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You'll want to set your VCR for some rather compelling television this evening:
Scholar, author, contrarian and generally erudite epistemologist Christopher Hitchens
joins us to discuss the state of the Left in America and why some are abandoning it
post 9/11...(I'm not even sure of course if epistemologist works in this case but it
sounds cool, doesn't it?)
Hitchens backgrounder: Goodbye, All That: How Left Idiocies Drove Me to Flee (NY
Observer) http://www.nyobserver.com/pages/frontpage3.asp
Another death last night in the DC area due to that elusive shooter...This time in
Fairfax, VA on Rte. 50...Those familiar with the area know this is a mere stone's
throw from the District...In Arlington, I could even hear the helicopters hovering
overhead...We haven't been more on edge around here since 9/11...We'll lead the show
with the latest and give you a sense of where police investigators are on the
matter...Clint van Zandt and Christopher Whitcomb (a former FBI sniper himself) will
join us...
Another percolating issue is the economy...How's the Bush team doing? Are they
helping or hurting the economy? Chairman of Lightyear Capital/Friend of Bush, Donald
Marron will go up against CNBC's Jim Cramer to debate it in D...
In other news, Al Gore was out campaiging in Iowa yesterday but some Dems aren't sure
what his plans are...Chris Dodd was in Iowa as well but coy about his intentions...And
voters don't want to see Hillary run for office....Plus, what was Geraldo doing when
he wasn't covering the shooting last Friday in Fredericksburg??
>From a jittery Beltway, Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing...
Police probe fatal Va. shooting...Authorities searched suburban Washington early
Tuesday for a cream-colored van spotted immediately after a woman was fatally shot
near a Home Depot store in Falls Church, Va., in what investigators fear could be the
latest victim linked to a series of Washington
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/816566.asp
The victim of last night's attack was identified this morning as Linda Franklin, 47,
of Arlington. She was an FBI analyst in the Cyber-Crimes Division and the mother of
two grown children, an FBI chaplain at the house said today. She and her husband were
going to move to another home in the area on Friday and they were at the Home Depot
buying supplies for the move and new house. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27157-2002Oct15.html
Geraldo on assignment: By 6 p.m. on the day of the shooting, Rivera was autographing
the seats of Fredericksburg Hooters waitresses' skimpy orange shorts--while the women
were in them. (Fredericksburg Free Lance Star)
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2002/102002/10152002/760427
Former Vice President Al Gore returned to Iowa Monday with the 2000 election very much
on his mind, but party leaders and one-time Gore supporters warn he could face a much
more difficult challenge in the state should he run again in 2004. (Des Moines
Register) http://www.desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/19471327.html
TN Dem Gubernatorial Nominee Phil Bredesen on Gore: "Al Gore is a Democrat...He is
supportive and we appreciate it. This is not a race about who's going to appear with
whom and when. This is a state race about state issues and Phil Bredesen is going to
stand on his own two feet." (Balz)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25828-2002Oct14.html?referer=email
Pressure mounts over Bali bombing...As teams from the FBI and Australia hunted for
clues as to who carried out bomb explosions in Bali that killed at least 180 people,
Indonesia came under mounting international pressure Tuesday to find those responsible
for the blasts. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/820505.asp
WashPost: Al-Qaida terror coming on smaller scale...Recent bombing attacks and plots
against Westerners show that al-Qaida loyalists are heeding their weakened
leadership's call to initiate a new terror campaign using rudimentary, smaller-scale
operations aimed at creating economic hardship
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/821202.asp
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon set out for Washington early Tuesday, hoping to
hear about U.S. plans to block a possible Iraqi missile attack on Israel and to answer
U.S. charges that his government is not doing enough to ease restrictions on the
Palestinians. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20021015/ap_on_re_mi_ea/sharon_us
Bush raises $1.5 million in Michigan...Money to be shared by state Republicans for
vote campaigns (Detroit News)
http://www.detnews.com/2002/politics/0210/15/b01-612563.htm
Hallow: Polls put Senate control within grasp of GOP...The contest for control of the
Senate is so close that some Republicans last week tried to recruit Republican
National Committee Chairman Marc Racicot.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021015-8716528.htm
By a growing margin, more than twice as many Americans feel U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton should never run for president, according to a poll released Monday. (AP)
http://www.ctnow.com/news/custom/newsat3/ny-clintonpoll1014,0,6805709.story?coll=hc-headlines-newsat3
Poll finds 2nd Clinton presidency not backed...A new poll finds that 69 percent of
American voters do not want Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Democrat, to run for
president. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021015-92356670.htm
