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I knew it happened again the minute I turned on the radio this morning...MSNBC's Bill
Press, who co-hosts a local radio show here on WMAL, was gravely discussing traffic
conditions on Connecticut Ave...It could only mean one thing...
Police probe new D.C.-area shooting...Man dies in new D.C.-area shooting...Maryland
bus driver killed; treated as a sniper attack
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/816566.asp
A Ride-On bus driver was shot today while standing on the steps of his bus in the
Aspen Hill area of Montgomery County and rushed to Suburban Hospital...Police are
"investigating the shooting as if it is related" to the string of sniper attacks that
has killed nine people and injured three since Oct. 2. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62921-2002Oct22.html
The 40-year-old man was shot as he stood at the top of the steps of the bus,
Montgomery County Police Capt. Nancy Demme said (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=519&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20021022/ap_on_re_us/sniper_shootings
We'll have a panel of experts to include Chris Whitcomb, Clint van Zandt and Bo
Dietl...Communicating with the killer will be a major editorial thread throughout the
show...Shuster will lead the show from Rockville with the latest...
A curious sidebar to all of this concerns Rita Cosby of Fox News and her letter to Son
of Sam killer David Berkowitz...Fox Reporter Defends Appeal To 'Son of Sam'...When Fox
News correspondent Rita Cosby decided to approach "Son of Sam" killer David Berkowitz,
she didn't exactly treat him like a despicable mass murderer.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62023-2002Oct21.html
We'll debate whether communicating with the Son of Sam killer is helpful to getting an
insight into the DC-area sniper...We'll talk to MSNBC's editorial Godfather Jerry
Nachman as well as Bo...
Plus, we'll do a preview of the College Tour with Arnie
http://www.msnbc.com/news/823959.asp
Join Us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited the Briefing in Washington, DC
Police Sources Believe Sniper Wants to Talk...Moose Asks for Another Phone Call;
Letter Found at Ashland Shooting (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61817-2002Oct21.html
In the hostile letter, the killer threatened extreme violence. He also demanded money,
officials said. (The Baltimore Sun)
http://www.sunspot.net/news/local/crime/bal-te.md.sniper22oct22,0,3725441story?coll=bal%2Dhome%2Dheadlines
A note found by police in the woods near Saturday's sniper shooting indicated a
possible threat to local schools, according to several high-ranking school and
government officials. (Richmond Times Dispatch)
http://www.timesdispatch.com/frontpage/MGB27MC6L7D.html
WashPost: For police, an opportunity...Law enforcement experts not involved in the
Washington, D.C.-area sniper case said that if the message left in Ashland, Va., is
genuine, investigators may have have a highly unusual opportunity to forge a
relationship with a serial killer.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/824137.asp
On Media coverage...
"People are really looking for information from us, and [the promotions] provide them
with some geography of what we'll have on, what we've got upcoming," says Val
Nicholas, who heads MSNBC's promotion group. "We're not doing things like 'It's Sniper
Week.' I don't think we've done anything to sensationalize the story."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62025-2002Oct21.html
Lambro: Sniper coverage drowns out politicians...The sniper shootings that have
dominated network news also are cutting into their national election coverage, and
that could affect voter turnout, some party officials said
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021022-75284416.htm
'Son of Sam' issues appeal to D.C. sniper...'Stop hurting innocent people,' David
Berkowitz pleads in letter (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/824178.asp
In fun news...Mortman's in the House! Cash changes everything...Who's up? Who's down?
Go figure, literally http://msnbc.com/news/822821.asp
Chris' new book excerpt: There's a Little Rick in All of Us...Opinion: Slow to anger,
the hero of 'Casablanca' is the ultimate reluctant warrior. Why so many Americans feel
the same way. http://www.msnbc.com/news/823303.asp
Is Dana Milbank committing journalistic suicide? Bush enhances facts on key
issues...Assertions on Iraq, economy often stretch the truth
http://msnbc.com/news/824097.asp
Shifting from near-relentless campaign fund raising to get-out-the-vote mode,
President Bush urged voters on Tuesday to give him a Congress controlled by
Republicans so he could advance his agenda for the nation. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021022/ap_on_el_ge/bush&cid=696&ncid=696
The Democrats plan to run TV ads in states where President Bush is campaigning for
congressional candidates between now and Nov. 5, hoping to switch the subject to the
stumbling economy - and on their terms rather than his. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021021/ap_on_el_ge/economy_politics&cid=696&ncid=696
"We've tried diplomacy," Bush said at the White House. "We're trying it one more time.
