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Welcome to the last day of the week for Hardball...We're on Holiday for the
remainder...Emerson and Bernard Kerik will do the Fourth of July threat...Plus, we'll
take you to the mall in Washington and talk to the chief of the National Park Police
Teresa Chambers about tomorrow's security measures (I actually have to run out there
in a minute to oversee the shoot)...Howard will give us a final political wrapup
before we head out...Think of it as your 'round the BBQ grill chatter fodder...He'll
emphasize J.C. Watts' retirement
The back half, all star panel: Falwell, Sharpton, Caddell and Parshall will get into
the corporate malfeasance issue and whether it will play politically for the
Dems...Bush may have his own little corporate problem, reports the Post...We'll take a
look...Plus a compilation of polls on the state of American patriotism this Fourth of
July
Have a great holiday...All the best, Dominic Bellone, Hardball Briefing editor (I
heard you last night Savage)
Here's your Fourth of July food story...Barbecue Boot Camp..."Barbecue Bible" scribe
Steven Raichlen shares techniques and recipes for an all-grilled menu (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10338-2002Jul1.html
Does Bush have a corporate problem? We'll get into that question with our all star
Friday...Memo Cited Bush's Late SEC Filings
White House Dismisses Suggestions of Wrongdoing in Bush's Time in Oil Business (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16302-2002Jul2.html?referer=email
The White House acknowledged Wednesday that when he was a corporate director,
President Bush failed to promptly disclose stock sales as required by federal law. A
spokesman blamed it on a "clerical mistake" by company lawyers, though Bush has said
government regulators lost it. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=8&u=/ap/20020703/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_sec_4
We'll do the Democrats out attacking Bush, Gore and Geppy etc. with the buzz panel:
Two National Campaigns, One Track
While House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt works diligently to help Democrats
gain the six seats they need to win control of the House, he - and many of those
around him - are as focused on preparing for a 2004 presidential run (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16360-2002Jul2.html?referer=email
And on this Fourth of July, we'll examine the state of patriotism in America...Read
this poll http://www.aeipoliticalcorner.org/
Peggy: The Lights That Didn't Fail...Let's celebrate all that's right with our great
country. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110001937
Bush: Celebrate the July 4 holiday...President Bush urged Americans to join him
Thursday in public celebrations of the Fourth of July, saying that the government was
doing everything it could to ensure their security.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/775195.asp
Combat jets will patrol the skies over New York, Washington and other U.S. cities
Thursday as part of the government's beefed-up security for Fourth of July
celebrations. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020703/ap_on_re_us/july_fourth_security_8
Milbank: To Revive Agenda, Bush Courts Blacks...Support Sought for Welfare Reform,
'Faith-Based' Charity, Homeownership
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16649-2002Jul2.html
It has been muffled by Israel's latest military offensive, but a debate is under way
among Palestinians over whether suicide bombing is in their self-interest. (NY Times)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20020703/ts_nyt/gingerly__arabs_question_suicide_bombings
Afghan Officials Decry U.S. Airstrike...A U.S. air assault in Uruzgan province, which
local officials said killed 40 civilians and wounded at least 100, drew the Afghan
government's strongest criticism to date of U.S. military operations. (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14011-2002Jul2.html?referer=email
The U.S. warplane that may have been responsible for dozens of civilian casualties in
southern Afghanistan attacked several sites where the crew or its American ground
spotters saw what they believed was anti-aircraft artillery fire, U.S. officials said.
(AP) http://nandotimes.com/special_reports/terrorism/story/454836p-3640773c.html
The United States doesn't intend to abandon its current peacekeeping commitments even
though American peacekeepers aren't immune from prosecution by the new International
Criminal Court, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20020703/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bush_international_court_6
Swiss admit system wasn't working...A warning system that alerts air traffic
controllers to the danger of a collision was down for maintenance at the time of a
mid-air crash, Swiss officials acknowledged Wednesday. The collision over southern
Germany left 71 dead, including dozens of children
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/774998.asp
U.S. offers war court compromise...The United States proposed a compromise Tuesday to
keep American peacekeepers from being prosecuted by the new international war crimes
tribunal and avoid a threatened halt to U.N. peacekeeping in Bosnia.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/774480.asp
Sammon: President Bush yesterday repudiated the day-old International Criminal Court
and vowed to protect "our diplomats and our soldiers" from its reach, even if that
would mean curtailing peacekeeping missions.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020703-14455051.htm
Solicitor General Olson's Uncommon Clout...Theodore B. Olson's lead role in President
Bush's aggressive assertion of executive authority in the war against terrorism,
reflects the uncommon clout this solicitor general has within the administration. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16413-2002Jul2.html?referer=email
Rock Stars Descend on GOP...Jeb Bush and Elizabeth Dole are generating plenty of
excitement among their fans, signing autographs and posing for pictures. But their
personalities appear to be overshadowing their politics. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18826-2002Jul3.html
Homemaker extraordinaire Martha Stewart, embroiled in allegations of insider trading,
late yesterday canceled her regular weekly appearance on CBS's "The Early Show,"
scheduled for this morning. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16694-2002Jul2.html
Sneed: A very, very top Dem tells us that if Al Gore decides to run for the presidency
again (which he will), U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut will not be his choice
as running mate...Guess who? http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed03.html
Kurtz: Gore Attempts Another Remake...With 2004 presidential campaigns gearing up, Al
Gore says he'll shed the consultants and pollsters and speak from the heart if he runs
again. And, he his again criticizing the Bush administration, which, so far, isn't
registering well. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18256-2002Jul3.html
Opinion/Editorial
Flawless execution?...People who want to abolish execution should just come out and
say so, instead of seizing on any related issue -- the killer's mental capacity, e.g.
-- that might buy them extra sympathy, writes Will Saletan in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/775444.asp
Goldberg: Gore's conceit masks inevitable defeat
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah.html
Williams: Which is worse: Worldcom or Congress?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2002/07/03/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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