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On the eve of the Roe v. Wade anniversary, we devote the front half of the show to a
discussion on the last 30 years of legalized abortion, where the issue is heading and
how it will play in the '04 presidential race...Tonight is the big NARAL candidate
"cattle call" dinner in Washington...All the major Dem candidates are expected to
attend and speak...Tipper Gore and Madeleine Albright will be there as
well...Hardball's own Howard Mortman is expected to attend and has assured me of
Briefing write up tomorrow...
Kim Gandy of NOW, Roberta Combs of the Christian Coalition and Gloria Feldt of Planned
Parenthood will join us among others...It's snowing and cold today in DC but I'm
expecting things to heat up rather quick out of the gates...
In the backhalf, we'll do the Luntz-Howard focus group thing from New Hampshire with a
twist...Tonight we'll roll some clips of the Dem candidates talking on MTP with the
dial overlays...You'll recall we did that back in 2000 during the convention
speeches...You watch the speech and register your feelings via a dial...It looks like
a medical ekg...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Brieing from Washington, DC
Georgetown College Tour press release
http://my.georgetown.edu/stories/index.cfm?Action=View&StoryID=134
Saddam Quote of the day: "Even when you don't see me smiling, you should know that I
am actually smiling, and the basis of this smiling is my happiness about the path we
have chosen....Yes, I am smiling ... for while Zionism and America have been able to
play around with large and medium-sized countries, they have not managed to play
around with Iraq"
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=RPRDJQYUSMDB2CRBAEZSFFA?type=worldNews&storyID=2081592
Mortman's latest: Frist, Do No Harm...Media stands in awe as caped crusader commands
the Senate http://msnbc.com/news/862196.asp?0cv=CB20#BODY
30 Years After Roe v. Wade, New Trends but the Old Debate (The New York Times)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=68&e=5&u=/nyt/20030120/ts_nyt/30_years_after_roe_v__wade__new_trends_but_the_old_debate
Roe at 30: Court's future in play?...Retirements at Supreme Court could shift balance
of power (AP) http://msnbc.com/news/861894.asp?0dm=C18LN
U.S. citizen shot dead in Kuwait
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/862115.asp
France Vows to Block Resolution on Iraq War...U.S. Schedule Put at Risk By U.N. Debate
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19221-2003Jan20.html
In response, President Bush reiterated Tuesday that the United States would lead a
"coalition of willing nations" to disarm Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The United
States and Britain have insisted that no new U. N. resolution is required, but most
opinion polls show that the public would prefer U.N. backing for any strike against
Iraq. (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/842500.asp?0cv=CA01
Secretary of State Colin Powell, faced with calls to go slow, bluntly told other
nations Monday that the United Nations ''must not shrink'' from its responsibility to
disarm Saddam Hussein's Iraq. (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-iraq21.html
Turkey's foreign minister denied Tuesday a media report that Ankara had decided to
give the United States permission to use its bases for an attack on Iraq if war became
unavoidable. (USA Today)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=584&ncid=584&e=2&u=/nm/20030121/pl_nm/turkey_usa_report_dc
U.S. moves 2 more carriers near Iraq...Defense Secretary Rumsfeld has ordered two
additional aircraft carriers to deploy to the Persian Gulf region in preparation for
possible war with Iraq, NBC News has learned.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/852248.asp
Envoys upbeat on N. Korea standoff...Envoys from Russia and Australia separately
expressed hope that the nuclear standoff with North Korea could be resolved peacefully.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/850567.asp
Bin Laden Used Ruse to Flee...Moroccans say satellite-phone ploy aided al Qaeda
leader's escape. (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/861954.asp?0dm=C17LN
Mexico gives IDs to illegal aliens...The Mexican government is handing out thousands
of identity cards to Mexican nationals in this country. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030121-30744796.htm
Saying that the Democratic Party needs to expand its political base, the Rev. Al
Sharpton formally filed papers Tuesday seeking the party's nomination for the 2004
presidential race. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=694&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20030121/ap_on_el_pr/sharpton_politics
