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Things are a bit up in the air at this hour but there are several stories floating out
there we'll be digging into on Hardball tonight...New developments on that errant
bombing in Afghanistan, A new UN report on the Arab World, a Coulter redux if you
will, outrageous punishment for a Pakistani girl and Gergen on the polls...Plus, is
the GOP tied too closely to big business? We'll get into that vexing question in the
D block...
We'll keep an eye on this developing story and more than likely get an update from Mik
plus we'll talk to a diplomat from the Afghanistan embassy...It appears gunfire,
rather than an errant bomb dropped by the United States, was responsible for scores of
deaths reported in a central Afghan province, defense officials said Tuesday (AP)
http://www.nandotimes.com/special_reports/terrorism/retaliation/story/453570p-3632182c.html
Did you like our segment with Ann Coulter last week? It generated a lot of hot
e-mails...Well, we're bringing her back one on one with Chris...Defending the
conservative stance...Which party is to blame for political nastiness?
http://msnbc.com/news/763069.asp
We'll get into this story big time tonight...The entire Arab world is suffering
deficits in three critical areas: freedom, women's empowerment and knowledge, a
regional human development report released on Tuesday said. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020702/ap_wo_en_ge/egypt_arab_development_1
We'll do this outrageous story as well...A Pakistani tribal council ordered an
18-year-old girl to be gang-raped in order to punish her family after her brother was
seen walking with a girl from a higher class tribe, police said Tuesday. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020702/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_gang_rape_3
Several members of Congress and party strategists are refunding WorldCom Inc. campaign
contributions or giving them to charity, moving to head off a potential issue in this
fall's battle over congressional control. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20020702/ap_on_go_co/worldcom_campaigns_7
We'll do the polls with Gergen in the buzz: President Bush, a former oil company CEO,
the first president with an MBA and an unabashed advocate of big business, is
considering new protections for stockholders and new penalties for unethical
executives. But most Americans don't hold him accountable for the recent rash of
corporate scandals. (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/07/02/bush.htm
USA Today/Gallup Poll results http://www.usatoday.com/news/2002-07-01-poll.htm
Dominic Bellone compiled and edited this bad boy from Washington, DC
Congress To Postpone Revamping Of FBI, CIA...Homeland Security Agency Becomes
Legislative Focus (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10912-2002Jul1.html
Aircraft collide over Germany...Dozens of people aboard a Russian-made Tupolev
airliner and a Boeing cargo jet were believed to have died after the planes collided
in midair over southern Germany near the Swiss border, police and officials said early
Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/774998.asp
Afghanistan's new regime was looking for answers Tuesday to why U.S. planes bombed a
central Afghan village, killing scores of people. (AP)
http://nandotimes.com/special_reports/terrorism/story/453569p-3632182c.html
Afghans, U.S. probe bombing...The U.S. command in charge of the war in Afghanistan
said Monday it is sending a fact-finding team to investigate an attack in which local
Afghan officials say a bomb hit a wedding party, killing about 40 people and injuring
70.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/627086.asp
U.S. fortifies July 4th warnings...The U.S. government on Monday issued a new travel
advisory, reinforcing earlier messages of caution surrounding the possibility of
terrorist attacks on the July 4th holiday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/774967.asp
The National Park Service is putting about 10 miles of wood-slatted snow fences around
the Mall to secure the area against unspecified terrorist threats during Fourth of
July festivities. Two fences, spaced about 15 to 20 feet apart, are being erected
around the Mall. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20020702-5627536.htm
Sammon: President Bush yesterday strongly endorsed the Supreme Court decision allowing
school vouchers, which he said was "just as historic" as the landmark 1954 Brown v.
Board of Education ruling that barred racial segregation in public schools
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020702-31825937.htm
The Bush administration is coming under attack from congressional Democrats for
holding back money to clean up dozens of Superfund toxic waste sites in at least 18
states (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=716&e=4&cid=514&u=/ap/20020702/ap_on_go_ot/superfund_6
Al Qaeda operatives may be keeping Osama bin Laden out of the limelight, fearing his
frail condition could harm morale among his followers, according to new intelligence
reports. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/51605.htm
A U.S. district judge in New York ruled yesterday that the federal death penalty is
unconstitutional because it creates "undue risk" of executing innocent defendants, the
latest sign that DNA exonerations of death row inmates have begun to affect the way
courts and legislatures think about capital punishment. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11012-2002Jul1.html
U.S. troops involved in a counterterrorism training exercise in the southern
Philippines will soon be deployed closer to the front, where the Philippine military
is battling the Muslim extremist group Abu Sayyaf, a U.S. spokeswoman said Tuesday.
