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We talked to Chris this morning and he's still resting comfortably at home and is
expected back by Monday...He's well aware of your concern and is very appreciative of
your well wishes....I don't want to bug him too much...Too many calls at home when you
are recovering from illness can be irritating (trust me I've been there)...We expect
him to return with great fanfare on Monday to an all star lineup of guests...
By the way, if like our "Real Deal" segment you gotta see what our techie types do
with it online http://ChrisMatthews.MSNBC.com
In fact, If you're a Hardball junkie like me, I'd bookmark the page and check it
often...
On to tonight's show...We're going to do the kidnapping story Bo Dietl and Clint Van
Zandt...A man kidnapped two teenage girls at gunpoint early Thursday from a lovers'
lane in a remote area, authorities said. Tamera Brooks, 16, and Jaqueline Marris, 17,
were sitting in separate cars with male friends when the gunman approached them
shortly after 1 a.m., authorities said. http://www.msnbc.com/news/788577.asp
In the B block we'll go more in depth into that bombing yesterday at the Hebrew
University...Were Americans deliberately targeted? We'll talk to Alon Pinkas and a
congressman who represents some of the victims..
In the debate block, we'll do Saudi Arabia: Friend or Foe? Rep. Eliot Engel and James
Zogby will get into it...
Thursday is a Howard day so he'll be here to discuss Bush & Cheney's Cayman Island
business stuff when they were CEO's and maybe some other things too...Plus, we're
looking at an F block Buzz with Katrina and a conservative tba...I haven't figured out
the topics yet but it will be fun as usual...How about Terry hammering Donna last
night on the Gore stuff? That's my kinda TV...
You won't believe the latest in the Traficant saga either! We'll do that in the "Real
Deal" segment along with some other cool stuff...I've got a lot of tasy morsels in the
Briefing today so be sure and read all the way 'til the end...
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Congratulations to our NBC colleague David Gregory: We're pleased to report that
Gregory's wife, Beth Wilkinson, delivered a 6-pound, 12-ounce boy Tuesday evening. The
6-foot-5 inch Gregory's first child is named Maxwell, and yesterday White House Press
Secretary Ari Fleischer dubbed him "Mini-Stretch."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28188-2002Jul31.html
For my people in Tennessee, here's a backgrounder on today's primary: Strong early
voting, lively contests indicate high interest in primary (Nashville Tennessean)
http://tennessean.com/elections/2002/archives/02/08/20608857.shtml?Element_ID=20608857
Archerd: Democrats seeking Hollywood money
http://webcenter.newssearch.netscape.com/aolns_display.adp?key=200207312300000226369_aolns.src
A bomb detonated by a cell phone that blew apart a Jerusalem university cafeteria
claimed victims from around the world, five of them American citizens, in what a
violent Islamic group called revenge for an Israeli attack. (Jerusalem Post)
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1027506413849
5 Americans among 7 killed in Israel blast...An explosion rocked a crowded cafeteria
at Hebrew University in Jerusalem at lunchtime Wednesday, killing seven people,
including five Americans, and wounding more than 80 others.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Gaza, in a display of celebration over the
suicide attack at the Hebrew University earlier Wednesday, which claimed the lives of
seven and wounded thirty-nine, Itim news agency reported. (Jerusalem Post)
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1027506413198
President Bush mourned the deaths of five Americans in a Jerusalem bombing as he met
Thursday with King Abdullah of Jordan on how to move the Mideast peace process
forward. "I am just as angry as Israel is. I am furious," he said. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20020801/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_mideast_42
Experts see growing threat from Iraq...A panel of Iraq experts told the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee Wednesday that Saddam Hussein will have nuclear weapons by 2005,
if he does not already possess them.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/786933.asp
U.S. will have to go it alone against Iraq...The drumbeat is growing louder in the
United States for a war against Iraq, but it hasn't drowned out the grumbling of
allies around the world, including the king of Jordan who meets Thursday with
President Bush.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/788031.asp
Much of the senior uniformed military, with the notable exception of some top Air
Force and Marine generals, opposes going to war anytime soon, a stance that is
provoking frustration among civilian officials in the Pentagon and in the White House.
