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A Shuster package leads Hardball previewing Powell's big speech in front of the United
Nations tomorrow...We'll tell you what Powell will tell you before he tells you, or
least that what Shuster tells me...Reuters is leading with the fact that a link with
Al-Qaeda will only be tangential...He'll mostly focus on their hiding of WMD, evading
and, my favorite line "cheat and retreat" tactics...
We've got a bevy of senators tonight including Santorum, Bayh, Breaux &
Chambliss...Later we'll bring in Rep. Curt Weldon and David "Hack" Hackworth (That's a
hot one folks)....There's tons of polls out there as well on Iraq, the evidence, and
what the American people need to hear to be convinced on the war, yada, yada.....We'll
do some chewin' and spewin' on those...
In my segment, The Buzz, we've got Laura "Its not just an radio talk show, its an
addiction" Ingraham and Katrina vanden Heuvel...They'll discuss the North Korea
situation and more Iraq...It's a fiery little segment, trust me folks...
http://www.lauraingraham.com/public/
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from deep inside the
Beltway...
First, the fun Briefing stuff...
Quote of the Day from fmr. Gore guy turned Lieberman guy Jano Cabrero: "Oy vey. All
this talk about who is Jewish and who isn't is absolutely meshuga. That said, there's
only one candidate in this race with a real lox box."
-discussing how Kerry & Wesley Clark are claiming Jewish heritage in Grove's column
today...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20739-2003Feb3.html
Mortman weighs in on the controversy: "Are you following the Democratic presidential
field? Wow! Turns out, John Kerry has Jewish grandparents. Wesley Clark descends from
rabbis. Howard Dean has a Jewish wife. And here's the latest shocker: Joe Lieberman
now admits he comes from a Mason -- Jackie Mason."
Mortman reports this is the first budget ever to cite the The Soprano's...His latest
offering http://msnbc.com/news/868255.asp
Hitchens endorses Bush for President in Lloyd Grove's column today..."I mean, I told
him I wouldn't vote for him. . . . Because I'd vote for Bush. The important thing is
this: Is a candidate completely serious about prosecuting the war on theocratic
terrorism to the fullest extent? Only Bush is."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20739-2003Feb3.html
U.S. intelligence on alleged links between al Qaeda and Iraq is fragmentary and open
to interpretation and will only be a small part of Secretary of State Colin Powell's
presentation to the United Nations, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2167819
meanwhile...
President Saddam Hussein denied Tuesday that Baghdad had weapons of mass destruction
or links to al Qaeda, on the eve of a key U.S. address to the U.N. Security Council
laying out its case against Iraq. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2168358
..CIA Director George J. Tenet and his chief deputy, John McLaughlin, are expected to
accompany Powell. In selecting evidence, Powell and intelligence specialists are said
to be taking care not to reveal more about their operations than they could safely
show Iraq. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&e=3&u=/ap/20030204/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq
Chris is hot on this piece today...S. Korean official says 'fear' motivates
North...The United States will have to agree to direct talks with North Korea on
guaranteeing its security if the Korean nuclear crisis is to be resolved
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030204-12188360.htm
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader led a group of peace activists Tuesday in accusing the
Bush administration of letting its ties to the oil industry influence the government's
war strategy against Iraq. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20030204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/anti_war_protests
Democrats need clear message in '04, Hoyer says...For Democrats to win a majority in
Congress, they must present a plan for fiscal discipline and building the economy
while not getting trounced on national and homeland security. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030204-4522080.htm
James A. Baker III...The case for military action in Iraq is now conclusive.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/?id=110003024
U.S. Bombers on Alert to Deploy as Warning to North Koreans...The move is intended
both to deter "opportunism" while the U.S. is focused on Iraq and to provide military
options if diplomacy fails with North Korea (The New York Times)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20030204/ts_nyt/u_s__bombers_on_alert_to_deploy_as_warning_to_north_koreans
North Korea accused the United States of pursuing a "policy of evil" Tuesday, as U.S.
aircraft and warships were put on alert for possible deployment near Korea, now
gripped in a nuclear crisis (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=574&ncid=721&e=3&u=/nm/20030204/wl_nm/korea_north_dc
Washington's closest ally Britain failed to coax France into backing early military
action against Iraq Tuesday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=TXRTMMUHAXTU2CRBAEZSFEY?type=topNews&storyID=2167330
According to the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, 58 percent of Americans support sending
United States ground troops to Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein from power.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/benedetto/2002-09-15-benedetto_x.htm
U.S. readies Iraq evidence for U.N...Secretary of State Colin Powell sifted through
classified U.S. intelligence on Monday to choose what he will make public at the
United Nations to back U.S. allegations that Saddam Hussein is defying the United
Nations, a top official said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
No More Hide and Seek...Armed with secret new intelligence, including NSA intercepts,
America takes the case against Saddam to the world (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/866515.asp
Powell faces tough sell to a skeptical UN...He addresses the UN Security Council on
Wednesday. (CS Monitor) http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0203/p01s02-usgn.html
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee says he's concerned that the
Bush administration's focus on Iraq is draining resources from the fight against
terrorism. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030204/ap_on_go_co/rockefeller_iraq_1
The Bush administration has not convinced Americans or Europeans that a military
attack on Iraq is necessary, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter said on Friday.
(Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030131/pl_nm/iraq_usa_carter_dc_1
NASA memo figured wing damage...Debris that hit Columbia's left wing on launch
probably caused damage covering an area 7 by 30 inches, according to a NASA memo seen
by NBC News. NASA said the damage was the leading candidate for what led to the
tragedy. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/867336.asp
Spacecraft's nose cone found...Officials in Sabine County, Texas, confirmed Monday
that the nose cone of the space shuttle Columbia had been recovered intact, NBC News
has learned.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/867314.asp
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has denied any link with the militant al Qaeda network
led by Osama bin Laden and says the United States and Britain are intent on war, a
British television station said Tuesday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=TXRTMMUHAXTU2CRBAEZSFEY?type=topNews&storyID=2167396
The Rev. Jesse Jackson launched a Southern speaking tour Monday, urging an audience at
a historically black college not to be satisfied with the gains made so far in the
civil rights movement. (AP)
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/topstory/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0784_BC_Jesse'sBack&&news&newsflash-topstory
An outspoken al-Jazeera producer explained to 200 people Monday at Lehigh University
why the Arab world loathes American foreign policy. (The Express Times)
http://www.pennlive.com/news/expresstimes/nj/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1044353073229460.xml
National Geographic lays bare a more frivolous side...Its swimsuit edition makes a
splash, though critics say: stick to pyramids over pulchritude. (CS Monitor)
http://csmonitor.com/2003/0204/p02s01-ussc.html
Opinion/Editorial
The Washington Post: In 2003, It's Reagan Revolution Redux...Embracing Big Tax Cuts
and Deficits, Bush Moves Away From Compassionate Conservatism
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21029-2003Feb3.html
Columbia on the Net...News and details of the space shuttle tragedy spread quickly
across the Internet. A look at some of the relevant Web sites. By Chris Suellentrop.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/868213.asp
Bowyer: NASA Points Left, the Media Right...Whose budget is to blame for the Columbia
disaster? http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_comment/comment-bowyer020403.asp
Hitchens vs. The Campus Left
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=5948
Gitell: Making the case that Saddam Hussein is linked with Al Qaeda
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/daily/documents/02681362.htm
Ivins: FCC and Right-Wing Radio Helping U.S. Press Freedom Slip Away
http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Feb/02032003/commenta/25802.asp
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