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A bombshell from the White House last night folks:
"Knowing all that we know now, the reference to Iraq's attempt to acquire uranium from
Africa should not have been included in the State of the Union speech"
White House Statement
July 7, 2003
Iraq claim in error, U.S. aide says...Attempted uranium purchase was cited by Bush
(The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/935946.asp?0cv=CB10
Lots of Buzz on this topic today as well as President Bush's condemnation of slavery
he made in Senegal...Plus, that military team that's in Liberia got turned away by
pro-Charles Taylor forces when they tried to enter a refugee camp...That doesn't bode
well for sending a 2,000 man Marine contingent...We'll talk to some Congressmen
including one of our favorites, Curt Weldon, as well as Al Sharpton on all this plus
we'll ask Sharpton about Cubs manager Dusty Baker's recent controversial remarks...
Cubs manager Dusty Baker didn't back down Monday when asked about his recent comments
that black and Latin players were better suited to play in the heat than white
players. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030708/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_cubs_baker_1
Plus, in the D debate we'll talk to Robert Kennedy, Jr. of the group "Riverkeeper"
about his efforts to shut down the New York based Indian Point nuclear power
plant...Wait until you see the ad his group is running in New York...Scary stuff...
In the Buzz block we'll do a Norah, Howard & Blankley combo or something like that on
Iraq, Liberia & Bush's Slavery remarks...We'll kick off the Buzz with Mortman's
Decision '04 update...Edwards called Bush a "phony" yesterday in New Hampshire...
Join us...Chris will be up in the MSNBC world headquarters in Secaucus and I suspect
he'll be en fuego on the Iraq intelligence issue...They're having some big BBQ up in
the parking lot for our anniversary and all the big shots will be there...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Blair grilled on Iraq intelligence...Prime Minister Tony Blair dug in his heels
Tuesday against more criticism of his government's handling of intelligence
information used to support London and Washington's case for war against Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/936036.asp
The White House acknowledged for the first time today that President Bush was relying
on incomplete and perhaps inaccurate information from American intelligence agencies
when he declared, in his State of the Union speech, that Saddam Hussein had tried to
purchase uranium from Africa. (The New York Times)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=716&e=18&u=/nyt/20030708/ts_nyt/bushclaimoniraqhadflawedoriginwhitehousesays
Bush pays homage to African slaves...In Senegal, president speaks of commitment to
freedom..."Human beings were delivered, sorted, weighed, branded with marks of
commercial enterprises and loaded as cargo on a voyage without return," Bush said.
"One of the largest migrations in history was also one of the greatest crimes of
history." (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/935935.asp?0dm=N14NN
Gun-waving Liberian troops blocked a U.S. military team from entering a refugee camp
on Tuesday as President Bush vowed to work with the United Nations and Africans for
peace in the country. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3054416
New alleged Saddam tape aired...Two Middle Eastern television channels on Tuesday
broadcast what they said was a new audiotape by ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/934483.asp
"Returning to covert attacks is the appropriate means for resistance," said the voice,
which sounded like Saddam (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3053496
Urban combat frustrates U.S. Army...Attackers in Baghdad using cover of crowds,
buildings (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/935947.asp?0dm=C21AN
Analysis: The trouble with manhunts...Pressure is increasing on the U.S. military to
launch another high-profile manhunt for Saddam Hussein even as efforts to capture
al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden falter. Analysis. By Michael Moran.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/935740.asp
L. Paul Bremer, the top U.S. administrator in Iraq, yesterday hailed the opening of
the Interim City Advisory Council in Baghdad as a major step toward local and national
government. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030708-120612-6306r.htm
Democrats' race for president seen as 'full-court' game...The heat of the summer
usually brings with it a wilting of politics, but a wide-open race for the Democratic
nomination for president is keeping the candidates sweating on the campaign trail.
(The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030707-101136-5893r.htm
Lieberman a tough sell among Jewish donors...Joe Lieberman, who is seeking the
Democratic presidential nomination for 2004, isn't breaking any records for collecting
campaign contributions from fellow Jews. Some of them argue this isn't the right time
for a Jewish candidate. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030708-121753-8252r.htm
It was "the economy, stupid" again here in New Hampshire today as a pair of Democratic
presidential candidates challenged President Bush's economic stewardship, but the two
parted company over a crucial issue that has divided corporate accountability
reformers and the technology industry. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23314-2003Jul7.html
Edwards on Bush: ''He's a phony. He is a complete phony. The way you tell a
counterfeit and the way you tell a phony, you put the real thing beside it in 2004''
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/189/nation/Edwards_tries_to_boost_N_H_campaign+.shtml
N.H. voters puzzled by Edwards' campaign...'I thought he was going to make a bigger
splash' (Charlotte Observer)
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/politics/6254624.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart trouble, will undergo what his
office described as a routine heart examination on Tuesday at a Washington hospital.
(Reuters) http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3050402
Political Muscle...When It Comes to a Possible Run for Governor, Arnold Is Acting Coy
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23643-2003Jul7.html
Opinion/Editorial
Hitchens: Confronting the face of evil...Saddam Hussein has been compared to Hitler
and Stalin. Perhaps a simpler way to describe him is as a reincarnation of Jeffrey
Dahmer.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/935726.asp
Joe's Real Deal: Crime pays. Today a federal judge approved a settlement that would
let WorldCom off the hook, for committing the greatest corporate crime in American
history. With the help of powerful friends in Washington and on Wall Street, WorldCom
bilked American investors out of billions dollars, making Enron look like a good
corporate neighbor.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/936154.asp
Dionne: Dean's Grass-Roots Cash Cow
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23937-2003Jul7.html
Barnicle: A bishop in sandals is a welcome change
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/col/mbarnicle/
Saletan: The Buzzwords of Al Sharpton...How he spins the issues.
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2085265
Suellentrop: Grover Norquist...The Republican Party's prophet of permanence
http://slate.msn.com/id/2085277/
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