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Buchanan, Liddy & Dornan...3 huge reasons to watch tonight...I don't usually come
right out of the box with the guests but when the big guns are out you need to know
immediately....It doesn't get any hotter than this!!! I just got off the phone with
Dornan and he's pledged to "go easy" on Pat...I'm looking for some serious "kicked up
a notch" spice and fireworks...
It's shaping up to be quite a bloody day in the Capitol...Gephardt's stepping down as
leader in the wake of Tuesday's disaster and moderate Texas Dem Martin Frost is
throwing his hat in the ring...San Francisco Democrat/Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi is
also campaigning for the post...
Last night Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. was calling for Gephardt's ouster on Hardball as you
know...This morning in the Post, a senior Gephardt aide fired back: "Harold Ford is a
charter member of the Gore-for-president committee," the aide said. "He's always been
the guy they go to to do their business. When they need someone to criticize Dick,
he's always first in line. But what he has to say will have no impact on whether Dick
Gephardt is going to be leader or not."
Fla GOPer/Hardball regular Mark Foley: "It's absolutely jaw-dropping that after this
election the Democrats would revert back to the extreme left of their party. Martin
Frost and Nancy Pelosi are so liberal they make Larry Flynt look like Charlton Heston.
What's next, Barbara Streisand as DNC Chairman?"
We'll sort out the "Dems in Disarray" fiasco with Florida Dem Peter Deutsch, Norah and
a Shuster package...
Plus, we've got a Saddam biographer dude who's going to tell us how evil Saddam
is...He just wrote a book to prove it http://www.msnbc.com/news/830865.asp?0dm=N13LV
Another great review from our coverage on Tuesday: "There was one place on the dial
where life forms were discovered: MSNBC. Chris Matthews, of "Hardball" fame, was
feisty, opinionated, aggressive, lively, and filled up the schedule with so many
interviews...that there was never a dull moment" (UPI)
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20021106-033937-3427r
#2 on Amazon!!!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743240863/ref=pd_ts_b//104-6438696-3190343?v=glance&s=books&n=53
Mortman Analysis: 10 things to know about the elections...Think Nov. 5 was bad for the
Democrats? Nov. 6 was even worse http://www.msnbc.com/news/831972.asp?0dm=O23GN
You gotta watch tonight...It'll be a blast...Lots of fun...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing in Washington, DC
Caddell on Winona: "This had about as much to do with justice as last night's election
had to do with democracy," he growled in the glaring sunshine. "Everyone in this
county believed she could not get a fair trial here." L.A. County District Attorney
Steve Cooley, he said, "is trying to make a political hit out of this."
He continued to rail against "irregularities" in the case and "prejudicial
information" that helped convict Ryder, before hopping into a car with a warning: "I'm
not done with Mr. Cooley."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20261-2002Nov6.html?referer=email
Btw, everyone's out there calling for Terry McAuliffe's head, Pat Caddell was calling
for him to go from day one two years ago!
Hey, you gotta watch Nachman tonight at 5 et if you need more of Chris tonight...He'll
be on giving more election reax...
