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If it's Wednesday, it's The Hardball College Tour...Folks, we're going a bit outside
the box tonight with Joe Eszterhas, famed Hollywood screenwriter...You may not know
the name or face but you certainly know his movies: "Basic Instinct", "Show girls",
"Flashdance" & "Sliver"...He also authored the book "American Rhapsody" about the
Bill/Monica scandal...Eszterhas, a self-described "militant smoker," was faced with a
life-altering choice when 18 months ago, he was diagnosed with throat cancer at The
Cleveland Clinic. Now, he's crusading against the glamorization of smoking in
Hollywood...He's got an amazing story and we'll discuss it with him, his wife and his
doctors live from Cleveland State University...
And if you're in the neighborhood, why don't you drop on by?...You can ask a question
and get on TV (and btw, if you do, ask Joe whether he subscribes to The
Briefing)...It's free and open to the public...Here's all the details:
http://www.csuohio.edu/news/releases/nr2002/nr2002-09/anc_Hardball_at_CSUhtml
Read Joe's piece in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer: A reason to rethink smoking as 'cool'
http://www.cleveland.com/homegrown/index.ssf?/homegrown/more/joe/pd2.html
Hardball College Tour write up http://www.msnbc.com/news/808828.asp
Joe's Filmography http://us.imdb.com/Name?Eszterhas,+Joe
Should be a real hoot and you may learn something...Especially if you're a smoker or
ex-smoker (like me)...We'll ask Joe about his crusade, Hollywood, the media and some
topical political issues as well....
In other news.....
"Dear Policeman, I am God" read the Death Tarot card left about 150 yards from where
that 13 year old kid was shot on his way to school Monday morning...This morning
Montogomery Co. police chief Charles Moose railed on the media for leaking this piece
of info...He also criticized everyone from MD Governor Parris Glendenning to our guy
Clint van Zandt for talking too much about the case on TV...Also: "Police were also
searching a wooded area behind a school in Prince George's County after reports
Wednesday of a suspicious man seen carrying a long black bag in the area. A woman
driving in the area was detained for questioning."
"We don't know whether or not she was the person who dropped the subject off but we
are talking to her trying to find out why she was here," Prince George's County Police
Cpl. Diane Richardson said (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20021009/ap_on_re_us/sniper_shootings
Sniper said to leave 'I am God' note...Tarot card reportedly found near Md. school
(MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/816566.asp
You'll want to know...This day in history: In 1926 the National Broadcasting
Corporation (NBC) was formed.
Here's something kinda fun looking...Webcast: White House Beat,,,Got a question?
E-mail it to NBC's White House correspondents, and watch each week for answers
http://www.msnbc.com/news/761167.asp?launch=/m/mw/mw.asp?id=whb&pl=White_House_Beat_&0cm=c40
Sneed delivers the goods on a big time Bill/Hill fundraiser, Chelsea's new do and
Rahm's new political project in Tipsville:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed09.html
Grove: Renaissance lawyer Jonathan Turley -- who has frequently appeared in the media
as an expert on everything from the Monica Lewinsky scandal to the finer points of
environmental law -- is getting heat for some credential confusion during a recent
guest spot on the public radio show "To the Point."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63715-2002Oct9.html
Look who's going to Iowa: Former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley will return to Iowa next
week to campaign in Dallas County for John Norris, the Democratic candidate for U.S.
House. (Des Moines Register)
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/19423364.html
Food Stuff: The Cornmeal Connection...In Italy, it's called polenta; in America it's
called cornmeal. But cooks in both countries use the same ingredient in a variety of
tasty dishes. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59146-2002Oct8.html
Dinner in 25 minutes: An odd-sounding combination of grapes and chili peppers makes
for a refreshing addition to a simple pork chop. (Wash Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59153-2002Oct8.html
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited the Hardball Briefing from Washington,
DC...Weather cloudy, overcast and some rain possible
Four weeks before Election Day, the battle for control of the Senate appears to hinge
on seven closely contested states, including a reshaped New Jersey race that has
dramatically bolstered Democrats' chances of holding their fragile majority. (USA
Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-10-08-senate_x.htm
After months of criticizing the Bush administration's approach to Iraq, Senator John
F. Kerry plans to announce today that he will vote for a resolution authorizing
military force if necessary to conduct weapons inspections and remove the country's
dictator, Saddam Hussein, according to people familiar with his thinking. (Boston
Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/282/nation/Kerry_expected_to_back_the_use_of_force_in_IraqP.shtml
As Congress moves this week toward giving President Bush the authority he seeks to
wage war against Iraq, some of the toughest questions are coming from lawmakers who
once were warriors. (Miami Herald) http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/4241707.htm
CIA Director George Tenet's suggestion that Iraq is unlikely to strike the United
States first does not undercut President Bush's warnings that Saddam Hussein would
attack America, the White House spokesman said Wednesday. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=693&e=1&u=/ap/20021009/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq
Analysts Discount Attack By Iraq...Counterattack Is Called Possible (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63775-2002Oct9.html?referer=email
An audiotape of Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaida's fugitive second in command, appears to be
genuine and to have been recorded in the last few weeks, a U.S. official said
Wednesday. In the tape, he threatens new attacks on the United States and its economy.
(AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20021009/ap_on_re_eu/attacks_tape_al_qaida
Freeh Defends Counterterrorism Efforts...Ex-FBI Chief Tells Panel Agency Lacked
Resources (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62946-2002Oct8.html?referer=email
Gertz: Hill prober cites Clinton-era failures against al Qaeda...Covert intelligence
operations against Osama bin Laden and military attacks during the Clinton
administration failed to disrupt the al Qaeda network in Afghanistan.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021009-71368737.htm
Bush stumps for GOP, urges backing on Iraq...Says Hilleary, Alexander can handle
budget (Knoxville News Sentinel)
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/politics/article/0,1406,KNS_356_1467295,00.html
Sniper may have left grim message...Police were hoping Wednesday for a break in the
case of a serial sniper who has killed six people and wounded two others in and around
Washington after finding a macabre message believed left by the killer, officials
said. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/816566.asp
WashPost: Hunting a different kind of killer...The sniper in the Washington area is
different, experts on mass killings say. By firing a high-powered weapon at long
range, he doesn't have the same connection with his victims as other killers, and he
doesn't leave behind a signature clue, they say.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/819026.asp
Farrakhan: ``I am crying out to the American people to rise up, because our president
is a threat to world peace'' http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm11237_20021008.htm
Arrests made after attack on Marines...Kuwait said Wednesday it had arrested several
people suspected of aiding two Kuwaitis who killed a U.S. Marine and wounded another
in what the Gulf state called a "terrorist act."
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/818618.asp
As Rep. J.C. Watts Jr. brings his brief but high-profile tenure in Congress to a close
by retiring this year, he is leaving the door open to running for the U.S. Senate in
the future. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021009-28623000.htm
U.S. Sen. Tim Hutchinson used Tuesday's endorsement of his re-election bid by the
National Rifle Association to bring up another organization's endorsement of his
opponent, Attorney General Mark Pryor, that Pryor declined. (AR News Bureau)
http://www.arkansasnews.com/276043335064739.bsp
Harold Ickes jumps into the NY Governor's race: Get Harold Ickes! McCall Installs Old
Clinton Hand (NY Observor) http://www.observer.com/pages/frontpage2.asp
For Minnesota's Paul Wellstone, who had built a political career on standing by his
convictions, the Iraq war resolution presents a lose-lose proposition likely to anger
voters he needs in his tight Senate reelection bid. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62928-2002Oct8.html
Democrats say they'll be monitoring polling places around the country, and especially
in Florida, to make sure that all people entitled to vote get to cast their ballots on
Nov. 5. Republicans say they'll also be watching for vote fraud. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=519&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20021008/ap_on_re_us/voter_rights
Kurtz: Welcome to the Tar Pits...The debate in Los Angeles between Gray Davis and Bill
Simon Jr. was downright gentlemanly compared with the shouting in the pressroom
afterward. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63489-2002Oct9.html
Miss America told to zip it on chastity talk...Miss America 2003, Erika Harold,
yesterday said pageant officials have ordered her not to talk publicly about sexual
abstinence, a cause she has advocated to teenage girls in Illinois. (The Washington
Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021009-84617092.htm
Abortion rates decline in late 1990s...The U.S. abortion rate fell steadily during the
latter half of the 1990s, with the steepest decline occurring among high-school-age
girls, says a report released yesterday by a leading research group on abortion
statistics. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021009-17039450.htm
Your tax dollars at work: Navy used credit card at brothels, GAO finds...Navy
personnel bought jewelry, attended ball games and even hired prostitutes at Nevada
brothels with government funds. (AP)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021009-4522193.htm
No haps for Christiane: CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour was last night refused entry
to Iran when travelling on an official trip with the foreign secretary, Jack Straw.
(London Guardian) http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,807357,00.html
NBC buys 3 stations for its Telemundo unit (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/business/cnn/1002/08telemundo.html
Barbra Meets Her Match: An Online Tale...Muckraker Matt Drudge Catches Babs at Her Own
Game (NY Sun) http://www.nysun.com/sunarticle.asp?artID=253
Opinion/Editorial
Chicago Sun Times: Delays play into Saddam's hands
http://www.suntimes.com/output/commentary/cst-edt-edits09.html
The Washington Times: Gunning for trouble in Maryland...Maryland's Democratic
gubernatorial candidate, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, has been hinting that restrictions
on firearms ownership might have prevented the recent string of shootings that have
terrorized the region. http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20021009-227541.htm
Broder: Still Reeling From Vietnam
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63328-2002Oct8.html
Kelly: JFK v. Teddy: The battle of the Kennedys
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/kelly.html
Tunku: Tina KOs Remnick...Whose New Yorker would you rather read?
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tvaradarajan/?id=110002413
Dupont: 27 Days and Counting...Facing war and economic drift, how will Americans vote?
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110002411
Shapiro: War cry seems to be, 'If we must ... '
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/shapiro/2002-10-08-hype_x.htm
Casus belli...Would an invasion of Iraq be unprecedented? That is, has America ever
started a war? David Greenberg, in Slate, looks at the history of U.S. conflicts.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/818713.asp
Mercer: Truth obscured in Johnny Jihad's plea bargain
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29220
Roset: Fuel for Freedom...Iraq's economy needs a regime change too.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/cRosett/?id=110002412
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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