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A couple of housekeeping items up front: Chris hosts an "everything you wanted to know
about the Recall but were afraid to ask" special Sunday night at 10 pm ET...We'll
repeat it Monday night at 9 pm ET...On election night, Tuesday, Oct. 7th we're
broadcasting at 7 pm et until the last dog dies http://www.msnbc.com/news/974609.asp
This will be a faced paced, no holds barred, no issue off the table evening where
ANYTHING can happen...We'll have more news, more facts, more angles, more juice, more
guests, and more heat than the competition can handle...As a matter of fact folks, if
you're a novice cable viewer this may not be the night for you...This is strictly
Varsity cable news viewing...If I EVEN have to tell you to break out the TV trays and
popcorn you're done in this business...Hang up your cleats and hit the showers..
Now on to tonight...More allegations against Arnold and more political fallout...More
poll numbers on the President and Iraq and a weapons inspector who's found no
weapons..What are all the details?, whats it all mean? and who'll be left standing at
the end of the day? Only Matthews knows...Btw, what did you think of last night's
Arnold interview...I thought Chris kinda had a Michael Moore "gonzo journalist" thing
with the baseball cap, stick mike and a glazed look on his face...
All the big guns are out campaigning in Californina as the days and hours tick away on
the Recall...Jesse Jackson is out in LA campaigning against it...We'll speak with him
on why he opposes it...We'll also talk to Joan Blades of Moveon.org which is running
new anti-Arnold ads that highlight the allegations of sexual harassment...Plus, Jerry
Brown looks likely as well...
In the Buzz we'll talk to fmr. top deputy to Paul Bremer in Iraq/Fmr. NYC Police
Commish Bernard Kerik about the Reconstruction effort over there...
Luntz will check in and spin the new NYT/CBS polls...
Mortman's latest: Great dropout lines for the Dems...How straggling candidates can
spin their departures http://www.msnbc.com/news/974182.asp
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Bush defends war after WMD report...President focuses on possible evidence of covert
programs (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/967844.asp?0si=-
The public's confidence in President Bush(news - web sites)'s ability to deal wisely
with an international crisis has slid sharply over the past five months, the latest
New York Times/CBS News Poll has found. And a clear majority are also uneasy about his
ability to make the right decisions on the nation's economy.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=3&u=/nyt/20031003/ts_nyt/pollshowsdropinconfidenceonbushskillinhandlingcrises
Search in Iraq Finds No Banned Weapons...Tenet Assails Panel Leaders' Criticism of
Prewar Data (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35638-2003Oct2.html
Sanger Analysis: The preliminary report delivered on Thursday by the chief arms
inspector in Iraq forces the Bush administration to come face to face with this
reality: that Saddam Hussein's armory appears to have been stuffed with precursors,
potential weapons and bluffs, but that nothing found so far backs up administration
claims that Mr. Hussein posed an imminent threat to the world.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=2&u=/nyt/20031003/ts_nyt/areckoningiraqiarmsreportposespoliticaltestforbush
Enemy Is 'More Lethal,' U.S. General Says..."The enemy has evolved. It is a little bit
more lethal, little bit more complex, little bit more sophisticated and, in some
cases, a little bit more tenacious," Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez told reporters at a news
conference. He added that the evolution of enemy tactics was "about what we expected
to see over time." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37094-2003Oct2.html
New Schwarzenegger allegation...Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger said late Thursday he had
no memory of praising Adolf Hitler or sexually harassing women.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/945950.asp
What was supposed to be the final victory bus tour in actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's
run for California governor has turned into a not-so-magical mystery tour dogged by
skeletons from his past -- allegations that he admired Hitler and groped women.
(Reuters) http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3553607
The opening-day theme of Arnold Schwarzenegger's bus tour, called the "California
Comeback Express," was supposed to be rolling back the recent hike in the state's car
tax. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/state/2003-10-02-arnold-bus-usat_x.htm
Kurtz: For the Right, Bad News Day Or Media Bias?...Conservatives See More Than
Coincidence in Recent Scoops
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37590-2003Oct2.html
Timing of harassment story raises questions But 'Times' editor, others say
Schwarzenegger allegations reflect on character, couldn't wait (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20031003/5558670s.htm
Balz Analysis: Effect on Calif. race unknown...Allegations against Schwarzenegger are
a wild card http://www.msnbc.com/news/975282.asp?0dm=N17NN
Leak investigation likely to expand...The investigation into the leak of a CIA
operative's name is likely to expand to other Bush administration agencies, including
the State and Defense departments, U.S. officials said Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/973047.asp
Sammon: The White House yesterday accused Democrats of politicizing a probe into the
disclosure of a CIA employee's name and said the investigation was based on
"unsubstantiated rumors." http://www.washtimes.com/national/20031002-114834-4693r.htm
The CIA officer whose cover was blown by an alleged Bush administration leak and her
diplomat husband have retained a Washington lawyer to find out who they can sue and
how much money they can seek. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/7200.htm
Calling leaker to account isn't easy...Only two government employees convicted in over
50 years (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/975346.asp?0dm=N21GN
Embattled broadcaster Rush Limbaugh said he did not know that Florida prosecutors were
probing him for allegedly abusing prescription painkillers, as he stayed off the radio
yesterday and avoided discussing details of the shocking drug claims. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/7181.htm
Democrat Bob Graham is weighing the future of his presidential campaign as he
struggles with finances and ranks near the bottom in polls. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20031003/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_graham
Opinion/Editorial
Defending Limbaugh...Rush Limbaugh didn't say Donovan McNabb was a bad quarterback
because he is black. He said that the media has overrated McNabb because he is black,
and Limbaugh is right. By Allen Barra.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/975128.asp
'Testing time' for Britain's Blair...U.K. prime minister survives party conference
amid Iraq crisis http://www.msnbc.com/news/975081.asp?0cv=NA01
Ilana: Bush's socialist sympathies http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34905
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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