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Tonight on Hardball we're doing an hour long slice and dice of the upcoming war with
Iraq...The front half with largely deal with strategy, the back half will be the
politics of it...We'll talk to General Wayne Downing, Ret. US Army, Fmr. Deputy
National Security Advisor Fmr. Commander-In-Chief, Special Ops Command & Fmr. Army
Ranger and General Buster Glosson, Ret. US Air Force Fmr. Chief, CENTCOM Air Offensive
Campaign (in Gulf War)...In other words, these guys know their stuff...Norah O'Donnell
will do the political angle...
The hot shots in MSNBC's Strategic Operations department have put together this handy
site with more extensive guest bios for your enjoyment http://msnbc.com/news/831599.asp
We'll be live from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO tonight at 9 pm &
Midnight et on MSNBC, America's NewsChannel...What better channel to find out what
America's response will be to Saddam's acceptance of the UN Resolution?
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Chris book signing alert: Tomorrow, Thursday 12:30-1:30 pm...Trover's Book Store on
Capitol Hill, 221 Penn Ave., SE...Show up and give a shout out for the Briefing...
Tomorrow, comedian Bill Maher will be on the show...
>From the Hardball mailbag:
Close call on the Lindsay Graham quote, but you should try harder to get it right:
"Where I come from, you call somebody at 2:30 in the morning, you're up to no good."
(And as you recall this was said on Reagan's birthday, February 6). -Tom Yu
-Thanks Tom, If you're right than I stand corrected...Thanks for being a loyal
Briefing fan...You're a real cool dude too...
FYI: MSNBC is not commenting on the Jesse Ventura speculation so I won't include any
stories concerning the matter...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing in Washington, DC
Fun little news nugget: Condoleezza Rice will defeat Hillary Clinton for the
presidency in 2008, New York Times political columnist William Safire predicted during
a stop in Ypsilanti Monday. (Ann Arbor News)
http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news-2/1037115623237350.xml
Fun Clinton news: A federal appeals panel yesterday revived Gennifer Flowers'
defamation suit accusing Sen. Hillary Clinton of masterminding a campaign to discredit
her claim of an affair with Bill Clinton. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/62062.htm
Actor Kevin Spacey on the war effort: "We have [fewer] troops in Afghanistan at this
moment than we had in Kosovo. There's no clear victory in Afghanistan. There's a clear
victory in Iraq in about 11 days. I think the [U.S. armed forces] can pull it off. And
President Bush knows it." (Rush & Molloy)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/35075p-33159c.html
For Ford, Loss May Aid Advance...Tennessean Competing With Rep. Pelosi for Democratic
Post (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45894-2002Nov12.html
Ford: Why I Should Be Minority Leader
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46164-2002Nov12.html
Pelosi mocked as S.F.'s 'latte liberal'...Conservatives say her rise helps them (SF
Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/11/13/MN134531.DTL
Experts scrutinize bin Laden message...U.S. intelligence experts scrutinized a
recorded message reportedly from terror mastermind Osama bin Laden on Wednesday, the
first evidence in a year that the elusive leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network is
still alive.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/834102.asp
U.S. counterterrorism officials believe a new audiotape attributed to Osama bin Laden
is probably authentic and are treating it as evidence the long-absent terrorist leader
is still alive, a U.S. official familiar with the tape said Wednesday. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=5&u=/ap/20021113/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_bin_laden
Iraq accepts U.N. resolution...Baghdad reportedly agrees to return of arms inspectors
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/821736.asp
If you're into interactive multimedia, dig this
http://msnbc.com/modules/interactive.asp?mainID=news&navID=attack&h=500&id=/modules/inspectorsIraq/
This is, in so many ways, the House Tom DeLay built.(The Washington Post)
http://msnbc.com/news/834159.asp
Democratic U. S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican challenger Suzanne Haik Terrell say
they want to debate often, but so far little is scheduled...There is only one
definite: they will appear Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" hosted by Tim Russert.
(The Advertiser)
http://vh80299.vh8.infi.net/html/66F187F9-8F70-494A-ABAC-5014022B77B7.shtml
Bush administration officials are keeping their options open as a deadline approaches
for Iraq to declare whether it will comply with U.N. disarmament demands. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20021113/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq
Recalling the Taliban, one year on...Some Afghans say world reneged on promise to help
them http://msnbc.com/news/834431.asp
Pakistan's N. Korea deals eyed...Aid to nuclear arms bid may be recent (The Washington
Post) http://msnbc.com/news/834161.asp
U.S. bishops to vote on abuse policy...U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are expected to
vote Wednesday on a revised sex-abuse cleanup policy that aims to ride the clergy of
molesters.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/833213.asp
Republican Rep. John Thune said Wednesday he will not seek a recount in his U.S.
Senate race against Democratic incumbent Tim Johnson, who won by 524 votes. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48632-2002Nov13.html
Boston will host the 2004 Democratic National Convention, edging out New York and two
other cities as Democrats prepare to challenge President Bush's expected re-election
bid.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=548&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20021113/ap_on_el_ge/democratic_convention
Haley Barbour of Yazoo City, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is
speaking at civic clubs across the state sounding more and more like he plans to
challenge Democrat Gov. Ronnie Musgrove. (Daily Journal)
http://www.djournal.com/djournal/site/articles/news/1340616.htm
Historian Douglas Brinkley has signed a contract to write a book about Massachusetts
Sen. John Kerry and his Vietnam experience. That makes five potential Democratic
presidential candidates who will have books on the shelves late next year as the
political primary season heats up. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-11-12-books-usat_x.htm
A former South Carolina congressman was arrested and charged with shoplifting in
Dillon. (WBTW News) http://www.morningnewsonline.com/news/archive/MGBGIS63A8D.html
Sneed: Scoopsville . . .
http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed13.html
Opinion/editorial
Hitchens: "Armchair General"...The ugly idea that non-soldiers have less right to
argue for war. http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2073772
Broder: Tipping Left Toward 2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46162-2002Nov12.html
Where do we go from here?...If the Democratic Party is losing ground in my
neighborhood, it is in mortal crisis. Its leaders have got to stop taking so much for
granted. By Anna Quindlen in Newsweek.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/832978.asp
Landfield & Cirignano: Social Security -- Remember the 'lock box?' of the Presidential
debates? Well, somebody found the key
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=4113754&BRD=2157&PAG=461&dept_id=463115&rfi=6
Du Pont: Left-Handed Compliment...Nancy Pelosi is true to her ideals. What a disaster
for the Dems. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110002614
York: The Democrats' Disaster...A new polls shows widespread repudiation of the
party's approach to terrorism - and virtually everything else.
http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york111202.asp
Bowyer: Israel, Al Gore and the Electoral College
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/11/12/184700.shtml
Blankley: It's going to be a long two years for Lefty Pelosi and
the Frisco Dems http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1102/blankley.html
Kelly: Wishful in defeat
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/kelly.html
Mugger: Is McAuliffe watching his back?
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/mugger.html
Mercer: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29641
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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