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Looks like we're leading with the Bush/Bandar meeting in Crawford...Remember Bandar?
He's the Saudi ambassador who said "BS" on our air last year when asked about some of
the negative publicity his country was receiving post 9/11...We'll talk to former U.S.
ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hume Horan and Saudi advisor Adel Al-Jubeir about the
meeting...Apparently, it's an attempt to "thaw relations" and discuss the Saudi's role
in the war on terrorism...Obviously Iraq will be a big topic on the agenda as well...
In the B block, we'll do the secrecy stuff...The Washington Post leads with two pieces
on the matter...One is the federal appeals court ruling which says that 9/11 detainee
hearings should be public and open to the media...The Bush administration disagrees
for national security reasons...
Plus, under the header of Fun Clinton News...The Bush administration is witholding
documents related to the controversial Clinton pardons claiming executive
privilege...A privilege, they claim, that extends to people and documents the
President has never seen nor met...Critics charge the definition is way too
expansive...Jonathon Turley and another legal type will join us...A call has been put
out to Jay Sekulow..
The D block debate will be over Iraq...Is there an Iraq/Al Qaeda connection? And does
there need to be one for an invasion to occur...Fmr. Reagan defense official Jeb
Babbin thinks we don't need that type of justification but Samer Shehata of Georgetown
University says we do...We'll get some sparks going on it...
And in a genius stroke of editorial synergy between the Real Deal and Political Buzz
segments we'll play some cool Clinton bites from his campaign appearance in West
Memphis, AR last night...One of our old colleagues at Hardball who now works at a TV
station in that region was at the event and tells me there was some great "must cut"
sound from it....Laura Ingraham and Clarence Page will get into it...Plus, more Iraq
around the clock...
Also, a fullscreen was mailed around with the disgustingly decadent menu from that
sustainable development summit in Johannesburg...We'll expose it tonight in the Real
Deal..
Pls join us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited the Briefing from Washington,
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The Fun Clinton/Gore stuff:
Clinton gives 'em the spirit in home state...Former president Bill Clinton returned to
his roots to reminisce and joke with friends in an energetic Arkansas Democratic Party
unity rally in West Memphis Monday evening. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
http://gomemphis.com/mca/local_news/article/0,1426,MCA_437_1350091,00.html
Former President Bill Clinton told Democrats in east Arkansas that they hold the key
to the results of November's elections in the state....Returning to the heart of his
own political base, Clinton rallied supporters for the state Democratic Party's slate
of candidates. (AP)
http://gomemphis.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_1349869,00.html
Bush Backs Pardon Secrecy...President invokes executive privilege in blocking release
of information on Clinton's last day. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64818-2002Aug26.html
Wow, a dateline from Clarksville, TN: Former Vice President Al Gore and U.S. Rep. Bob
Clement, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, will headline the Middle Tennessee
Labor Day Celebration. (Knoxville News)
http://www.knoxnews.com/cr/cda/article_print/1,1250,KNS_356_1349635,00.html
Is Pryor repeating Gore's mistake?...Reports that Arkansas Senate candidate Mark Pryor
wants to distance himself from local-boy-made-good Bill Clinton have Clintonites
spitting bullets. (Washington Whispers)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/whisphome.htm
President Bush is opening his ranch to Saudi Arabia's ambassador, hoping to thaw
relations chilled by the Sept. 11 attacks and questions about the kingdom's commitment
to defeating terrorists. (AP) http://msnbc.com/news/799725.asp
Court wants open detainee hearings...Judges chastise Bush administration over secrecy
(Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/799650.asp
Legal questions aside, lawmakers say President Bush needs to seek Congress' approval
before sending American troops to attack Iraq because it's the right thing to do. Vice
President Dick Cheney warned of grave consequences from not acting quickly against
Saddam Hussein (AP)
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=7&u=/ap/20020827/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq_45
Cheney fires back at Iraq critics...Rebutting skeptics of a pre-emptive strike on
Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that the United States would take
whatever action President Bush deemed necessary to prevent Saddam Hussein from using
his weapons of mass destruction.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/798852.asp
Video of Cheney speech:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/apdaily/082602-3v.htm
Verbate of speech: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63809-2002Aug26.html
Sweet: The Bush White House, which did not want the administration to testify at the
Senate hearings on Iraq, is poised to cooperate with House hearings next month to
strengthen its case for war, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-iside27.html
No-fly zone pilots to benefit in case of war with Saddam...A decade of patrolling the
no-fly zones over Iraq has given coalition pilots intelligence and practical
experience that could be helpful for war against Saddam Hussein. (AP)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020827-86065232.htm
War with Iraq is inevitable, Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., said Monday, in one
of the strongest statements on Iraq from a member of the Senate. (St. Louis Post
