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There's a big Iraq story in The Wall Street Journal but I can't link to it because
it's subscription only...Those with the hard copy at hand should consult it...Right
after September eleventh, Bush seemed to be reticent about going after Iraq; So how
and why has that changed? Here's the latest on the Iraq story from AP...President Bush
is methodically laying the foundation to overthrow Iraq's Saddam Hussein, perhaps with
military action, and he may feel compelled to strike without warning.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020614/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq_4
One of my buddies complained to me over dinner last night that I often bury the guest
lineup within the stories too much so I'll make an effort to put the names more up
top...
For the back half panel we've got Caddell, Parshall, Jeffrey & Sharpton...Topics
include the Lefty letter that a group of artists and academic types released slamming
the Bush administration...Very hot stuff...Got that below...Also, Gore got frisked at
airport security not once, but twice! Story below...More topics TBD...Possibly
something on the Catholic Church...Jim Cramer and Christopher Byron ("Martha, Inc.")
will do the questionable ImClone trades by Martha Stewart...We'll probably do an
Elizabeth Smart update as well...
Please do join us before you head out for your Friday night activities...You'll be
glad you did....All the best, Dominic Bellone, Hardball Briefing producer
John, sorry I missed this the other day...Pushing the Limits...California legislators
try to extend their terms--again. http://opinionjournal.com/diary/
America's Roman Catholic bishops offered a sex abuse policy Friday that falls just
short of zero tolerance for molesting priests. The plan would bar abusers from parish
work (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020614/ap_on_re_us/bishops_abuse_40
Martha Stewart's ImClone trades are now being looked at by the New York Stock Exchange
and the Securities and Exchange Commission, though of course she hasn't been charged
with anything. http://www.nypost.com/business/50248.htm
Martha Stewart's dumping of ImClone stock questioned (NY Times)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/06/14/BU172027.DTL
"She can't believe this is happening," a source close to the lifestyle guru said of
The Post's report that the New York Stock Exchange is probing her move to dump stock
in the troubled biotech firm last year.
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/44097.htm
Dig this story...We'll do it with the back half panel...A group of leading American
writers, actors and academics have signed a statement strongly criticising their
government's policies since September 11. It is an indication of a growing feeling
that the administration is promoting its own agenda on the back of the attacks.
(London Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,737004,00.html
Statement verbate: We won't deny our consciences
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,737060,00.html
Trouble in Richmond folks: Wilkins Resigns As Va. Speaker...Harassment Scandal Caused
GOP Uproar (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48382-2002Jun13.html
Wilkins resigns...Gives up speakership amid harassment allegations, feels 'abandoned'
by GOP (Richmond Times Dispatch)
http://www.timesdispatch.com/frontpage/MGBWM64FF2D.html
Gore searched twice during Wisconsin trip (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
http://www.jsonline.com/news/nat/jun02/51090.asp
Neal Travis.... Al's hosting a weekend retreat in Memphis at the end of this month and
is expected to tell the faithful that he is ready and eager to run again.
http://pagesix.com/nealtravis/17603.htm
The gathering was expected to include former staffers and allies such as Peter Knight,
who works with Gore at the financial firm of Metropolitan West; Elaine Kamarck, who
teaches at Harvard University; and Leon Furth, a visiting professor at George
Washington University. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020614/ap_to_po/gore_retreat_6
Top officials of the C.I.A. and the F.B.I. have quietly negotiated a cease-fire
between the two agencies, which have been in a war of news leaks and finger-pointing
about the intelligence failures leading to the Sept. 11 attacks, officials familiar
with the talks said today. (The New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/14/national/14INTE.html?ex=1024632000&en=5c90360f4e958ed2&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1
U.S. authorities in Afghanistan failed to advise John Walker Lindh of his legal rights
and ignored his pleas for a lawyer, defense attorneys contended Friday. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=716&e=4&cid=514&u=/ap/20020614/ap_on_re_us/lindh_taliban_1
At the Pentagon, they call them ''snowflakes'' -- a blizzard of memos from Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to his staff. But Rumsfeld also blankets the State
Department with unsolicited advice that irked diplomats deride as ''Rummygrams.'' (USA
Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020614/4194938s.htm
The government will hold suspected American terrorist Jose Padilla indefinitely and
will not bring him before a military tribunal, according to congressional and U.S.
officials. (AP) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49061-2002Jun14.html
Cleric: No parish work for abusers...America's Roman Catholic bishops decided Thursday
to toughen their stance on one-time child-molesters.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/732931.asp
Blast kills up to 8 in Pakistan...An explosion Friday outside the U.S. Embassy in
Karachi, Pakistan, killed two people, police said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/766861.asp
WashPost: Disputes stall Congress' 9/11 probe...After meeting for two weeks and
hearing from one witness, the special House-Senate intelligence panel investigating
the Sept. 11 attacks bogged down Thursday amid differences among members over the
panel's direction, schedule and access to classified info
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/766678.asp
The ACLU and NAACP yesterday joined critics of Metropolitan Police Department plans
for video surveillance of public spaces. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20020614-70639616.htm
Teamsters President James P. Hoffa says that his 1.4-million-member union is giving
more financial support to Republican candidates this year. "Don't take us for
granted," he says. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020614-90235042.htm
Republicans say the emphasis on the war on terrorism will boost their chances in this
year's congressional elections by drowning out debate on traditional Democratic issues
like Social Security, health care and prescription drug costs. (AP)
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/politics/3467186.html
Karl C. Rove, President's Bush's senior adviser, promised yesterday to wage "a war"
for permanent repeal of the estate tax, and congressional Democrats said they will
investigate the use of a White House computer for a partisan presentation by Rove that
fell into their hands. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48149-2002Jun13.html
Karl Rove, the White House political Svengali, was preaching to the choir Thursday
morning. Speaking to the most politically potent small-business lobbying group, Rove
reaffirmed George W. Bush's unswerving commitment to lower taxes: ''That's why he has
an agenda that, even in the midst of war, he's not going to give up on.'' (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020614/4194911s.htm
Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person indicted as a Sept. 11 conspirator, denied in
court Thursday that he played any role in the attacks against the World Trade Center.
A judge granted him permission to represent himself at trial. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/06/13/moussaoui-trial.htm
Rush & Molloy: Gore Vidal once said that every time a friend succeeds, "a tiny piece
of me dies." Steve Martin expressed a similar sentiment Wednesday night in L.A.as the
American Film Institute gave Tom Hanks a lifetime achievement award at the Kodak
Theater. http://www.nydailynews.com/today/News_and_Views/Daily_Dish/a-154297.asp
The sister of accused dirty bomber Jose Padilla said yesterday her brother was coming
to the United States to visit his kids - not to plan a massive terrorist attack - and
lashed out at the government for denying his constitutional rights. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/44102.htm
A U.S. teen's journey to jihad Path led him from Atlanta to his death in Kashmir (USA
Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020614/4194987s.htm
EPA Proposes To Ease Rules On Clean Air...Foes Vow a Court Fight (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45379-2002Jun13.html
Opinion/Editorial
When Harry met George W....President Bush compares his Department of Homeland Security
plan to Harry Truman's 1947 national security reorganization. Here's what Harry got
wrong, writes David Greenberg in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/766603.asp
Peggy: Rudy's Duty...Plus: Homeland ain't no American word.
http://opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/
Wedgwood: The Enemy Within...The Constitution doesn't protect al Qaeda.
http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110001846
Will's kickin' the funky bohemia...Along Via Ferlinghetti, the Beat Goes On
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020614
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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