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TBD...We'll slice and dice the latest from the campaign trail and President Bush's
announcement on an independent probe of the Intel which mislead us on a wild goose
chase of Iraq's WMD...What's the political fallout on that?
On the Dem Primary trail, it looks like a blow out for Kerry in Missouri &
Arizona...South Carolina looks like an Edwards/Kerry toss-up and Oklahoma looks like a
Kerry/Clark toss-up according to the latest Zogby tracking poll...
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Howie: I've just listened in on Joe Trippi's "Hardball" interview, airing tonight on
MSNBC, and the man is still with the program.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64031-2004Jan30.html
Bush to order inquiry of Iraq intelligence lapses...Executive order responds to
growing pressure for inquiry (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4049012/
Milbank: For Bush, a tactical retreat on Iraq...Analysis: Review acknowledges pre-war
intelligence issues http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4131787/
Edwards, Clark see gains in new poll...Ahead of make-or-break Tuesday primaries for
the Democratic presidential contenders, a new poll showed Sen. John Kerry losing
ground to rivals in two states while maintaining comfortable leads in two other
states. (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4134601/
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean vowed yesterday to stay in the Democratic
presidential race even if he goes winless in the seven states holding primaries
Tuesday, but pledged that he will not take his candidacy to the convention simply to
"prove a point" if he falls insurmountably behind in the battle for delegates. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4098-2004Feb1.html?referer=email
John Kerry and Howard Dean wrangled over the role of special interests in Kerry's
Senate career as Democrats seeking their party's nomination for president lined up
support in seven key states the day before the biggest test yet of the campaign. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040202/D80F5LTO0.html
On the brink of the New Hampshire primary, Democrat John Kerry yesterday stood by past
remarks suggesting President Bush went AWOL from the Texas Air National Guard during
Vietnam. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/16524.htm
The struggling rivals of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) were alternately good, bad and
borderline ugly yesterday as they tried to slam the brakes on the front-runner's
sprint for the Democratic presidential nomination. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/160538p-140812c.html
Cash and Kerry...The gift: He rails against big donors, but he knows the drill. Just
ask Johnny Chung (Newsweek) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4121890/
Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean said Sunday that he regretted burning
through most of the $41 million his campaign raised last year on losses in Iowa and
New Hampshire. "We took a gamble and it didn't pay off," (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040201/D80ENM300.html
Analysis: Dean's pitches lack heatWhat Howard Dean needed to do in Thursday night's
debate on MSNBC was something best described in baseball terms: fire brush-back
pitches at front-runner John Kerry, then finish him off with a curveball for a
strikeout.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4101704/
John Kerry leads the race for the Democratic presidential nomination with the support
42 percent of Democrats, according to a national poll released Monday...The Quinnipiac
University poll also gave the Massachusetts Senator the edge, 51 percent to 42
percent, in a head-to-head race with President Bush (AP)
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/state/hc-02075321.apds.m0523.bc-ct--presfeb02,0,6799577.story?coll=hc-headlines-local-wire
Kerry's Loan Was Key to His Revival...Federal Funds Were Crucial to Edwards (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4094-2004Feb1.html?referer=email
Gazing into the campaign crystal ball...Political experts -- one Republican, one
Democratic, one non-partisan -- assess the presidential race and offer insights about
what could happen between now and the November election (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20040202/5888731s.htm
Edwards, Sharpton work S.C. as others look elsewhere...Sen. John Edwards of North
Carolina and the Rev. Al Sharpton of New York yesterday made pitches to black voters
here and throughout South Carolina, while the five other Democratic White House
hopefuls campaigned in the North and the Southwest. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040202-122359-1760r.htm
Bush budget includes $521 billion deficit...Document asks a lot of lawmakers in an
election year (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4131906/
U.S. Missile Defense Set to Get Early Start...Pentagon Planning to Deploy Interceptors
At Alaskan Military Base This Summer (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A4411-2004Feb1?language=printer
President Bush's re-election campaign, taking advantage of the protracted Democratic
primary process, is assembling a massive grass-roots political machine months earlier
than usual. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040202-120353-5225r.htm
Racing the Clock in Iraq...Our intel about what the postwar scene would look like was
wrong, too. Now Paul Bremer, America's modern-day MacArthur, has only five more months
to make it all work (Newsweek) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4121960/
Rudy, Hil line up for Gridiron glory...Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani are going
mano a mano again, this time auditioning for a possible duel of the titans in the 2008
presidential race. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/160539p-140814c.html
The Rev. Al Sharpton is working behind the scenes to oust Harlem's most famous and
powerful elected official, Rep. Charles Rangel, The Post has learned. (NY Post)
http://nypost.com/commentary/17054.htm
Howie: Up on the High Ground, There's Nowhere to Hide...When John Kerry beat Howard
Dean in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, former White House spokeswoman Dee Dee
Myers declared on MSNBC: "Now Kerry is going to get the Dean treatment -- an unfair
beating." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4006-2004Feb1.html
Brit Hume honor triggers protest Board member quits over award (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20040202/5888598s.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Noble and Knaves: http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20040130-081812-6640r.htm
Barnicle: Casualties of war stir a N.H. chill
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/160233p-140579c.html
Brzezinski: Restoring Trust in America
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4334-2004Feb1.html
Blankley: Don't you know there's a war on?
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20040127-084903-8533r.htm
Novak: Kerry success scares Bush camp
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak01.html
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