
Lieberman: "No White House can be immune from congressional oversight...I have tried
patiently for two months to work with this White House, but we can wait no longer."
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60176-2002May22.html?referer=email
Take note Howard: Loose Lips. The Senate Republican leadership is cracking down on
leaks to the media after President Bush's sharp comments about the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks to GOP Senators in a private meeting last Thursday appeared almost verbatim in
Newsweek. (Roll Call) http://www.rollcall.com/pages/columns/hoh/
Remains ID'd as Chandra Levy's...Skeletal remains found early Wednesday in
Washington's Rock Creek Park are those of missing former intern Chandra Levy,
Washington police Chief Charles Ramsey said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/678788.asp
WashPost: Discovery brings sadness, questions...The discovery Wednesday of the body of
Chandra Levy, missing for more than a year, brought sadness, as well as more
questions, to Washington neighbors and residents.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/756162.asp
As forensic experts work to determine how Chandra Levy died, Police Chief Charles
Ramsey said Thursday that investigators may again question Rep. Gary Condit, D-Calif.
(AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020523/ap_on_re_us/chandra_levy_5
Key dates and events in Chandra Levy case (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020523/4134883s.htm
President Bush on Thursday called Iraq's Saddam Hussein and his destructive weapons a
threat to all civilization, and said it would be naive to "play like it's not there."
Bush appealed to skeptical German leaders and lawmakers for help in waging a wider war
on terrorism. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020523/ap_on_re_eu/bush_europe_53
...Bush had coffee and apple strudel with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in a
cordial prelude to a day of talks today centered on the next steps in the global
anti-terror war and ways to cement Moscow to the West. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/today/news_c3ce680fc6be11940046.html
Bush's Ranch-House Style Diplomacy...Whether it is a shared choice of toothpaste, a
fondness for fishing or the trials of teenage daughters, President Bush is always
looking for a spark of human connection with other world leaders. (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59828-2002May22.html?referer=email
Bush Addresses German Leaders...Amid some criticism, President Bush punctuated his
first trip to Germany with a broad address to the country's lawmakers, touching on his
war against terrorism as well as the more politically sensitive trade issue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62320-2002May23.html
President 'proven right' on trust in Putin...The president said he also enjoys close
personal relationships with the leaders of the three other nations he is visiting
during this trip http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020523-37740208.htm
Terrorist Ties Cited in Memo...A Phoenix FBI agent's report in July about suspicious
Middle Easterners "was very specific. It named names," one official says (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-052302agent.story
FBI Memo Author Did Not Envision Sept. 11...Phoenix Agent Who Marked Warning 'Routine'
Finishes Congressional Testimony (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60179-2002May22.html
Bush opposes Sept. 11 commission...President Bush said Wednesday he opposes an
independent panel to investigate U.S. intelligence before Sept. 11, suggesting instead
that Congress is the "best place" for such a probe
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/754110.asp
Under fire from Republicans for questioning the administration's handling of pre-Sept.
11 intelligence data, Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.) yesterday accused
the White House of hoarding information and vowed to pursue an independent inquiry to
investigate the matter. (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/05/news0523a.html
Military questions Iraq plan Chiefs say forces already strained...As President Bush
tries to rally European support for military action against Iraq, U.S. armed services
leaders are questioning whether their forces are ready for another war. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020523/4134894s.htm
INS Mix-Up Drops 3,500 From List...The "watch list" identifies suspected criminals or
people otherwise ineligible to enter the U.S. (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-052302glitch.story
Authorities have received new information suggesting that the hijackers of Flight 93,
the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, intended to slam the plane into
the White House, government sources said Wednesday. (AP)
http://webcenter.newssearch.netscape.com/aolns_display.adp?key=200205222014000153048_aolns.src
Nearly half of all Democrats are complaining that their party's congressional leaders
are not doing a good enough job of standing up for working people, minorities and the
poor, a new poll reported yesterday. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020523-80838824.htm
Labor leaders voted Wednesday to increase union dues to build the AFL-CIO's campaign
war chest by $25 million for November's elections and the next presidential race. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020522/ap_to_po/afl_cio_politics_10
Inside the Beltway: As a result of last week's flap over the insertion of a photo of
President Bush taken on September 11 into a Republican House-Senate dinner mailing,
the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has banned all references to
Mr. Bush http://www.washtimes.com/national/inbeltway.htm
A businessman who made $53,700 in illegal contributions to Sen. Robert Torricelli's
campaign said in court papers that the senator threatened his life and urged him to
lie to prosecutors. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62996-2002May23.html
opinion/editorial
Poster children...A federal appeals court, ruling an in abortion-protest case, last
week handed down an opinion that melted down the First Amendment in ways that would
ordinarily trigger national alarm bells for free-speech activists, writes Dahlia
Lithwick in Slate.
http://slate.msn.com/?id=2066130
Novak: Carter surprisingly uninformed
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak23.html
German Ambassador the U.S. Wolffgang Ischinger: What continental drift?...America and
Europe stand united http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020523-8437930.htm
Will: No way around probe of days before 9/11
http://www.suntimes.com/output/will/cst-edt-geo23.html
The Washington Times: Hillary on national security...Last Thursday, Sen. Hillary
Rodham Clinton decided to launch a strike from the Senate floor at George W. Bush's
approval ratings. Oops, she missed.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020523-5332996.htm
The Wall Street Journal: Let Congress Do It...Investigating Sept. 11 is a job for the
Intelligence Committees.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110001746
Timmerman: Eiffel Tower terror and fantasy...The armchair generals of the Democratic
Party leadership and the media have found a new smoking gun that "proves" their
incredible slander that President Bush had sufficient forewarning of September 11.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20020523-72663082.htm
Lambro: GOP bidding for union support...This election year may be remembered for the
political breakup of the Democratic Party's long marriage to organized labor.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20020523-3219472.htm
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020523
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