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Hardball airs on MSNBC tonight at 7p, 11p & 4 am et...That's 4p, 8p & 1 am pt
Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean is interested in becoming President but before he
does he has to wage the battle of the "Matthews Primary." Tonight we'll bring you
that battle live from Harvard...There's a lot riding on this appearance for Dean...I
could go on and on about the latest news and this minor controversy which has bubbled
up today concerning his gubernatorial records and his sealing of them but I'm not
gonna do that...Instead I'll urge you to to break out the TV tray, pop your favorite
popcorn and have dinner with Hardball tonight...We'll hit all the hot topics for
sure...
Dean Link http://www.msnbc.com/news/998770.asp
Dean Assails Bush on Defense...The former Vermont governor launched a full-throated
attack on the president's foreign policy acumen Sunday, saying Bush has "no
understanding of defense." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23741-2003Nov30.html
Isikoff: What's in Howard Dean's Secret Vermont Files?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/999347.asp
Jimmy Carter on Howard Dean:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101031208-552101,00.html
The Unlikely Rise of Howard Dean...The five-time governor of the Ben & Jerry's state
is actually a product of Park Avenue, an outspoken critic of war against Iraq, and
suddenly, a Democratic presidential force. (New York Magazine)
http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/politics/national/n_8376/index.html
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Liberals finding their voice -- and it's angry Bush is target: 'We have been too nice'
(USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20031201/5720237s.htm
The U.S. military said 54 Iraqis were killed in the northern city of Samarra as U.S.
forces used tanks and cannons to fight their way out of simultaneous ambushes while
delivering new Iraqi currency to banks. But residents said Monday that the casualty
figure was much lower and that the dead were mostly civilians. (AP)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/870749.asp
An ambush and shootout that killed dozens of Iraqis represented a new level of
coordination in the anti-coalition insurgency, U.S. officials said Monday. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031201/D7V5OPC80.html
Good one from Mortman last week: Giving thanks for stars' wisdom...How could we ever
get along without celebrities' opinions? http://msnbc.com/news/998504.asp?0dm=C15QN
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday there was "a contradiction" in Iraq
between the relative stability of most of the country and deadly attacks staged by
insurgents in some places. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3918476
Sen. Clinton: Iraq strategy flawed...Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, just returned from
Iraq, said President Bush's surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to Baghdad doesn't make up
for the flaws in his strategy for dealing with the U.S. occupation and returning the
government to the Iraqi people. (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/999806.asp
"We need more MPs (military police), we need more intelligence, we need more civil
affairs, we need a bigger presence (in Iraq)," the Democratic New York senator and
former first lady told NBC's "Today" show. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3916302
U.S. first lady Laura Bush said on Monday she was considering a trip to Afghanistan
next year, after her husband's surprise Thanksgiving trip to Baghdad that she said
left her "anxious" while he was gone. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3918370
Howard: Iraq: The Right Stuffing...Stealing away in the dark, Bush makes a secret trip
to Iraq, boosting troop morale and confounding cynics
http://www.msnbc.com/news/999495.asp?0cv=KB10
President Bush banked a fresh $1.75 million for his re-election campaign on Monday and
celebrated signs of revival in the manufacturing sector, the hardest-hit segment of
the job market. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031201/D7V5P0LO1.html
Bush dropping steel tariffs...Decision could trigger backlash in steel-producing
states (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/999705.asp?0dm=B23GN
Democrat John Kerry said Monday he will end the "era of John Ashcroft" if elected
president, stepping up efforts to protect civil liberties while strengthening the war
on terrorism. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031201/D7V5MDOG0.html
Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt, faulting President Bush for "gambling
with our safety," on Monday called for spending $100 billion over five years on
homeland security. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031201/D7V5O8MG0.html
Opinion/Editorial
Jaroch's Monday Morning Monologue http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/monday.html
Katrina's Editor's Cut: What Economic Recovery?...Isn't it interesting how a few small
percentage points here and there produce such euphoria?
http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Terry: The GOP's Shotgun Wedding http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2481
Reese: The Republican National Committee has shown what President George W. Bush's
re-election campaign will be about: fearmongering. Well, he's pretty good at
warmongering, so why not play the fear card?
http://reese.king-online.com/Reese_20031201/index.php
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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