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Clearly today's big story: President Bush takes his case against Iraq to the United
Nations...We'll "slice and dice it" (I can't help myself when it comes to the food
metaphors) with the Big Guns: Bibi (Netanyahu of course), John Warner (Top GOPer on
Senate Armed Services...Wants Iraq Hearings) & a top Dem tbd...I think Graham may be
one of the players...
But first, the "Big" housekeeping news: You've heard the rumors and innuendos, now I'm
going to confirm them...Hardball hits the road again on the famous, some say infamous,
College Tour...Beginning next Wednesday the 18th and every Wednesday thereafter we're
hitting a new campus across the country with the biggest newsmakers, one on
one....Part Hardball, part town hall meeting, we'll bring the audience in for the fun
as well...And get this, you're invited!
Tomorrow our hot shot "dot commers" in Secaucus are going "live" with the College Tour
website...We'll post the essential info on the tour and of course, as a privileged
member of the Hardball viewing audience, you'll get the scoop in the Briefing as
well...We already have a number of dates lined up but I'm only at liberty to plug the
first few....
9/18: MN Governor Jesse Ventura at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities campus)
Northrop Memorial Auditorium http://www.northrop.umn.edu/index.html
84 Church St SE, Minneapolis (612) 624-2345
Doors open at 6:30 pm local cst time...First come, first serve..no tickets
necessary...I'd give them a jingle in you're interested just to double check on the
time...Life is uncertain..
9/25 House Majority Leader Dick Armey @ George Mason Univerity, here in Arlington,
VA...I'll probably even show up for that one myself...
10/2 MA Senator and possible presidential contender John Kerry at the Citadel in South
Carolina...
Back to the show at hand: We'll play the sound, we'll play the congressional
reax...You'll see it all tonight on Hardball...Then, in the "C" block we'll talk to
Howard Fineman about the speech, the politics behind it and maybe throw in a little
Florida Fiasco stuff. (At this hour, McBride is still favored)...
The D block debate asks the "big question": Why Iraq? Why not other countries such as
Iran or Syria?...Jed Babbin (former Bush I defense official) is into "regime change"
big time...Fmr. Clinton NSCer Nancy Soderberg says we don't have a coherent policy and
that should come first before any military action...
The Real Deal will probably be a SOT from Clinton on Letterman last night, plus more
from the Florida fiasco...That will segue nicely into Mike Griffin from the Orlando
Sentinel for the remainder of E block...
And you'll never guess who the Green party may be recruiting to run for President!!
Btw, Consummate Washingtonian and "Real Deal's" own Howard Mortman makes his debut on
MS's Opinions page....That leads our "Fun Clinton News" section...
For the blowout Buzz section: Pat Caddell returns to vent on Florida and Iraq!!!
Florida Congressman Mark Foley (R) will do the Buzz as well...
Read the story...Watch the video http://msnbc.com/news/805226.asp
Bush UN verbate: http://msnbc.com/news/807149.asp
Hardball Briefing subscriber Doug Dubin writes in and had this to say: "It should be
seen in the history books as "the great 'comply or die' speech to the UN."
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited the Hardball Briefing from deep inside the
Beltway...
Fun Clinton News...
Attention Hotliners! Is "Extreme Mortman" making a comeback?? Clinton cameos...Among
Republicans, the Clinton label hasn't been an effective campaign weapon
http://www.msnbc.com/news/806805.asp
The Post's Lisa de Moraes provides even more Fun Clinton News today:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6071-2002Sep11.html
Deeply troubling news from the Georgetown cocktail circuit: Sally Quinn: "Washington,
as we know it, is over ... the social scene has come to a screeching halt." (Liz
Smith) http://pagesix.com/lizsmith/22185.htm
Lloyd Grove delivers the goods today: We hear that CNN executives are hopping mad at
U.S. News & World Report because the Washington-based newsweekly hasn't kept a promise
to clarify a recent report that the cable network offered the White House a cheesy
quid pro quo involving that al Qaeda video of dogs being gassed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6774-2002Sep12.html
News of the weird: On the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks, a date known as
9-11, the evening numbers drawn in the New York Lottery were 9-1-1. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=519&u=/ap/20020912/ap_on_re_us/brf_sept_11_lottery_1&printer=1
Here's smoking gun pic: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/nyslottery1.html
>From the Briefing mail bag, Andrea of Boston writes: "You've directed Hardball fans
>to some great food finds. Check out this link to the NY Times Dining Out section.
