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There's a lot of stories going around these days about Iraq and what exactly is going
on there...Tonight, tomorrow night & every night this week Hardball will bring you
"Iraq: The Real Story"...We'll do what we do best: slice and dice the situation from
every angle imaginable...Our chief foreign correspondent Bob Arnot and his crack
producer Noah Oppenheim are over there reporting from Baghdad to get you the Real
Story...So please, put the remote down and don't be tempted to turn to a faux story...
Tonight we'll lead with the latest headlines from the war zone (and there're lots of
'em folks) and a "big picture" package from Bob...Then we move to Mik over at the
Pentagon for an inside look at the new bombing runs in Tikrit & Falluhjah as well as
other important directives being issued from the DoD ...We'll then roll an 8 minute in
depth interview with Norman Schwarzkopf...A special Iraq-centric Battle for the White
House C block will round out the half hour...
In the D block we'll debate the efficacy of The President's post war plan with Senate
Democratic leader Tom Daschle...Don't worry, we'll have
In the Buzz we'll talk to Washington Post foreign affairs whiz Robin Wright (formerly
of the LA Times) plus Christian Caryl of Newsweek live from Baghdad...We'll take a
look at that Iraqi governing council problem (Robin reported on it yesterday for the
Post...See below), life on the front line for the grunts and maybe some of Gore's
speech yesterday...
I can't recall if I plugged this last week or not but in case you missed it...Mortman:
Why Zell Miller is eating his own Retiring Democratic senator says party knows
'nothing about modern South' http://msnbc.com/news/988942.asp?0dm=C2JQN
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Sen. Kerry fires campaign manager...Democratic candidate John Kerry fired his campaign
manager Sunday night in an attempt shake up his beleaguered presidential bid, The
Associated Press learned.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/991467.asp
Robin's latest byline: Alternatives to Iraqi Council Eyed...Inaction of Hand-Picked
Baghdad Officials Frustrates Washington
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A17199-2003Nov8?language=printer
With the Ghost Squad...At The Front: Mortar attacks, night raids, troubles identifying
friend and foe. On the edge with soldiers fighting in the gray zone (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/991235.asp?0dm=s129k
U.S.: Bomb aimed at toppling Saudis...A top U.S. official said that the deadly bombing
in Riyadh over the weekend was aimed at toppling Saudi Arabia's royal family
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/984977.asp
U.S. expects increased attacks as Iraq rebuilds...Latest incident takes life of
military policeman (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/870749.asp
U.S. administrator Paul Bremer said on Monday that Iraqi and foreign insurgents would
step up attacks to stop reconstruction, and a weekend grenade attack killed another
U.S. soldier south of Baghdad. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20031110/ts_nm/iraq_dc
The U.S. military is ratcheting up its use of firepower against Iraqi guerrillas by
calling in fighter jets to bomb enemy targets, military officials said Sunday. (USA
Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-11-09-us-blasts-iraq_x.htm
U.S. forces have arrested 35 pro-Saddam holdouts in connection with last month's
rocket attack on Baghdad's Al Rasheed Hotel, a senior American officer said yesterday.
(The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/world/20031110-120738-7694r.htm
Senator: Intelligence says new attacks likely...Intelligence officials told lawmakers
a week ago to expect a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, and other strikes like the
Riyadh bombing are in the works, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee
said Sunday. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/991278.asp
Fighting a 'Battle of Perceptions'...General Says Iraqi Resisters Create False
Impression of Strength (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20191-2003Nov9.html?referrer=email
For the men of Alpha Company, whose world is this insect-infested, agricultural
village 60 miles north of Baghdad, major combat operations didn't end when President
Bush said so on May 1. They were just beginning. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-11-09-alpha-company-cover_x.htm
Strategy memo 'poisons' panel...The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence yesterday said his nonpartisan panel will continue operating, but in a
weakened capacity because of a Democratic memo that surfaced last week outlining plans
for a partisan attack against the White House. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031110-120724-9175r.htm
Cheney's Long Path to War...The inside story of how Vice President Cheney bought into
shady assumptions and helped persuade a nation to invade Iraq (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/991209.asp
Fineman: Raising a Red Flag...Dean's rebel yell doesn't slow his mo. Or so the Net
says http://www.msnbc.com/news/991199.asp?0cv=KB10
Arnold Schwarzenegger's victory is prompting talk that a new wave of celebs will enter
politics, among them Dennis Miller, George Clooney-and now Al Franken
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004282
Former Vice President Al Gore accused President Bush on Sunday of failing to make the
country safer after the Sept. 11 attacks and using the war against terrorism as a
pretext to consolidate power. (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/991372.asp?0cv=NB10
Gore Criticizes Bush Approach to Security...Freedoms Shouldn't Be Compromised To Fight
Terror, Ex-Vice President Says (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20026-2003Nov9.html
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark whisked through Springfield on Sunday to fire off a
scathing assessment of President Bush while familiarizing himself to a state that
could prove a linchpin for his own presidential designs. Clark, the former NATO
supreme allied commander in Kosovo, made his first stop in Missouri as a presidential
contender while on a four-state swing to boost his profile with Democratic voters
(Springfield News Leader) http://www.news-leader.com/today/1110-ClarkBushr-213405.html
U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris said Friday she has no immediate plans to get into the
Republican primary for U.S. Senate, but is returning to her southwest Florida district
for the Veterans Day holiday, where she will consult family, friends and constituents.
(AP) http://www.tampatrib.com/politics/MGAJD7T3RMD.html
U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt has overtaken former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as the
Democratic presidential front-runner in a new Des Moines Register poll of Iowans
likely to take part in the Jan. 19 caucuses. (Des Moines Register)
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/22685215.html
Democratic presidential candidates are leading up to Veterans Day by attacking
President Bush (news - web sites)'s treatment of former service members and outlining
their own plans for improving benefits. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20031110/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_veterans
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean is shaking up the Democratic presidential race by
busting federal spending constraints, locking up two of the campaign's biggest
endorsements and, for the first time, threatening to pull away from the pack. (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/991236.asp?0sl=-13
Sen. John Kerry slammed Howard Dean yesterday for opting out of public financing in
the Democratic primary - even though he may do the same thing. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/135342p-120527c.html
Opinion/Editorial
Jaroch's Monday Morning Monologue http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/monday.html
Katrina: Bush vs. Bush...Has Papa Bush decided it's time to inflict a little public
humiliation on his son? http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Bipolar Iraq...We're winning the peace, say the Bushies. But if so, what about all
those body bags? How the administration is reinventing the PR war.
http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/n_9492/
Novak: Can Arnold save California?
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak10.html
The Wall Street Journal: Who Is George Soros?...Howard Dean isn't giving up much by
forgoing federal matching funds
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004282
Blankley: Political Backbiting http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/tblankley.htm
Pat: In a single news cycle last week, the nation got a splendid lesson on why the
Democratic Party has ceased to be America's Party. For months, Howard Dean, in his own
Vermont way, has tried to connect with working-class whites
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35508
Landfield: Terri Schiavo's Fate Worse Than Death in Florida
http://www.practicalpolitics.net/landfield/11_10_03.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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