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OK Folks, this time we're not joking...Chris really is coming back on Monday to great
fanfare...I spoke with him last night and he was asking about you...I told him of the
overflow of e-mails coming in from The Briefing Army...He hears you and is
responding...He's leaner, meaner and ready to rock...And wait'll you get a load of the
all star guest lineup we got as well: Dunne, Shrum, Pataki and Blankley to name a
few...This is truly going to be "must see", pop the popcorn, pull out the TV trays,
kind of TV...
But that's not to say tonight won't be smokin' either...As a matter of fact, I'd
advise you to turn the air conditioner full blast because it's gonna get
hot..Pitchfork Pat Buchanan is in the House filling in for Chris and he's
pumped...He's been firing orders at me all day with his unmistakable hand chopping
motion (I've been chopping back, though) and it's been crazy behind the scenes
here...I have to apologize therefore for my lack of punctuality...I've been on fire
today and wearing a number of hats...I think you'll like the output..
Adel Al-Jubeir, foreign policy advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, takes on that
Rand report which called his country the "kernel of evil, and the prime mover" in the
Middle East...Also, why won't his country let us use their soil for an attack on
Iraq?...Pat goes mano-a-mano with Al Jubeir...
In the B/C blocks, Is Islam a peaceful religion? Should college students in North
Carolina be forced to read a book on Islam?...Joe Glover of the Family Policy Network
is suing the University of North Carolina over the issue...Sarah Eltantawi of the
Muslim Public Affairs Council plays defense...One of my favorite segments of the
night...
USA Today debate...Quest for knowledge ignites baseless fight
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2002-08-08-edit_x.htm
Joe Glover: Book fails to tell whole truth
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2002-08-08-oppose_x.htm
In the D block debate: Has America lost it's love affair with the automobile? The CEO
of Ford Motor Company thinks so...We'll debate it with Carl Pope, Sierra Club and Pat
Michaels of the Cato Institute...
Ford Heir Says America's Love for the Car Has Lost Its Zip (The New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/08/business/08AUTO.html
In the Buzz tonight it's Horowitz v. Sharpton...'enuff said...We'll go round the horn
on Armey on Saddam...You'll never believe what he called him...Believe it or not,
Armey is splitting with the White House on Iraq...Plus, Hillary wants to go down on
the ranch with Bush..
A top Republican's warning against any unprovoked U.S. attack against Iraq drew a
muted response on Friday from the White House, which said President Bush has made no
decisions on Iraq. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020809/pl_nm/iraq_usa_dc_13
Gotta roll...Peace out...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing in
Washington, DC
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton trolled for an invitation Thursday to hot, dusty Crawford,
Texas, to spend some time with the Republican who replaced her husband in the White
House. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=9&u=/ap/20020808/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_clinton_3
"I'll put on a pair of work gloves and help him," Clinton vowed yesterday (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/46378.htm
A day after disgraced ImClone chief Sam Waksal was indicted for insider trading, bank
fraud and obstruction of justice, his favorite politician - Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton - said she has no intention of returning the $27,000 he's given her. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/46363.htm
Summer doldrums overtake Washington...Politicians use break to campaign and relax, but
pop in for show Washington empties during August campaign season (Atlanta Journal
Constitution)
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/today/news_d335d54de091502300cb.html
An Iraqi opposition leader here to meet top Bush administration officials said
Baghdad's forces would succumb quickly in the event of a U.S. invasion, but a
prominent Republican expressed reservations about an unprovoked attack. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=542&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20020809/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_23
An Iraqi opposition leader here to meet top Bush administration officials said
Baghdad's forces would succumb quickly in the event of a U.S. invasion, but a
prominent Republican expressed reservations about an unprovoked attack. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20020809/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_25
The Slowly Changing Face of the CIA Spy...Recruits Eager to Fight Terror Are Flooding
In, but Few Look the Part (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61650-2002Aug8.html?referer=email
Blast rocks Afghan office...At least 12 people were killed after an explosion rocked
the office of a non-governmental organization in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on
Friday, the Afghan Islamic Press reported. There was no confirmation of the report and
details were sketchy.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/627086.asp
Map of the blast: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/020809/161/20buj.html
A Palestinian official on Friday accused Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of trying
to sabotage Palestinian talks with U.S. officials by branding the Palestinian
Authority a "terror gang" in a televised speech. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&ncid=716&e=6&u=/ap/20020809/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_6109
WSJ: Martha Stewart friend cooperates in criminal probe...Another key witness is
cooperating with investigators in the Martha Stewart insider-trading scandal,
potentially bolstering the criminal inquiry into Ms. Stewart's controversial sale of
ImClone Systems Inc. stock.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/791978.asp
WashPost: Congress abandons fiscal discipline...Lawmakers from both parties are
willing both to cut taxes dramatically and to raise federal spending significantly.
The trend goes a long way toward explaining the growing budget morass the government
finds itself in.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/791788.asp
Must be a slow news day: Maybe President Bush is in languid vacation mode. Maybe he
had a hard time tearing himself away from a private discussion about the economy with
local people. Whatever the reason, something extraordinary happened Wednesday. (USA
Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-08-07-bush-late-usat_x.htm
The gravity of the criminal charges against Samuel Waksal, the former chief executive
of ImClone Systems Inc., raised fresh questions yesterday about the company's
credibility and cast a new shadow over the entire biotechnology industry, battered
this year by a loss of investor confidence. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61627-2002Aug8.html?referer=email
Democratic Party chairman Terry McAuliffe called Republican efforts to court Hispanic
voters "a joke" Thursday and accused President Bush of pandering to the influential
voting bloc. (AP) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60995-2002Aug8.html
The fate of Republican Bill Simon's troubled campaign for governor of California - and
President Bush's hopes for the state in 2004 - could be decided as early as next week,
when the White House will see a new private poll, The Washington Times has learned.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020809-36468904.htm
Democratic candidates are talking more about corporate scandals in their bid to hold
onto control of the Senate, running ads in many competitive states and weaving the
theme into campaign speeches. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020809/ap_on_go_co/corporate_politics_2
New Jersey Sen. Bob Torricelli's re-election bid has been hurt by an ethics ruling
last week that "severely admonished" him - and he's now tied with little-known GOP
challenger Doug Forrester. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/46385.htm
A word from Secretary of State Colin Powell put the brakes yesterday on Mayor
Bloomberg's plans to tow the cars of diplomatic scofflaws. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/46362.htm
Former vice president Al Gore's long and grueling comeback hit a speed bump yesterday
-- well, more like an elephant abruptly crossing the road -- with Foxnews.com gossip
Roger Friedman's report that Tipper Gore used her VIP status in a failed attempt to
cadge free Bruce Springsteen tickets.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61727-2002Aug8.html
Opinion/Editorial
Iraqnophobia...If President Bush wants European support for attacking Iraq, he must
present his case, writes Anne Applebaum in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/791823.asp
Kudlow: The GOP's pro-investor lifeline
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/kudlow.html
Henniger: U.S. Is Blessed To Ponder Terror at Leisure...Have we forgotten they're
trying to kill us? http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110002110
Peggy: The Fighter vs. the Lover...What's behind the Gore-Lieberman feud.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110002103
Marshall: Confidence Men...Why the myth of Republican competence persists, despite all
the evidence to the contrary.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0209.marshall.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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