Sammon: Bush says attacks prove urgency of war against Iraq...President Bush yesterday
blamed al Qaeda for the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Indonesia, Yemen and
Kuwait, saying it lent new urgency to his call for action against Iraq.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021015-13656151.htm
Every vote counts - unless ballots are being cast by people who don't exist, are dead
or who don't even live in South Dakota. A major case involving those voter fraud
issues has been under investigation by the FBI for the past month. (KSFY)
http://www.ksfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=970855&nav=0w0iBlP6
While Democratic strategists are hoping a renewed focus on economic issues will help
boost their chances in next month's elections, the most prominent Democrats have been
cautious about discussing the future of the Bush administration's tax cuts. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=548&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20021015/ap_on_el_ge/democrats_economy
While in Iowa promoting an election reform bill, U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd said
Monday he is weighing a possible bid for the White House in 2004. (Des Moines
Register) http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/19471343.html
Kerry bashes Bush's Hispanic agenda...He courts group in Arizona stops (Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/288/nation/Kerry_bashes_Bush_s_Hispanic_agenda-.shtml
The Democratic Party damaged the political process and betrayed its own principles in
airing a TV ad that attempted to portray a GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate as a
homosexual, Republican National Committee Chairman Marc Racicot said Monday. (AP)
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2002/10/15/build/local/75-montana-senate-racicot.inc
Mayor Bloomberg immersed himself in all things Italian yesterday - including a ballad
sung by a teary "Sopranos" star - as he upstaged the Columbus Day Parade by
celebrating his way. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/59655.htm
President Bush surprised some members of the White House press corps Monday morning.
He answered their questions -- lots of them. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20021015/4534340s.htm
Townsend Ahead Of Ehrlich In Latest Poll...Mason-Dixon Poll Suggests Tight Race (WRC)
http://www.nbc4.com/news/1719821/detail.html
Gov. Pataki got a lift yesterday from Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey - who
jumped party lines in the Columbus Day Parade to march with Republican Pataki instead
of with Carl McCall. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/59685.htm
In Fla., It's Still a Tight Race...With three weeks to go before Election Day,
Democrat Bill McBride continues to chip away at the tenuous lead held by Republican
Gov. Jeb Bush, who is actively wooing the Hispanic voting bloc that could swing the
election. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28444-2002Oct15.html
GOP Unity Scarred By Tax Referendum...While GOP leaders from Sen. John W. Warner to
county supervisors have endorsed raising the sales tax by a half-cent per dollar to 5
cents, most local party organizations have come out solidly against the measure. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25693-2002Oct14.html?referer=email
Studio Mulls Delay of Film On City Sniper...Real-Life Shootings Chill Release of
'Phone Booth' (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25378-2002Oct14.html?referer=email
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will be paid $4.3 million plus expenses
for a one-year contract to advise Mexico City's mayor on reducing crime, Mexican media
reported. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=589&ncid=721&e=7&u=/ap/20021015/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_giuliani
Worldwide boycott-target Nike yesterday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a
California decision that keeps the sporting goods company from denying that it runs
Asian sweat shops, leaving accusations unanswered. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021015-49214.htm
Reliable Source: The Iraqi-Cuban Connection
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26247-2002Oct14.html
Opinion/Editorial
Spooks vs. suits...The demand for greater cooperation between the CIA and the FBI is
compellingly simple, but it dangerously misunderstands the lessons of the 9/11
intelligence failures, writes Daniel Franklin.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/821081.asp
Emerson: Al Qaeda's Return http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/59615.htm
Bray: GOP: Covering the Spread...Republicans should be losing big. Here's why they
aren't http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tbray/?id=110002469
Ingraham: California dreaming, cont'd
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1002/ingraham.html
Albom: We turn our serial killers into celebrities
http://jewishworldreview.com/1002/albom.html
The Washington Times: Democrats to rely on Big Labor dollars..."To compel a man to
furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves
and abhors," Thomas Jefferson argued, "is sinful and tyrannical."
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20021015-95477824.htm
Bayesfsky: The United Nations vs. the rights of children
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/PrinterFull&cid=1034014775370
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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