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Remember during Sunday's Super Bowl when Madden was commenting on the Raiders'
performance and he said something like (I'm paraphrasing here folks)? "This is the
championship, you've got to play to win, this is what the whole season is about, I
don't see it from the Raiders"....When it comes to politics and big nights like the
SOTU, Hardball plays like its a championship game...
Dig this lineup folks: Caddell, McCain, Hillary, Hatch, Feinstein, Biden, Santorum,
Peggy, Schwarzkopf, Brazile and of course Howard....We may throw some surprises along
the way as well...I dare the other guys to come close to this lineup!
8-12 midnight et only on MSNBC...Folks I've already got the VCR set to tape this
historic night...The Green Room's gonna be buzzin' tonight.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/863892.asp
The best slice and dice anywhere...Period...If I even have to remind you to break out
the TV dinner trays, the popcorn and all your favorite snacks you're done...Take off
your cleats and hit the showers...
Chris Matthews: Ten things I'll be looking for in the State of the Union speech
http://msnbc.com/news/865376.asp
Chris will also slice and dice with Imus tomorrow at 8:30 am et...
Next week's college tour: Edwards and 'Hardball'...Edwards has been booked on the
MSNBC show "Hardball with Chris Matthews" on Feb. 6 (Under the Dome)
http://newsobserver.com/news/v-print/story/2143029p-2035553c.html
The Moose is Loose! Charles Moose, the Montgomery County Police Chief who led the
D.C.-area sniper investigation, plans to announce a deal for a book and possibly a
movie about him, according to a published report (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030126/ap_en_ot/people_moose_5
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing deep inside the
Beltway...
Fighting still rages in Afghanistan...U.S., Coalition Forces Battle Afghan
Rebels...Confrontation Is Largest Since Operation Anaconda (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53222-2003Jan28.html?referer=email
Benny's the man! Folks at the Republican National Committee are crowing that veteran
security employee Benny Welburn, personal bodyguard to RNC Chairman Marc Racicot, has
just been inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. (Lloyd Grove)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51868-2003Jan27.html
Woodward: U.S. said to have evidence on Iraq...Some intelligence to be made public
soon http://msnbc.com/news/865195.asp?0dm=V22GN
Bush to show direct link of Iraq, al Qaeda...The Bush administration will present new
evidence directly linking Saddam Hussein with al Qaeda to bolster the White House
position that the United Nations should get "one last chance" to enforce its
resolutions on Iraq. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030128-32833614.htm
President Bush vowed to rally Americans to "great causes" in a State of the Union
speech on Tuesday that he will use to prepare an anxious U.S. audience and skeptical
world for possible war with Iraq. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ELVOWAG0QY0O0CRBAELCFEY?type=topNews&storyID=2125491
Bush strategy is evident in what isn't said (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030128/4814675s.htm
2002 promises, 2003 results...Promises that President Bush made in last year's State
of the Union address, and the status of those issues (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030128/4814659s.htm
Benedetto: Bush numbers dip on economy, foreign issues Address needs to be inspiring,
analyst says http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030128/4814774s.htm
Below are the results of a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll asking Americans their opinions on
President Bush, smallpox and professional football.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/0127.htm
President Bush will outline his case against Saddam Hussein in Tuesday night's State
of the Union address, balancing tough talk on Iraq with a domestic policy agenda that
includes a new plan to direct drug treatment money to religious groups. (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-01-27-state-of-union-preview-_x.htm
U.S. claims 'broad evidence' on Iraq...U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will
unveil "broad evidence" next week against Iraq's Saddam Hussein, a senior Bush adviser
said Monday on condition of anonymity.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
Bush to make case against Iraq...President Bush will use the State of the Union
address to prepare Americans for possible war with Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/863556.asp
Democratic lawmakers, anticipating a push for war in the State of the Union speech,
are urging President Bush to go slow despite a U.N. report that leaves them with scant
hope that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will give up banned weapons. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20030128/ap_on_go_co/congress_iraq
This week, President Bush hopes to convince the country, and a largely skeptical
world, that Saddam Hussein will never voluntarily disarm, leaving war as the only
remaining answer. (The New York Times)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&e=4&u=/nyt/20030128/ts_nyt/a_critical_test_for_bush
Democrats Assail Bush on War...Democratic congressional leaders Monday ripped into
Bush on the eve of his State of the Union address, contending that he has not yet made
the case for war against Iraq (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52213-2003Jan27.html
Hill Democratic leaders launch pre-emptive strike...Democratic leaders said there is a
"credibility gap" between what President Bush has promised and what he has delivered
in the first two years of his administration. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030128-5300228.htm
Senators Grill Treasury Nominee....At his confirmation hearing this morning, Treasury
secretary nominee John Snow strongly endorsed the Bush tax cut by calling it "an
investment in the American people and their future." (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54393-2003Jan28.html
Just before President Bush delivers his State of the Union address tonight, activist
actress Susan Sarandon plans to upstage him. (Ny Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/55251p-51750c.html
Desert Caution...Once 'Stormin' Norman,' Gen. Schwarzkopf Is Skeptical About U.S.
