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Very hectic day around here yesterday...I swore I had The Briefing all set to go then
we had a Jacko Attack and reworked the whole show...Hope you enjoyed it...We'll do
more of that tonight but throw in a lot on gay marriage as well...
Btw, what do you think? Should there be a constitutional amendment to ban gay
marriage? Send your reply to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "Briefing question" in
the subject line...If you have any comments about the Briefing or Chris throw those in
there as well...But keep it short...Chris and I will try to read as many as possible...
Fans of Vanity Fair and true crime stories will dig the fact that we're leading with
Dominick Dunne...His bio and credits are too numerous to list: Hollywood writer,
author, Vanity Fair diarist, Court TV host, etc...He also wrote a great book "Justice"
in which he describes the ordeal of his daughter Dominique's murder and subsequent
trial...She was an aspiring actress and starred in the hit movie "Poltergeist"...The
killer got off which is why Dominick has so assiduously pursued and tracked other
murder cases in the search for justice..He'll give us his take on Michael's
situation...
Book excerpt http://www.courttv.com/archive/store/dunne_book1_excerpt.html
Here's a cool "old school" shot of Dominick kickin' it freestyle at the famed Stork
Club back in the '50's.
http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/dunne/photo_gallery3.html#anch
For more on Dominick click here: http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/dunne/profile.html
In the B block we'll do more Jacko legal "slice and dice" with Pat Lalama from Court
TV, Defense attorney Bruce Barron and another prosecutor type tbd...
In the D block Shuster will do a package on gay marriage and then PA Republican
Senator Rick Santorum will tell us why a constitutional amendment is necessary to
preserve the traditional notion of marriage...
That'll lead us into the E block where we'll debate where gay marriage is headed
legally...Will it spread to other states? Will it hit the U.S. Supreme Court?
In the F block we'll roll a clip from Hillary reminiscing on JFK's
assassination....Tomorrow's show btw, will be a re-air of JFK: The Day That Changed
America http://www.msnbc.com/news/987494.asp
MSNBC.com remembers that fateful day
http://www.msnbc.com/news/jfkanniversary_front.asp?0cb=-419190665
News of the weird: Air Force fighter jets were scrambled and the White House was
briefly evacuated on Thursday after birds or possibly disturbances in the atmosphere
tripped radar that keeps watch on restricted air space around the complex. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20031120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/white_house_evacuated
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
Michael Jackson and his attorney will "choose their own time and their own place" to
surrender to face child molestation allegations, a family attorney said Thursday. A
friend said he was going to "fight this tooth and nail." (MSNBC)
http://msnbc.com/news/995113.asp?0cv=CB10
New Calif. laws could snare Jackson...Law allows evidence of a defendant's prior
sexual conduct (Reuters) http://msnbc.com/news/995878.asp?0sl=-11
Can Jackson's career survive?...Fans unlikely to give him 'One More Chance' if
convicted (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/995676.asp?0sl=-13
Under pressure to respond to the Supreme Judicial Court's decision on gay marriage,
Governor Mitt Romney and a top House lawmaker said yesterday that they believe the
justices would be satisfied if lawmakers craft a civil union statute that grants many
of the benefits of marriage but does not legally sanction same-sex marriage. (The
Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/11/20/civil_union_law_sought/
Gay marriage is now poised to rival abortion as an issue that inflames and divides
American voters...The 4-3 decision Tuesday by Massachusetts' highest court recognized
a right for same-sex couples to marry. One conservative activist calls it ''the
starting gun'' for a debate that pits cultural and religious traditions for one side
against principles of equality for the other. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20031119/5691750s.htm
At least 15 killed in Turkish blasts...Explosions shattered the Turkish headquarters
of the London-based HSBC bank and the British consulate in downtown Istanbul on
Thursday. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/993947.asp
Bush, Blair vow 'no holding back'...Moving up a press conference to address the
bombing Thursday of the British consulate in Turkey, President Bush and British Prime
Minister Tony Blair vowed Thursday that such attacks would not deter their countries
from fighting terrorism.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/993625.asp
Kirkuk bomb attack kills four...A car bomb exploded outside the home of an Iraqi
tribal leader in a city west of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing one child in yet another
attack aimed at a U.S. ally.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp
President Bush famously disdains stuffy, formal affairs. But when Queen Elizabeth II
pulled out all the stops for a state dinner honoring Bush Wednesday night, he buttoned
up the fanciest tuxedo he could find - the one with the long coat and white tie (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20031120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_state_dinner
As protesters organized against President Bush's trip to London, Democratic
presidential candidate Wesley Clark is calling for a new Atlantic Charter that
stresses cooperation between the United States and its European allies. (AP)
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/politics/7308132.htm
West says he tried to protect his troops...A senior U.S. officer charged with
threatening to kill an Iraqi detainee testified yesterday that he allowed soldiers to
beat a suspect and that he fired a gun near the man's head, but not at him, to save
his troops from harm. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031120-120648-7913r.htm
Gingrich Joins Call for Swift Passage of Medicare Plan...Former House Speaker Explains
Benefits of Bill to GOP Conservatives; Democrats Bracing for Fight (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63425-2003Nov19.html
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman attacked several key figures in the
Bush administration Thursday, accusing 17 regulators of protecting the corporate
interests that once employed them. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031120/D7UU9O5G0.html
Three decades after misty eyes help sink Edmund Muskie's presidential campaign and
shock treatment ended Thomas Eagleton's vice presidential bid, Democratic hopeful
Howard Dean speaks about grief counseling and bouts of anxiety over his brother's
disappearance in Southeast Asia. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031120/D7UU9Q5O0.html
Seven of nine Democratic Presidential hopefuls are blowing off about 8,000 high school
seniors and college students tonight, about 200 of whom will have traveled from all
over the country for America's Youth Forum at St. Anselm College. (Manchester Union
Leader) http://www.theunionleader.com/Articles_show.html?article=29167&archive=1
A group headed by a former adviser to the Democratic National Committee has taken over
the effort to create a liberal radio network to compete with conservative talk radio.
(AP)
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/news/ap_story.html/National/AP.V7901.AP-BRF-Radio-Polit.html;COXnetJSessionID=18rqBiJw3pYnSlBnz5K2Oe2EKYGu2bJa1ce42sW54YVc2NKqk9tk!1170739166?urac=n&urvf=10693293224640.06081314041636798
Is a movie career in store for Maria Bartiromo?...I'm told the vaunted "Money Honey"
of CNBC "Squawk Box" fame has been asked by Francis Ford Coppola to read for a part in
"Megalopolis," his epic about the New York of the future. (Lloyd Grove)
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/138568p-122994c.html
Opinion/Editorial
Terry: Massachusetts Manhandles Marriage
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2414
Katrina's Editor's Cut...Americans in London...King George should go see an old new
play being staged for the first time in London.
http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Sorry I missed this earlier Jay..Jaroch's Monday Morning Monologue (on a Thursday
afternoon) http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/monday.html
Remembering Oswald and Ruby...A CNBC producer remembers his time with the families of
Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/995635.asp
Chris was really hot on Harold Meyerson's piece in the Post yesteday:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59640-2003Nov18.html
Will: JFK was a man for his times, 'addicted to excitement'
http://www.suntimes.com/output/will/cst-edt-geo20.html
Case Open...Why is the press avoiding the Weekly Standard's intelligence scoop?
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2091381
Prague Revisited...The evidence of an Iraq/al-Qaida connection hasn't gone away.
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2091354&;
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