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Hardball airs tonight at 7, 11 & 4 am et---4, 8 & 1 am pt
Tonight we're gonna do a super sized Political Buzz panel for the full hour and kick
around some of the hot topics of the day: President Bush, Iraq, Howard Dean and the
Dem primary, latest polls, Hillary and her future, etc...You know, all the good
stuff...Panelists to include Peggy, Stephen Hayes of The Weekly Standard, Rep. Harold
Ford, Jr. and I'm hoping Pat Caddell if he returns our calls...We'll probably throw in
a surprise or two to keep it interesting...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Vowing to reverse President Bush's foreign policies, Democrat John Kerry is outlining
new plans to stem "a widespread and widening network of terrorists," such as targeting
Saudi Arabia for sanctions and naming a special ambassador to the Mideast - perhaps
Bill Clinton (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=3&u=/ap/20031203/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_kerry
Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry said on Wednesday he would quickly appoint
an ambassador to the Middle East peace process -- and named two former presidents and
an ex-secretary of state as likely candidates -- if he won the 2004 election.
(Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=584&ncid=584&e=3&u=/nm/20031203/pl_nm/politics_kerry_dc
A new poll shows President Bush has received a "substantial immediate" boost in
popularity and approval ratings after his surprise visit with the troops in Iraq on
Thanksgiving. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031202-104859-8090r.htm
Seven in 10 Americans do not think the war in Iraq has reduced the threat of
terrorism, according to a poll released Wednesday. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031203/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_poll_2
Release: Dean Regains Slight Iowa Lead in Neck and Neck Race With Gephardt, 26% - 22%;
Kerry 3rd in Single Digits in Latest Zogby International Poll
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=762
There is life in politics after New Hampshire and Iowa...Democratic presidential
hopefuls who survive those two early presidential contests in January will face a
daunting seven-state challenge in three time zones: the Feb. 3 primaries. (AP)
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEMOCRATS_SUPER_SEVEN?SITE=NCGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark will begin airing television
commercials this week in three states with Feb. 3 primaries, spreading the TV ad wars
beyond Iowa and New Hampshire. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031202/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_ads_3
Dean Records May Remain Sealed...Addressing Criticism from GOP, He Says Decision Is
Complicated (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29684-2003Dec2.html?referrer=email
Republican Party Chairman Ed Gillespie on Tuesday went to Vermont - Howard Dean's home
state - for the first time and criticized the Democratic presidential candidate for
his stance on the war, comments about military pay and refusal to open his records.
(AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031203/D7V6KHQ02.html
In a bid to curb special interests in Washington, Sen. John Edwards plans to propose
stringent disclosure requirements for lobbyists and bar them from moving directly into
government jobs where they can help former colleagues. (Raleigh News & Observer)
http://www.newsobserver.com/edwards/coverage/story/3099910p-2811939c.html
Gephardt, like no other, weaves his life into campaign Candidate draws from the
painful and the private (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20031203/5726732s.htm
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off a campaign-style tour Tuesday for his fiscal
plan, taking aim at "reckless spending in Sacramento" and urging voters to pressure
lawmakers into placing a massive borrowing plan on the March ballot. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031203/D7V6LQ500.html
Snazzy-looking stock cars were parked on the White House driveway on Tuesday and a top
NASCAR driver was featured on the White House Web site -- clear signs that President
Bush was reaching out to a potent political base. (Reuters)
http://news.myway.com/politics/article/id/133935|politics|12-02-2003::18:45|reuters.html
In a footnote to President Bush's surprise trip to Baghdad, the White House identified
the location and time when Air Force One was spotted en route to Iraq last week by a
British Airways pilot. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&e=2&u=/ap/20031202/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_baghdad_1
Beaumont: Dean to help Boswell; no strings attached
The presidential candidate says he does not expect the Iowan to endorse him.
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/22914659.html
WashPost: U.S. to form Iraqi paramilitary force...The U.S. civilian and military
leadership in Iraq has decided to form a paramilitary unit composed of militiamen from
the country's five largest political parties to identify and pursue insurgents, U.S.
and Iraqi officials said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/1000533.asp
NATO allies promise troops for Iraq...Countries committed to staying in 2004, Rumsfeld
says (AP) http://msnbc.com/news/1000609.asp?0cv=CA01
U.S. warns of Kenya, Saudi attacks...U.S. Embassies on Tuesday warned of possible
terror attacks against two hotels in Kenya and a housing compound for Westerners in
Saudi Arabia. Two banks were evacuated in the Kenyan capital because of a bomb threat.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/1000191.asp
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay phoned Mayor Bloomberg and said he was calling off his
controversial plan to use a cruise ship as a floating entertainment palace during next
year's Republican National Convention in New York. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/142303p-126118c.html
Conservative Republican frustration over the failure of the Bush administration and
the House Republican leadership to restrain federal spending has boiled over in recent
days, producing a rare confrontation between GOP lawmakers and party leaders. (The
Hill) http://www.thehill.com/news/120303/bush.aspx
Dean hits big media...Dem frontrunner raises voice in dereg fray (Variety)
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117896500&categoryid=18&s=h&p=0&cs=1
A 7-year-old boy was scolded and forced to write "I will never use the word `gay' in
school again" after he told a classmate about his lesbian mother, the American Civil
Liberties Union alleged Monday. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=10&u=/ap/20031202/ap_on_re_us/gay_mother_school
Rock star Alice Cooper showed up in full makeup Tuesday to receive a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. About 300 fans greeted Cooper at the ceremony in front of the
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031203/D7V6SAD80.html
Opinion/Editorial
Kaplan: More Dinars, Please
Here's another reason for transferring sovereignty to the Iraqis as soon as possible:
We're running out of peacekeeping money. By Fred Kaplan.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2091857/
Pat: Were neoconservatives the heroes of the Cold War? Or were many of them latecomers
to the cause of anti-communism, too long enamored of its ugly little sister,
socialism? http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35934
Broder: Bush's Holiday Hit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30084-2003Dec2.html
Shapiro: Dean -- so far -- seems to have no Achilles' heel
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20031203/5726822s.htm
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