Buchanan's latest: The state of American politics, 2002
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29556
Gephardt plans to step down...House minority leader to announce plans Thursday (MSNBC)
http://msnbc.com/news/831764.asp
"We didn't get to the goal line," he said. "We didn't score the touchdown. I'm sorry
about that, but I'm proud of what I did, proud of what they did. Now I've talked with
my family, and I've come to the conclusion that it's time for someone else to take a
crack." (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
http://post-dispatch.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/509229A448715DE186256C6A001D85A1?OpenDocument&headline=Gephardt+is+stepping+down+from+minority+leader+post
Two veteran Democrats plunged into a race for House Democratic leader on Thursday as
Rep. Richard Gephardt announced plans to step aside, two days after the party was
jolted by midterm election losses. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20021107/ap_on_go_co/gephardt
Democrats are the no-pity party...Kicking each other when they're down (MSNBC)
http://msnbc.com/news/831752.asp
Balz Analysis: Democrats ponder direction...Challenges ahead on agenda, leadership
http://www.msnbc.com/news/831751.asp
President Bush said Thursday that Vice President Dick Cheney will be his running mate
if Bush seeks a second term. (AP)
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/breaking_news/story/33557p-31784c.html
GOP Poised to Enact Agenda...By winning control of the Senate and expanding their
House majority, congressional Republicans are positioned to push their agenda of new
tax cuts and market-based health care reforms, appoint anti-abortion, conservative
judges to federal courts and drive a wedge between demoralized Democrats (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20327-2002Nov6.html?referer=email
Hallow: Bush bet his popularity, and GOP hit the jackpot...At a fund-raiser two months
before the midterm elections, President Bush was reminded by an acquaintance of the
propensity of Republican leaders to mess up just when things appeared to be going
their way. http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021107-87367864.htm
Why We Won...GOP chairman Marc Racicot discusses Republican gains and whether
Tuesday's vote was an endorsement for President Bush (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/831441.asp
The Senate's Committee Shakeups
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/2002/senatecommittees2002.htm
Republicans: Big Cash Edge...Advantage Likely to Grow (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20266-2002Nov6.html?referer=email
GOP Eyes Quick Approvals...Judicial Nominees Focus of Plans (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20731-2002Nov6.html
For my friends from Alabama...With the outcome of Alabama's gubernatorial race still
up in the air, Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman and Republican challenger Bob Riley are
going about business as if they are both the governor-elect.
(AP)http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=511&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20021107/ap_on_el_gu/unsettled_races
Georgia tactics show GOP strengths...Face-to-face campaigning proved crucial (The
Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/831750.asp
Republicans in Georgia captured the last redoubt of the Solid Democratic South,
completing a half-century-long transfer of power across the region. (The New York
Times)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20021107/ts_nyt/vote_solidifies_shift_of_south_to_the_g_o_p_
Media groups work to fix Voter News Service Some rethinking participation after
problems (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20021107/4600788s.htm
U.N. Council weighs new U.S. draft...The United States is in a final drive to convince
the U.N. Security Council to adopt a tough resolution on disarming Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/821736.asp
'In God's hands' in Kuwait...Kuwait is readying for battle, should the United States
go to war with the tiny Gulf nation's neighbor Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/831439.asp
U.S. national among Yemen dead...One of the six al-Qaida suspects killed in a car
blast in Yemen carried U.S. nationality and all were "dangerous" members of the
extremist network, a Yemeni official said on Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/830203.asp
Republicans in Louisiana yesterday basked in the strategic victory they won against
Democratic Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, but today begins a tough campaign toward the
December 7 runoff. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021107-11587949.htm
Sneed: The Bubba beat . . .A top Sneed snoop claims Bill Clinton was campaigning in
Florida last week for failed gubernatorial hopeful Bill McBride when the
duo--accompanied by two others--stopped at Bice eatery in Palm Beach and caused a
patron to lose his temper. http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed07.html
Page Six: The stunning election-night success left White House spokesman Ari Fleischer
feeling a little bolder in his usual testy briefing with reporters yesterday. When
Helen Thomas... http://www.pagesix.com/pagesix/24906.htm
Opinion/Editorial
The Washington Times: The Democrats' dilemma...The almost across-the-board debacle on
election night for the Democrats will inevitably push them into a fundamental
reassessment of what they wish to stand for as a party.
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20021107-6476714.htm
Fund's Diary: Sobering Thoughts...The GOP's cup runneth over? No, it's half empty
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110002586
Novak: Peachy victory for GOP
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak07.html
Arianna: Bring Me The Head Of Terry McAuliffe!...The Republicans got it all on Tuesday
night http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/110702.html
The Wall Street Journal: The Bush Majority...Now the GOP has to deliver, especially on
the economy. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002587
Tina Brown: Democrats need an injection of charisma
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-471454,00.html
Conason: Bush Crowd Needs Pitt to Stay Put
http://www2.observer.com/observer/pages/conason.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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