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So was the Biden College Tour hot or what? I was actually a tad taken aback by Chris'
strength right out of the box...I think Biden was a bit shocked himself...Lot of buzz
coming off it...He advanced his speculation on a presidential bid down the goal
line...While downplaying his own run, he seemed to be making a strong case for any
Democrat who would challenge Bush...
And speaking of buzz, Bush's announcement on the University of Michigan admissions
policy is reigniting the debate on affirmative action, racial preferences, quotas and
all that jazz...We'll lead the show with that controversy...Ann Coulter, a University
of Michigan Law School grad and lawyer who worked on this case (Do I even have to tell
you which side she's on??) will take on Bard College's Leon Botstein who'll defend the
policy....
Hold the phone...Here's some breaking news: U.N. weapons inspectors found empty
chemical warheads during an inspection of a storage area in Iraq on Thursday, a U.N.
spokesman said in Baghdad. (MSNBC)
http://msnbc.com/news/842500.asp?0cv=CA01
Will this unleash the dogs of war? We'll talk to Oklahoma Senator Don Nickles about
it..
In the B/C blocks we'll do a Buzz with Dee Dee & Tony on the political fallout...
In the D Block we'll get into that always touchy subject of border security and the
issue of illegal immigration...Should citizens take border security in their own hands
when the federal government fails? "A Republic not an Empire" author and all around
cool dude at the office water cooler Pat Buchanan (and I mean that, Pat's the man...We
kick it free style...Now he's even got me doing the hand chops stuff) will join us
with Morris Dees, head of the Southern Poverty Law Center...
We'll go outside the box in the E/F segment with actors Mia Farrow and Brian Dennehy
who are starring in a new play "The Exonerated" now running in DC, "a new off-Broadway
work based on the real-life experiences of five American men and one woman who were
condemned to death and eventually had their convictions overturned" (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47882-2003Jan12.html
Dig Mortman's latest: Playing the smart card...Democrats who question Bush's
intelligence should wise up http://msnbc.com/news/860265.asp?0dm=C11QO
>From the Briefing mailbag:
"He needs a haircut, but has a million dollar smile. his dentist must be so proud."
-Nancy from Laguna Beach commenting on Biden
Your Thursday afternoon hot seat preview...How many can you get right?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/810538.asp
More Novak fallout: Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle said Congress as a whole "has
not been briefed on Iraq" and North Korea, and accused the Bush administration of not
"upholding their end" of the resolution that authorized the president to use force
against Saddam Hussein. http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030116-331828.htm
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing in Washington, DC
Bush opposes school race policy...President Bush opposes quotas and racial
preferences, the White House said Wednesday as Democrats criticized administration
plans to oppose a University of Michigan affirmative action program in court.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/859854.asp
"I strongly support diversity of all kinds, including racial diversity in higher
education," Mr. Bush said in a nationally televised address. "But the method used by
the University of Michigan to achieve this important goal is fundamentally flawed. At
their core, the Michigan policies amount to a quota system that unfairly rewards or
penalizes prospective students based solely on their race." (The New York Times)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=68&e=3&u=/nyt/20030116/ts_nyt/president_faults_race_preferences_as_admission_tool
Television host and best-selling author Chris Matthews says President Bush is making a
shrewd political move by seizing the medical malpractice insurance issue. (Scranton
Times Tribune)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=6715830&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6
Joe Biden plays 'Hardball With Chris Matthews' at UD...Senator discusses possible
candidacy, affirmative action on MSNBC show (Delaware News Journal)
http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2003/01/16joebidenplayshahtml
Gov. Jeb Bush today will join his brother, President Bush, in what could become a
landmark legal battle aimed at ending affirmative action. (Miami Herald)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/4957389.htm
President Bush is pushing once again for his solution to high malpractice insurance
costs: a nationwide limit on the amount injured patients can win from doctors. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20030116/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
Edwards slams malpractice proposal...Bush plan would benefit insurance industry, not
patients, N.C. senator says (News & Oberserver)
http://www.news-observer.com/front/story/2100695p-2003057c.html
Revisiting a jarring television commercial from the Cold War era, a grass-roots
anti-war group has remade the 1964 "Daisy" ad, warning that a war against Iraq could
spark nuclear Armageddon. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A502-2003Jan16.html
U.S. Fights Late March Report on Iraq Arms...Impact on Plans Feared; Dispute at U.N.
