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Today is Rumsfeld's 70th birthday...
We'll obviously go "big time" on Bush's Wall Street speech tonight...We'll get reax
from Daschle and then some more analysis from James Freeman, a syndicated columnist,
and Gene Sperling, a former Clinton economic guy...
Check out the story and a piece of tape here...President Bush Tuesday called for a
"new era of integrity in corporate America," urging harsher penalties for investment
fraud in response to a wave of scandal that has undermined confidence in the U.S.
financial markets. http://www.msnbc.com/news/777968.asp
Speech verbate: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43995-2002Jul9.html
In the B block, Mortman will do the new potpourri of the day's news kicked up a
notch...Topics include: the Koppel/Letterman interview (if you missed it last night,
check out Shales' piece below), Janet Reno's dance party, freelancing foreign policy
(check out the Farrakhan, Nader stories) and the fight over Ted Williams' remains...
Take a look at a couple of those B blocks and send your comments (keep 'em short and
to the point) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
And with all the heated rhetoric coming out of the NAACP conference this week, should
their non-partisan, tax-exempt status be reviewed? Armstrong and Sheila Jackson-Lee
will debate it in D...
Black Leaders Attack Bush on Civil Rights...Voting Faults Unremedied, NAACP Says (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41635-2002Jul8.html
Doris will bring some gravitas to the buzz along with Tony Blankley, the newly
installed Editorial Page Editor of The Washington Times
Blankley's latest piece on Daschle...Disoriented Daschle misfires
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020703-17066036.htm
Please do join us...Dominic Bellone, Hardball Briefing editor
Here's a story which also may be of interest to Blankley: Congress in rush to create
security body...Congress begins a frantic push this week to pass legislation creating
a homeland security department. But with President Bush's proposal to merge 22 U.S.
agencies into a 170,000-employee department on a fast track, some lawmakers are
complaining about the pace. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/07/09/homeland.htm
The Post has a good roundup of Bush's presser yesterday...President Defends Record at
Oil Firm...President Bush said Monday he is worried that corporate scandals could
cause the country to lose confidence in the free enterprise system. He also vigorously
defended his actions as president and his ethics as an oil executive.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41667-2002Jul8.html?referer=email
What was once a comedy routine will now be a real part of Janet Reno's run for
governor. The former attorney general will hold a "Janet Reno Dance Party" at Level
nightclub on Miami's South Beach. (Click 10)
http://www.click10.com/mia/news/stories/news-154793020020708-130705.html
You can really see Jim VandeHei's "Roll Call" editorial eye brought to the Post in
pieces such as this (VandeHei used to report for Roll Call, a newspaper whose
reportage I'd consider a deep insider's look at Capitol Hill): Campaign Finance's New
Face...CEO Taps Employees To Build Powerful PAC
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41510-2002Jul8.html?referer=email
Ralph Nader attended a dinner with Cuban leader Fidel Castro as the consumer advocate
began a three-day visit to the communist nation (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020708/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cuba_ralph_nader_1
In Bernie Goldberg's book, "Bias", on the major media, he says that whenever a
reporter uses the term "controversial" to describe a person or issue, it usually means
that they disagree with the subject matter...Take a look at USA Today's piece on Bush
advisor Karl Rove http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/07/09/rove-cover.htm
Interview verbate: http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020709/4256115s.htm
Putting Hall Of Famer On Ice?...Family Fights Over Whether to Freeze Ted Williams's
Body (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41716-2002Jul8.html
Bush confirms resolve to oust Saddam...President Bush said Monday his administration
was committed to removing Saddam Hussein from power and urged Congress to work toward
his "three big goals" -- winning the war on terrorism, protecting the United States
and strengthening the economy.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/777661.asp
EPA Found Unready for Terrorism...An internal assessment of the Environmental
Protection Agency's response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks concluded the EPA is
"not fully prepared" to handle a large-scale nuclear, biological, chemical or
radiological assault. (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/777799.asp
The heads of key law enforcement agencies slated to become part of the new Homeland
Security Department urged Congress on Tuesday not to split them into pieces, as some
lawmakers have suggested. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020709/ap_on_go_co/homeland_security_6
The al Qaeda network will strike U.S. targets in America and around the world soon, an
al Qaeda spokesman said in an interview published Tuesday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1180515
Iraq says Farrakhan tells of U.S. Muslims' support...Iraq's state-run media has quoted
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as saying during a visit to Baghdad that
