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Tonight Hardball coverage of today's primaries in AZ, MO, DE, OK, NM, SC & ND runs
from 7 to Midnight Eastern and then 1-2 am Eastern (no joke folks!) Keith is doing
Midnight to 1 am ET...In other words: "Until the Last Dog Dies"
For those of us who are Hardball junkies, this is a huge night...Gather the family,
break out the TV trays, strap yourself in and get ready for the political ride of your
life...7 States, 7 Candidates...Who will be left standing at the end of the night?
Doe's Kerry have it locked up? Will Lieberman bow out? Will Clark surge and take
Oklahoma? Can a South Carolina win for Edwards propel his campaign to further
victories elsewhere? What ever happended to Dean's invincibility? So many questions
and we've got the answers from the smartest political minds in the business...Folks if
I wasn't stuck in the office until 2 am I'd be more excited about this...Obviously I'd
like to be hangin' like you at home with my feet on the couch chillin' freestyle...
We've got Dean's fmr. Campaign manager Joe Trippi on board as an MSNBC election
analyst, Ron Reagan Jr., Scarborough, Jacques De Graff, Dee Dee, Pat (Buchanan) &
Howard plus a smattering, a bevy, dare I say a cornucopia of candidates, their top
satraps, key governors, strategists, hangers on and just plain TV personality
types...If you thought Super Bowl Sunday was big folks, wait until you see
tonight...We're not just serving sizzle, we're serving steak...
Several big themes to keep top of mind tonight: President Bush's military service in
'72-'73 and the fight brewing there...Plus, Kerry's attack on special interests and
his possible glass house on the matter...Also, how will the lack of Iraq's WMD play
out on the campaign trail?
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
Mortman's latest: Key to S.C.'s status is the Charleston chew....State's
'significance' is really media's quest for grub http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4150740/
Click and scroll here for Hardball shout out:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7375-2004Feb2.html
Voting begins; do or die for some Democrats? Edwards needs South Carolina, Clark
covets Oklahoma (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4134601/
Lois Romano from The Washington Post will give us the 411 from the campaign trial and
her latest piece...Bush's Guard Service In Question...Democrats Say President Shirked
His Duty in 1972 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7372-2004Feb2.html
Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry sought a string of victories and a
winner's share of delegates in seven primary and caucus states Tuesday, while campaign
rivals looked for spots to slow his rush to the nomination. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=2&u=/ap/20040203/ap_on_el_pr/democrats
Powell Says New Data Might Have Altered Support for War...Secretary of state says he
might not have backed invasion had he known there were no stockpiles of WMD. (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4143313/
Democrats say they're worried an inquiry into intelligence failures planned by
President Bush won't be truly independent. Some Republicans worry the inquiry - at
least the fifth now under way - will distract the CIA from key tasks. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040203/D80G1SLG0.html
Intelligence panel will cast net beyond Iraq...Commission to review CIA on Iran,
Libya, N. Korea (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4143312/
Democrat Joe Lieberman, facing an uncertain showing in his must-win state of Delaware,
was making contingency plans Tuesday to withdraw from the presidential race, according
to sources close to the campaign. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040203/D80FVH400.html
Evoking the image of Gen. George Custer's famed last stand, one of Wesley Clark's
chief backers in New York said Tuesday it appeared the former general's race for the
Democratic presidential nomination might be over. (AP)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--democrats-newyork0203feb03,0,2756211,print.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire
Maybe Wesley Clark Jr. saw the early exit polls. For whatever reason, he's standing in
front of a crowd of reporters outside Clark's campaign headquarters in Oklahoma,
looking bitter and sounding as if he thinks his father's campaign is over. "It's been
a really disillusioning experience," the candidate's 34-year-old son says. "We
sacrificed a hell of a lot for this country over 34 years. We lived in a damn trailer
when I was a freshman in high school (Slate.com)
http://slate.msn.com/toolbar.aspx?id=2094860
Curry: Dean 'superdelegates' holding firm...Despite daunting prospects Tuesday, Dean
loyalists see hope ahead http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4147124/
Frist Says Powder Found In Senate Office Is Ricin...With final test results expected
soon, majority leader says he's been told lethal toxin not found beyond office.
(MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4143594/
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry would defeat President Bush if the election were held
today, according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll that shows serious vulnerabilities for
the president. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-02-03-bush-kerry-poll_x.htm
Poll Verbate
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/polls/usatodaypollshtm
Bush Reaches Back to Base...Budget that caters to conservatives risks alienating more
moderate voters (Post Analysis)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6881-2004Feb2.html
Opinion/Editorial
Katrina: Justin, Janet and Weapons of Mass Distraction
http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7&pid=1230
Coulter: John Kerry and Other Men's Money
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2936
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