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Tonight's show airs tonight at 7p, 11p & 4 am et and 4pm, 8 pm & 1 am pt..
Barnicle fills in for Chris tonight and tomorrow...We lead with the terrorist threat
alert story with fmr. NYC police commish Howard Safir and fmr. CIA guy Larry Johnson...
We'll also do the Jackson Neverland party with a guy who was there, US Weekly
Magazine's Ian Drew....
In the D block we address the issue of a shortage of Kevlar vests for our troops in
Iraq...We'll talk to a woman who bought a kevlar vest for her husband with money out
of her own pocket...
In the Buzz we'll talk to Tony and Katrina about the new Newsweek poll showing that
Americans don't feel any safer since the capture of Saddam...If Saddam was behind 9/11
and was a terrorist threat to America, why are we raising the alert level even though
we caught him?
Katrina: Neoconning us Again?...Libya's agreement to disarm is not as dramatic a
turnaround as Bush & Co want us to believe.
http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Newsweek Poll: The Bush Bounce...Saddam Hussein's arrest made Americans more
optimistic about Iraq and gave the president a boost too
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3768353/
Mortman Content: The Top 10 jokes from the campaign trail...How those wild and wacky
politicians kept us in stitches http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3784940/
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
State, airports react to terror threat...Airports and transit hubs across the nation,
already crowded with the traditional holiday travel rush, ratcheted up security
measures on Sunday in the wake of a raised terror alert from Washington, D.C.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3776558/
Libya agrees to inspections...Libya has agreed to open its nuclear activities to
inspections by the U.N. atomic agency as early as next week, the head of the U.N.
watchdog said Monday. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3762401/
Milbank Analysis: The 'Bush Doctrine' Experiences Shining Moments
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17979-2003Dec20.html
The United States was thrown back into high alert for the holidays yesterday as the
feds warned that terrorists may be planning attacks that "rival or exceed" 9/11. (NY
Daily News) http://nydailynews.com/front/story/148326p-130848c.html
Clark in Search of Campaign Following...With Democrats worried and resentful that
President Bush will run for reelection on a heavy dose of patriotism, retired Gen.
Wesley K. Clark offers himself as the antiwar warrior: the one candidate who not only
opposed the Iraq war but also has the r�sum� and experience to checkmate a commander
in chief. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20171-2003Dec21.html?referrer=email
Roff's "That's Politics" No one expected the Republican primary in the Pennsylvania
Senate race to be a nice, dignified campaign. And no one should be disappointed. In
one corner, representing the liberal wing of the Republican Party is four-term
incumbent U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. In the other, representing the party's conservative
base is U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey, a three-term House member from a working-class district
centered on the city of Allentown
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031219-025851-9029r
Fareed: The Democrats' Own Quagmire...Dean says he thought the war was a terrible
blunder, but now that we're there, we should stay and see it through. This makes no
sense http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3770217/
Barnicle: Less Rain in the Forecast...He nabs Saddam, then gets Kaddafi to cough up
his WMD. To the Dems' dismay, Bush is having a happy holiday
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3771203/
Paul Wolfowitz...The godfather of the Iraq war (Time Mag)
http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/2003/poywolf.html
Opinion/Editorial
Katrina: Dean Takes on Big Media http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1219-12.htm
The Democrats' Dean dilemma...Before a single vote has been cast anywhere, thoughtful
Democrats across the country are reaching a melancholy conclusion. Howard Dean is
close to clinching the nomination. The question is not merely whether he can be
stopped but also whether he should be stopped.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak22.html
Between Iraq & a Hard Place...Khaddafi gave in because he did not want to end up in a
hole. (Apostolou) http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/apostolou200312220001.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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