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NBC News White House ace reporter David Gregory leads Hardball's coverage on the
latest in the high stakes diplomatic game emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave,
NW...Phones lines have been burning up over the past couples days in last minute calls
to salvage the U.S. backed U.N. resolution...The Post reports this morning the British
are making amends in order to garner 9 of the 15 votes in the Security Council
necessary and yet a veto from France and Russia looks extremely likely...The thinking
is that, despite a veto which would kill the resolution, a majority of "ayes" would
give the resolution a multilateral patina and legitimacy...
Where does the whip count stand? Gregory will deliver the goods
Be that as it may, noted "Washington Wiseman" David Gergen will slice and dice the
latest New York Times poll with a comparable erudite counterpart...The American public
appears to be losing patience with the U.N. Security Council among other notable
developments...
The D Block debate will focus on the Senate's debate on Partial Birth Abortion...Frist
is pledging the bill's passage by week's end and the White House promises a
signature...
In the buzz block we'll do actor Ron Silver on why he supports the war...I called
Caddell but he's busy today so he's a "no can do"...Was he on fire last Saturday night
or what??
But first, a page from Mortman's Capitol Notebook: Media boot camp drinking game and
other political tidbits http://msnbc.com/news/881649.asp?0si=
And of course...Don't forget to tune into MSNBC's hottest new show! The Savage
Nation, 5 pm et on Saturday http://www.msnbc.com/news/savagenation_front.asp
Max, this one's for you: The Pentagon has enlisted Hollywood to present its daily
briefings to the world...Fresh from the latest Michael Douglas film, one of
Tinseltown's top art directors has been hired to create a $200,000 set for Gen. Tommy
Franks and other U.S. commanders to give daily updates.
http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/70442.htm
Americans are growing impatient with the United Nations and say they would support
military action against Iraq even if the Security Council refuses to support an
invasion, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&e=4&u=/nyt/20030311/ts_nyt/growing_number_in_u_s__back_war__survey_finds
Veto threats delay U.N. vote on Iraq...With France and Russia still threatening a veto
on Tuesday, the United States and Britain have delayed a Security Council vote on an
ultimatum for Iraq to disarm by March 17.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
The U.N. Security Council's six undecided nations on the Iraq issue have proposed a
45-day deadline for Baghdad to demonstrate that it is fully meeting its disarmament
obligations, Cameroon's U.N. ambassador said on Tuesday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ETYM4TOBO3I20CRBAEZSFFA?type=worldNews&storyID=2361714
Britain Races to Rework Resolution...British officials sought urgently Monday to
retool a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing war against Iraq after a
majority of council members indicated they would not vote for it in its current form,
officials said.(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7971-2003Mar10.html?referrer=email
Iraq threatened U.S. surveillance flights, forcing two American U-2 reconaissance
flights to return to base, a senior U.S. official (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20030311/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq_u_2
Supporters of legislation to ban certain late-term abortions say they're on the way to
victory in Congress. Opponents claim they'll triumph at the Supreme Court. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20030311/ap_on_go_co/congress_abortion
The Moran Saga....
The White House on Tuesday condemned remarks by a Democratic congressman suggesting
that American Jews were responsible for pushing the United States toward a war with
Iraq. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=2361741
Rep. James P. Moran, embroiled in a tempest over his remark that Jews in the United
States were determining a decision on war with Iraq, issued his second apology in four
days yesterday. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
http://www.timesdispatch.com/frontpage/MGBLWZGA5DD.html
Moran Said Jews Are Pushing War...Apology Denies Anti-Semitism (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7832-2003Mar10.html
One of Shuster's favorite stories...A conventional bomb so big that its first name is
"massive" is set to be tested for the first time at this Florida Panhandle base today.
(AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030311/ap_wo_en_ge/na_gen_us_bomb_test_1
The tiny town of Moab, Utah, has asked President Bush not to use the acronym MOAB for
a new bomb because it could damage the image of the city best known for outdoor
recreation, officials say.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030228/od_nm/moab_dc_1
Companies to Bid on Rebuilding Iraq...The Bush administration expects in coming days
to award a construction contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to begin
remaking Iraq, U.S. officials said Monday (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7939-2003Mar10.html
Court to review Miranda rule...The Supreme Court is revisiting its landmark 1966
ruling that created Miranda rights for suspects.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/883383.asp
Pakistan says it's on bin Laden's tail...Information obtained following the arrest of
an alleged senior al-Qaida official has brought authorities "significantly closer" to
capturing Osama bin Laden, Pakistani intelligence officials said Monday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/879289.asp
Democrats on the stump plot their war rhetoric...Some contenders vow to keep up
protest (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/070/nation/Democrats_on_the_stump_plot_their_war_rhetoric+.shtml
The White House has asked Mel Mart�nez, a Cuban-American member of President Bush's
Cabinet and the former elected chairman of Orange County, to run for U.S. Senate in
Florida next year, sources told The Herald Monday (Miami Herald)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5362488.htm
Starr Report: If you were left cold by Sunday night's hotly anticipated "60 Minutes"
showdown between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, you weren't alone
http://nypost.com/entertainment/70388.htm
Buckman likes Savage! Michael Savage didn't seem all that savage to me. Maybe that's
because I agreed with much of what he said. In the premiere of his radio-style call-in
show on MSNBC this past Saturday, Savage didn't rant and rave at all.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03102003/entertainment/70285.htm
Former Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado, inching toward a run for the Democratic
presidential nomination in 2004, said on Monday he will soon begin raising small
amounts of money to explore a White House race. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=2357007
Antiwar protesters trash 9/11 memorial...American flags burned and slashed (The
Whittier Daily News)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~1234836,00.html
Opinion/Editorial
Hitchens: Pious Nonsense...The unholy "Christian" case against war.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2079860/
Mickey Kaus: Balking Hawks...An epidemic of cold feet. http://slate.msn.com/id/2079605/
Kofi: Keep the U.N. United...Will the Security Council live up to its responsibility?
http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003184
Mondo Washington: D-Day for Dubya
http://villagevoice.com/alertrd.php3?article=42510
Landfield Estrada the Enigma? http://www.practicalpolitics.net/landfield/3_11_03.html
The world of TV pundits just got smaller...Bill Press' 60 second commentary
http://msnbc.com/news/883720.asp
Hentoff: Beyond the fate of Miguel Estrada
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/hentoff.html
Laura: The real predator drones http://jewishworldreview.com/0303/ingraham.html
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