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Hardball airs on MSNBC at 7, 11 & 12 am et and 4, 8 & 11 pm pt
Folks I'll bottom line this for you right away...Break out the TV trays, pop the
popcorn, send the kids to bed early, put the channel on MSNBC and leave it
there...Tonight's the big CNBC/Wall Street Journal Dem debate from 9-11 pm et on
MSNBC...Then we'll have a special live 11-12 edition of Hardball with some major
league slicin' and dicin'...All 10 candidates will be there and my friend and office
mate Gloria Borger will be one of the moderators as will Insana....Brian will lead the
jamboree...The debate is to be focused on the economy but I'm sure it'll meander
hither and thither...We'll have an all-star panel lined up for both the 7 pm and 11 pm
shows plus interviews with several of the candidates themselves...Look for someone of
your Hardball favorites in play tonight: Howard, Katrina, Tony, Ralph, Luntz, Cuomo,
Armey & Peggy...While we have several presidential candidates lined up, things might
get crazy in the post debate "spin room" and names may change...Rest assured we'll
have the debate covered from all angles...
For those of you who have TV in your office, particularly you business types, the
debate airs live 4-6 pm eastern on CNBC...
CNBC Release: http://www.msnbc.com/news/970587.asp
10 Democrats brace for N.Y. debate...First to include Clark, forum will focus on
economy http://msnbc.com/news/971672.asp?0cv=CB10
Fineman: CNBC debate: Do or die for Clark? General needs to parlay leap in first new
polls http://msnbc.com/news/970515.asp?0cv=CB10
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing in Washington, DC
New Zogby poll: Bush Numbers Climb; Leads all Democrats; Still Behind on Re-Elect and
Against Generic Democrat; Clark and Dean Share Democratic Lead, New Zogby Poll Reveals
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=739
NBC Poll: Bush rating lowest ever http://msnbc.com/news/971384.asp?0cv=CB10
Iraqi Council member dies...A member of Iraq's Governing Council died Thursday, five
days after she was shot, the Coalition Provisional Authority reported. Earlier, a
blast at the NBC's Baghdad bureau killed one man and wounded an NBC employee.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp
Conflicting reports on Iraq's WMD...An interim report from a U.S. team in Iraq is
expected to report that it has found "documentary evidence" that Saddam Hussein's
regime had chemical and biological weapons programs, but no actual arms.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/967844.asp
Iraq Weapons Report Won't Be Conclusive...Senior officials seek to lower expectations
for weapons report to be released next week. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61136-2003Sep24.html
Bush Fails to Gain Pledges on Troops or Funds for Iraq...National Guard, Reserve May
Plug Holes (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61046-2003Sep24.html
The Pentagon is so squeezed for troops to send to Iraq that it may have to alert
thousands more National Guard and Reserve members within several weeks for possible
call-up. (AP)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/24/national0248EDT0451.DTL
Personal barbs fly in recall debate...With less than two weeks to go before the
election, the top candidates vying to replace Gov. Gray Davis took to the stage at a
state university campus Wednesday night to engage in some spirited squabbling over the
state of California's economy and take so
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/945950.asp
In a freewheeling forum Wednesday night that swung between near chaos and wonkish
debate, the top two candidates in California's recall election sought to distinguish
themselves from the pack as one came under fire for accepting special-interest money
while the other was attacked for failing to offer a clear vision for the struggling
state. (San Jose Mercury News) http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/6855033.htm
Chronicle Analysis: Debate free-for-all...Observers say all 5 candidates held their
own, but none hit a home run
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/09/25/MN3041.DTL
Democrats Picking at Each Other...The Democratic presidential race, a rather collegial
affair for much of the past year, is turning more negative and more personal as
several leading candidates seek to distinguish themselves and discredit their rivals.
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60747-2003Sep24.html
Will Hillary Clinton run?...She says no; everyone else seems to be saying yes (The
Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/971037.asp?0dm=C23AN
Opinion/Editorial
The rat of Baghdad...Slate's Jack Shafer examines the claims by New York Times
reporter John F. Burns that members of the media bribed Iraqi officials before and
during the war with cash and goods to gain access to information.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/971401.asp
Reese: Dangers Of War http://reese.king-online.com/Reese_20030922/index.php
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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