Dispatch)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/477CEF1DB10EC2A786256C2200037A35?OpenDocument&Headline=Bond%20says%20war%20is%20inevitable%2C%20so%20U.S.%20should%20hit%20Iraq%20first
Dateline: A Saudi apology for Sept. 11...Saudi Arabia was home to 15 of the suspected
hijackers involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. Correspondent John Hockenberry traveled to
Saudi Arabia to find out what triggered the terrorists' hate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/798191.asp
And for all the Robert Mugabe watchers out there: Mugabe Swears In 'War
Cabinet'...Zimbabwe's Leader Says New Team to Fight Foreign Criticism
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64603-2002Aug26.html
Earth Summit II mired over 'action'...A soil guru shared his wisdom as Earth Summit II
turned its attention to agriculture, but the big news Tuesday was that countries were
still haggling over what action to declare at the end of the conference.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/798955.asp
Democrats are expected to take control of Georgia's congressional delegation this fall
for the first time since the 1994 Republican revolution. But don't confuse this bunch
with the conservative Southern Democrats who ruled through the 1980s. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=684&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20020827/ap_on_el_ho/georgia_democrats_2
Oklahoma Primary Races Tighten (CQ)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63311-2002Aug26.html
Oklahoma City Victims Feel Slighted...The day the planes tore through the towers,
Oklahoma City bombing victims relived some of the pain they've harbored for seven
years. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020827/ap_on_re_us/attacks_oklahoma_3
Stockholders of a computer software company under investigation for its accounting
practices have sued current and former board members, including Democratic
gubernatorial nominee Bill Richardson, for failing to oversee its financial affairs.
(AP) http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020827/D7LLDH480.html
Kurtz: Cheney Rattles His Saber...Vice President Cheney's strong war cries Monday may
have something to do with the fact that the go-slow types were drawing most of the
media's attention recently.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1276-2002Aug27.html
Democrats Janet Reno, Bill McBride and Daryl Jones will get their one-and-only
opportunity on free television statewide to argue why they should get the chance to
battle Republican Gov. Jeb Bush in November. Their one-hour debate will air live at 7
p.m. (Orlando Sentinel)
http://orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-loc-debatestory082702.story?coll=orl%2Dnews%2Dheadlines
New Hampshire's gubernatorial race may not have the cachet of the state's colorful
Senate race, but the candidates lined up to replace Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D), who is
running for U.S. Senate, are creating a stir. Three Republicans are vying for their
party's nomination and all three are using personal funds to finance an increasingly
costly race that has pushed election spending to new heights in the state. (Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1568-2002Aug27.html
The Sept. 11 terror attacks had two concrete effects on the business of television
news. One was that "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw decided that he wasn't yet
ready to give up his anchor chair as he had been contemplating, and he signed a new
contract to remain as NBC's lead anchor through 2004. (LA Times)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/showcase/cl-et-jensen27aug27.story
Humanitarian groups criticized McDonald's for a new sandwich called the McAfrika,
saying the offering is poorly timed because millions of Africans are facing
starvation. (AP) http://www.washingtontimes.com/business/20020827-32768062.htm
Opinion/Editorial
The Washington Post: Mr. Cheney on Iraq...The administration must be ready to offer a
realistic plan for how that goal can be achieved, and seek a congressional vote, as
well as the material commitment of key allies, in support of it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A125-2002Aug26.html
The Wall Street Journal: Saudis and U.S. Citizens...President Bush should demand that
Prince Bandar free Ajmad Radwan.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002185
Holbrooke: Take It to the Security Council
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A122-2002Aug26.html
Dyson: Fine hour for black intellectuals in America
http://www.suntimes.com/output/dyson/cst-edt-dyson27.html
The Washington Times: McAuliffe's options...Why has Democratic National Committee
Chairman Terry McAuliffe suddenly become so touchy about his Midas touch in the
financial markets? http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020827-48992864.htm
de Borchgrave: Thinking the unthinkable...The Saudi royal household watched with
growing horror as prominent American talking heads described their kingdom as "no
friend of the U.S." - that was the polite version - and as an "adversary," or even an
"enemy" http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20020827-69492890.htm
Mondo Washington: All Aboard the Anthrax Train...Steven Hatfill's Big Idea
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0235/ridgeway.php
Ingraham: Bush not attending the UN-sponsored "bash Amerika" conference!?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0802/ingraham.html
Walker: The Recycled Mascot...Why is the Taco Bell Chihuahua selling car insurance?
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2070017
Steiner: http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/steiner.htm
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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