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Jack's Back! Tonight Chris goes one on one for the full hour with former General
Electric CEO Jack Welch, Live from the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business...We'll talk to him about the state of the economy, corporate America and its
recent scandals, the Bush administration, war with Iraq and some of the controversies
which have dogged his personal live post GE...An interesting sidebar, we originally
had Jack booked to do the show on September 11, 2001 but other events overtook the
news cycle...
As you may know, General Electric owns MSNBC and signs our paychecks...I think you'll
enjoy this engaging and revealing look at one of America's great corporate titans...
Our fellow Americans up in the Bronx, NY by the way, can now enjoy MSNBC on Channel 23
(Cablevision)...If you know them, tell them...
On a political note, I found the following quote from Senator John Kerry rather
curious and provocative....This came after his big economic speech yesterday:
``They sat down in August and made a conscious decision to bring that up and to
dominate the discussion with Iraq,'' the Massachusetts Democrat said during a visit to
Cleveland for a major economic speech. (The Boston Herald)
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/national/kerr12042002.htm
Senator Kerry will be our guest on Thursday and this subject will clearly be a sine
qua non...
UCGSB Release
http://gsb.uchicago.edu/dynamic.asp?nNodeID=261&intContentTypeID=7&intContentID=1742
Jack Welch College Tour page http://www.msnbc.com/news/834023.asp
The Briefing was written, compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington, DC
The White House has reinstated a program awarding large cash bonuses to political
appointees, a practice that had been stopped during the Clinton administration because
of concerns about potential abuse. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20021204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/political_bonuses
Rush & Molloy: Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins are scoffing at Bush's appointment of
Henry Kissinger to head a commission probing intelligence and security failures that
led to Sept. 11. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/40572p-38302c.html
The leader of the Lebanese Muslim group Hezbollah is urging a global suicide bombing
campaign, increasing the prospect that the regional conflict between Arabs and
Israelis will expand to mimic or even merge with al Qaeda's war against the West. (The
Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/world/20021204-29720774.htm
A week into the hunt for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, the United
States on Wednesday signaled its skepticism with the operation, demanding the United
Nations begin multiple, simultaneous weapons checks to ensure that Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein meets disarmament demands. (MSNBC)
http://msnbc.com/news/842500.asp?0cv=CA01
U.N. Chief Challenges Bush's Iraq Assessment...U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan
Tuesday challenged the Bush administration's downbeat assessment of weapons
inspections underway in Iraq, saying that Iraqi "cooperation seems to be good"
following the inspectors' first week of work. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5724-2002Dec3.html?referer=email
Former President Bill Clinton yesterday broke his silence on this year's Democratic
disaster on Election Day, saying Democrats lost because they were "missing in action
on national security" and looked weak. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/63632.htm
"Somebody's got to lead the Democrats, in the House, in the Senate, and running for
president. And the rest of us have got to stand up for them and stand with them when
they're subject to these attacks," said Mr. Clinton, who was impeached on a mostly
party-line vote that his administration attributed to Republicans' "extreme
partisanship" and a "vast right-wing conspiracy." (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021204-28688400.htm
More Bill: "We don't have to be more liberal, but we do have to be more relevant in a
positive way" (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/842965.asp
Likely Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry yesterday slammed President
Bush's tax cuts as "unfair, unaffordable and unquestionably ineffective" and said the
best way to stimulate the sluggish economy is by shelving most future installments of
the president's plan in favor of immediate payroll tax relief for all working
Americans. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5477-2002Dec3.html
Scarborough: Iraq steps up its pace of firing at allied planes in no-fly zones...Iraq
has intensified its firing on allied aircraft in the two no-fly zones to coincide with
the beginning of new U.N. weapons inspections.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021204-58248360.htm
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Wednesday that Washington would
start intensive talks with Turkey on investing hundreds of millions of dollars in
military bases in exchange for limited support from Ankara in a possible U.S.-led war
against Iraq. (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/842687.asp?0sl=-31
Despite Saudi Arabia's assurances that terror groups were not being bankrolled by
Saudi charities, two key senators are urging the Bush administration to investigate
possible financial links to the desert kingdom's royal family. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20021204/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_saudi
Sammon: Bush asks Louisianans to pad Senate for GOP....President Bush exhorted voters
yesterday to elect Republican Suzanne Haik Terrell in Saturday's Senate runoff
election because she would help him appoint conservative judges.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021204-22388916.htm
"Operation Icing on the Cake" (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/842910.asp
American citizens working for al Qaeda overseas can legally be targeted and killed by
the CIA under President Bush's rules for the war on terrorism, U.S. officials say. (NY
Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/63605.htm
Freshman senators attend orientation...The 10 incoming senators spent their first
official day at the Capitol yesterday for an orientation that included introductions
to Capitol building officials and briefings. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021204-108818.htm
Critics fear law for gays will muzzle preachers...Critics are argueing that
Pennsylvania legislation giving homosexuals statewide legal protection from verbal
harassment and hate crimes, targets church leaders who preach against the homosexual
lifestyle. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20021204-78946526.htm
Sneed: Egads! Playboy paterfamilias Hugh Hefner has extended his hutchdom to a
cemetery. http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed04.html
Who is Adel Al-Jubeir? Saudi Arabia's Oil On Troubled Waters...Adel al-Jubeir Tries to
Smooth U.S. Relations (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5776-2002Dec3.html?referer=email
When it comes to redeeming his professional reputation, Geraldo Rivera is his own
worst enemy. The Fox News Channel's globetrotting correspondent proved it yesterday
when a media think tank released his testosterone-laden and petulant defense of an
erroneous story he filed from the Afghan battlefield a year ago. (Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/338/living/Rivera_s_defense_of_his_shoddy_reporting_is_unconvincing-.shtml
Harper on media: Reagan is 'greatest living American'...Ronald Reagan topped the
"greatest living American" list in a new Esquire magazine survey released this week.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20021204-54111160.htm
Charles Breslin, the personal aide who rarely left Gov.-elect Ed Rendell's side during
the campaign, has a lengthy record of convictions on charges - including drugs and
aggravated assault - that stretch back to 1977, Montgomery County court records show.
(Philadelphia Inquirer) http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/4659489.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Jeffrey: Our Ally, The Ayatollah
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5477-2002Dec3.html
The Wall Street Journal: McCain-Feingold dies after less than a month.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002716
Greenberg: Presidential Rematches...What Andrew Jackson can teach Al Gore about
beating Bush in 2004. http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2074794
Blankley: The JFK who would be JFK http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/blankley.htm
Malkin: Dumbing down national security
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michelle/malkin.html
Mercer: The Clinton and Bono collective unconscience
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/brentbozell/bb20021204.shtml
Goldberg: Kerry reminiscent of Gore, Clinton
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/jg20021204.shtml
Bozell: Al Gore's awful media gaffes
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/brentbozell/bb20021204.shtml
Kramer: Surprise! He's winning the PR war with Bush...Wherever he is, Saddam Hussein
is surely smiling - and with good reason.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/40660p-38398c.html
Doonesbury http://msnbc.com/comics/daily.asp?sFile=db021204
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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