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The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC
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On Hardball we'll get an update on the ongoing investigation into Shuttle Columbia
with NBC's Jay Barbree from Cape Canaveral...Then we'll talk to Howard and veteran
news man and host of CBS's "Face the Nation", Bob Schieffer, on the view from the
White House, Bush's reaction and the future of the space program...Plus fmr. astronaut
and Florida Senator Bill Nelson...
Two days before the Columbia disaster, a NASA engineering team sent an internal memo
calculating a high probability that launch debris had caused a gash 7� by 30 inches on
the shuttle's left wing, NBC's Jay Barbree reported Monday.
http://msnbc.com/news/867336.asp?0cv=CA01
Later in the show we'll have a discussion on the U.S. war plans for Iraq that were
leaked to the New York Times with retired generals Wayne Downing and Michael Short
The Pentagon's war plan for Iraq calls for unleashing 3,000 precision-guided bombs and
missiles in the first 48 hours of the opening air campaign, an effort intended to
stagger and isolate the Iraqi military and quickly pave the way for a ground attack to
topple a government in shock. (The New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/international/middleeast/02MILI.html
Gergen and Lawrence will do the buzz...New Washington Post poll out shows Bush got a
bump on support for Iraq post SOTU...
Support for a War With Iraq Grows After Bush's Speech...Half the Nation Favors
Military Action Without U.N. Backing (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11942-2003Feb1.html
White House officials said today that the space shuttle disaster would not slow or
alter President Bush's plans to confront Iraq and that Secretary of State Colin L.
Powell would appear as scheduled before the United Nations Security Council on
Wednesday to make the case for quick action to disarm Saddam Hussein (The New York
Times)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=68&e=2&u=/nyt/20030203/ts_nyt/no_delay_on_iraq_plans
Fun Clinton News: Former President Clinton is shuffling out of Harlem to help the
Rolling Stones raise awareness about global warming...Clinton plans to appear at a
free Stones concert Thursday at Los Angeles' Staples Center, event organizers said
Sunday.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=529&ncid=529&e=2&u=/ap/20030203/ap_en_mu/people_clinton
President Bush juggled his schedule and arranged to meet with NASA Administrator Sean
O'Keefe on Monday and fly to a memorial service in Houston on Tuesday for the crew of
space shuttle Columbia. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20030203/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_space_shuttle
Crews combed suburban gardens and remote Texas woodlands for the remains of space
shuttle Columbia on Monday as experts focused on a heat surge on the left side of the
doomed spacecraft in the early investigation of why it disintegrated. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=1IMNOEUKTMMIWCRBAEKSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=2159375
Teams work to ID astronaut remains...Teams worked on Monday to identify some remains
from the space shuttle Columbia's seven-member crew.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/867314.asp
According to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll of 462 people conducted Sunday, many
Americans express faith in the job being performed by the space agency.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-02-02-shuttle-poll_x.htm
Comforting Words As a Matter of Faith...Aides said the frankly religious nature of
Bush's four-minute tribute to the fallen Columbia astronauts was aimed at comforting
the bereaved and trying to give a larger context for the sudden and macabre tragedy.
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16539-2003Feb2.html
White House continues with other business Some say tragedy could help build 'national
unity' (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030203/4832004s.htm
U.S. Vows to Stay in Space...Politicians, scientists promise to make sure the fallen
astronauts' dreams do not die with them. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16687-2003Feb2.html
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration promised yesterday to resume shuttle
flights as early as June, and several key senators vowed renewed support for the
nation's space program. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030203-29458440.htm
Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged Monday to provide "straightforward, sober and
compelling" proof this week that Iraq was hiding banned weapons from United Nations
inspectors in violation of U.N. demands. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2160049
Iraq claims U.S. evidence will be forged...Iraq charged that Secretary of State Colin
Powell will present "fabricated" photos to prove that the Baghdad regime is hiding
banned weapons when he appears before the Security Council.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
On Iraq, Chorus of Criticism Is Loud but Not Clear...U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment
Remains Divided as Opposition to War Grows More Adamant (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16368-2003Feb2.html?referer=email
The Pentagon has launched a fast-track program to develop computers that would help
decide when nuclear weapons might be used to destroy deep underground bunkers
harboring weapons of mass destruction or other critical targets, documents show. (LA
Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nukes3feb03,0,1013258.story?coll=la%2Dhome%2Dheadlines
Budget to Favor Military, Education...Bush plans to squeeze many domestic programs but
lavishly fund showcase proposals in the budget he will release today. It will also
project a record deficit. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16529-2003Feb2.html?referer=email
White House projections of record U.S. budget deficits drew a sharp response from
Democrats on Monday as Congress girded for battle over tax cuts and spending in the
run-up to the 2004 presidential election (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=2159540
For years, US Senator John Forbes Kerry had sought to know the true story of his
immigrant grandfather, Frederick A. Kerry, the patriarch who established the family in
Boston and then mysteriously took his own life. (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/033/nation/Search_for_Kerry_s_roots_fins_surprising_history_is_probably_best+.shtml
Just months after a Georgia colleague ousted him from Congress, Bob Barr is angling
for a possible return to the House and could announce his intentions soon. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030131/ap_on_el_ho/barr_congress_1
Democrats wrestle with S. Carolina boycott...Democratic presidential candidates in
South Carolina have a dilemma. The NAACP has declared a tourist boycott of the state,
so how do you campaign in the state, honor the boycott and not offend voters? (The
Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030203-19151806.htm
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, looking increasingly lonely at home and abroad,
accepted blame Monday for a regional election rout that has compounded growing
international isolation over his anti-war stance on Iraq. (Reuters)
http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=MyLycos&storyId=640336
Opinion/Editorial
The Space Shuttle Must Be Stopped...It's costly, outmoded, impractical and, as we've
learned again, deadly (Time Mag)
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030210/sceasterbrook.html
Powell: We Will Not Shrink From War...Iraq has flouted the will of the world with its
deceptions and empty claims. http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110003019
Peggy: 'The Days of Miracle and Wonder'...The Columbia's loss is a searing reminder of
American heroism. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110003014
God on our side?...In moments of tragedy, it's natural to speak of God watching over
us. But what did President Bush's religious remarks on the shuttle disaster mean? By
William Saletan.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/867425.asp
Landfield: Here They Go Again...GOP Reorders the Stale Menu of Divisive Judicial
Appointments http://www.practicalpolitics.net/landfield/2_3_03.html
Parker: If you drive an SUV, park next to me
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/kathleenparker/kp20030203.shtml
Bartley: Brothers Under Their Skins?...Even the CIA no longer insists Saddam wouldn't
help Osama. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/rbartley/?id=110003018
Zuckerman: Clear and compelling proof http://jewishworldreview.com/mort/zuckerman.html
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