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Kidnapping, missing persons and serial killers lead Hardball tonight...We're putting
together an interesting panel of experts to discuss the topic that continues to
dominate the news this Summer...Fmr. NYC Police Commish Bernard Kerik and Clint van
Zandt will be among the panelists..
In the C block we'll do something on the Middle East with Alon Pinkas...
In the D block debate, we'll do the cell phone etiquette thing...Are cell phones
annoying you? Does it drive you crazy to hear those annoying chirping noises at
restaurants and other public places? We'll get into it...Here's a background study on
cell phone usage http://www.letstalk.com/company/bill_study.htm
Wait until you see Shuster's standup at the end of the package...Rather clever I would
say...
Some of the "Real Deal" topics being expertly compiled by the Mortman/Jensen dynamic
duo team include the Torch's apology ad he's running now...Bill Clinton's pledge to
fight and die for Israel and Colin Powelll sings for a bunch diplomats...Folks, we've
got the tape to prove it!
These topics will transition us nicely into the buzz with Buchanan and Press...
Chris' convalescence appears to be progressing positively...He's diligently working on
his forthcoming book: "American: Beyond our Grandest Notions", which will be in stores
everywhere this Fall...I'll get you an excerpt as soon as it is available...He
couriered a copy of "Slander" to me yesterday with a rather humorous hand written
inscription...It was unmistakably Matthews...
Not sure if you'll be able to access this link by the National Journal had a nice
write up this morning of Chris' blog...Links at the Hardball Web site within MSNBC.com
prominently point to Chris Matthews's latest book, his newspaper column, his show's
daily e-mail newsletter, and since May to his "weblog," or "blog," a link-filled,
regularly updated diary of items important and otherwise, with accompanying
commentary. http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2002/0803nj_colgan.htm
The Blog itself http://www.msnbc.com/news/751547.asp
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited the Briefing from Washington, DC
Bill Clinton: "If Iraq came across the Jordan River, I would grab a rifle and get in
the trench and fight and die," http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/46092.htm
Powell Carries A Big Shtick...Secretary of Song Stages Comeback at Diplomatic Fete
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33749-2002Aug1.html
Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster reminded women Thursday that they can pack a gun to protect
themselves from a serial killer who has slain three women in the capital in the past
10 months. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020801/ap_wo_en_po/us_serial_killings_1
Al Gore sought to mend fences with organized labor yesterday and pledged to union
presidents that he will turn up the heat on President Bush this fall as he campaigns
for Democratic candidates around the country. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33920-2002Aug1.html
Tennesee Roundup...
GOP Picks Alexander for Senate Race...Ex-Governor of Tenn. Defeats a Conservative (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33398-2002Aug1.html
Four incumbent Tennessee congressmen with little primary opposition won Thursday, and
two others advanced to the Nov. 5 election with no challenges at all. (AP)
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/politics/article/0,1406,KNS_356_1302326,00.html
It's Hilleary vs. Bredesen (The Nashville Tennessean)
http://www.tennessean.com/elections/2002/archives/02/08/20673360.shtml?Element_ID=20673360
Dueling Memos Get Party Members Revved Up...Republicans, Democrats Both Plan to Battle
on Corporate Scandals (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32811-2002Aug1.html
GOP to be 'aggressive' on corporate reform...The Senate left town yesterday for its
monthlong recess with Republicans steeling themselves for more Democratic
election-year attacks focusing on corporate greed. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020802-19975.htm
GOP Plan To Limit Lobbyists Targeted...Senate Ethics Panel Says Political Party
Shouldn't Be Factor (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33718-2002Aug1.html
Israel moves heavily into Nablus...As many as 150 armored vehicles moved into the West
Bank city of Nablus early Friday in the largest incursion since Israel took over most
major West Bank cities and towns in June, residents said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
Scarborough: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has ordered his top
special-operations general to accelerate covert missions in the war on terrorism
because he is impatient with the pace at which al Qaeda terrorists are captured or
killed, The Washington Times has learned.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020802-6570074.htm
Weinberger Urges Quick Iraq Action (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20020801/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq_73
In a move that could complicate Washington's war plans, Iraq has surprised U.N.
officials by inviting the chief weapons inspector to Baghdad for talks. (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/788858.asp
Abducted girls rescued, kidnapper killed...Two teenage girls abducted at gunpoint in
Southern California early Thursday were rescued by sheriff's deputies in Kern County.
