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Looks like we're doing Kobe big time tonight...He's due in Court tonight at 6 pm
eastern and MSNBC will cover it live of course...We've sent Matthews to the showers
and Barnicle's in the chair...Actually Chris is doing some fun stuff with his Sunday
show I can't tell you about...You'll have to tune in...
We've got an ensemble of legal/sports types to give us some major league slicin' and
dicin'...Tacopina's in as is Access Hollywood's Pat O'Brien...Pat hosted that Teen
Choice Awards show that Kobe was at the other night...
And did you hear the latest? Arianna's officially running for Governor out in
California...It's gettin' crazy out in the Golden State...Comedian Gallagher and
Hustler mag publisher Larry Flynt will be on the ballot as well...Also, Arnold's doing
his big Leno interview on the "will he or won't he" question...We're expecting to get
a press release around 7:30 pm so we'll be doing that in the D block half hour
segment...
We're still working out how we're laying out the back half but we've definitely got
Lawrence who, btw, has a new show on Saturday nights around here
http://www.msnbc.com/news/937609.asp
Fund's in the mix and we've got some other calls out...Bob Mulholland, that wild Dem
strategist is in as well...He was that dude last time calling all the pro-Recall folks
"clowns."...We may even thrown in Arianna...It'll be a circus just like the Recall
ballot...
Plus, we've got hot sound from the AFL-CIO Dem Forum last night...Shuster's been all
over it all day and I've asked him to put some of the more pungent bites together for
the Buzz and Battle for the White House blocks...Also, Springer is going to make an
announcement today on his possible Senate bid...
Too much fun to not show up folks...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
Kobe Due In Court Today...Hearing opens Bryant's sensational case (Newsday)
http://www.nynewsday.com/sports/ny-kobe063404249aug06,0,3013290.story?coll=nyc-sports-short-navigation
Analysis: Forget hype, this is serious business...Trial will change the life of Kobe
and his accuser forever (NBC Sports) http://msnbc.com/news/948336.asp?0cv=SA01
Stern blasts Cuban for Kobe comments...Mavericks' owner said sexual assault case was
'great' for NBA business
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/948467.asp
Arianna Huffington, political commentator and syndicated columnist, made it official
this morning. She is running for governor of California. (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/recall/6471245.htm
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to announce today whether he will join the list of
candidates hoping to replace him Gray Davis as governor of California. After the
announcement, Schwarzenegger will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to
discuss it. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030806/ap_on_el_gu/davis_recall_108
Potential candidates in California's Oct. 7 recall election are eyeing one another
nervously, waiting for someone to break the tension over who will run to succeed
Democratic Gov. Gray Davis if voters oust him. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-08-05-recall-usat_x.htm
'Survivor' meets sitcom in California...New plots, characters emerge in recall battle
(The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/948821.asp?0dm=N18QN
Senator Dianne Feinstein won't be running for governor in California's recall election
in October. (KFOR-TV) http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=1391057
Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver a "major speech" on Iraq to a liberal
activist group in New York tomorrow, fueling speculation that he will re-enter the
race for the Democratic nomination for president. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030805-100743-9640r.htm
Insiders think Springer's out...Will he or won't he? Fans and foes of Jerry Springer
are minutes away from knowing for sure if the shock-TV show host and former Cincinnati
mayor will run for the U.S. Senate. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
http://www.enquirer.com/midday/08/08072003_News_1mday_springer07.html
Bob Graham's status as Florida's favored son is proving little match for a relatively
popular president, despite a post-war slip in George W. Bush's approval rating among
Floridians, a poll shows. (Miami Herald)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/6465621.htm
Democrats Vie for Unions' Support...Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman continued his battle with
the Democrats' liberal base Tuesday, telling an audience of union workers that foreign
trade is good for the U.S. economy and warning against policies that could lead the
party to defeat. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21539-2003Aug5.html
Orin: Democratic presidential wannabe Sen. John Kerry last night claimed President
Bush has "trickled" down on workers, turning to salty talk as he tried to catch up
with surprise 2004 front-runner Howard Dean.
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/2547.htm
Curry Analysis: Democrats make pitch to unions...Kucinich stands out at AFL-CIO event;
Gephardt nabs steelworkers' backing http://msnbc.com/news/948704.asp?0cv=CB10
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) made sure Democrats left for their home
districts armed with a recess brief full of suggested talking points to bolster her
party's national prospects. (The Hill) http://www.hillnews.com/news/080603/pelosi.aspx
Mississippi's big-spending race for the Governor's Mansion today rolls toward the
November general election with a bruising match shaping up between Democratic Gov.
Ronnie Musgrove and Republican Haley Barbour. (Jackson Clarion-Ledger)
http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0308/06/melec01b.html
U.S. Backs Florida's New Counterterrorism Database...'Matrix' Offers Law Agencies
Faster Access to Americans' Personal Records (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21844-2003Aug5.html
Opinion/Editorial
Shafer: Richard Perle Libel Watch, Week 20...Only 32 more weeks before the statute of
limitations runs out. http://slate.msn.com/id/2086650/
Kaplan: He Saw It Coming...The former Bushie who knew Iraq would go to pot.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2086636/
Shalit: Howard Dean's game http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20030805-084110-8332r.htm
Ilana: No right of self-defense in Blair's barbaric Britain
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33945
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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