Likely (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63336-2003Jan15.html
Top inspectors warn Baghdad...Ahead of a visit to Baghdad next week, the top U.N.
weapons inspectors put Iraq on notice that it must provide more information on its
weapons program -- or face the real threat of war
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
U.N. weapons chief Hans Blix said on Thursday Iraq must prove it has destroyed banned
weapons and let its scientists answer questions freely to defuse what he called a
"very dangerous" situation. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3YHGTRJFIRIVGCRBAEOCFFA?type=topNews&storyID=2057437
U.S. weighs grim N. Korea options....Amid the growing crisis over North Korea's
nuclear program, the White House has softened its stance, offering to talk with
Pyongyang, but the North Korean regime, with an unknown nuclear capability, is playing
hardball. MSNBC.com's Kari Huus reports.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/859186.asp
The Bush administration's handling of the crisis with North Korea reflects not only
battles within the government but also, in many ways, a conflict between President
Bush's heart and his head over how to deal with the isolated state, administration
officials and analysts said. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62933-2003Jan15.html?referer=email
President Bush's budget director said on Wednesday the federal government would run
deficits for the "foreseeable future," with far bigger than expected shortfalls of
$200 billion to $300 billion this fiscal year and next. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=2053179
Lieberman Soothes Jewish Leaders...Democratic presidential candidate Joseph I.
Lieberman yesterday defended comments he made during a recent Middle East visit and
said he still supports a strong pro-Israel policy by the U.S. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63266-2003Jan15.html
On his first day on the presidential campaign trail, Democratic candidate Joe
Lieberman yesterday took on President Bush for not doing enough to advance peace in
the Middle East. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/66768.htm
Lambro: Democratic presidential candidates are racing around the country this month in
a furious, fast-paced fund-raising drive to bankroll their bids to challenge President
Bush in 2004. http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030116-18129080.htm
President Bush's proposed tax cuts favor wealthy Americans, former New York Gov. Mario
Cuomo said Tuesday as he kicked off a speaking tour aimed at helping revive Democrats
after last November's election setbacks. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=548&ncid=703&e=7&u=/ap/20030107/ap_on_el_ge/cuomo_democrats
A U.S. Senate race destined to become a political marathon got off to a quick one-man
start at the Georgia Capitol on Wednesday....U.S. Rep. Johnny Isakson came back to the
statehouse where he began his political career 27 years ago to announce his candidacy
for the Senate seat being vacated by maverick Democrat Zell Miller. (Atlanta
Journal-Constitution)
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/today/metro_e362c57dd6bcb17f00a5.html
Senate Resolves Fight Over Money...Apportionment of Committee Funds Near Levels in
Last Congress (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63260-2003Jan15.html
ACLU fears door open to Big Brother...The United States is at risk of turning into a
full-fledged surveillance society where "Big Brother is watching you," says a report
released yesterday by the American Civil Liberties Union (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030116-12697785.htm
Wolfowitz Pushes Faster Afghan Reconstruction...The Pentagon's second-highest-ranking
civilian met with senior Afghan officials and U.S. military commanders today in an
effort to speed up U.S.-backed projects aimed at rebuilding Afghanistan. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63368-2003Jan15.html?referer=email
Ed Henry: In a harbinger of the aggressive attack that Senate Minority Leader Thomas
Daschle (S.D.) plans to launch on President Bush's legislative agenda over the next
two years, the Democrat is quietly planning a major economic speech that will serve as
a pre-emptive strike against the president's State of the Union address
http://www.rollcall.com/cgi-bin/udt/im.display.printable?client.id=rollcall&story.id=210
Bill Clinton has emerged as the overwhelming favorite among Oxford undergraduates to
succeed the late Roy Jenkins as chancellor of the university. (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-clinton16.html
Sneed: Scoopsville . . .
http://www.suntimes.com/output/sneed/cst-nws-sneed16.html
Opinion/Editorial
The Washington Times: Congressional cloning continuum
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20030116-70582520.htm
Ilana: Tuned-out, turned-on and hot for war
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30371
Fund's Diary: The Senator's New Clothes...Is Joe Lieberman a moderate again? Can he
afford to be? http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110002917
Coulter: Democrats beat the bushes for another attack
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/ac20030116.shtml
Suzanne Fields: Sen. Joe Lieberman has thrown his yarmulke in the ring. By seeking the
Democratic nomination for president in 2004, he unites the Judeo with the Christian in
the best and most ordinary sense.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/sf20030116.shtml
The federalism revolution....Oral arguments Wednesday on one of the most important
federalism cases to come before the Supreme Court turned into an Antonin Scalia show.
By Dahlia Lithwick.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/859841.asp
Elder: Is filmmaker Michael Moore a bigot?
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/le20030116.shtml
The Wall Street Journal: Bush's Opportunity...He needs to lead the GOP on race
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002918
Novak: Castro nemesis forced aside in White House shuffle
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak16.html
Will: Midwest bashed again in Nicholson flick
http://www.suntimes.com/output/will/cst-edt-geo16.html
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