American Muslims are praying for an Iraqi victory in a war with the U.S. (UPI)
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20020709-84254786.htm
Bush's strategy to win black votes bypasses NAACP (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/1487243
Bush awards Medal of Honor to POW...President Bush yesterday presented the Medal of
Honor to the family of an Army prisoner of war who was executed by Vietnamese
communists in 1965. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020709-7829322.htm
Congress this week is cracking down on corporate financial practices, but government
watchdog groups are attacking its credibility, accusing lawmakers of ignoring budget
deadlines and engaging in equally dubious accounting tricks. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020709-605146.htm
The Senate moved toward approval Tuesday of President Bush's plan to bury thousands of
tons of radioactive waste deep inside Yucca Mountain in the Nevada desert, and leading
opponents all but conceded defeat (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020709/ap_on_go_co/yucca_mountain_11
The Pentagon announced plans yesterday to send an investigative team to Afghanistan
within two days to begin a formal inquiry into the deaths of Afghan civilians in a
U.S. airstrike last week. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41526-2002Jul8.html
Video of arrests sparks probes...Three investigations were under way Monday into a
weekend arrest caught on video that shows Inglewood police officers punching a
teen-ager and slamming his head against the hood of a patrol car.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/777480.asp
Shackles loosened on U.S. intelligence Limits on agencies, imposed following the
post-Watergate discovery of abuses, have been relaxed in the war on terror (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020709/4256210s.htm
Elizabeth Dole's campaign to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Jesse Helms of North
Carolina resembles that of an incumbent...Mrs. Dole, who once sought the Republican
nomination for president, has the name recognition of an incumbent; uses events with
the president, vice president and Senate Republican leader to raise an incumbent-sized
treasury; and runs on the implicit endorsement of the departing Mr. Helms. (The
Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020709-38734786.htm
Illinois politics: Declaring "I've had it" with the scandals that have dragged down
his party, Republican gubernatorial nominee Jim Ryan said Monday that Gov. George Ryan
should resign unless he can explain "how you could have so much corruption in your
office" as secretary of state. (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-gop09.html
A very provocative interview with Gore Vidal on his new book...The Last Defender of
the American Republic? An interview with Gore Vidal (LA Weekley)
http://laweekly.com/ink/02/33/features-cooper.php
Vanity Too Fair...Michael Ovitz 's gay problem (LA Weekly)
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/33/news-finke.php
Sony Hits Jax Back...Pedophilia charges ruining his career, says music exec (NY Daily
News) http://www.nydailynews.com/2002-07-09/News_and_Views/Scandal_Sheet/a-156933.asp
Michael Jackson's former managers yesterday blasted him for branding Tommy Mottola a
racist, and said the Gloved One is using the Sony chief in an "absurd," "ridiculous"
effort to explain why his last album flopped. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/52093.htm
Not Exactly the Maine Man...In Kennebunkport, George W. Is the 'Junior' President (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41453-2002Jul8.html?referer=email
A Bergdorf Goodman makeup artist, collared for jumping on the Yankee Stadium infield
Opening Day to slip Derek Jeter her phone number, was red-faced with embarrassment
yesterday after cops showed up at the luxury department store to drag her off to
court. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/52088.htm
Shales: 'UpClose' and Personal...Two stand-up guys -- Ted Koppel and David Letterman
-- sat down for a chat. The result was good conversation and quietly terrific
television http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41861-2002Jul8.html
Opinion/Editorial
Dissecting the laws on cloning...The first installment in a weeklong e-mail discussion
between Robert Wright and Francis Fukuyama on what the law should say about cloning.
http://slate.msn.com/?id=2067783&entry=0
Landfield and Cirignano debate the Supremes' decision on school choice:
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=4113754&BRD=2157&PAG=461&dept_id=463115&rfi=6
Bray: Garbage In, Regulation Out...When it comes to cooking books, the feds are
gourmets. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tbray/?id=110001962
Fun Dionne piece: A Midsummer Night's Talk Show
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41781-2002Jul8.html
The Washington Times: Terrorism by any definition...Based on the information made
public thus far, Egyptian immigrant Heshem Mohamed Hadayet was also a terrorist, not
just a thug who enjoyed preying upon people who looked or acted differently from him.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020709-723280.htm
Kausfiles: Will violence now come from the left?...Ask yourself which side is angrier
these days. http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2067592
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2002/07/09/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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