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Vanity Fair released an interview today with a rather compelling quote from Deputy
Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz..."For bureaucratic reasons we settled on one
issue, weapons of mass destruction because it was the one reason everyone could agree
on."
Wolfowitz also said another unnoticed but huge reason for toppling Hussein was getting
the troops out of Saudi Arabia...
Pretty explosive stuff...We've called Wolfowitz's office for comment and will roll it
on the show along with the author of the Vanity Fair piece, Sam Tanenhous to give us
more color and detail...
A nice compliment to today's front page Washington Post piece: U.S. Hedges on Finding
Iraq's Banned Weapons...Bush administration officials admit that the expansive case
made to justify war may take a while to prove. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51355-2003May28.html?nav=hptop_tb
In the B/C blocks we'll do a Laci update with Geoffrey Fieger...New details from the
coroner...
>From the NBC "Hot File"
NBC NEWS has obtained a portion of the coroner's report on the autopsy done on the
body of the baby found near that of Laci Paterson (Connor Peterson).
The coroner's report on Connor Peterson's body indicates the body may have had
effectively a noose around its neck
The report found: "one and a half loops of plastic tape around the neck of the fetus"
In the D Block we'll debate that bizarre story coming out of Florida about the woman
who refuses to remove her burka to pose for a driver's license...
Muslim Woman Fights To Keep On Veil For License Photo...Florida's refusal to issue a
driver's license to a Muslim woman unless she is photographed without her veil
violates her religious rights, an ACLU attorney argued in court Tuesday. (Channel 6
News) http://www.local6.com/orlpn/news/stories/news-222975720030527-110519.html
In the Buzz we'll do all the Fun Clinton News with Terry and Michelle Cottle...Terry's
on fire as usual...A pre-interview call for an 8 minute segment usually last about 20
plus minutes with him...He's one of our favorites...Plus, a tribute to Bob Hope's
100th birthday...We'll give him a nice shout out tonight...
Hope springs eternal, or pretty darned close. For most of a century - he turns 100 on
May 29 - Bob Hope has moved through life with the breezy grace and buoyancy of a
casual champion, much like Daniel approaching the lion's den, confident of the
outcome. http://www.msnbc.com/news/603050.asp
Terry's latest piece: No more Nasiriyahs...An engagement that took place in Nasiriyah,
Iraq, on March 23 may reveal whether the Republican Party is now ready to engage in
serious cultural combat here on the home front.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/terencejeffrey/tj20030528.shtml
Fun Clinton News...
Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that a president's private life is a
legitimate subject for historians to study, but he decried the scrutiny of his private
life he endured during his two terms in the White House. (AP)
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/148/region/Clinton_Presidents_private_liv:.shtml
Former President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday Congress should change the rule that
barred him from seeking a third term in the White House, but stopped short of saying
he wants to return as commander-in-chief. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=2841141
BILL and Hillary Clinton's legal nemesis says he wants to put the past behind him and
break bread with the couple he spent years dogging...Former Whitewater special
prosecutor Ken Starr told PAGE SIX confidante Jordan Wright, "I would love to have
dinner with President and Senator Clinton with Alice [Starr's wife]."
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
The CIA yesterday concluded that two truck trailers seized by coalition forces in
northern Iraq were designed by Saddam Hussein's regime to produce biological weapons
agents. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20030529-122922-6267r.htm
Palestinian PM: Hamas truce soon...Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said
Thursday that he expected to reach an agreement by next week with the militant group
Hamas for a complete halt on attacks on Israelis.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/801833.asp
Analysis: A road map to nowhere?...Like a long derelict engine, Israeli-Palestinian
peace talks, coaxed along by fidgety American mechanics, appear to be on the verge of
sputtering to life once again. Analysis. By Michael Moran.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/918947.asp
Al Qaeda warns of threat to water supply...A spokesman for al Qaeda has told an
Arabic-language newsmagazine that the terror group will try to use poisons to attack
the United States, specifically threatening to contaminate the nation's water supply.
(UPI) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030528-102548-4938r.htm
Bush signs tax cut he once belittled...President Bush signed tax-cutting legislation
on Wednesday that will speed refunds to parents and fatten paychecks and investor
earnings.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/906941.asp
Democratic Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina told a ballroom of fellow attorneys in
San Francisco on Wednesday that President Bush "has not spent 30 seconds since he was
elected" thinking about the interests of average Americans. (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/29/MN46888.DTL
Democratic presidential candidates running in the 2004 election are more sympathetic
to gay and lesbian issues than any field in history, according to a report released
Wednesday. (SF Chronicle)
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/05/29/MN159967.DTL
Bush Fills Slots With Young Loyalists...Bush is retooling the White House staff for
his reelection campaign by promoting young loyalists to key positions, further
concentrating power with the veteran advisers closest to him. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51129-2003May28.html
Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio became the first Democratic presidential candidate to
endorse the legalization of medical marijuana when he told The Chronicle on Wednesday
it should be available "to any patient who needs it to alleviate pain and suffering,"
regardless of the current federal drug laws. (SF Chronicle)
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/05/29/MN147381.DTL
Kurtz: Rick Bragg Quits at New York Times...Bragg's departure follows comments that
fueled a heated newsroom debate about the mechanics of reporting, proper attribution,
and the granting of credit to unseen subordinates
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51506-2003May28.html
Opinion/Editorial
de Borchgrave: Road map or road rage?
http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20030527-100900-6910r.htm
Provisional government...The extension of U.S. rule in Iraq is a disturbing
development, writes Christopher Hitchens in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/919067.asp
Fund's Diary: Clinton the Hoover...Bill, Hillary and the Democrats' political vacuum.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110003553
Morris Slams Blumenthal: Liberal author documents Clinton's wasted second term
http://jewishworldreview.com/0503/morris.html
Will: 50 years later, Hefner's dream runs like Energizer bunny
http://www.suntimes.com/output/will/cst-edt-geo29.html
Novak: Boeing deal comes at taxpayers' expense
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak29.html
The Washington Times: A deregulated media is better....The forces against deregulation
of media ownership made their last stand on Tuesday. At a press conference at the
Federal Communications Commission's Washington headquarters, the two Democratic
members of the commission and other protesters complained that deregulating the
industry would lead to what they call the McDonaldization of media.
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20030528-092341-3204r.htm
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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