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If you've been living under rock and don't know this Sunday is the 60th anniversary of
D-Day let us clue you in...MSNBC commemorates the occasion with special programming
all weekend...We're calling it an "MSNBC Living History Event"...Turn on your TV and
be a part of it...
For our part, we're doing a special D-Day centric Hardball on Sunday June 6th 6-8 pm
ET, 3-5 pm PT
Here's a little somethin' somethin' our dot-com wizards in Secaucus whipped up for you
in honor of the occasion
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5023336/
Your television schedule for this weekend...MSNBC takes you to the beaches of Normandy
for unparalleled coverage of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Storm
Hitler's Fortress Europe with Allied troops. Hear tales of battle from those who were
there. An MSNBC living history event, live this weekend. Click here to learn more
about our programming all-weekend long: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5122508/
We offer an editorial aperitif (i just love throwing that word around) this evening
with several special interviews: Teddy Roosevelt IV, whose grandfather participated in
the landing at Normandy (yes, his great grandfather was the president)...We also talk
to the grandson and biographer of Ike, David Eisenhower...Plus, a D-Day veteran from
the WWII museum in New Orleans...
We lead however with Richard Ben-Veniste, Washington uber-lawyer & 9/11 Commission
panel member, on Tenet's resignation...We'll also talk to Rev. Jesse Jackson and get
his take on the race for the White House...
Shuster's package last night on Tenet: Controversies around Tenet have been building
for years...In the end, nobody in the administration asked Tenet to reconsider
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5132004/
Fresh Mortman Content: Gas-hog boat doesn't fit Kerry's image
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5130922/
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
In other news...
Bush meets with pope, Berlusconi...President Bush met Pope John Paul in Vatican City
on Friday, the first meeting of his visit to Italy that also includes a meeting with
close ally, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5135067/
4 U.S. troops killed, 5 injured in Baghdad...Fighting reported between Americans, Sadr
militia (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5057770/
Alleged al-Zarqawi aide arrested...Man was wanted for attacks on coalition forces
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5137419/
Is Tenet the fall guy?...D.C. speculates about CIA director's resignation
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5123772/
Tenet leaves mixed legacy at CIA...Big successes, big failures mark his tenure (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5131498/
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Friday celebrated the "special bond"
he shares with other veterans across the country as he formally rolled out his
campaign for the traditionally conservative-leaning veterans' vote. (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5137750/
Dean pitches for ex-rival Kerry...Front-runner to cheerleader in 5 months
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5132554/
Bill Clinton launches book tour...Ex-President Bill Clinton told the country's
publishing community Thursday night that his upcoming memoir will "tell the story of
my life and how my small life interwove with the American life."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5132442/
"If you go back and read what (Bush) said in the campaign, he's just doing what he'd
said he'd do. You've got to give him credit for that... No one has the whole truth,"
Clinton said. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5341532
Former President Bill Clinton told a crowd of book industry types in Chicago Thursday
that writing his memoirs was "therapeutic," but he pledged he's not out to "settle a
lot of scores." (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/cst-nws-clinton04.html
The Anti-Presidential Campaign...Director Harry Thomason talks about his new
documentary, 'The Hunting of the President,' which follows Bill Clinton from his days
in the Arkansas statehouse to his impeachment trial (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5131901/site/newsweek/
A longtime adviser to Rep. James P. Moran Jr. has lodged about the most damaging
allegation that could be made about the congressman from Northern Virginia at this
point in his reelection campaign: that he heard him make an anti-Semitic remark. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A14002-2004Jun3?language=printer
The Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal was "a moment of truth" for the United States as
severe as the September 11 terrorist attacks, billionaire financier George Soros told
a gathering of liberal activists yesterday. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040603-112820-6106r.htm
Rev. Al Sharpton is joining CNBC as a political commentator for its coverage of the
upcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions, the network announced
Thursday. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040603/ap_en_tv/tv_sharpton_cnbc_2
Morano: Former conservative author-turned-liberal activist David Brock, whose new book
and website are devoted to denouncing conservative media outlets, says network news
personalities have privately praised him and told him, "Thank God you are doing
this..."
http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewCulture.asp?Page=\Culture\archive\200406\CUL20040604a.html
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Michigan counterpart Jennifer
Granholm are betting their digestions on the outcome of the National Basketball
Association finals. (AFP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1542&ncid=1542&e=4&u=/afp/20040604/en_afp/basket_nba_governors_040604002316
'The Sopranos' finishes a darkly fun season...Johnny Sack may have a score to settle
on the season finale. By Frazier Moore
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5122515/
Opinion/Editorial
The Wall Street Journal: A Better CIA...Tenet's resignation gives Bush an opportunity.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005166
The Washington Post: Mr. Tenet's Exit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14251-2004Jun3.html
The Nation Magazine: Time to Leave
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040621&s=editors
Kaplan: Bye, George...It's been a bad week for the Bushies.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2101705/
York: American Forces Radio gets static from hit man Brock...Remember David Brock?
http://www.hillnews.com/york/060304.aspx
Craig Crawford's Father's Day Advice to President Bush: For This Father's Day, Some
Advice for the First Son http://www.cq.com/corp/show.do?page=crawford/crawford_current
Ignatius: In France, Honoring Our Best
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14270-2004Jun3.html
Landfield's NJ Political File: Good News For Popularity-Challenged Governor in Race
With 'Someone Else' http://www.practicalpolitics.net/landfield/6_4_04.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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