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Hardball airs tonight on MSNBC at 7, 11 & 2 am and simultaneously out west at 4, 8 &
11 pm....
Tonight's one of those big "slice and dice" nights as President Bush takes to the Rose
Garden to address the continued violence in Iraq and the general state of affairs in
the ongoing reconstruction process...We'll run the highlights and kick it around with
Senator Trent Lott, Bush Re-elect strategist Ralph Reed and some other folks
TBD...Norah was there and got a question in about the May 1st USS Abe Lincoln "Mission
Accomplished" and whether that was premature...POTUS basically said "go back and read
my words"...He also suggested the "Mission Accomplished" banner was the Navy's idea,
not his...We'll try to work the bite in tonight...
Howard will definitely be here and we'll go through the presser and put some polls and
such together...Luntz will be in the Buzz as well...
For the D block we'll do the issue of the 9/11 documents and whether the White House
will give up the sensitive documents to that investigative commission....
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Democratic presidential contender Al Sharpton, capitalizing on the public's growing
antiwar sentiment, slammed President Bush for his Iraq policy and took aim at
Democratic senators for failing to question the White House. (AP)
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/10/28/sharpton_blasts_iraq_policy/
Independent voters, who some say are key to President Bush's re-election hopes next
year, are losing confidence in his leadership in Iraq as attacks there continue, a USA
TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll has found.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-10-27-poll-bush_x.htm
What Will Iraq Cost Bush?Even administration insiders are starting to worry about how
the war will affect the president's re-election chances. In New Hampshire, the omens
aren't reassuring http://www.msnbc.com/news/985284.asp?0cv=KA01
Out of Balance...A new Newsweek poll finds that while the Bush administration remains
focused on Iraq, voters are worrying about the economy
http://www.msnbc.com/news/985008.asp?0cv=KB20
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Lieberman will air the first television ads of his
campaign this week in New Hampshire as he refocuses his efforts after abandoning
Iowa's caucuses. (AP)
http://nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=379&ArticleID=92205
Fun Clinton News...
The United Nations should take responsibility for Iraq's security, with NATO forces
front and center in keeping the peace, former President Clinton said Monday (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031028/ap_on_re_us/clinton_dole_1
Andrew Cuomo has picked up some strong support for his controversial attack on the
Democratic Party, but he's not likely to be pleased by the praise. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/41876.htm
St. Louis County Executive George R. "Buzz" Westfall died Monday, just over three
weeks after he checked himself into Christian Hospital Northeast for severe back pain
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/St.+Louis+City+/+County/B0EDAA9F6D52AF4686256DCD001206F6?OpenDocument&Headline=County+executive+Westfall+dies
Rep. LaTourette's wife says he wants a divorce after admitting to D.C. affair...'I
think Washington corrupts people' (The Hill)
http://www.thehill.com/news/102803/latourette.aspx
Opinion/Editorial
Samuelson: Adventures in Agelessness....The young want to be older, and the older want
to be younger. It's just another chapter in Americans' endless 'pursuit of happiness'
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/985061.asp
Bush Boys Play Doctor...Your Bed, Your Hospital Bed-Wherever (Mondo Washington)
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0344/mondo1.php
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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