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Hardball airs tonight at 7p, 11p & 4a ET & 4p, 8p & 1a PT
Tonight we bring you the latest from Day 2 of the 9/11 Commission hearing...Richard
Clarke testifies and we'll bring you his explosive testimony...He's the guy with the
new book on Bush, 9/11 & Iraq that we've been discussing the last couple of
shows...We'll talk to Newsweek sleuth Mike Isikoff who is covering the hearings plus
reaction from the White House from David Gregory...(unless he's crashing on a Nightly
News spot in which case we'll get an appropriate replacement)...We'll also chat with
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) who was chairman of the Senate Intel committee during
9/11...
Ron Reagan and BC '04 spokesman Terry Holt will do some political analysis for us and
legendary comedian George Carlin rounds out the show
On Friday we'll have a special on the wounded troops back from Iraq...Chris visited
Walter Reed hospital and spent time with the wounded soldiers...We'll show you these
compelling men and their stories...You won't want to miss it
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Panel: Confusion hindered efforts to get bin Laden...Tenet says CIA worked dilligently
to track the al-Qaida leader (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4592469/
Clarke to Testify on 9/11 Today...Author of Book Critical of Bush Bridged Two
Administrations (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18978-2004Mar23.html
Blame game avoided at 9/11 hearing...Unity is surprising theme on Day One (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4588729/
Faulty and incomplete intelligence prevented three military attacks against al Qaeda
leader Osama bin Laden in 1998 and 1999, according to a commission investigating the
September 11 terrorist attacks. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040324-121418-4081r.htm
Forgotten Lessons...The Clinton era should have taught the Bush administration that
fighting terrorism does not mix well with domestic politics. The drama surrounding the
9/11 commission suggests that it didn't (Newsweek) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4588255/
U.S. patrol attacked in Iraq...Insurgents attacked a U.S. patrol in Fallujah early
Wednesday and an ensuing battle left three civilians dead and three wounded.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4551230/
Bush Backs Israel on Self-Defense...U.N. Begins Debate Over Killing of Hamas Founder
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18980-2004Mar23.html
Hamas chief says U.S. not a target...Rantisi backs off from earlier threat against
Americans (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4575552/
Kerry to visit Michigan: Allies of Democrat John Kerry in this down-on-its-luck
industrial state are armed with depressing statistics on unemployment and poverty,
hoping to persuade voters to blame President Bush for the hit on their pocketbooks.
(AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040324/D81GQ0500.html
For young Americans who care more about G-Unit than the GOP, choosing their favorite
music videos on MTV's "Total Request Live" may be as close as they've come to the
democratic process. (AP)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--mtv-republicans0323mar23,0,6216962.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire
Morano: Five days after CNSNews.com reported that Democrat John Kerry had attended a
1971 anti-war meeting at which the possible assassination of U.S. senators was
discussed, the presidential hopeful is still backpedaling on statements regarding his
whereabouts during that meeting.
http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200403\NAT20040324a.html
Democratic spending as team effort...Groups' advertisements level field for Kerry (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4588730/
Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry has accused President Bush of
shortchanging the nation's veterans by cutting the Department of Veterans Affairs
budget, increasing many veterans' health care costs and excluding thousands more from
the system altogether. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18958-2004Mar23.html
Opinion/Editorial
The Washington Post: The 9/11 Debate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19205-2004Mar23.html
Steiner Cartoon http://www.washtimes.com/national/steiner.htm
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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