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So we're finally airing the Schwarzenegger College Tour this evening from Chapman U.
in Orange County California...Chris will ask The Terminator why he's a Republican, his
take on Iraq, the upcoming elections and his own political future...I actually haven't
seen it so I'll be surprised and captivated right along with you...
You know the channel...It's America's NewsChannel, MSNBC 9 pm et..
As I mentioned yesterday, this week you get a twofer on the College Tour...Arnold
tonight, Rudy at UPenn tomorrow...I don't know yet what we're doing on Thursday but
we've got some calls out...
The rather curious political news today is Cheney's disinvitation to Wellstone's
memorial service tonight...Thousands are expected to attend and the White House is
suggesting that the incumbent security screening of all attendees would be too much of
an inconvenience...WCCO-TV in the Twin Cities tells a different story though....
Not really feeling any fun inspiration today so don't have much to chit chat about but
I did get a kick of the fun Clinton VO we used last night of him eating the burger at
the state fair...VO is TV shorthand for "Voice Over" or "B-roll"...It's the video you
see Chris talk over when he's discussing a particular person or event...
The family of Sen. Paul Wellstone asked Vice President Dick Cheney to stay away, so
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and the White House's chief
congressional liaison were leading an administration delegation to Tuesday night's
memorial service. (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/826011.asp
"According to a broadcast report, the family was upset with campaign activities by
state and national Republicans on Monday." (WCCO-TV)
http://wcco.com/topstories/StoryFolder/story_434141059_html
Wellstone Memorial Service: The Bush administration is sending Tommy Thompson, former
Wisconsin governor and current secretary of health and human services. (St. Paul
Pioneer Press) http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/4391442.htm
Erratum: Per se was incorrectly spelled in yesterday's Briefing..
Rudy Giuliani made Sept. 11 an issue in the governor's race yesterday, repeatedly
praising Gov. Pataki's handling of the attacks as he stumped for his onetime rival
from midtown to Long Island. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/31076p-29472c.html
Mortman: When national politics goes local...Some races are about which party should
control Congress http://msnbc.com/news/825457.asp
Hibbing, Minn., native Bob Dylan, who grew up less than 30 miles from where Sen. Paul
Wellstone's plane crashed near Eveleth, Minn., last weekend, dedicated a song to the
late senator during his Denver concert Saturday. (St. Paul Pionner Press)
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/4391256.htm
Mondale Backgrounder: Although he's a Democratic Party icon who served as state
attorney general, U.S. senator, and vice president under Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale
is not a shoo-in for the Senate. (Kansas City Star)
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/4390176.htm
Gingrich Accusations Under Scrutiny...Leading the charge against likely Minnesota
senatorial candidate Walter Mondale, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accused
Mondale of supporting Social Security privatization and raising the retirement
eligibility age, but it appears the allegations are false. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31610-2002Oct28.html
The death of Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone Friday is pushing Democrats to work harder
to keep control of the Senate, influencing races far from Minnesota, Senate Majority
Leader Tom Daschle said at a rally Monday. (Des Moines Register)
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/19592749.html
Mondale has slim lead over Coleman in polls...Former Vice President Walter Mondale
holds a slim lead over Republican Norm Coleman in a poll commissioned by the GOP. (The
Washington Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021029-2138198.htm
Orin: Republicans yesterday challenged former Vice President Walter Mondale to five
debates in Minnesota's race for U.S. Senate - without waiting for him to formally
replace the late Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.), who died in a Friday plane crash.