>And, if you've never been to No. 9 Park in Boston, you must stop there on your next
>visit"...Pasta, the Irish-Italian Way
>http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/11/dining/11CHEF.html?8wd
Howard's latest: Bush's bluster on Iraq conceals careful planning...A calculated plan
to gain support from U.N., Congress? http://msnbc.com/news/806557.asp
Democrats: Bush lacks basis for war...President's preferred October vote too hasty,
many say (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/806372.asp?0dm=N24BN
WashPost: Iraqis unfazed by prospect of war....A fusion of confidence and resignation
can be found among Baghdad's 5 million residents as President Saddam Hussein prepares
for another confrontation with United States.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/807011.asp
Balz analysis: President Faces Tougher Test On Iraq...The president never explicitly
mentioned Iraq during Sept. 11 commemorations Wednesday, but it was inevitably part of
the backdrop as he prepared for his major speech today to the U.N.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5925-2002Sep11.html?referer=email
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, addressing the world's leaders Thursday, called for
urgent action to address ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia and urged
the United States not to act alone against Iraq. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7489-2002Sep12.html
Gen. Tommy Franks, head of the U.S. Central Command, presented his latest plan to
topple Saddam Hussein to top generals this week, as war planning against Iraq
intensified inside the Pentagon (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/56891.htm
Britain will insist that any U.N. resolution on Iraq be backed by a clear threat to
use force, British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said yesterday, amid signs that
leading European governments are growing more receptive to the Bush administration's
hard line (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20020912-95436908.htm
Military plans Qatar operations base...Central Command will have senior staff test
temporary HQ (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/807116.asp
Gertz: 6 in custody in terror probe in Baltimore...U.S. security agencies remained on
heightened alert through the anniversary of September 11 as terrorist suspects were
arrested in Baltimore and a freighter emitting radiation was stopped in New Jersey.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020912-19185744.htm
FBI agents searched the former home of Dr. Steven Hatfill, a focus of attention in the
anthrax case, for the third time on Wednesday, according to a source close to the
case. (AP)
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/254/wash/FBI_agents_return_to_do_more_i:.shtml
Daschle Pushes For Cash...Making an urgent plea to help defend his party's one-seat
advantage, Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.) this week exhorted his
colleagues to step up their fundraising efforts before the Nov. 5 elections. (Roll
Call) http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/09/news0912a.html
GOP Claims Gains in Voting Tuesday...Strategists Say N.H., N.C. Candidates Strengthen
Bid for Senate Majority (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5838-2002Sep11.html?referer=email
Another McKinney has been rejected by Georgia voters. State Rep. Billy McKinney lost
the seat he has held for 30 years in a Democratic runoff Tuesday, three weeks after
his daughter was denied a sixth term in Congress. (Wash Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5300-2002Sep11.html
Quinnipiac Release: Forrester Ahead by a Nose in New Jersey Horse Race; Most Vote
Against Torricelli http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3177.xml
Torricelli, Forrester are even in survey...Ethics reprimand takes a toll on the
incumbent (Newark Star Ledger)
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1031821833155752.xml
Reno may contest Florida election...Voting machine malfunctions, AWOL poll workers
plague Democratic primary (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/803344.asp
Florida asks again: 'Who won?' Reno weighs options after voting glitches (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020912/4441483s.htm
Herald analysis shows McBride victory....Recount, court challenges possible (Miami
Herald) http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/4054420.htm
Henry's Heard on the Hill: Journalist Goes to Bat for Candidate. Among the celebrities
pressing the flesh on behalf of Mark Shriver (D) in the final days of his House
campaign was none other than his sister, Maria Shriver, the NBC News correspondent.
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/columns/hoh/
Fund's Diary: It's Scary for Sherry...Incumbency beats ideology in upstate New
York--but barely. http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110002253
Shales: Moving Pictures...On a Day of Remembrance, Television Puts Itself in Our Place
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5597-2002Sep11.html?referer=email
Harper On Media: Media find silence tough on 9/11 anniversary: The minute of silence
was about the only silence during yesterday's cavalcade of televised intrusions on the
September 11 anniversary. http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020912-77873296.htm
Battaglio: It was a hard day for newsmen, too
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/ent_radio/story/18170p-17204c.html
A "drooling, droopy-eyed" Nick Nolte was arrested on suspicion of driving under the
influence of drugs or alcohol on Wednesday after a police officer saw the actor's car
swerving across a Malibu highway (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=638&ncid=762&e=3&u=/nm/20020911/en_nm/crime_nolte_dc
Dig this "booking" photo of Nolte http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/nnolte1.html
Crashing the Blog Party...Academics, journalists move the Web's raucous alternative
newsletters toward the mainstream (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-lv-blogs12sep12002050.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dliving
'Sopranos' returns to changed world...Acclaimed show will immediately address Sept. 11
(AP) http://msnbc.com/news/806742.asp?0dm=L12PL
Actress Kim Hunter dead of heart attack...Kim Hunter, the actress who played the
chimpanzee psychiatrist Zira in the "Planet of the Apes" movies, has died at 79.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/806842.asp
Sneed: Book 'em: During former President Bill Clinton's stay at the Fairmont Hotel
recently, Bubba purchased a ring and a book. Don't know about the ring, but the book's
title was Trapped http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed12.html
Cynthia McKinney for president?...Green Party activists who worked on the Democratic
Georgia congresswoman's unsuccessful re-election campaign say she is strongly
considering seeking the Green Party's presidential nomination in 2004. (AP)
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/election2002/0912mckinneypres.html
Neil and Sharon Bush, President Bush's brother and sister-in-law, have filed for
divorce in Harris County District Court. (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/1571544
Opinion/Editorial
Bob Kerrey: Finish the War. Liberate Iraq....We've already invaded. Now Saddam must
go. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002252
If this is patriotism, burn a flag...Brock N. Meeks on the true meaning of patriotism.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/806826.asp
The Washington Times: Let's hear McAuliffe...Gary Winnick is not the only Global
Crossing profiteer who should be subpoenaed by the House Energy and Commerce
Committee. Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe should be put under
oath as well. http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020912-36708160.htm
Novak: Little force behind U.S. tough talk
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak12.html
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Jihad vs. McWorld"
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Editorial/210CA3677CD742B986256C32003D54BE
Kelly: A question of character...Will Americans stick it out for the long haul?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/806223.asp
Joe Conason's Journal...Blast from the past: Discouraging words on Iraq from the other
George Bush. http://salon.com/politics/conason/2002/09/12/bush/index.html
Morris: Are Dems insane on Iraq?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0902/morris.html
Elder: U.N. inspections -- Clinton vs. Clinton
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/elder.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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