I believe the free world, if we make up our mind to, can disarm this man peacefully,
but if not, we have the will and the desire as do other nations to disarm Saddam."
http://msnbc.com/news/821736.asp
Israel mulls response to bus bombing...Israel on Tuesday weighed its response to a bus
bombing in northern Israel which killed 14 people and two bombers. The attack
complicates renewed U.S. efforts to bring an end to two years of Palestinian-Israeli
violence. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/801833.asp
Sen. Jean Carnahan and former Rep. Jim Talent tangled over Social Security, health
care, tax cuts, and missile defense in a civil but sharp exchange Monday
night...Carnahan accused Talent of engaging in "Washington speak, where you say one
thing and then do something else." (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/0D1FE8AC8B9D084C86256C5A00181338?OpenDocument&headline=Carnahan,+Talent+both+say+they+favor+more+tax+cuts
But during a debate last night, Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen accused Sununu of
"Washington speak" and said the three-term Congressman holds an "extremist view" on
the issue. (Union Leader)
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_show.html?article=15113
District by district fight for House...Local politics will determine who wins a
majority (Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/824096.asp
Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers have told Martha Stewart that they are
ready to file civil securities fraud charges against the home decor entrepreneur for
her alleged role in an insider trading scandal, a source told The Associated Press on
Tuesday. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021022/ap_wo_en_po/us_martha_stewart_3
Bill McBride comes from behind...A look at the Florida lawyer who may unseat Gov. Jeb
Bush http://www.msnbc.com/news/823894.asp
Republicans need to gain one seat to regain control of the Senate, but some
Republicans, fearing another defection like the one by Sen. James M. Jeffords of
Vermont in 2001, say they must gain two seats to assure control. (The Washington
Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021022-36236530.htm
President Bush is facing the toughest set of challenges of any president since Abraham
Lincoln because of the shadowy nature of terrorism, his father said. (AP)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021022-13171003.htm
Power shortage in the power lists?...Given the volatility of the entertainment
business, I checked out the latest "power lists" to see whom I should suck up to. You
can depend on these lists to keep you up to date. Well, maybe. By Peter Bart.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/823827.asp
Gov. Jesse Ventura says there is a chance, though slim, that he will resign from
office a few days early to give the state its first woman governor. (AP)
http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/3379374.html
Gore News: Al Gore's chance to take the 2004 presidential nomination for the asking
ends Election Day, say Democrats helping the other candidates angling for a shot at
President Bush. "He's wasted two years," says a former associate. "It's open season."
(Washington Whispers)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/021028/whispers/28whisplead.htm
Sneed's Tipsville: Watch for President Bush to hit town next week to help out
Republican candidate Jim Ryan's lagging gubernatorial campaign and to stump for
several Downstate legislators. (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed22.html
Opinion/Editorial
Nuclear standoff...North Korea presents a very different kind of threat than Saddam
Hussein's regime, and there's reason to believe our nuclear standoff with Pyongyang
can be resolved diplomatically, writes Michael O'Hanlon.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/824035.asp
Thomas: The Ignominious Appeasement Award
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/thomas.html
Iraq war plans distract from needed focus on terrorism (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2002-10-21-edit_x.htm
Rummy's response
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2002-10-21-edit-oppose_x.htm
Mondo Washington: Uncle Sam's Crude Solution...Our Expensive, Deadly Role as Global
Oil Police http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0243/ridgeway.php
Bray: A Full Deck...The Democrats are aces at playing the race card.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/tbray/?id=110002502
Ingraham: Where are the moderate Muslims?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1002/ingraham.html
Queenan: No Cheap Thrills...Indeed, few at all at the Museum of Sex.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110002503
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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