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The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC
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We lead the show with Al "I'm in charge" Haig and fmr. Clinton National security guy
Sandy Berger on all the Iraq-North Korea-terror axis of evil stuff...We'll also talk
to former CIA honcho Robert Gates...
In the back half we'll examine Bill Clinton's behavior with Christopher Hitchens and
Carl Jeffers: Is Bill Clinton helping to stimulate the foreign policy debate, or is he
injecting himself into it and undermining President Bush? This'll be a fun one...
In the buzz we'll look at an upcoming Dateline piece on Gulf War I Navy Pilot MIA
Scott Speicher and new details on his whereabouts...Plus, what is the military plan
for a post Saddam Iraq? We'll talk to fmr. Navy Secretary John Lehman and Bill
Arkin...
Yes Last Call! The rumors are true: The president of James Madison University has
ordered JMU interns -- including the one working for MSNBC's "Hardball" -- "to
evacuate the nation's capital" for the weekend...Sad but true folks...
Here's something lighthearted and will bring a smile to your face...It's creating
quite a buzz at Lucianne's website...I bring you Mortman's latest offering...
Fine French whines...House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert wants to slap restrictions on
French bottled water and fine wine in part to protest France's policies on Iraq. What
will Congress dream up next, a sin tax on french fries? By Howard Mortman.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/872088.asp
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing deep inside a jittery
Beltway...
Bin Laden-Hussein Link Hazy...U.S. Officials Qualify Statements on Possible Terrorist
Ties (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A134-2003Feb12.html
Good news Grandma, we signed Savage: MSNBC gives Bay talk jock own show...Michael
Savage gets an hour on Saturdays (SF Chronicle)
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/02/13/MN178888.DTL
WashPost: U.S. troops already working in Iraq...U.S. Special Operations troops are
already operating in various parts of Iraq, hunting for weapons sites, establishing a
communications network and seeking potential defectors from Iraqi military units
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/872126.asp
Secretary of State Colin Powell told Congress on Wednesday that a post-Saddam Hussein
Iraq would be run by a U.S. general using many of the bureaucrats who administer the
country now. (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030213/4863221s.htm
Plan: US general to run Iraq...In Ankara and Washington, the US outlined its plans for
a post-Hussein Iraq. Some Iraqi opposition leaders object. (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0213/p01s03-woiq.html
Panel: Iraq Broke Limit on Missiles...A team of international missile experts
assembled by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix has concluded that a major Iraqi
ballistic missile program is in clear violation of U.N. resolutions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A216-2003Feb12.html?referrer=email
The United States and Britain, struggling to rally support for war, seized on Thursday
on a finding that Iraq has missiles of prohibited range as proof it is defying the
United Nations. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=2224442
NATO pushes for Iraq breakthrough...NATO diplomats picked up negotiations Thursday on
a U.S. request for support for Turkey in the event of a war in Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
Scarborough: The Bush administration's desire to spare dual military-civilian targets
in Iraq has produced an air war plan that is too timid and does not properly prepare
the battle space for ground troops, according to interviews with military officers.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030213-69206024.htm
Nation warily watches its back...Already on edge on the sixth day of a high terrorism
alert, cities, states and the federal government clamped a tight security net over the
country Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870313.asp
Poll: U.S. concerned about smallpox...Despite national preparation for a smallpox
attack, the majority of the nation remains anxious and would opt to get vaccinated
despite the risks.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/850537.asp
The White House is working to regain control of its domestic policy agenda after key
proposals in President Bush's State of the Union speech took hits from members of his
own party. (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030213/4863196s.htm
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, who is now opposing the nomination of Miguel Estrada to a
federal appeals court judgeship, ran Spanish-language radio ads during her campaign
for a December runoff election saying she supported his nomination. (The Washington
Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030213-67476.htm
Deadlock Over Estrada Deepens...The White House yesterday emphatically rejected a
demand by Senate Democrats for internal Justice Department memoranda written by
judicial nominee Miguel Estrada, intensifying a partisan deadlock that could scuttle
the nomination. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A323-2003Feb12.html
Clinton: 'War is not inevitable'...Former president talks about what he regrets most,
the impending war with Iraq and who he thinks is the biggest international threat
(Today Show) http://www.msnbc.com/news/871318.asp?0cl=c2
Some 90 U.S. city councils have passed resolutions opposing military actions against
Iraq, with many arguing that such a war would devastate their economies, organizers of
the campaign said on Thursday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=0TNOAW4N0WUA0CRBAE0CFEY?type=politicsNews&storyID=2224818
The host of the highest rated primetime news program on cable television is facing
criticism after using a disparaging term for Mexicans during a broadcast last week.
(CNSnews.com)
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200302\NAT20030212b.html
GOP Wraps Up Spending Package...Congressional Republicans reached agreement on a
long-delayed $397.4 billion spending bill that boosts funding for education, the space
program and other priorities while loosening some environmental protections. (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A259-2003Feb12.html
In NH next week: Moseley-Braun, Edwards, Gephardt, Dean, and Clark..yes General Wesley
Clark (PoliticsNH.com)
http://www.politicsnh.com/archives/pindell/2003/february/2_13_03.htm
Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun plans to join the Democratic field of
candidates for the 2004 presidential race, an aide says (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=536&ncid=536&e=9&u=/ap/20030213/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_2004
The Democratic presidential field consists of a half-dozen candidates now, but that
group could grow by at least three or four in the coming weeks - to a number veteran
political observers say wouldn't be unusual for a year when there is no clear
front-runner. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=8&u=/ap/20030212/ap_on_go_co/democrats_2004
Opinion
Fund's Diary: An Unlikely Convert...Has Willie Brown really come to terms with term
limits? http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110003058
Terry: Celebrate Washington's Birthday
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/terencejeffrey/tj20030212.shtml
Novak: Sharpton, not Bush, is Democrats'
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak13.html
Howard: Our 'Reality' Show Now Includes Leaving Our Homes...An ugly merger of fears
over Iraq, war on terror http://www.msnbc.com/news/871974.asp?0cv=KA01
Grab: The myth of international law
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20030213-17270620.htm
Powell: Powellian Propaganda?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A397-2003Feb12.html
Quinn: We Can Do Better Than Duct Tape
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A401-2003Feb12.html
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