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Just when you thought your favorite cable news primetime lineup on MSNBC couldn't get
any better along comes a brand spanking new show! Deborah Norville joins
MSNBC...'Deborah Norville Tonight' premieres Wednesday, Jan. 21, 9 p.m. ET
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3899215/
Pls do check it out...On tonight's edition of Hardball, St. Louis Democrat, former
House Majority Leader, Son of a milk delivery man and candidate for Dem nomination
Dick Gephardt joins us for the A & B blocks of the show...As you'd expect from Chris
we'll hit all the topics you'd like to ask Gephardt if you were hosting the show,
except you get to chill in the comfort of your living with food and remote.
And of course you've heard all the buzz about "The Donald's" new reality show "The
Apprentice"? We'll talk to The Donald himself as well as his EP (Executive
Producer)...The show debuts tonight on NBC, check your local listings...
In the Buzz we'll talk to Bill Maher who's HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher",
returns next week http://www.hbo.com/billmaher/ We'll get his take on the usual
editorial topography we typically traverse in a night's show: President Bush, The Dem
Primary, Hillary, Iraq etc...Jay Jaroch, one of Bill's writers, used to pen The
Washington Monthly's "Monday Morning Monologue" which frequently appeared in this
space editorial topography we typically traverse in a night's show
Oh, the luscious lip-smacking lasagna. Oh, the pastry-wrapped bechamel -- the besht of
its class. Oh, the cheesy hushpuppies hushering in a new year.. We quaffed zesty
citrus martinis at Teatro Goldoni last night at an event only those most philistine,
jaded cynics would call the "First Annual Craig Crawford Salute To Craig Crawford."
On the contrary -- and in fairness and defense of celebrity Briefing subscribers Craig
Crawford and Janet Donovan -- it was a rare Washington party with NO AGENDA! "We're
not signing anything," Crawford explained to the puzzled and bemused crowd, working
the mic like the accounting firm spokesman explaining how Oscar votes are tabulated
while trying to help answer the Stockdale question, "Why am I here?" The Hardball
crew and spouses was there just to enjoy the pre-Iowa warmth of the political and
media community, with the likes of Mudcat Saunders -- the 21st Century's answer to
James Carville -- and Steve Jarding, plus Helen Thomas, Annie Groer, the senior
echelon and founders of The Hotline (thanks for watching us!), former RNC spinmeisters
Cliff May and Mike Collins (together again!) THIMMESCH!, lots of hot shots from CBS
News (Crawford's other taskmaster) like Bill Plante, who surely at some point enjoyed
a fine Bordeaux, and the dynamic early riser Penny Britell. We also met Shuster's
agent Miles, whose last name we can't remember ... Miles Standish-something, some
speculated this morning. Although we didn't spot Celebrity Briefing subscribers Ed
Henry or Anne Schroeder, surely The Washingtonian's Chuck Conconi and The Washington
Post's Roxanne Roberts represented them well. We left just as '70s piano satirist
Mark Russell took to the floor, trying out a diddy on Saddam's capture, although we
could have sworn we heard echoes of ancient "Impeach Earl Warren" jokes as we braved
the frigid D.C. air.
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing in Washington, Dc
In January 1988, Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri hunkered down in Iowa,
devoting nearly all of his time and nearly all of his cash to the state he thought
would propel him to the Oval Office in his first bid for the presidency. (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/08/politics/campaigns/08GEPH.html
Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt said Wednesday that his campaign is
about jobs and fair trade policies for all American workers. "Everything I'm talking
about in this campaign is designed to build new jobs in this country," (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040108/D7VUL8I80.html
9 die when U.S. helicopter goes down in Iraq...In other incident, cargo plane
reportedly hit (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ID/3708151/
President Bush's immigration proposal got a mostly cool response from those who
grapple with the issue, with conservatives saying it goes too far, immigrant rights
groups saying it doesn't go far enough and some Hispanic groups calling it a hollow
electioneering ploy. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20040108/ap_on_re_us/immigration_workers
Incumbent Reaches Beyond His Base...Analysis: The president demonstrated the
advantages of incumbency on Wednesday with a proposal for undocumented workers aimed
at the Latino community, which will be an important swing constituency in the November
election. (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3902067/
With $99 million in the bank, President Bush is on an aggressive search for more money
for his re-election campaign...Returning to the fund-raising trail Thursday, Bush was
heading to Knoxville, Tenn., and Palm Beach, Fla., to further build up his record
bankroll. He has another half-dozen fund raisers scheduled around the country through
the rest of the month. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20040108/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
A Trump-ed up reality show?...Sixteen contestants vie for a chance to work for The
Donald (MSNBC) http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3891489/
Kowtowing to Trump for fun and profit...What kind of person does it take to win a
one-year stint working for billionaire Donald Trump? (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-01-08-trump-main_x.htm
With the stock market surging and economic indicators soaring, Democratic presidential
hopefuls are shifting their economic messages from a broad indictment of President
Bush's economic stewardship to more targeted appeals to what they call stretched and
struggling Americans. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63155-2004Jan7.html
Dean: Faith key to gay union stand...Christian views influenced his support, he says
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3902071/
Clark aides blast Dean leaflet...Flier questions general's party ties, cites stand on
Iraq (Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/dean/articles/2004/01/08/clark_aides_blast_dean_leaflet/
Clark surge adds wild card to race...Polls published Wednesday showed retired Gen.
Wesley Clark gaining on Howard Dean nationally and in New Hampshire in the Democratic
presidential race, adding a new layer of uncertainty amid an increasingly frantic
swirl of candidate activity in Iowa. (Des Moines Register)
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/23201188.html
Democratic rivals Howard Dean and Wesley Clark agree on one thing: By next month, the
race is going to be just Dean vs. Clark. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/152877p-134596c.html
Dean's gaffes yield dividends for Clark...Wesley Clark has gained ground on
front-runner Howard Dean in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination,
apparently the result of Mr. Dean's recent gaffes. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040107-110341-6605r.htm
For Many Iraqis, U.S.-Backed TV Echoes the Voice Of Its Sponsor...Station Staffers
Acknowledge Their Reluctance to Criticize (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63166-2004Jan7.html
John makes move to run for Senate...Breaux protege gets fund-raising team (New Orleans
Times Picayune)
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1073545878250290.xml
Hart eyeing Senate bid, Dems say...No timeline for decision on possible challenge to
incumbent Campbell (Denver Post)
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~1877310,00.html
Opinion/Editorial
Peggy: The Dean Disappointment...I want to like him. I really do.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110004522
How to lie and get away with it...With alleged lies and liars in the news -- from
Martha Stewart, Pete Rose, to Michael Jackson -- when does lying really get you into
trouble?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3899494/
Border residents query Bush immigration plan...The Bush plan to offer temporary work
status to millions of migrants is getting a mixed response along the U.S. -Mexico
border. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3896751/
Giving terrorists the finger...A biometrics consultant argues in favor of the
technology used to fingerprint and photograph visitors to the United States
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3899039/
Novak: Democrat's tap dance on religion is 'playing with fire'
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak08.html
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