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Ok, so it's one of those late days and I'll just have to shamelessly blame it on the
snow storm in DC...Well, it's not exactly a "storm" but it's causing delays in the
Briefing...(Yeah, that's the ticket)...Chris is going to do the show from New York
tonight because of the weather and we almost had to come out of Chicago...
Anyway it's a perfect night to snuggle up in front of the fire, maybe with your
favorite blankie, a cup of cocoa and Chris Matthews...Did you see the cover story in
this week's Newsweek? It's about abstinence education and a growing number of teens
who are saying yes to virginity...What's the deal and what about those who think safe
sex should be taught as well? We'll lead A & B with Loveline's Dr. Drew Pinsky, teen
advice columnist Sari Locker (http://sarilocker.com/) USA Today calls her the "Dr.
Ruth of Gen X"...Plus, Elayne Bennett, president of the Best Friends Foundation
In the C block, we've got Barney who's got bad news for Al.....Talk about Dems in
Disarray...
In the D block, we'll talk to Kudlow about United Airlines' impending bankruptcy..
In the buzz we'll talk to Michelle Cottle and Coulter about the new Pew Research
Center of 44 foreign nations and their attitude towards America...Basically they hate
us and think we're invading Iraq to control the oil...
We'll also to the Hardball hotseat kid and play a clip from Jack Welch last night on
the College Tour...
You're gonna dig it I'm sure...Pls join us...Dominic Bellone put the Briefing together
in snowy DC...
Here's our A block blowout story: Choosing Virginity...A New Attitude: Fewer teenagers
are having sex. As parents and politicians debate the merits of abstinence programs,
here's what the kids have to say http://www.msnbc.com/news/841604.asp
Here's our D block discussion we'll do with Kudlow: United's Loan Request
Rejected...Move Pushes Airline Closer to Bankruptcy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A11250-2002Dec4?language=printer
Barney to Gore: Beat it, Scram, Get Lost!....U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, voicing strong
support for U.S. Sen. John Kerry's presidential ambitions, yesterday bluntly urged
former Vice President Al Gore to stay out of the 2004 White House race.
"Gore would lose...I don't think he should run . . . His negatives are too high.''
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/national/kerr12052002.htm
Cohen: Al's looking like loser Adlai
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/40724p-38448c.html
Orin: Buzz has Al Gore Nixin' 04 Run http://nypost.com/commentary/63738.htm
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry filed papers Wednesday to open an exploratory committee
for a possible campaign for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021205/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_president_4
Bill Clinton failed to lead the Democratic Party during last month's midterm
elections, the Rev. Al Sharpton said yesterday, and the former president is now
compounding the party's poor showing by blaming others. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021205-42358030.htm
Hot Seat's in the House...Btw, What's a "B school" guy doing majoring in Astrophysics?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/810538.asp
U.S. Losing Popularity in World...While a strong reserve of goodwill remains, a poll
of 38,000 finds a growing number don't like America's policies or its people (Los
Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-poll5dec05004434,0,524375.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Da%5Fsection
He was born in the first term of Theodore Roosevelt, was first elected when Dwight
Eisenhower was president and is retiring with the modern Republican party he helped
form firmly in control. On Thursday, Sen. Strom Thurmond is 100 (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10378-2002Dec4.html
Saddam urges support for inspections...Saddam Hussein urged the Iraqi people on
Thursday to support the new U.N. arms inspections to disprove American allegations
that his government still harbors weapons of mass destruction.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
WashPost: Blix - persistent or pushover?...To his critics, he is too timid to
challenge sovereign governments. To his champions, he is deceptively polite, dogged
and persuasive. Dr. Hans Blix, U.N. weapons inspector, is the man of the hour.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/843412.asp
A Rhetorical Weave on Iraq...Bush administration officials are unclear on what will
happen if Baghdad insists in a declaration it is due to file with the United Nations
by Sunday that it has no weapons of mass destruction. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11088-2002Dec4.html?referer=email
Campaign Law Case Brings Debate, Crowds...McCain-Feingold Bill Called Threat to Free
Speech -- and Key to Honest Elections (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11183-2002Dec4.html?referer=email
Howie: Clinton Has Something to Say..."Comeback Kid" lectures Democrats on how to
return to winning ways
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12785-2002Dec5.html
Affleck makes fur fly at PETA...Is Jennifer Lopez corrupting Ben Affleck? Jeannette
Walls Delivers the Scoop.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/843313.asp
Opinion/Editorial
Ilana checked in with the Briefing and noticed we erroneously put the wrong link on
her piece...Sorry 'bout that...The Clinton and Bono collective unconscience
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29863
Gantenbein: Dead Wood...The lousy economics of Bush's new forest policy.
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2074803
Shafer: Give the New York Times a Mulligan...Call off the dogs: Its editors only
goofed in spiking the Augusta columns. http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2074849
Fund's Diary The Prince of Wails...Clinton joins Gore and Daschle in whining about the
media. http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110002719
The Wall Street Journal: The Truth About Thimerosal...Democrats and trial lawyers play
politics with vaccine liability.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002723
Morrison: On Whitewater Beat, Bill Clinton's first shot at the "vast right-wing
conspiracy." http://opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110002720
Borosage: It's hard to imagine a better recipe for continued Democratic Party
decline than the DLC's post-election analysis.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20021223&s=borosage
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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