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Are you one of those people who like to do cutesy stuff around the home and garden
like Martha Stewart? Are you a fan of hers? Well guess what? She's in trouble...Big
time...She may get arrested tomorrow as a matter of fact...The indictment on charges
including obstruction of justice, making false statements, securities fraud and
conspiracy could come as soon as tomorrow...CNBC reported that "insider trading" would
not be a part of the indictment...CNBC also informs us that Stewart would step down as
CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc....New to the story? Tune tonight for the
latest...Kudlow will play defense...Another guest tonight, Joe Tacopina, says the
situation "looks stinky for her"...His words folks, not mine...
Also, we'll look into the growing chorus of voices asking the question: Where are the
weapons of mass destruction (WMD)? The Senate is going to launch an investigation
into the intelligence on WMD leading up the war...The what did we know and when did we
know kinda thing...Just hitting the wires now is the fact that the British House of
Commons will launch a similar investigation as well...
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) will be here...
Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) is back in the States today, fresh from a trip to North Korea
and he says they're ready to negotiate with the U.S. over their controversial nuclear
weapons program...Our producer caught up with him on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force
Base and snagged an interview...We'll roll it tonight...
Plus, the latest on the Laci Peterson case with O.J. prosecutor Marcia Clark and
Geoffrey Fieger...
In the Buzz, Conason and Blankley will do the politics of Iraqi WMD, a new Gallup poll
is out today on the issue...Plus a new Pew poll has our overseas favorabilities
down...Look out Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham, dig Joe's forthcoming book title: "Big
Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth"
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefng from Washington, DC
Martha Stewart, the US home design icon, faces a federal criminal indictment as early
as Wednesday, following a long-running investigation into alleged insider trading. The
move would be a devastating blow to her wholesome reputation (Financial Times)
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1054416352117&p=1012571727088
Stewart will not be charged with criminal insider trading charges, but the Securities
and Exchange Commission has notified her that she's likely to be charged with civil
insider trading, the sources said. (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/921427.asp?0cv=CB10
The US Congress is gearing up to investigate the objectivity of US intelligence
reports about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction that motivated the US-led
invasion of Iraq. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030603/wl_afp/us_iraq_politics_wmd_030603155248
North Korea is ready to negotiate over its nuclear arsenal and other controversial
atomic facilities, Congressman Curt Weldon said upon returning from a landmark trip to
Pyongyang. (AFP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030603/pl_afp/us_nkorea_030603195337
U.S., Britain defend weapons claims: 'Our credibility is intact' (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030603/5207233s.htm
After more than two years of keeping her head studiously low over her Senate desk,
Hillary Rodham Clinton is about to do what her ardent admirers and dedicated
detractors have long expected: She's launching a national campaign. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-06-02-hillary-usat_x.htm
Full Hillary Poll http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/0602a.htm
President Clinton's White House memoirs should be finished by the end of this year,
but readers will have to wait until early 2005. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030603/5207045s.htm
Sammon: White House stands by banned-weapons war rationale...The White House yesterday
stood by prewar intelligence reports that Iraq had massive amounts of banned weapons,
despite growing Democratic demands for conclusive proof.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030530-124854-6306r.htm
Bush Remarks Confirm Shift in Justifying War...Standard of Proof For Weapons Drops
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63017-2003May31.html
Where are Iraq's WMDs?...The message was plain: Saddam's weapons of mass destruction
made war unavoidable. So where are they? Inside the administration's civil war over
intel (Newsweek) http://www.msnbc.com/news/919753.asp?0cv=KB10
Weldon Backgrounder: North Korea acknowledged it has nuclear weapons and plans to
build more while repeating its demand for direct talks with the United States, a U.S.
congressman said Monday after a visit to the communist nation. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030602/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear_9
In Egypt, Bush pushes Mideast 'road map'...Seeking to broker a Mideast peace,
President Bush hailed a "moment of promise" after meeting with Arab leaders Tuesday in
Egypt to urge them to support Palestinians in ending violence and moving toward peace
with Israel. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/801833.asp
WashPost: Bush sticks to broad strokes...President Bush, who Tuesday begins his first
high-profile effort at Middle East peacemaking, is convinced that Israel must accept a
Palestinian state to ensure its survival, according to current and former aides who
have heard him discuss the subject.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/921216.asp
DeLay on China: "The (People's Republic of China) is a backward, corrupt anachronism
run by decrepit tyrants: old apparatchiks clinging to their dying regime"
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1520&ncid=1520&e=3&u=/afp/20030603/pl_afp/us_china_politics_030603073318
Ex-Army boss: Pentagon won't admit reality in Iraq...The former civilian head of the
Army said Monday it is time for the Pentagon to admit that the military is in for a
long occupation of Iraq that will require a major commitment of American troops. (USA
Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-06-02-white-usat_x.htm
Likening himself to former President Bill Clinton, Sen. Joe Lieberman insisted
yesterday that he's "the only Democrat" who can defeat President Bush next year
because of his strong support for national defense. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/285.htm
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich called on the Defense Department on
Tuesday to release the unedited footage of the rescue of Pfc. Jessica Lynch from an
Iraqi hospital and to answer questions about her injuries. (AP)
http://info.mgnetwork.com/printthispage.cgi?url=http%3A//ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAJL3B9IGD.html&oaspagename=www.tbo.com/ap/story.htm&image=tbologo80x60.jpg
Few people are talking about this yet, but there are signs that some key players among
Michigan Democrats are moving toward backing U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts for
their party's next presidential nomination. (Toledo Blade)
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030601/COLUMNIST17/105310129/-1/ARCHIVES30
Eye on Edwards: U.S. Sen. John Edwards will have a heavyweight in his corner tonight:
Boxer Evander Holyfield is among the co-hosts of a fundraiser scheduled in Birmingham,
Ala., aides to the presidential candidate said.
http://www.newsobserver.com/edwards/latest_front/story/2587470p-2401223c.html
U.S. Opposes Antiabortion Posters...The Bush administration has urged the Supreme
Court to deny an appeal by antiabortion activists who say that the "wanted" posters of
abortion providers they distributed are a form of constitutionally protected political
expression. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5263-2003Jun2.html
Opinion/Editorial
Hitchens: The Cult of ID...Our strange obsession with driver's license photos.
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2083830
Baghdad blogger, revealed...How do I know Salam Pax, Baghdad's famous blogger, exists?
He worked for me. By Peter Maass.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/921224.asp
Press: Questions unanswered...Saddam's people are liberated from his regime, which is
a good thing. But there are some questions to be asked.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/921517.asp
Page: rent-a-negro.com
http://jewishworldreview.com/0603/page.html
Democrats Scramble: The Democrats Scramble
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5758-2003Jun2.html
'The Real Deal' on the FCC decision...The way we get our news has been altered forever
http://www.msnbc.com/news/916779.asp
Simon: Running for pre$ident: A Dem's lament
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/simon.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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