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Big news out of Africa and Iraq we'll focus on for the front half of the
show...President Bush is on his way to Africa and Liberian President Charles Taylor
agrees to step down as a 20 man U.S. military team arrives in the embattled capital of
Monrovia to study ways to stabilize the country...Plus, Senator John Warner (Chairman
of Armed Services Committee) says Congress should approve any troop deployment to
Liberia...
More violence and instability coming out of Iraq as 3 more U.S. soldiers die over the
weekend...Plus, The Washington Post reports that some Iraqis are afraid that Saddam
will return which is why some are reluctant to work with U.S. troops...
We'll talk to Jesse and get his take on the situation...Ken Adelman will join us as
well..Yeah, the "cakewalk" guy who always wears the stars and stripes tie...A hawk,
big time...
In the back half we'll take a walk on the wacky side...It's Summer and maybe some of
you have sent your kids to summer camp...But did you send them with their clothes on
or off? There's a teenage nudist camp in Florida which caters to 11-18 years...The
folks who run it say its positive and healthy...A state rep in Florida wants to
seriously regulate it...We'll talk to a teen who actually went to the camp, the state
rep and guy from this organization http://www.aanr.com/ This is not a joke folks!
This is a real organization ...
In the Buzz we'll go heavy on Arnold and the state of the Recall Davis movement out in
The Golden State...Lawrence and Fund will join us...We've got sound from Arnold in
Baghdad and the new LA Times polls...Plus, The "Reverand Al" slammed President Bush
yesterday on his "Bring 'em on" comments...We'll roll that bite too...Fund's actually
out in Sacramento speaking to a conservative group so he'll have some inside scoop...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
This week Comedy Central is doing a salute to the kings of Jewish
comedy...Contributors include Sandra Bernhard, Joan Rivers, Lewis Black, Judy Gold,
Fran Drescher, Hank Azaria, Jon Lovitz, Richard Lewis, Sarah Silverman and Gilbert
Gottfried
The Hardball Briefing asks: What, no Mortman? He came in second to Joe Lieberman for
DC's funniest comedian contest, He threw out the first joke one year and he's even
served as a judge for the contest...
Buzz Backgrounder on Arnold: Slim Majority of Voters Backs Davis Recall... Mention a
possible lack of Democrats in the race or election costs, though, and the governor
scrapes by. Feinstein is the top choice for a successor. (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/timespoll/la-me-poll4jul04,1,1813446.story
Democratic presidential candidate the Rev. Al Sharpton yesterday compared President
Bush to a Los Angeles gang leader and demanded that he apologize to the American
military and their families for challenging dissident Iraqis to "bring them on." (The
Washington Times)
http://dynamic.washtimes.com/print_story.cfm?StoryID=20030706-114922-5906r
In his quest for a seat in the U.S. Senate, Rep. Mark Foley has rankled a group that
is barely covered in most elections: nudists. (Miami Herald)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/6247297.htm
2 U.S. troops killed in Iraq attacks...A British journalist was shot and killed
outside the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad on Saturday, witnesses said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp
Retiring U.S. Gen. Tommy Franks said on Monday U.S. troop levels were sufficient in
Iraq and he repeated a taunt made by President Bush for Iraqi militants attacking U.S.
forces to "bring them on." (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030707/wl_nm/iraq_franks_dc_1
Troop morale in Iraq hits 'rock bottom'...Soldiers stress is a key concern as the Army
ponders whether to send more forces. (CS Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0707/p02s01-woiq.html
Many Iraqis Fear Hussein Is Plotting Return to Power (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/articles/A17597-2003Jul6.html?nav=hptop_ts
The recording of Saddam Hussein aired Friday is probably authentic, CIA officials
said. But the poor quality of the recording prevents absolute certainty. (AP)
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/sns-ap-saddam-recording,0,3988590.story?coll=nyc-topnews-short-navigation
U.S. military team arrives in Liberia...Embattled President Charles Taylor accepted an
offer of asylum in Nigeria on Sunday, but gave no timeframe for quitting power and
insisted the transition must be orderly.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/931163.asp
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said on Sunday that the U.S.
Congress should vote before any U.S. troops were sent to the war-torn West African
country of Liberia. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3043896
Liberia's President Agrees to Leave...Nigeria Asylum May Allow for U.S. Force (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17726-2003Jul6.html
Although Bill Clinton reveled in his image as the "first black president," President
Bush has won plaudits for doing more to help blacks in Africa, which he is visiting
this week. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030707-123304-2922r.htm
Congress faces tough issues in July...With lawmakers returning from their Independence
Day recess, Congress faces such tough issues as the crisis in medical malpractice
insurance while reaching for a historic deal on giving older Americans a prescription
drug benefit. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/935604.asp
It is increasingly likely that Saddam Hussein is alive, the chairman of the Senate
Intelligence Committee said Sunday. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20030706/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq
St. Louis Post-Dispatch profile of Dick Gephardt: The evolution of Richard Gephardt
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/news/270580E0B6D2FC8986256D590031F6A2?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2Cgephardt&headline=The+evolution+of+Richard+Gephardt
At a Dollar Per Signature, Recall Effort Is a Living... Professional petition
circulators, who chase ballot initiatives across the U.S., work on both sides of the
campaign to oust Gov. Davis. (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-recall7jul07001419,1,338132.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage
After a 12-year absence, the nearly unstoppable cyborg from the future returned in
Warner Bros. Pictures' "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," which stalked an
estimated $44 million during the three-day Fourth of July holiday weekend. It has
amassed $72.5 million since its release Tuesday evening. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ERVT1KO1W35TICRBAELCFFA?type=topNews&storyID=3045301
Divisions emerge among challengers to Bush...Some Democrats attack the president's
economic policies, others criticize the war in Iraq. (Des Moines Register)
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/21677627.html
O'Connor dismisses retirement talk...Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is
brushing aside talk of retirement, dampening speculation that President Bush will soon
have an opportunity to choose a justice. (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/935603.asp
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said in Northern Ireland on Sunday that despite
setbacks its peace deal was a model for the world. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3043308
Opinion/Editorial
Crawford: Virginia Consultant Now Trolls for Democratic Support in Rural Areas
http://www.cq.com/corp/show.do?page=crawford/crawford_current
Lieberman: Getting Back on Track in Postwar Iraq
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19891-2003Jul7.html
Fund's Diary: Capital of Choice...Will Congress finally enact vouchers for Washington,
D.C.? http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110003704
A Conspiracy So Vast...Meet Ann Coulter, the Maureen Dowd of the conservatives.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/medialog/?id=110003713
Pat: With the Supreme Court's decision, striking down the Texas anti-sodomy law as an
unconstitutional stricture on the liberty of homosexuals, conservatives fear that all
state laws banning gay marriages will fall.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33448
Mallard: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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