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Why is Idaho Senator Larry Craig holding up hundreds of Air Force officer nominations
in order to make good on a seven-year-old promise to deliver eight C-130 aircraft to
his state's National Guard? How does the one Senator have such power? We'll talk to
the head of Common Cause about it...
A Block Backgrounder: Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig said Monday that he was
holding up promotions for hundreds of U.S. Air Force officers to get the service to
make good on a seven-year-old promise to deliver eight C-130 aircraft to his state's
National Guard. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030610/pl_nm/arms_congress_promotions_dc_1
Christopher Hitchens joins us tonight to discuss weapons of mass destruction and
Hillary...His new book is "The Long Short War"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452284988/qid=1055264616/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-0845833-0204610
In the D block we'll debate the question, have anti-tobacco ads gone too far in
targeting tobacco executives? After smoldering for years, tobacco executives are
asking courts to ban anti-smoking ads that portray them as callous killers who try to
get kids addicted to nicotine. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2003-06-08-tobacco-ads_x.htm
In the Buzz we'll talk to The Washington Post's Dana Milbank and Craig Crawford, a man
whose credits are too numerous to list but the most important one is that he's an
MSNBC political analyst...He also writes for Congressional Quarterly and appears
regularly on ABC Radio's "Batchelor & Alexander" show...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Crawford's latest piece: Wherever They Look, Democrats See Hillary Clinton
http://www.cq.com/corp/show.do?page=crawford/crawford_current
Buzz Backgrounder: War in Iraq Was 'Right Decision,' Bush Says...Allegations Against
Hussein Defended
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36910-2003Jun9.html?nav=hptop_ts
U.S. military units assigned to track down Iraqi weapons of mass destruction have run
out of places to look and are getting time off or being assigned to other duties, even
as pressure mounts on President Bush to explain why no banned arms have been found.
(AP) http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6049444.htm
"Whether or not they find weapons of mass destruction doesn't matter, because the
rationale for the war changed," suggested Republican pollster Frank Luntz. "Americans
like a good picture. And one photograph of an Iraqi child kissing a U.S. soldier is
more powerful than two months of debate on the floor of Congress." (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20030610/ap_on_go_pr_wh/digging_in
Donald T. Regan, who served Ronald Reagan as treasury secretary and chief of staff
before being forced from office in the Iran-Contra scandal, died Tuesday. He was 84.
(AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=4&u=/ap/20030610/ap_on_re_us/obit_regan
U.S. predicts al-Qaida to try WMD...Report: Network to aim at 'soft targets' with
deadly weapons (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/924471.asp?0si=-
Israeli strike wounds Hamas leader...Bush 'deeply troubled' by copter attack
http://msnbc.com/news/801833.asp?0cv=CA01
President Bush "unquestionably" has confidence in CIA Director George Tenet despite
growing doubts about the accuracy of pre-war intelligence on Iraqi weapons, the White
House declared Monday (Austin American Statesman)
http://www.statesman.com/nationworld/content/news/060903/0609intel.html
Fun Clinton News...
When Howell Raines was editorial page editor of The New York Times, he notably did not
call for Bill Clinton's resignation over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Now, Clinton may
have returned the favor. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/91029p-82756c.html
Hill never cheated on Bill. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton made that claim yesterday
before signing copies of her explosive new memoir, which for the first time reveals
her fury upon learning that hubby Bill had an affair with Monica Lewinsky. (NY Post)
http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/831.htm
Sen. Hillary Clinton is attracting a new wave of national attention for her latest
book, "Living History," but key New Hampshire Democrats say the publication is not a
precursor to a Presidential candidacy. (NH Union Leader)
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_show.html?article=22281
Time tempers Jews' euphoria over Lieberman...Rabbi David Saperstein remembers the
heady day when Joe Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew, became the Democratic Party's nominee
for vice president in 2000. His 10-year-old son turned to him and said, "Dad, it's
just like Jackie Robinson." (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-06-09-lieberman-usat_x.htm
Sen. Bob Graham of Florida, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, has
done a U-turn and decided to keep the contents of thousands of controversial notebooks
secret. (The Hill) http://www.hillnews.com/news/061003/graham.aspx
U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Face Persistent Resistance...Attacks are growing in frequency
and sophistication across central Iraq, a crescent of discontent and hostility where
many Iraqis remain opposed to the U.S. occupation. (The Washington Post)
http://msnbc.com/news/924594.asp?0cv=CB10
"There are some who would say that in certain parts of the country, it looks as though
it has an element of organization to it, as opposed to being random," Rumsfeld told
reporters traveling in his airplane with him. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36954-2003Jun9.html?referrer=email
Gertz: A top al Qaeda associate in Iraq has fled to neighboring Iran, where he and
several senior al Qaeda leaders apparently remain under the protection of the Iranian
government, U.S. intelligence officials say.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030610-125659-6237r.htm
Key White House strategists and top members of the Republican National Committee will
move into new offices this week that will serve as headquarters for President Bush's
re-election campaign. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030609-122725-5481r.htm
Katherine Harris getting ready for 2004 showdown...Congresswoman takes aim at 'radical
liberals' (Tallahassee Democrat)
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/local/6039228.htm
Daniels dives in; rival bows out...Ex-budget director files to run for governor as
Sen. Clark ends bid; he'll run Daniels' committee. (Indianapolis Star)
http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/2/049677-9902-092.html
Famed New York neurotic Woody Allen loves French kissing - not freedom kissing - and
wants Americans to start visiting France again, despite the squabble over the Iraq
war. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/824.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Peyser on Hillary: Creepy how her adoring fans buy into the fiction
http://nypost.com/commentary/822.htm
Hentoff: Ashcroft Defied on City Hall Steps...Telling Ray Kelly to Protect the
Constitution http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0324/hentoff.php
Mainstreaming Deviancy: Having seen the ratings bonanza of the reality dating shows
"The Bachelor," "Joe Millionaire" and "The Bachelorette," the NBC-owned cable channel
Bravo is getting in on the action. And to lure a perhaps jaded audience, it has come
up with a new twist. http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32981
Lipscomb: Reporting--or Theft?...The AP rips off Hillary Clinton.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003606
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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