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28740-2002Jul31.html
Republicans will tie ANWR to Iraq...Top Republican lawmakers this month will wage a
last-ditch effort to link opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil
exploration to the increasing threat of war with Iraq. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/business/20020801-74743997.htm
This week's gathering of the Democratic Leadership Council exposed divisions in a
party that is still searching for an agenda with legs and whose leaders cannot agree
on several core issues like taxes and trade. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020801-27566234.htm
Bush Faces Questions on Offshore Affiliates (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28291-2002Jul31.html?referer=email
"I think we ought to look at people who are trying to avoid U.S. taxes as a problem,"
the president said. "I think American companies ought to pay taxes and be good
citizens." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020801/ap_on_go_co/tax_havens_21
N.J. Voters Unfazed by Torricelli's Troubles...In State Used to Scandal, Ethics
Rebuke's Main Effect May Be Nastier Senate Race (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28811-2002Jul31.html?referer=email
Ethics Won't Release Files...The Senate Ethics Committee is declining to release any
files or transcripts from its investigation of Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) beyond
the three-page letter that "severely admonished" the Senator for a nearly five-year
relationship with imprisoned businessman David Chang. (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/08/news0801a.html
Release: Latest Statewide Survey Confirms Tight Senate Race...More Bad News For Torch:
Majority of Poll Respondents Say Torricelli "Not Being Completely Honest"
http://www.politicsnj.com/nationalresearch080102.htm
Torricelli challenger describes senator as unfit for re-election...The Republican
challenger in New Jersey's Senate race said yesterday that Democratic Sen. Robert G.
Torricelli is "unfit for office." (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020801-946793.htm
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the accounting
practices of AOL Time Warner Inc., focusing on the business deals of its Dulles-based
online division, officials familiar with the matter said. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28756-2002Jul31.html
Two former top executives of bankrupt telecommunications firm WorldCom Inc. were
arrested and charged with securities fraud on Thursday for their role in the $3.85
billion accounting scandal that has rocked confidence in corporate America. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=businessnews&StoryID=1281962
A man who allegedly sold fake IDs to two of the Sept. 11 hijackers apparently fled the
country for Egypt just before authorities came to arrest him in a raid on his home and
businesses Wednesday, investigators said. (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/terror/cst-nws-terr01.html
Deer disease feared in human deaths...Wisconsin looking for wildlife link in deaths of
3 outdoorsmen (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/788180.asp
U.N. report: No evidence backs claim of large massacre in Jenin (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020801/4324875s.htm
Rudy Giuliani dropped by the White House yesterday for a "social" chat with President
Bush and a speech to administration staffers - but said he's not seeking a job, such
as homeland-security chief. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/53857.htm
Bush won't be all play and no work White House: Time in Texas is not all vacation...A
USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken last weekend found that most Americans have no problem
with the length of Bush's break. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020801/4324699s.htm
The Minnesota Family Council considers it providence. Gov. Jesse Ventura's office says
it was a mistake. Whatever the case, Minnesota's staunchly secular governor has
proclaimed Oct. 13-19 Christian Heritage Week. (AP)
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1384/3132463.html
Rush & Molloy: After Charlie Rangel grumbled publicly last week that Sen. Hillary
should follow her colleague Chuck Schumer's lead and endorse Carl McCall for governor,
the former President let Rangel know he was not all that pleased with his comments.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/7482p-6948c.html
Fun Traficant stuff: Ex-congressman had to remove toupee when booked into jail (Beacon
News) http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/3778270.htm
The battle between radio operators Spanish Broadcasting System and Clear Channel
Communications is getting downright ugly. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/business/53827.htm
Opinion/Editorial
The Bergen Record: Torricelli should step down
http://www.bergen.com/page.php?level_3_id=35&page=4482965
The Washington Times: Torricelli, Daschle and Senate ethics...The Senate Ethics
Committee's ruling constitutes a scathing rebuke of New Jersey Sen. Robert
Torricelli's misconduct, in particular his receipt of cash and gifts from David Chang,
a campaign supporter and onetime friend of the senator.
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020801-364420.htm
The Washington Post: Mr. O'Neill's Gaffes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29057-2002Jul31.html
Must Read Berger: Building Blocks To Iraq
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29051-2002Jul31.html
A snitch in time...The government's proposed TIPS program, which asked everyday
workers to report suspicious activity, was a good idea that was poorly presented,
writes Dahlia Lithwick in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/788116.asp
Coulter: Working for the Poor from Malibu to East Hampton with Citizen Gore
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/coulter1.asp
Novak: O'Neill's hands-off approach is troubling
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak01.html
Ridge: Department of Hollow Security? Congress must give new department managerial
flex http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020801-79203560.htm
Fund's Diary: Red Scare...Will Germany's communists make a comeback?
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110002067
Medved: Why should members of the entertainment elite feel embarrassed by marriage and
motherhood? Why would a popular TV show insist on glamorizing a dysfunctional
lifestyle considerably less wholesome than the more conventional arrangements its sexy
stars have chosen for themselves in real life?
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020801/4324684s.htm
Chicago Sun Times: This shouldn't be happening in U.S.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/commentary/cst-edt-edits01.html
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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