Three Democrats running for the 2004 presidential nomination ripped President Bush on
the economy and Iraq while campaigning in Iowa on Saturday, but they refrained from
criticizing one another. (Des Moines Register)
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/20265805.html
U.S. Sen. Bob Graham said Monday that his quirky personal notebooks --
minute-by-minute accounts of his daily routine that drew the attention of late-night
comics in 2000 -- will not be a hindrance to his 2004 presidential campaign. (Miami
Herald) http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/4993332.htm
Lee Bandy: Edwards backs NAACP boycott...Democratic presidential candidate urges
flag's removal http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/news/politics/4994284.htm
House GOP Erodes Its Gift Ban...Congressional Republicans have systematically weakened
their own landmark ban on gifts from lobbyists, making it easy for lawmakers and
staffs to get favors from people paid to influence their decision-making. (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19150-2003Jan20.html
Conservative Alexander likely to vote with GOP...Rep. Rodney Alexander, Louisiana
Democrat, is pro-life and pro-gun, and likely to vote that way. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030121-93692136.htm
Lt. Governor Stephen L. Henry, MD, has made a personal appeal to CBS CEO Les Moonves
to reconsider the network's plans for a reality show based on The Beverly
Hillbillies." (NBC 3) http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=1088825&nav=0RZFDQy7
Ritter may have had an earlier arrest...Report suggests prior run-in with police
(WNYT) http://www.msnbc.com/local/WNYT/M264375.asp?0dm=C18MN
Opinion/Editorial
I don't normally put a lot of NYT articles in the Briefing because of their onerous
registration requirements but due to the complaints of A Briefing subscriber over lack
of Paul Krugman and other lefty NYT opinion pieces, here's Krugman's latest: A Touch
of Class...When people like me stress how few Americans will gain from the Bush tax
plan, we're not talking about envy; we're talking about priorities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/opinion/21KRUG.html
Yepsen: Anti-war sense could push caucuses too far left
http://www.dmregister.com/opinion/stories/c5917686/20272382.html
Kristoff: Tunneling Toward Disaster...Unless President Bush more clearly changes
course to negotiate, it'll be difficult to get North Korea to give up its nuclear
projects. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/opinion/21KRIS.html
The New York Times: An Anti-Quota Smoke Screen
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/18/opinion/18SAT1.html
Gaffney: Why a coup won't do...Would either Saddam Hussein's voluntary or unwilling
displacement from the seat of power in Baghdad accomplish the liberation of the Iraqi
people and an end to Saddam's weapons of mass destruction programs?
http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20030121-97779748.htm
Ivins: A war to prevent war?...The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a chance for
those who honor his memory to speak up on the rush to war in the Middle East.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/columnists/molly_ivins/4983770.htm
Sanitizing Hollywood...If Hollywood studios and directors win a copyright suit against
11 small companies that permit consumers to cut sex, violence and profanity from
movies then rent and buy, free speech will be the loser. By Drew Clark.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/861899.asp
Brooks: The Scarlet SUV...Who's against sport-utility vehicles? A bunch of geeks.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002940
Hansen: Dean looks to set himself apart from the crowd
http://desmoinesregister.com/opinion/stories/c5917686/20278265.html
Altercation: I caught about 15 minutes of the weekend's anti-war demonstration in
Washington,D.C. on a C-SPAN rebroadcast while waiting for the Stones to come on
Saturday night. I couldn't stand much more. http://www.msnbc.com/news/752664.asp
Noah: Meme Watch: Return of the Lucky Duckies...The Journal re-enters the tax-the-poor
fray. http://slate.msn.com/id/2077201/
Dan's 'Closing Argument'...Why Secretary of State Powell's recent comments proved the
administration's filing in the Michigan affirmative action case was the wrong message
at the wrong time http://www.msnbc.com/news/826090.asp
Limbaugh: The Dems' same old song
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/david/limbaugh.html
Miniter: Trial for Fire...Two U.S. airmen face justice for accidentally killing four
Canadians. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/bminiter/?id=110002941
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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