Action in Iraq (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52450-2003Jan27.html
Former U.S. Gulf War commander Norman Schwarzkopf says he needs more information
before he can support a preemptive invasion of Iraq, The Washington Post reported on
Tuesday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=SBVNOGPFEMDFUCRBAELCFEY?type=politicsNews&storyID=2124568
Off the reservation: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-Calif.)
raised serious questions yesterday about President Bush's plan to slash taxes on
investment dividends, cautioning that the proposal could have dramatic, unforeseen
consequences on the economy, corporate management and financial markets. (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52588-2003Jan27.html
On trail of likely voters, Kerry, others are likely to miss votes...Senator John F.
Kerry's presidential campaign is off and running, but the effort has not come without
a blot on his official voting record. (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/028/nation/On_trail_of_likely_voters_Kerry_others_are_likely_to_miss_votes+.shtml
Bandy: Lieberman stumps in S.C....Democratic presidential hopeful speaks to black
church about faith, values
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/politics/5039643.htm
As Howard Dean arrived in the political hothouse of New Hampshire this weekend, the
former Vermont governor was engulfed by Democratic anti-war activists like state Rep.
Sandy Harris. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/news/A41DE8D75D62D61286256CBB003723D7?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2CGephardt&headline=Dean's+early+success
Hil: Martha call just good manners...Hillary to Martha: It was just a courtesy
call...Sen. Hillary Clinton said yesterday that she was just dropping a line to a
friend in trouble when she called Martha Stewart after news broke of the probe into
alleged insider trading. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/55208p-51705c.html
Sweet: Former Illinois senator and ambassador Carol Moseley-Braun said Monday she will
decide by Feb. 20 whether to pursue a run for the White House.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-braun28.html
Cindy Adams: Those in the know: Don't count Gore out...Gore is not out of politics.
Trust mother, kiddies http://www.pagesix.com/cindyadams/cindyadams.htm
Harper on Media: Broadcasters treat State of the Union as a 'major' event...Anxiety
about a possible war with Iraq has made the State of the Union address must-see TV
tonight. http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030128-99909740.htm
Opinion/Editorial
The Washington Post urges more aggressive action on Iraq: No More Last Chances
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52566-2003Jan27.html
Crimes of omission...U.S. Inspector Hans Blix says Iraq hasn't accepted disarmament,
but has violating a U.N. resolution been the grounds for any war in the past? By Fred
Kaplan.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/865060.asp
Yepsen: We've dilly-dallied long enough: Get on with the war
http://www.dmregister.com/opinion/stories/c5917686/20335839.html
Byron York: The Peace Movement's Mumia Connection...Why do antiwar contributions go to
Mumia Abu-Jamal's defenders? http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york012703.asp
Mondo Washington: Missiles to Go. Civilians, Too....Bushies Order Takeout
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0305/ridgeway.php
Rove profile: Master of the makeover (Fontaine)
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20030128-96796693.htm
From: Christopher Caldwell To: Christopher Buckley and Walter Shapiro Subject: A
Metonym for Bush's Ills http://slate.msn.com/id/2077594/entry/2077609/
Conason: Korean Crisis Befuddles Bush
http://www2.observer.com/observer/pages/conason.asp
Dionne: No Miracle Cure for Medicare
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52626-2003Jan27.html
Ingraham: The elites versus the voters
http://jewishworldreview.com/0103/ingraham.html
Krugman: A Credibility Problem http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/28/opinion/28KRUG.html
Mallard http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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