(AP)
http://www.nandotimes.com/special_reports/terrorism/retaliation/story/453619p-3632376c.html
Rift between blacks, Jews cited in election...The defeat of a black House Democrat who
opposed pro-Israel resolutions has sent shock waves through the party. (The Washington
Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020702-501874.htm
Hoping to soothe Arab anger at its policies, Washington is spinning frothy pop tunes
and the United States take on Middle East news across the region, but the signs are
that even those who like to dance cannot stand the message. (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020702/lf_nm/mideast_usa_radio_dc_1
Industryites are still trying to come up with an apt description for the public
self-immolation of onetime Hollywood titan Michael Ovitz...In a stunning profile in
Vanity Fair's August issue, which hits newsstands Wednesday, the dethroned boss of
Artists Management Group adds to his considerable woes by, among other things,
accusing Hollywood's "gay mafia" of ruining his business and his reputation. (Variety)
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/ns/story.jsp?floc=FF-PLS-PLS&id=403628696&dt=20020702061000&w=RTR&coview=
GOP loses a voice of diversity, independence...Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma won't seek
reelection after 'wonderful ride.' Democrats eye the open seat. (Christian Science
Monitor) http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0702/p02s02-uspo.html
Robert Reich took his ''Reform Express'' last weekend to San Francisco, where Willie
Brown, the wheeling, dealing, patronage-dispensing mayor, raised $18,000 for the
former US labor secretary's gubernatorial campaign. (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/183/metro/California_cronyism_gives_Reich_a_lift-.shtml
Milbank's White House Notebook...A Sound Bite So Good, the President Wishes He Had
Said It http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11253-2002Jul1.html
Cheney visits Dallas to help raise money for Bonilla (Dallas Morning News)
http://www.dallasnews.com/politics/statenews/stories/070202dnnatcheney.2a25c.html
'Rock star' Dole protects lead in key Senate race Ex-Red Cross chief accused of
ducking issues in N.C. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020701/4237379s.htm
Gov. Jeb Bush continues to hold a commanding lead over his Democratic rivals for
governor, but he is still far from delivering a knockout blow, a new statewide survey
shows. (Orlando Sentinel)
http://orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-locpoll02070202jul02.story
Kup's column: Bill Clinton will be heading back to ChiTown to be a keynoter at the
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's 36th Annual Rainbow/PUSH Citizenship Education Fund Conference
July 20-24 at the Hyatt Regency. Many national, state and local politicos will be
participating in the opening day events
http://www.suntimes.com/output/kup/cst-nws-kup02.html
The surviving members of The Who expressed their grief Monday night with noise instead
of tears. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, performed at the Hollywood Bowl in the
group's first concert since the death last week of longtime bassist John Entwistle.
(AP) http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-07-02-who-plays.htm
The Reliable Source has more on the Fred and Jeri wedding
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11608-2002Jul2.html
Secretary of State Katherine Harris faces a surprise challege in her bid for a Florida
House seat: a border collie mix. As a protest, Wayne Genthner has entered his dog
Percy the dog is running as a write-in candidate in the Republican primary. (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/07/02/harris-dog.htm
Opinion/editorial
Excellent...Must Read...Mortman: Can Finland reach the Finnish line?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0702/mortman.html
A time of reflection
This Independence Day we'd all do better to forgo the self-congratulatory parades and
instead take time to reflect on the economic crisis and what it tells us about the
state of American values, writes Jill Nelson
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/774777.asp
Bray: One Small Step...Big challenges still lie ahead for school-choice proponents.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tbray/?id=110001929
West: Can Britney win hearts of the Middle East?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0702/west.html
Mowbray: Dick Gephardt, Wannabe Deadbeat Son now
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0702/mowbray.html
Doonesbury http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.cfm
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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