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/60848.htm
American voters anxious, unsure...No single theme dominates the Nov. 5 election (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/827325.asp
On the morning after Election Day, Hawaii voters may well wake up to find they've
re-elected a congresswoman who died in September. And those in Alaska a governor who
would then quit as their senator - and appoint his own replacement. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=548&ncid=696&e=1&u=/ap/20021028/ap_on_el_ge/unsettled_day_after
Bush to Force Vote on Iraq Resolution...President Bush plans to force a vote in the
Security Council over the future of Iraq if substantial progress toward a stringent
weapons inspection plan is not made by next week, senior administration officials said
Monday. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32651-2002Oct28.html?referer=email
Prolonged debate in the U.N. Security Council could spare President Bush from
announcing a decision on whether to go to war with Iraq, with its potentially painful
political consequences, until after next Tuesday's elections. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20021029/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq
Bush Customizes Campaign Pitch...President Applies Personal Touch in Stops for
Republican Candidates (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33300-2002Oct29.html
One week before Election Day, President Bush signed legislation Tuesday revamping the
nation's voting system and guarding against the kinds of errors that threw his own
election into dispute two years ago. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=693&e=1&u=/ap/20021029/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_election_changes
2002 election lacks defining issue...Voters are as deeply divided about the state of
the economy as they are about which party is better equipped to improve it, and no
single campaign issue dominates next week's election. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021029-81846376.htm
Official: Senators' plane diverted...Lawmakers' plane lands in Mobile after landing
gear problems. A plane carrying three U.S. senators bound for a campaign event in
Missouri landed in Alabama after pilots reported problems with the landing gear, a
Republican official said late Monday. (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/827487.asp
U.S. intervenes in sniper case...Federal charges to be filed against John Muhammad,
officials tell NBC News http://msnbc.com/news/816566.asp
New al Qaeda leaders emerge...Six militants believed to fill void after Afghanistan
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/827300.asp
Putin Takes Hard Line on Terror, Stays Silent on Use of Deadly Gas...Russian Leader
Vows to Pursue Chechens' Sponsors and Financial Backers (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32664-2002Oct28.html?referer=email
Using words similar to those of President Bush after the September 11 attacks, Mr.
Putin vowed in televised comments to give the military broader powers to move against
terrorism suspects and their sponsors. (AP)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20021029-60163571.htm
Detainees Yield Little Valuable Information...Despite its notoriety in the U.S. war on
terror, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is losing its usefulness as a
place for gathering valuable intelligence information, sources say. (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32558-2002Oct28.html?referer=email
The United States has released four al Qaeda and Taliban suspects from Guantanamo Bay,
the first detainees to leave the island prison because they no longer pose a threat,
officials said yesterday. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/60822.htm
Kurtz: A Big Campaign That Feels Small...What if it's not the fault of the sniper, the
confrontation with Iraq or the tragedy-obsessed media? What if it's just a lousy
campaign? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34089-2002Oct29.html
Under the Dome: There are growing rumblings in and around U.S. Sen. John Edwards'
political operations that a key aide, Steve Jarding, might part ways with the senator
after the Nov. 5 elections.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1869070p-1861472c.html
Harper on Media: Broadcasters have not forgotten Florida. Television networks are
vowing that their election night coverage will be reliable and accurate, untainted by
premature analysis or the siren call of exit polls.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021029-85541740.htm
Underdog New Jersey Senate contender Doug Forrester yesterday released a statement
charging that Democratic rival Frank Lautenberg "shamelessly politicizes deaths of
innocents" like Sen. Paul Wellstone. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/60823.htm
Unsealed letters add mud to California race...A federal district judge in Sacramento
yesterday ordered the release of letters implicating California Gov. Gray Davis in a
racketeering scandal. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021029-84000970.htm
The Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina has taken a swipe at Rudy Giuliani's
decision to shack up with two gay men after he moved out of Gracie Mansion (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/60821.htm
Good stuff from Lloyd Grove's Reliable Source today:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32246-2002Oct28.html
Sneed's got some good nuggets too: The sniper saga . . .
http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed29.html
Page Six: Harry Belafonte's characterization of Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice as
"house slaves" isn't winning him many new fans. http://pagesix.com/pagesix/24350.htm
Tony Soprano wants Mayor Bloomberg to make New York firefighters an offer they won't
refuse (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/60811.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Kinsley: Oil and Israel...Two unspoken reasons why Bush wants to wage war against Iraq
http://www.msnbc.com/news/825517.asp
Wolfowitz: Clinton let Saddam off lightly
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1002/wolf_bubba.asp
Neal: Nation looks to Minnesota
http://www.suntimes.com/output/neal/cst-edt-neal29.html
Will: Fowl cries from the U.N.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will.html
Fund's Diary: Blue Gray...California's governor answers a Nobel Prize winner with
obscenities. http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110002541
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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