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The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC
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Hardball airs tonight on MSNBC at its regular time: 7 pm ET, 11 pm ET & 4 am ET and
out west at 4 pm PT, 8 pm PT & 1 am PT
Howard Dean drops out but says his cause continues; refuses to endorse....I sensed
Howard might be firing the opening salvo in a Democratic party civil war...What's next
for Dean and the new "two man" Democratic primary?? We'll talk to our man Joe Trippi
(Dean's former manager), Dean congressional supporter Loretta Sanchez and MSNBC Dean
embed reporter Felix Schein...Plus, attention David Shuster Fan Club-Bloomington
Chapter members...Shuster makes his debut....On Set!
Then, back by popular demand...."The Contenders" series rolls on with Pat, Jerry &
Jesse...I speak of none other than Buchanan, Brown & Jackson...They'll regale you with
stories of running for president and the elation of feeling a political surge, winning
a few states and riding that "Big Mo"!
And later, in the segment formerly known as the Political Buzz, we'll kick it
freestyle with Tony & Katrina and Andrew Sullivan (Yeah, I finally persuaded him to
come back on the show)...We'll slice and dice Dean's big day and the political storm
brewing over gay marriage...
And how about our coverage last night? We're the best, aren't we? I flipped around
the channels a bit last night and found the others guys pretty boring and don't have
any personality....Chris and our panel delivered hard news and facts with a serious
dose of fun and personality: What Emeril would call "kickin' it up a notch"...When I
spoke to Chris earlier today I called it "Razzmatazz"...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Andrew's blog http://andrewsullivan.com/index.php
Tony: Kerry's pre-emptive war policy http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/tblankley.htm
Dean abandons White House bid...He asks supporters to remain politically active
(MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4300993/
Kerry, Edwards sprint toward Super Tuesday...Democratic race down to two after close
finish in Wisconsin (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4276026/
John Edwards, the principle pursuer of Democratic presidential front-runner John
Kerry, is sure to come under increased scrutiny as voters take a closer look at the
self-made millionaire trial lawyer who projects the image of a common man. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040218/D80PTQJ00.html
John Edwards, who finished a close second in the Wisconsin primary, said Wednesday he
would campaign coast-to-coast for the Democratic nomination for president now that he
was in a two-man race with front-runner John Kerry. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040218/D80PNOO00.html
Curry Analysis: Wisconsin raises questions about Kerry...Cloak of 'electability' slips
a bit as Edwards makes strong showing http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4297664/
Balz Analysis: Democrats on Course for More Competition
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49356-2004Feb17.html?referer=email
Bush 'troubled' by S.F. gay marriage...But he won't say if he'll back constitutional
ban (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4251510/
Laura Bush says gay marriages are "a very, very shocking issue" for some people, a
subject that should be debated by Americans rather than settled by a Massachusetts
court or the mayor of San Francisco. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&u=/ap/20040218/ap_on_go_pr_wh/laura_bush_interview&printer=1
At least 11 killed in Iraq attack...Suicide car bombers killed at least 11 Iraqis and
wounded over 60 civilians and soldiers with the U.S.-led coalition on Wednesday at a
base used by coalition soldiers in the Iraqi city of Hillah.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4016883/
Richard Perle, a chief proponent of last year's U.S. invasion of Iraq, yesterday
called for the chiefs of the Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Defence
Intelligence Agency to step down because of their faulty conclusions that Saddam
Hussein possessed mass-killing weapons. (The Toronto Star)
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1077059707877&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724
In Iraq, contractors' security costs rise...Attacks on private companies could
jeopardize coalition efforts (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4296784/
Drudge Pitches, Media Swings: 'It's Too Easy,' Says Web Gossip
http://www.observer.com/pages/nytv.asp
Opinion/Editorial
Alterman & Tomasky: Wake-Up Time...Yes, Bush has bullied the national media. But are
they really powerless? Only if they play along. Herewith, five suggestions for how the
Fourth Estate can stop the charade.
http://www.prospect.org/print/V15/3/alterman-e.html
Du Pont: The Bush Paradox...Wasn't the era of big government supposed to be over?
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pdupont/?id=110004706
York: Bush and the National Guard: Case Closed
http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200402180840.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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