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No doubt you'll familiar with the terrible bombing in Bali, Indonesia this weekend
which claimed the lives of at least 188 people, mostly foreign tourists...The
Indonesian Defense Minister is blaming Al-Qaeda...Plus, it appears also that the
French oil tanker that exploded near Yemen a couple of weeks ago was the work of
terrorists as well...You also know that the killing of the Marine in Kuwait last week
was the work of an Al-Qaeda trained terrorists...
Is the Al-Qaeda crew on the rise? What next? As we gin up the war machine against
Iraq, how's the "other" war on terrorism going? We'll talk to an all-star panel of
experts: Steve Emerson, GW Prof/bin Laden profiler Jerrold Post, Simon Reeve (yes, the
Oasis looking dude) and LA Times Robin Wright....
In the D block we'll tackle a new angle in the debate over guns...Should guns have a
unique "fingerprint" so that the government can trace them back to the owner? A
particularly relevant debate these days as the Beltway shooter is still at large...
We're going to break up the Buzz in two parts tonight...Zogby will be in E with his
latest poll numbers on AR & SD Senate races plus FL gov....We'll also try to break out
one of those cool Saddam ads they're running in SD...
In F we'll go big picture with Howard on Bush's travel sked this week, the Dems trying
to change the subject to the economy and his latest piece...Just got off the phone
with him and here's his suggested Buzz backgrounder: The 'Anxiety Election'...Among
the sniper's victims: the public's sense of security. How both political parties are
running on the fear http://msnbc.com/news/820726.asp
Pls join us tonight at 9 pm & Midnight et exclusively on America's Newschannel,
MSNBC...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited the Briefing in Washington, DC
A statement attributed to Osama bin Laden appeared on an Islamic Web site Monday,
praising an attack on U.S. marines in Kuwait and what appears to have been a terrorist
attack on a French tanker off Yemen earlier this month. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22839-2002Oct14.html
Bush: "On behalf of the people of the United States, I condemn this heinous act" (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20021014/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_indonesia
"I believe that this is the beginning of a lot more (that) we're going to see, perhaps
in the U.S., although we hope not" -Senate Intelligence Committee Vice-chairman
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=615&u=/nm/20021013/pl_nm/indonesia_explosions_senator_dc_2&printer=1
Bali Bombing May Represent New Wave Of Al Qaeda Strikes (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21725-2002Oct13.html
WashPost: Inferno, panic at tropical retreat...Bali's main drag, known as Jalan
Legian, is a strip of open-air restaurants, sunglass shops and tattoo parlors. It is
the place where surfers, sailors and sunburned hippies head to tame the tropical heat,
downing potent concoctions with names like Jungle
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/820898.asp
Indonesia's defense minister blamed al-Qaida and its extremist allies for the massive
bomb attack that killed more than 180 people at a nightclub on the resort island of
Bali. (Chicago Sun Times) http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-bali14.html
Former Vice President Al Gore began a five-state Democratic campaign swing Sunday,
raising $100,000 for Maryland congressional candidate Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021014/ap_on_el_ho/gore_van_hollen_2
Democratic ranks cry for leadership on elections...There has been widespread grumbling
among the Democrats' rank and file that its leadership has done little to enthuse the
party's base to turn out in large numbers in next month's elections. (The Washington
Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021014-67174585.htm
Rap impresario Simmons endorses Kirk
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/021013/168/2fpw8.html
Simmons Touts Texas Sen. Hopeful
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=529&ncid=529&e=7&u=/ap/20021013/ap_en_mu/people_simmons
Probe begins in deadly Bali bombing...Indonesia's defense minister on Monday became
the first official in Jakarta to publicly blame al-Qaida and its extremist allies for
the massive bomb attack that killed nearly 200 people at a nightclub on the resort
island of Bali. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/820505.asp
President Bush promises to be at the helm of a "vast coalition" against Iraq. Unlike
his father's 31-nation force for the Persian Gulf War, however, it is a coalition slow
to gather and lacking in marquee players (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20021014/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq_coalition
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today that he had ordered the military's
regional commanders to rewrite all of their war plans to capitalize on precision
weapons, better intelligence and speedier deployment. That way, he said, the military
could begin combat operations on less notice and with far fewer troops than thought
possible - or even wise - before the Sept. 11 attacks. (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/international/middleeast/13MILI.html?ex=1035172800&en=e5f8501493f69aad&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1
U.N. Pressed for Tough Stance on Iraq...Having secured congressional authorization for
an invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration has shifted focus to the United Nations,
where it hopes the Security Council will soon approve a tough new weapons inspection
program and backing for military action if Saddam Hussein does not comply. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21565-2002Oct13.html?referer=email
Scarborough: Lott takes off gloves with Pentagon brass...Senate Minority Leader Trent
Lott has been known to resort to a "come to Jesus" meeting when things get bad.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021014-79765690.htm
