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We'll lead with Senator Trent Lott on the latest on Iraq: Paul Bremer, our top
civilian chief over there is now saying the reconstruction is going to cost tens of
billions of dollars more than expected...This on top of the news that our federal
deficit will top a record $480 billion for the year...2 more soldiers died overnight
as well...Plus, negotiations begin today between the U.S. and North Korea on
dismantling their nuclear program...
Those 10 Commandents have been removed from the State Supreme Court in
Alabama...What's next in this battle for Judge Moore's supporters? We'll talk to one
of his attorneys...
John Hinckley, the man who tried to kill President Reagan wants out of prison for more
unsupervised visits to his parents' home...Should he get it? We'll debate at the half
hour with Joey D...That's Joe DiGenova to you...Not sure if he'll bring his trademark
cigar or not..
In the Buzz we'll talk to pollster John Zogby about his new poll out of New Hamphire
which shows Dean surging ahead with 38% and John Kerry dropping to 17%....Could the
Dean surge be for real? We'll also talk to NH Radio talk show host Arnie Arneson and
Opinionjournal.com's John Fund...Also, Dean is set to raise over $10 million for the
3rd quarter, a Democrat record...Will he forgo public matching funds and break his
pledge?
Democrat Howard Dean has jumped out to a commanding 21-point lead over rival John
Kerry in the latest New Hampshire poll. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20030827/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_poll
'Ten Commandments' moved in Ala....Monument supporters pray outside court building
http://msnbc.com/news/954934.asp?0cv=CB10
Moore: In God I Trust...Why I'm standing up for the Ten Commandments in Alabama.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003926
WashPost: Bremer says billons needed for Iraq...Iraq will need "several tens of
billions" of dollars from abroad in the next year to rebuild its rickety
infrastructure and revive its moribund economy, U.S. occupation coordinator L. Paul
Bremer said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/957720.asp
Iraq insurgents kill 2 U.S. soldiers...As U.S. soldiers hunted Saddam Hussein
loyalists in remote hideouts north of Baghdad on Wednesday, the military reported that
two more U.S. troops were killed in separate attacks in Baghdad and a city just to the
west.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp
Katrina's editor's cut: War is a tragedy for some and a boon for others. As American
soldiers continue to die in Iraq, and the length of the war and its costs escalate,
Halliburton, the company headed by Vice-President Dick Cheney before the Bush
Administration took office, announced that it had converted a half billion dollar
quarterly loss of a year ago into a quarterly profit of $26 million for the same
period in 2003. http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7&pid=898
John Hinckley Wants Out....His lawyers say the man who shot Ronald Reagan needs more
freedom in order to get well. The president's daughter says 'who cares?' (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/957608.asp?0dm=s20Qk
Dean surges in new Zogby Poll http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=729
Dean to Top $10M for Quarter...Democratic candidate might forgo public funding (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50101-2003Aug26.html
The federal government will post a record $480 billion deficit next year and
accumulate nearly $1.4 trillion in new debt over the coming decade before climbing
back into the black by 2012, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said
yesterday. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46805-2003Aug26.html
U.S.-North Korea hold direct talks...The United States and North Korea held direct
talks for the first time in months Wednesday, meeting on the sideline of a six-nation
summit to resolve the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/956870.asp
The foot soldiers are rebelling...Getting into Iraq proved easy. Getting out is
already a nightmare (London Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1028759,00.html
Democratic 2004 presidential front-runner Howard Dean wrapped up a cross-country
fund-raising and campaigning tour last night with a raucous rally at Bryant Park that
looked more like a Phish concert than a political gathering. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/4287.htm
Editorial
Daniel Gross: Is Detroit doomed?...The U.S. auto industry is driving straight off a
cliff. Or so we're being told. The problem is an industrywide strategic failure,
argues New York Times reporter Micheline Maynard in her new book, The End of Detroit.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/957759.asp
Etzioni: As of Tuesday, the number of U.S. casualties incurred after the end of major
combat operations in Iraq exceeds those we suffered during the war. It is high time
for a basic shift in approach: We must let Iraqis run most operations and openly take
responsibility for them. http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030827/5444893s.htm
Nascar: Engine of Change...Southern culture is driving back into the American idea
http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110003932
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