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We're leading with the brand, spanking new LA Times poll which shows support for the
Recall at 56%-42%...On question two, Arnold leads with 40%, Bustamante at 32% and
McClintock at 15%...We'll talk to a couple of firecrackers: Arnold spokesman David
Dreier and California Dem spokesman Bob Mulholland...
Chris is out on the beach right now and we're trying to corral him back to the hotel
to get some work done...Hey I don't blame the guy I'd be kickin' hard on the beach if
I was out there too!
In the next block we'll talk to a Senator (we got a couple of calls out) about the FBI
investigation of The White House and maybe throw in something on the Iraq
reconstruction funding issue which is heating up on the Hill this week...
And in the D block debate we'll ask the question: Should journalists who interview
Iraqi resistance fighters be obligated to turn them over to the authorities? Nachman
and Brent Bozell will go at it...
In the Buzz we'll talk to Blankley and Zogby about the Recall poll and then talk to
film producer Al Ruddy (The Godfather, Mean Streets, The Longest Yard) about his
friendship with Arnold...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Don't forget to check out our new Jesse Ventura show debuting this weekend...
Ventura ready for talk-show attack...The ex-governor's slimmed-down show, taped in St.
Paul, debuts (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/6901274.htm
Majority Now Favors Recall; Schwarzenegger Leads Rivals... Davis loses ground with key
voters. For the first time, the actor outpaces all other candidates as he makes
double-digit gains among the GOP, independents, women. (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/recall/la-me-poll1oct01,1,4913112.story?coll=la-home-headlines
LA Times Poll (requires Adobe Acrobat)
http://images.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2003-09/9620532.pdf
Fun Gore News...
Gore close to cable buy...Call him Al Gore, media baron. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/122270p-109917c.html
Must Read Novak: Columnist wasn't pawn for leak
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak01.html
Criminal inquiry over CIA leak...The Justice Department has opened a full criminal
investigation into the disclosure of an undercover CIA employee's name, Attorney
General John Ashcroft said Tuesday. President Bush ordered all staffers to cooperate
with the probe.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/973047.asp
Hill Democrats Demand a Special Prosecutor on Leak...Republicans Say White House Is
Serious About Investigating (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27694-2003Oct1.html
For Bush, how damaging a leak?...For three years now, the Bush administration has
avoided the kind of roiling scandal that has hampered, to one degree or another, every
president since Watergate forced Richard Nixon to resign. But is the "leak" scandal
different? Analysis. By Michael Mor
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/973890.asp
At this point, some analysts say, the issue remains largely "inside the Beltway,"
somewhat arcane for the public, and therefore has not risen to a full-fledged scandal.
(The Christian Science Monitor) http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1001/p01s03-usju.html
The man behind the furor...Joseph Wilson, former envoy, bears a streak of independence
(The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/974167.asp?0cv=CA01
Iraqi WMD may have been bluff...David Kay eyes theory of deliberate deception (The
Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/974235.asp?0dm=N13LN
Huffington drops out of recall race...Arianna Huffington dropped out of the California
recall election Tuesday as a poll showed strong support for ousting Gov. Gray Davis
and Arnold Schwarzenegger leading rivals to replace him.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/945950.asp
Clout Brings Cost for California Tribes...In California's recall campaign, gambling
Indian tribes have emerged as influential players -- they are the most deep-pocketed
givers, surpassing even organized labor as the biggest campaign donors this season.
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25309-2003Sep30.html
Firm with Bush ties consults on Iraq...Former FEMA director heads New Bridge
Strategies (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/973765.asp?0dm=N16NN
Food Corner...
Fall's Perfect Combo...In fall, when the fruits on the apple and pear trees began to
show red and gold, it's time to get cooking. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21367-2003Sep30.html
Dinner in 40 Minutes...Roast chicken and lemons on wilted watercress. (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21369-2003Sep30.html
The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed the president's $87 billion
emergency spending request for Iraq and the war on terror yesterday, but only after
Republicans defeated a Democratic-led bid to split the money and delay action on the
$20.3 billion for rebuilding Iraq. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030930-113022-4791r.htm
GOP Finding Iraq War Request a Tough Sell...Democrats List High-Cost Items; Loans
Considered (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24935-2003Sep30.html
The White House said on Wednesday it was "listening" to lawmakers who want to make
Iraq repay U.S. taxpayers for rebuilding the country's infrastructure, signaling it
may compromise on the issue. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=C3EFD3S0B1VMQCRBAEOCFEY?type=politicsNews&storyID=3540585
Dean Using Psych Appeal...Democrat's rhetoric of empowerment is winning stump
audiences over (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25308-2003Sep30.html
Democrat Wesley Clark hunted for support for his fledgling presidential campaign in
Congress on Tuesday, meeting with 60 House members who came away impressed but mostly
not ready to commit. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3536086
Bush Bests Fundraising Record...President Bush broke his own one-day record for
fundraising with a two-stop, 12-hour visit to the Midwest, but he could not leave the
leak investigation behind. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25290-2003Sep30.html
Vernon Jordan fails to recover Monica investigation fees...Vernon Jordan, the
prominent Washington attorney who may have helped Monica Lewinsky find a job after she
left the White House, will not be reimbursed for most of his legal bills arising from
an investigation of then-President Bill Clinton's relationship with Miss Lewinsky.
(The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030930-104113-2872r.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Access and denial...The Novak-Wilson-Plame story illustrates in creepy fashion what
happens when reporters, especially Washington reporters, become too beholden to their
sources. By Jack Shafer.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/974018.asp
The Wall Street Journal: Political Intelligence...The agenda behind the kerfuffle over
Joe Wilson's wife. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004089
Bill Whalen: Bustamante Goes Boom...The lieutenant governor sits watching as his
campaign implodes.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/190vdwkp.asp
Poe: Prisoner's Dilemma...How '60s anti-war activists let today's chicken hawks off
the hook. A draft-resister's story.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0310.poe.html
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