Anti-war protests grow in California...Momentum is on their side, activists say (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/820899.asp
Maryland police focus on white truck...Washington-area investigators hunted for a
mysterious sniper Sunday after going public for the first time with evidence,
releasing composite images of a white box truck witnesses said they saw at the scenes
of some of the shootings.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/816566.asp
The latest NEWSWEEK poll shows sniper shootings, overseas terrorist attacks and
lingering economic woes have Americans feeling anxious and afraid-and they are split
on which political party to turn to for reassurance in November
http://www.msnbc.com/news/820514.asp
Bush urged to refocus on economy...Sen. Chuck Hagel, Nebraska Republican, said
yesterday that President Bush was not doing enough on economic issues. (The Washington
Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021014-70574280.htm
Republicans using Iraq issue to slam election opponents...In television ads and
campaign speeches, Republican candidates have become increasingly bold about using war
with Iraq and the threat of terrorism as issues against their Democratic opponents
(USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-10-13-iraq-politics_x.htm
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and wife Lynne Cheney are fanning out in
four states to raise campaign cash for Republicans seeking House seats. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20021014/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
Carpenters Union Head Facing Federal Probes...Investigation of Insurance Stock Deals
Testing Bush's Ties to Labor Leader (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21575-2002Oct13.html?referer=email
Brownstein: Washington Outlook...What Races Lack in Substance, They Make Up for in
Acrimony
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-outlook14oct14,0,5993971.column?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dnation
Is Gen. Wesley Clark running for President? Following his extensive visit around the
state recently, New Hampshire Democrats are trying to figure out if General Wesley
Clark is seriously flirting with the idea of running for president.
http://www.politicsnh.com/
Marist Release on Giuliani and Hillary:
http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/usapolls/021014hc.htm
President Bush talks openly and proudly about his active spiritual faith. In another,
less well known sign of the religious devotion that permeates the administration, some
White House staffers have been meeting weekly at hour-long prayer and Bible study
sessions. (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20021014/4531562s.htm
Let the Good Times Roll!...Preparations Being Made for Post-election Battle in
Louisiana (Roll Call) http://www.rollcall.com/pages/politics/00/2002/10/pol1014a.html
Jack & the Giant Killer...Superstar General Electric chairman and CEO Jack Welch is
now being cast in a new role: beleaguered rogue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21476-2002Oct13.html
Norman Mailer: "George Bush should have become a dancer." (Page Six)
http://www.pagesix.com/pagesix/49270.htm
Historian Ambrose dies at 66 of cancer...Author honored 'citizen soldiers' with
National D-Day Museum (N.O. Times-Picayune)
http://www.neworleans.net/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/newsstory/ambrose14.html
A White House intern "mistakenly" forwarded to dozens of Hispanic leaders an e-mail
that described the Senate's senior Democrat as "doddering old Bob Byrd, the senile
senator from West Virginia" and was highly critical of the Hispanic members of
Congress who voted against the Iraq war resolution, an administration spokeswoman told
The Denver Post.
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E6439%257E920973,00.html?search=filter#
Jeannette Walls: Grammatically challenged diva Barbra Streisand isn't letting that
embarrassing episode with misspellings silence her...She has posted on her Web site a
speech by the 1988 presidential candidate in which he blasts George W. Bush's plans to
attack Iraq. http://www.msnbc.com/news/820229.asp
Hoyer Claims 161 Votes...As the 107th Congress draws to a close, House Democrats leave
apparently having all but elected the first Member of their next leadership team in
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), a twice-failed candidate for Whip who is now positioned to
claim the job in the likely event that Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) shoots
for party leader next year. (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/10/news1014c.html
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg marched with local officials in the Bronx yesterday, a day
before the city's main Columbus Day parade that he planned to sit out because
organizers would not allow him to walk with two cast members from "The Sopranos." (AP)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021014-98926824.htm
Opinion/Editorial
No silver lining...When it comes to the economy, the Bush team has been a lousy
manager, writes Daniel Gross.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/820215.asp
Miniter: Technical Foul...If Democrats are so popular, why can't they win elections
fair and square? http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/bminiter/?id=110002466
Clift: Rosy Scenario...War plans are supposed to prepare for the worst, not hope for
the best http://www.msnbc.com/news/820163.asp
Will: Gore and Dems can't duck security issues
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will.html
Novak: Now what do we do in Iraq?
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak14.html
The Washington Times: McAuliffe's hard-money blues...Well, it appears that Terry
McAuliffe, who became chairman of the Democratic National Committee solely because of
his fundraising skills, is experiencing some hard-money cash-flow problems.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20021014-16810160.htm
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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