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Hardball airs tonight at 7, 11 & 1 pm et and 4, 8 & 1 am pt
Programming note: Sunday night MSNBC hosts the Brown & Black presidential debate from
Des Moines, Iowa...Lester will be one of the moderators
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3686630/
Then join Chris and our political roundtable from 10-11 pm for a rock 'em, sock 'em
slice and dice with Howard, Peggy, Caddell and bunch of other cool cats...
We got one helluva show planned for you tonight and that's no joke...Bob Dole's in the
house to discuss the latest on the Dem primary...The long awaited endorsement from
Iowa Democratic Senator Tom Harkin is in and Dean's the winner....We'll carry a 4 pm
ET Harkin presser live on MSNBC...Shuster will throw to it in his "standup" I'm sure..
We'll also talk to Dean strategist Steve McMahon about the Harkin coup
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3918134/
Plus we'll show you the exclusive video aired last night on Nightly of Howard Dean on
Canadian TV slamming the Iowa Caucus...It's generating a lot of Buzz out in the
Hawkeye state...
Aired in Canada and PBS stations in the United States, "The Editors" is a public
affairs TV show that most Americans probably haven't seen. It features a roundtable
panel of politicians, journalists, and policy wonks who discuss American and Canadian
politics, foreign affairs, and social issues. (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3908334/
And the event of the year you've been waiting for...Chris takes on the Intellectual
Godfather of the Iraq war Richard Perle and his top Neocon capo David Frum...No doubt
you've seen them out flogging their new book "An End to Evil: How to Win the War on
Terror"...Chris has been trying to figure who or what has been behind the war with
Iraq for two years now...In short, we've been "down from day one" on this issue...This
promises to rival a WWF match..."Must See TV"...
Powell won't be adding Perle & Frum's tome to his book of the month club anytime soon!
Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday brushed off the conservative authors of a new
book on U.S. foreign policy who accused him of being a "soft-liner" by curtly saying
"I don't do book reviews." (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4097724
Here's some big news from Powell yesterday...No proof links Iraq, al-Qaida, Powell
says Chief weapons inspector reportedly about to quit
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3909150/
Monday night we're doing a "Battle of the Consultants" with Clark's Chris Lehane,
Gephardt's Steve Murphy and Dean's Steve McMahon...Wednesday Whoopi Goldberg will be
here...
Have a great weekend folks...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, trying to limit the fallout from
negative comments he made four years ago, said Friday he "didn't really understand the
Iowa caucuses" when he said they were dominated by extremist special interests. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040109/D7VVDEDO1.html
Democratic presidential candidates zeroed in Thursday on allegations that front-runner
Howard Dean was flip-flopping on tax cuts, and a national news network reported that
he had bad-mouthed the Iowa caucuses four years ago. (Des Moines Register)
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/23212035.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3910701/
Today: 'How to Win the War on Terror'...New book by David Frum, former presidential
speechwriter and best-selling author, and Richard Perle, former assistant secretary of
defense, lays out a bold program to defend America - and win the war on terror.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3891204/
Frum's Diary: http://www.nationalreview.com/frum/diary010904.asp
Clark: "I think the two greatest lies that have been told in the last three years are:
You couldn't have prevented 9/11 and there's another one that's bound to happen."
(Concord Monitor) http://concordmonitor.com/stories/front2004/clark010904_2004.shtml
Men, evangelicals and rural voters are supporting President Bush by big margins at the
start of this election year, while traditionally Democratic-leaning groups such as
women have more divided loyalties, an Associated Press poll found.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040109/D7VVA6G00.html
Former US president Bill Clinton said in October during a visit to Portugal that he
was convinced Iraq had weapons of mass destruction up until the fall of Saddam
Hussein, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso said. (Yahoo News)
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/040109/1/3h5er.html
Threat level to drop...The terror alert level for most of the United States will be
lowered one step on Friday, though some areas will remain on high alert. (MSNBC)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3916456/
Wesley Clark has edged slightly ahead of John Kerry to move into second place behind
Howard Dean in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential race, according to a tracking
poll out Thursday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3908727/
Bush to announce return to the moon...Long-range space strategy to be revealed
Wednesday (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3910698/
Deadly explosion near Iraqi mosque...At least 2 killed in blast in Baquoba; cause
under investigation (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3708151/
On Gun Control, Dean Aims for the Center...The former Vermont governor Howard Dean is
walking a fine line on firearms issues, staking out a position he hopes will be
palatable to liberal primary voters while winning him support among conservatives as
he looks to the general election. (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3910701/
Jobless rate slips, payrolls weak...The nation's unemployment rate dropped to 5.7
percent in December, but labor markets were cold at the outset of winter as companies
added only 1,000 new jobs in an anemic holiday-hiring performance.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3916152/
Iowa effort for Clark launched...He reportedly raised $12 million between October and
December (Des Moines Register)
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/23212037.html
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill likened President Bush at Cabinet meetings
to "a blind man in a room full of deaf people," according to excerpts on Friday from a
CBS interview.
http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=4101890
Editorial/Opinion
6 pitfalls that could plague Dean...If you're the front-runner at this point in a
campaign, as Howard Dean is in the Democratic presidential contest, time seems to slow
down to an agonizing crawl. Election Day can't come soon enough for you. Howard
Fineman reports.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3907385/
Fund: Holiday in Hell...A guide for tourists in the world's most repressive nation.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110004528
Henniger: Hall of Defame...Pete Rose isn't the only one in Pete Roseland.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110004531
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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