The girls were unharmed, but the kidnapper was shot and killed.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/788577.asp
WSJ: Terror pact forged by cruise missiles...The American-led rout in Afghanistan has
forced what many Islamic militants have wanted all along: relocation away from a
treacherous backwater.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/788932.asp
Despite deep doubts by the CIA and FBI, the White House is now backing claims that
suspected Sept. 11 skyjacker Mohammed Atta secretly met five months earlier with an
Iraqi agent in Prague, Czech Republic, a possible indication that Saddam Hussein's
regime was involved in the terror attacks. (LA Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/134505405_iraq02.html
U.S. Holding Canadian In Embassy Bomb Plot...A Canadian man accused of organizing a
plot to blow up U.S. and Israeli embassies in Singapore is being held in the United
States, where he is cooperating and revealing information about terrorists' plans,
U.S. officials said. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33658-2002Aug1.html?referer=email
FBI Leak Probe Irks Lawmakers...Many Spurn Polygraph Requests On Issue of NSA's 9/11
Intercept (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/788921.asp
Torricelli running ad of apology...Some aides warned against it, fearing further
controversy. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/front/3785149.htm
GOP hails chance of winning N.J. seat held by Torricelli...The head of the Senate
Republicans' campaign committee said yesterday that Sen. Robert G. Torricelli's ethics
problems have turned the campaign into a "dead-even" race. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020802-245921.htm
Redistricting Threatens a Dynasty...A Michigan redistricting plan has thrown 23-term
member John D. Dingell Jr. in against fellow Democrat Rep. Lynn N. Rivers of Ann
Arbor, who has chosen to fight a legend. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33442-2002Aug1.html
Muslims Aid Embattled House Member...Lawmaker Opposed Pro-Israel Resolution; Rival
Backed by Jewish Leaders (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34022-2002Aug1.html
Israel's cable TV companies announced Thursday that they would quit carrying CNN news
broadcasts in November, saying they could not longer afford it. (AP)
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=529&ncid=529&e=4&u=/ap/20020802/ap_en_tv/israel_cnn_7
Roy Sells was reluctant to part with any compensation he might receive as an Oklahoma
City bombing victim, but said he was won over by a longtime friend and adviser to
Attorney General John Ashcroft who promised to use his connections to win government
payments in exchange for 10 percent to 27.5 percent of the proceeds. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=542&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20020802/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/ashcroft_okc_victims_5
Police 'infuriated' over FBI program Some call plan to share terror reports unwieldy
(USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020802/4329598s.htm
Washington Whispers: Flack swapping for the Clintons...The former White House scandal
spokesman extraordinaire, Jim Kennedy, most recently Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's
flack, is going back to work for the big guy, Bill Clinton.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/whisphome.htm
McCaslin: U.S. diplomats posted around the world have been sent the following
electronic warning from Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in the wake of numerous
internal e-mail memos, contents of which, as disclosed by this column, were deemed
disrespectful to President Bush and certain members of Congress
http://www.washtimes.com/national/inbeltway.htm
What's your take on this one, Doug? Simply Soderbergh...Oscar-winning director Steven
Soderbergh, who takes the subway to work every day, ascribes his explosive career
growth in the last seven years to his preference for denying, rather than indulging,
the self http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33707-2002Aug1.html
Opinion/Editorial
You've got probes...What did AOL's accountants do wrong to justify an 8,500-word
Washington Post expose and an SEC investigation? Not much, writes Noam Scheiber in
Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/788690.asp
Peggy: John Paul the Great...What the 12 million know--and I found out too.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110002074
Gitell: Gore's low profile is no accident
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0802/gitell.html
Greenberg: Boundless: The return of Slick Willie
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/greenberg.html
The Washington Times: The economy Bush inherited...Al Gore returned to Capitol Hill
last week, asserting that the Clinton-Gore administration built "the strongest economy
in history." The facts prove otherwise.
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020802-31166879.htm
The Wall Street Journal: The Antiwar Party...Yes, President Bush should make a public
case for toppling Saddam.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002075
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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