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So the Bush Administration is ratcheting up its PR machine on Iraq with a speech from
Condi yesterday, POTUS today and VPOTUS tommorow...We'll lead the show tonight with
the following question: Is it working? Why isn't the message getting through?
Charlie Rangel and J.D. Hayworth will duke it out...
The "G Man", as he is known by his fans, will discuss the White House leak
investigation....What would Nixon's plumbers have done? Liddy's new book btw is
called "When I was a Kid, This Was a Free Country"....
In the debate segment we'll look at the tragedy of the Siegfried and Roy attack and
ask: Should we have animal entertainment shows? PETA is speaking out...
"Of course it's a tragedy, but the tragedy is not the end," Siegfried Fischbacher said
of the state of his 44-year stage partner Roy Horn on Wednesday, going public for the
first time since Horn was mauled by a tiger Friday. (Las Vegas Journal Review)
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Oct-09-Thu-2003/news/22333176html
Then in the Buzz we'll talk to former GE CEO Jack "Straight from the Gut" Welch about
getting out front and in control of you life, your problems and other predicaments you
mind happen to find yourself in...I'm sure we'll throw in a few political questions
about the economy, Iraq and so forth..
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from deep inside the Beltway...
Baghdad rocked by fresh violence...10 killed in car bombing; U.S. soldier, Spanish
liaison killed in separate attacks (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/870749.asp?0cv=CA01
Bush defends progress in Iraq...He likens task to that faced in Japan, Germany after
World War II (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/976436.asp?0cv=CB10
"I acted because I was not about to leave the security of the American people in the
hands of a madman. I was not about to stand by and wait and trust in the sanity and
restraint of Saddam Hussein," Bush said in speech in New Hampshire, site of the first
presidential primary next year. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3586739
The White House, working to quell internal discord and external criticism of its Iraq
policy, launched a new public relations effort yesterday to justify the invasion and
occupation. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A211-2003Oct8.html
The White House and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld moved quickly to contain a
public breach over Iraq policy. (The New York Times)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=2&u=/nyt/20031009/ts_nyt/rumsfelddismissesanytalkofareducedroleoniraqpolicy
Spending on Iraq sets off gold rush...Lawmakers fear U.S. is losing control of funds
(The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/977965.asp?0cv=CA01
Schwarzenegger steps into new role...California governor-elect vows 'a new direction';
Pledges to end car tax hike; promises no new taxes
http://msnbc.com/news/945950.asp?0dm=N16PN
GOP sees recall vote as sign of tough fight for Democrats in '04...Jubilant Republican
strategists said yesterday that Arnold Schwarzenegger's election to the California
governorship has given their party a huge boost going into the 2004 elections and will
force Democrats to spend more to hold on to the state. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031008-113736-3518r.htm
Kerry Campaign's Quest for Focus...Sen. John F. Kerry is surrounded by an all-star
team of political professionals, including Jordan and Shrum, a top consultant to Al
Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. But it's also a campaign of uneasy factions and
overlapping assignments. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A658-2003Oct8.html
Democratic presidential newcomer Wesley Clark will flesh out the details of his
political views in four major policy speeches over the next month, his campaign said
on Thursday (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3587591
Late Comer Clark's Unusual Tactics...Wesley K. Clark, trying to portray himself as the
Democrats' best hope of defeating President Bush, is taking an unorthodox approach to
winning his party's presidential nomination. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A253-2003Oct8.html
Tucson firefighters host, support Sen. John Kerry...Lieberman also stops off on way to
Phoenix (Tucson Citizen)
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=100903c1_kerry_lieberman
2 arrested in abduction of senator's wife....Two men suspected of kidnapping and
robbing a U.S. senator's wife were arrested early Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/977090.asp
Philadelphia Mayor John Street, stung by reports of a federal corruption probe in the
final weeks of a heated election battle against a popular Republican, said on Thursday
he was not a target of any investigation. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3587080
Food Corner: Cakey Vs. Fudgy...Light, airy and crumbly? Or dense, moist and intensely
chocolate? Which is the better brownie? No contest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54773-2003Oct7.html
Opinion/Editorial
California politicking...Altercation Weblog: If Arnold makes politics fun and
interesting again, well then, I'm all for it. And if he screws up the state horribly,
well then, tough luck. You people voted for him.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/752664.asp
Katrina: While tales of Arnold's physical harassment of women should keep him out of
the Governor's seat, George Bush's assaults against women nationwide--and around the
world--should ensure that he is ousted from the White House in 2004.
Landfield: What's So Bad About Being a "Liberal?"
http://www.practicalpolitics.net/landfield/10_6_03.html
Fund: Bobby Jindal's Rise...Louisiana's next governor may be an Indian-American
Republican. http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110004134
Tony: The leakers' agony http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20031007-095710-1453r.htm
Novak: What can Arnold do for Bush?
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak09.html
Will: Republican governors did not prevent Bush from losing Wisconsin, Michigan and
Pennsylvania in 2000
http://www.suntimes.com/output/will/cst-edt-geo09.html
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