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We'll do the front half tonight on the emerging PR crisis for Saudi Arabia...A senior
Saudi official yesterday branded as "outrageous" and "crazy" reports that charitable
gifts from the wife of the Saudi ambassador in Washington may have been intended for
two Sept. 11 hijackers, but senior U.S. lawmakers of both parties faulted the Persian
Gulf kingdom for continued lax financial controls. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34374-2002Nov24.html
The Saudi Money Trail...Rent payments for 9-11 hijackers and mysterious checks from a
princess's account. Is there a Saudi tie to terror? Inside the probe the Bush
administration doesn't want you to know about
http://www.msnbc.com/news/839269.asp?0cv=KB10
(the pic up front is Bush and Bandar kickin' it freestyle in Crawford)
Saudis deny complicity in 9/11 events...Checks turned over to students aiding
hijackers; White House admits probe (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/839095.asp?0ct=-34p
Our roundtable will consist of Fmr. American ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hume Horan, G.
Gordon Liddy & the L.A. Times' Robin Wright...We may sprinkle some others in there as
well...
And there's a controversial TV show airing in Egypt these days...Some are branding it
anti-Semitic...Should America be supplying foreign aid to countries that produce this
stuff? We'll debate it in D...
Egyptian TV 'Knight' crusades against US, Jews...Critics say the 41-part series -
which has become a launching pad for public anger at the US and Israel - is
anti-Semitic and anti-American. http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1122/p07s02-wogi.html
Egyptian broadcasters have aired the first episode in a controversial television
series - in spite of US and Israeli requests that it be banned as anti-Semitic. (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2409591.stm
In e/f block, we'll talk to Norman Schwartzkopf about what a war with Iraq will look
like, his take on the weapons inspectors and what would constitute a "material breach"
in his mind....
And for those in Philly...Chris will do a talk and book signing at the Barnes & Noble
Rittenhouse Square (1805 Walnut St.) from 7-8 tonight!!
All this and so much more...Tonight on MSNBC...Turn it on America!
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing in Washington, DC
Go Pat Go!! Canada is a "whining" country that has been "freeloading" off the U.S.
defence budget for decades, outspoken American talk-show host Pat Buchanan said
Friday. The latest attack to come from the failed Republican presidential candidate
followed his televised comment that Canada is a "Soviet Canuckistan" - a term
frequently used by an American Holocaust-denier (CP)
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/021101/6/pzix.html
"Fresh Face" watch
Kurtz...Early-Bird Candidate Looks for Light...Every four years, the press swoons over
a presidential candidate like Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. A lonely figure who takes
controversial stands, who isn't afraid to tell it like it is
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34440-2002Nov24.html?referer=email
In the wake of the Democrats' Nov. 5 election defeats, Dianne Feinstein has some
advice for her fellow party members: Take off the gloves. (SF Chronicle)
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/11/24/BA124555.DTL
For the first time in its quarter century history, the Federal Election Commission on
Monday agreed to let candidates for federal office pay themselves salaries from the
political donations they gather. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=548&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20021125/ap_on_el_ge/candidate_pay
It took less than three weeks for newly elected House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi
to make her debut in a Republican campaign commercial, tagged as a "San Francisco
liberal." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=536&ncid=536&e=14&u=/ap/20021123/ap_on_go_co/unsettled_house
Howard: 'The Hammer' Strikes...As 'King of the Hill,' House GOP leader Tom DeLay could
be Bush's best friend-or his worst nightmare http://www.msnbc.com/news/839249.asp
GOP to Push Its Social Agenda...President Bush and Republican congressional leaders
will try to limit abortions, provide greater support to religious groups and increase
funding for sexual abstinence and fatherhood programs, according to White House
officials and key lawmakers. http://www.msnbc.com/news/839404.asp?0dm=V14LN
Lucas Mulls Party Switch...After a meeting between Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and
Rep. Ken Lucas (D-Ky.) before lawmakers left town, Republicans expect a decision as
early as today about whether the Kentucky Democrat will switch parties. (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/11/news1125a.html
Senator Mary Landrieu threatens her opponent after Saturday's debate: "This is your
last campaign." (The Times Picayune)
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/washington/index.ssf?/newsstory/catfight24.html
Bush travels Dec. 3 to New Orleans and Shreveport, La., in advance of a Dec. 7 runoff
to decide the state's one open House seat and the re-election hopes of Democratic Sen.
