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Tonight we have a star studded Tuesday lined up for you...We lead with retired General
Norman Schwarzkopf on Saddam's capture, interrogation and trial...Then on to former
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and finally Senator John McCain...Where's the
war headed from here? Will Saddam get The Chair? How will it impact our efforts to
bring international credibility to our occupation? Are we safer as a nation? Will
Saddam's capture quell the insurgency?
And in the Buzz: Howard, David Horowitz and CNBC's Gloria Borger assess the political
ramifications of the capture...Has Dean lost some altitude over Saddam's capture? Who
is the un-Dean? What foreign policy alternatives can the Dems offer? Is Saddam's
capture a political slam dunk for President Bush?
Btw, Tomorrow is Chris' birthday so I think he's taking the day off and Barnicle will
be in the chair...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
Poll: Bush gets boost...Saddam Hussein's capture gave President Bush a political boost
over the weekend, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, but it did not
torpedo Howard Dean's campaign. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3721220/
Howard Dean declared on Monday that "the capture of Saddam Hussein has not made
America safer," provoking an avalanche of new attacks from rivals who have seized on
Sunday's surprise news as a way of redrawing the foreign policy debate in the
Democratic presidential campaign. (The New York Times)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20031216/ts_nyt/deansspeechoniraqbringsrebuttalsfromrivals
Democratic presidential candidates jumped on rival Howard Dean yesterday for
criticizing President Bush after the capture of Saddam Hussein. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/146457p-129388c.html
Drawing on his experience in combat and foreign policy, Sen. John Kerry says America
needs a president who will not "walk away from a dangerous world" and who will not
"walk alone." He pledged to be such a leader if elected president. (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3728422/
Post Analysis: Candidates tread softly on issue of U.S. security...Candidates in the
race for the White House are discovering that in the turbulent post-9/11 world, they
must pay special care when discussing issues of national security and foreign policy.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3724086/
WP: Saddam's future...An Iraqi-run tribunal could begin proceedings against former
president Saddam Hussein on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity as early
as next spring, Iraqi political leaders and officials responsible for the court said
Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3722907/
Hillary, Dean differ on Saddam's capture...Two of the Democratic Party's leading
lights - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and presidential contender Howard Dean - gave
conflicting views on what the capture of Saddam Hussein means, as both delivered major
foreign-policy speeches yesterday. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031216-120300-2639r.htm
In an ambush north of Baghdad, guerrilla scouts released pigeons to signal to comrades
that a U.S. patrol was in range. In a gunbattle that followed, U.S. snipers killed 11
insurgents, the military reported Tuesday. (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3706943/
U.S. intelligence agencies are turning their efforts toward rounding up remaining
principals of Saddam Hussein's regime who may be playing a more direct role than the
now-captured former president did in running guerrilla operations in Iraq, officials
say. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20031216/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq
Roff's Analysis: Roth: Jobs, growth, opportunity
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031215-102651-3634r
On Seattle radio yesterday, Rep. Jim McDermott questioned the timing of Saddam
Hussein's capture, saying, "I'm sure they could have found him a long time ago if they
wanted to." (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001816098_mcdermott16m.html
Clark's Earnings Are Way Up...Speaking, Corporate Income Listed in Disclosure Report
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2964-2003Dec15.html
Osama bin Laden will be much harder to find than Saddam Hussein, says a leading
terrorism scholar, who believes the man who planned the September 11 attacks is well
hidden in rugged mountains, surrounded by Islamic extremists who would die before
betraying him. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031216-120253-8520r.htm
Rush Limbaugh asked a court Monday to hear his claim that investigators violated his
privacy by seizing his medical records and asked that the records not be released.
(AP) http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Dec/12162003/nation_w/120360.asp
The state Senate Republican leader wants to erect a monument to Democratic U.S. Sen.
Zell Miller, who has been blasted by leaders of his national party but embraced by
more conservative politicians. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/1203/16miller.html
Thurmonds accept woman's claim...'We have no reason to believe Ms. Williams was not
telling the truth,' his son says (The Columbia State)
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/7501338.htm
A nationwide all-liberal radio network where Al Franken would host a three-hour daily
gabfest could hit airwaves as early as March, the author and comedian said yesterday.
(Newsday)
http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/ny-etal3585716dec16,0,1153274.story?coll=ny-news-print
Could a catfight be brewing between "Saturday Night Live" newscaster Tina Fey and
right-wing pundit Ann Coulter? (Page Six) http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix_u.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Moran: Saddam's capture a goal, not an end...With the capture of Saddam Hussein,
Iraq's fugitive dictator, Bush administration officials permitted themselves a moment
of celebration but were being very cautious about making predictions about the impact
of the achievement on the violent insurgency.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3709919/
Yepsen: Democrats must decide: Is Dean still viable?
http://desmoinesregister.com/opinion/stories/c5917686/22987738.html
Kaplan: Fallen Giant...What does Saddam's capture mean for Iraq?
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2092519
Rosett: One Down, Dozens More to Go...A plan for ridding the world of dictators.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/cRosett/?id=110004436
Mondo Washington: You Got Him? Get Out!...Capture of Saddam Doesn't Mean the Capture
of Iraq
http://villagevoice.com/alertrd.php3?article=49515
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