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Hardball airs tonight at 7, 11 & 4 am ET and 4, 8 & 1 am PT
3 big segments we're cooking up for you tonight: Florida, foreign policy and The
Apprentice...Somewhat eclectic I'll grant you but we know you viewers are a
sophisticated lot...Chris and his wife Kathleen are down in Miami this morning picking
up the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Communication from Barry University so
tonight's show will originate from there...That ties in nicely with our lead
story...Florida is definitely a key "battleground" state and we'll talk to a couple of
members of congress who'll give us the lowdown on what to look for...A new poll out of
the sunshine state puts Kerry at 49% & Bush at 43%. Nader nabs 3%...Shuster will set
up the segment with a Florida retrospective package...
We'll chat with fmr. Clinton national security advisor Sandy Berger on Iraq, Haiti and
some of the other hot spots and issues percolating across the foreign policy landscape
And the interview you've all been waiting for: Omarosa just got fired by The Donald
last Thursday and tonight she faces the "Hardball Boardroom"...Yeah, she's the one you
loved to hate...She broke down and cried in Donald's boardroom...Will she cry tonight
when she faces Chris? We'll ask her about the experience, what she's up to now and her
current read on the political scene...She is a "political consultant" according to the
show and used to work in the Clinton/Gore administration...If you don't watch NBC's
hit reality show, "The Apprentice" you don't get it so don't worry about it...
Omarosa backgrounder
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice/contestants/about_omarosa.shtml
Here's what Bush and Vincente Fox had for dinner the other night...Friday, March 5,
2004
In honor of His Excellency
The President of the United Mexican States And Mrs. Fox
Herbal Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomato
Prairie Chapel Ranch Bass
Southwestern Crab Cakes
Green Chile Cheese Grits Souffl�
Spring Vegetables
Apple Cake
Blue Bell Vanilla Ice Cream
Landmark Chardonnay "Overlook" 2001
Prairie Chapel Ranch
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
President Bush calls himself a "windshield cowboy," the kind who patrols his ranch
from a pickup truck, not from a horse. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040308/D8162AA80.html
Democrat John Kerry leads President Bush by 6 percentage points in the Sunshine State,
whose 27 electoral votes are crucial to the president's re-election, a St. Petersburg
Times/Miami Herald poll shows.
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/03/07/State/Another_presidential_.shtml
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry accused President Bush of breaking
promises to senior citizens and called the prescription drug package approved by
Congress a billion-dollar giveaway to drug companies as he campaigned Monday in
health-conscious Florida. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040308/D8169O400.html
John Kerry is pressing President Bush on national security issues, raising questions
about the handling of probes into terrorist attacks as well as intelligence suggesting
weapons of mass destruction were in Iraq. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040308/D8162JB81.html
Bush Hindering Probes, Kerry Says...President's Campaign Says Charges of
'Stonewalling' on 9/11, Iraq Are Inaccurate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38886-2004Mar7.html
Florida voters not in favor of gay marriage...Florida voters say they're not in favor
of gay marriage, but they would rather see the state -- not a federal constitutional
amendment -- regulate civil unions (Miami Herald)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/8131741.htm
A conservative group headed by one of former President Clinton's harshest critics is
airing an ad that pokes fun at presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry's haircut,
designer clothing and property holdings. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040308/D8169OM80.html
During a campaign swing through Mississippi yesterday, Senator John F. Kerry
excoriated President Bush from the lectern of a black church, insisted that New
England has much in common with the Deep South, and decried the "crucifixion" of the
young gay man Matthew Shepard as he compared civil rights for blacks to gay and
lesbian rights. (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/03/08/kerry_compares_black_gay_struggles/
Three top Democrats, all talked about as possible running mates for presumptive
presidential nominee John Kerry, on Sunday suggested a lack of interest in being vice
president, but none ruled it out. (AP)
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0308kerry-veeps08.html
Democratic stars weigh No. 2 spot...Florida Sen. Bob Graham is in, New Mexico Gov.
Bill Richardson is out and Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania is touting others,
not himself, for the job of vice president. And that's just the Democrats.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040307-115024-2014r.htm
Foreign crises stretch U.S. in election year...GOP insiders' mantra: 'No war in '04'
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4474462/
A glimpse into a deciding mind...Kerry can be slow to decide but quick to act (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4468121/
Iraqis sign interim constitution...The 25 members of Iraq's Governing Council signed a
landmark interim constitution after unanimously approving it on Monday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4448093/
Militants call for revenge after Israeli raid...14 Palestinians killed, 81 wounded in
Gaza refugee camps
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4449122/
Now that her husband, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry, is locked into the Democratic
presidential nomination, an assemblage of right-wing groups is gearing up to target
Teresa Heinz Kerry, depicting her as a temperamental political spouse and financier of
radical groups. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04067/281739.stm
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, criticized by some conservatives for toeing the White
House line too often over the past three years, is about to announce his own
legislative agenda. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040308-121435-4053r.htm
Same-sex marriage jumps into spotlight...Terrain shifts rapidly as pro and con fuel,
feed each other (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4474516/
Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, said on Sunday the commission created by
President Bush to investigate intelligence failures in the buildup to the Iraq war
needs subpoena power. (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040307/pl_nm/congress_mccain_dc
Seattle's mayor said Sunday the city will begin recognizing the marriages of gay
employees who tie the knot elsewhere, although it will not conduct its own same-sex
weddings. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040308/D8166SOO0.html
Editorial/Opinion
Josh Green: Madonna Wants Me...Every candidate now needs a "celebrity
wrangler"-matchmaker to the stars
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2004/03/green-celebrity.htm
Fund on the Campaign Trail: A JFK-NBC Ticket?...If Kerry wants to make things
interesting, he'll consider Tom Brokaw for veep.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110004788
Pat: "It became an emblematic moment. Patrick Buchanan standing before the Republican
National Convention in August 1992, bluntly declaring that there was a 'religious war'
and a 'cultural war' under way for the soul of the country.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37475
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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