Mary Landrieu (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=5&u=/ap/20021125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_louisiana
Rep. Richard Gephardt has told Iowa supporters that he will be visiting them in
December, another indication that the St. Louis County congressman is laying the
groundwork for a presidential bid. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/news/D27390A3EF68DFDE86256C7B00223BFB?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2Cgephardt&headline=Gephardt+polls+backers+about+presidential+bid
U.N. inspectors arrive in Iraq...Amid threats of a U.S.-led war, a team of arms
inspectors arrived in Baghdad on Monday to take up the hunt again for any Iraqi
chemical, biological or nuclear weapons programs.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/821736.asp
US speeds tally of Iraq offenses...The US prepares its case for war, aiming to keep
Saddam Hussein from using a Dec. 8 deadline to delay UN process. (CS Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1125/p01s01-wogi.html
Sen. Richard Shelby, an eight-year veteran of the Senate Intelligence Committee,
warned Americans on Sunday to expect another major attack by al-Qaida terrorists. "Oh,
absolutely. It's going to happen," Shelby said on NBC's "Meet the Press." (AP)
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/today/news_d31e8cd0f016d1ba0057.html
Bush to sign homeland security bill...President Bush is launching the biggest
government reorganization in more than 50 years when he signs legislation Monday
creating a new Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/833668.asp
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) is looking around for someone to challenge Sen. Peter
Fitzgerald (R-Ill.), while former Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.) said she wants to
reclaim the seat Fitzgerald won from her in 1998. (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-sen25.html
Balz analysis: Not All Numbers Are Rosy for GOP Governors...Party Kept Its Majority,
But Faces Budget Tests
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34452-2002Nov24.html?referer=email
Kevin Spacey talks to Phil Donahue about his new project, Iraq, and his AIDS awareness
trip to Africa with Clinton http://www.msnbc.com/news/838847.asp?0ct=-34p
A liberal activist yesterday warned a group of newly elected Hispanic officeholders at
a Washington forum that the next Supreme Court nominee will probably be the Hispanic
counterpart of Clarence Thomas and could "represent a threat to your future."
(Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021125-77684875.htm
Harper on Media: Tribune readers offended by photo...Annoyed readers of the Chicago
Tribune complained about the paper's decision to run an awkward photograph of
President Bush. http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021125-98926729.htm
The elder George Bush won the presidency against Michael Dukakis in 1988 in part by
suggesting it was beyond-the-pale liberal to be "a card-carrying member" of the
American Civil Liberties Union now the group is signing on as consultants two of the
most flamboyant conservative Republicans in Congress. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-11-24-aclu-usat_x.htm
Lieberman Woos Operatives...Even as would-be Democratic presidential candidates
continue to play coy about their intentions for 2004, several have already begun to
recruit the large staffs necessary to run a national primary campaign. (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/11/news1125d.html
Opinion/Editorial
Nobles & Knaves http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20021123-12869700.htm
Pat: Since that fateful day Dwight Eisenhower named Earl Warren chief justice, the
U.S. Supreme Court has been engineering a social revolution...Seizing legislative
power, the court legalized pornography, declared abortion a constitutional right,
abolished the death penalty for a generation and prohibited a once-Christian people
from paying public homage to their God. Yet, Americans have not rebelled.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/pb20021125.shtml
Sowell: The voices of compromise are always seductive
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell.html
All may not be over. A Democratic dream scenario is actually possible, and it goes
like this: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Lincoln Chaffee, R-R.I., are among the
few remaining moderate or liberal senators -- depending upon your point of view. (Salt
Lake Tribune) http://www.sltrib.com/11182002/commenta/commenta.htm
Barnicle: Red robes no match for a life of faith
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/col/story/38040p-35876c.html
Hentoff: Israel is being compared with formerly apartheid South Africa on a growing
number of American college campuses, where fervent campaigns are under way to force
administration to divest the colleges from their holdings in corporations and other
organizations that do business with Israel.
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20021125-69484551.htm
Novak: Bush is calm and in charge
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak25.html
Miniter: What Would Jesus Drive?...What kind of silly question is that
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/bminiter/?id=110002680
NY Post: The meltdown of the Democratic Party proceeds apace.
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/62811.htm
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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