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Tonight we'll lead with that Smoking Gun Document on Jacko...Is the case getting
weaker? We'll talk Joe Tacopina and Catherine Crier..
Child welfare investigators earlier this year found there was no basis for allegations
that Michael Jackson had abused the boy now accusing him of molestation, according to
a confidential memo. (AP) http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/7451920.htm
In the B block we'll talk to Al Sharpton...Did you see his smooth moves on Saturday
Night Live? He had the "Godfather of Soul" moves down pat!
Btw, did you see James Brown new appointment in the Bush adminstration...Colin Powell
has named him the US "secretary of soul and foreign minister of funk"!
No kidding, Check it out...U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has named James Brown,
the so-called "Godfather of Soul," to a new and unusual, but apparently fictitious,
senior diplomatic position, the State Department said. (AFP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&ncid=1516&e=3&u=/afp/20031209/od_afp/us_diplomacy_offbeat_031209191307
In the C block we'll talk to Luntz about his latest client....Only one out of four
Americans passed a test indicating they had basic knowledge that would help them
survive a terrorist attack, according to a survey released today. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-12-09-terrorism-main_x.htm
In the back half we'll be doing Jimmy Carter on his new book, Iraq & the Democratic
primary...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
Public support for the war in Iraq, on the downswing since establishing the peace
there turned messy, has climbed back to its highest level since August, a USA
TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-12-09-iraq-poll_x.htm
Justices weigh rules on voter districts...The Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a case
that could lead to new rules for the drawing of election districts.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/1003546.asp
Another GI shot dead in Mosul...An American soldier was killed in the northern Iraqi
city of Mosul on Wednesday when insurgents fired upon troops guarding a petrol station.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp
Nations protest U.S. ban on Iraq bids...The Pentagon drew criticism from one U.S. ally
after formally barring companies from countries opposed to the Iraq war from bidding
on 26 reconstruction contracts.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/1003413.asp
Howard Dean, fresh off his surprise endorsement from former vice president Al Gore,
fought off sharp attacks from his rivals last night during a presidential debate whose
tenor suggested the nomination is increasingly Dean's to lose. (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2003/12/10/rivals_rip_dean_lead_in_debate/
Hil puts chill on...Al's party plans (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/144542p-127807c.html
Rep. Charles Rangel said yesterday Howard Dean has weak support in the black community
and charged that former Vice President Al Gore "polarized" the campaign by dropping
into an event in Harlem to endorse the presidential candidate. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/13081.htm
Democrats running for their party's nomination to challenge President Bush gathered
here last night in their last major opportunity to knock off former Vermont Gov.
Howard Dean, who leads in the polls in several states early in the nomination process.
(The Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20031209-105729-4757r.htm
Former Vice President Al Gore drew about as much criticism as the candidate he
recently endorsed for President - and the man who defeated him in 2000 - in a key
Democratic Presidential debate last night. (Manchester Union Leader)
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=30067
The White House on Wednesday firmly defended a new policy barring companies from
countries opposed to the Iraq war from bidding on $18.6 billion in reconstruction
contracts. (AP) http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/politics/7453807.htm
An Army hearing officer has recommended administrative punishment - but not a criminal
court-martial - for Lt. Col. Allen B. West, who is charged with assault for firing a
gun to scare a confession from an Iraqi detainee. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20031210-120854-8492r.htm
How is it possible that a president of the United States ends up on E!'s "True
Hollywood Story"? (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/13036.htm
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told a Miami audience Tuesday that the country
should legalize millions of undocumented immigrants living in the country. (Sun
Sentinel)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/miami/sfl-cridge10dec10,0,5230415.story?coll=sfla-news-miami
Pioneer Press analysis: Al Gore's surprise endorsement Tuesday of Howard Dean could
give Dean the edge he needs to nail down the Democratic presidential nomination
quickly, permitting the party to unify and concentrate on beating President Bush next
November. http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/nation/7453673.htm
Gavin Newsom, riding voter frustration with homelessness and fueled by nearly $4
million in campaign contributions, won election Tuesday as San Francisco's 42nd mayor
in a campaign viewed as a test of strength for the city's dominant Democratic Party
organization. (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/10/MAYOR.TMP
Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry doesn't want to tune in to a National Rifle
Association channel anytime soon...The Massachusetts senator sent Federal Election
Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub a letter Tuesday asking the commission to block
any attempt by the NRA to get a media exemption to campaign finance rules. (AP)
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-kerry-nra,0,373038,printstory?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
Brushing aside a warning from George W. Bush, Taiwan's president reiterated his plan
to hold a referendum alongside elections next March, but said neither independence nor
the status quo with China would be at issue. (Reuters)
http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/158224|top|12-10-2003::05:12|reutershtml
Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch says it will discontinue its quarterly catalog,
which had been criticized for its young, scantily clad or nude models shown in
sexually suggestive poses. (AP)
http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/1203/10catalog.html
Opinion/Editorial
Auster: Howard Dean, who secured his position as Democratic front-runner with Al
Gore's endorsement Tuesday, has done a lot of twisting and turning to get where he is.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/7452898.htm
Saletan: Who decides this election?...Who decides this election--you or Al Gore?
http://slate.msn.com/id/2092275/
Shapiro: When he endorsed Howard Dean Tuesday morning, Al Gore warned the other
Democrats scrapping for the presidential nomination that ''we don't have the luxury of
fighting among ourselves to the point where we seriously damage our ability to win.''
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20031210/5746527s.htm
Steiner http://www.washtimes.com/national/steiner.htm
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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