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Don't know why but I'm sort of in a "let's kick it up a notch" mood...Maybe it's the
French roast...Anywho, We kick off the show with investigative journalist James
Bamford, author of "A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's
Intelligence Agencies" I'll give you 3 guesses as to what we're talking to him about?
Report: Britain's Iraq intelligence 'seriously flawed'...Inquiry sees no evidence of
deliberate distortion; Blair accepts conclusion http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5432975/
We'll then get Iraq Intell reax from fmr. Clinton UN ambassador/New Mexico Dem Gov/DNC
Convention Chairman Bill Richardson...He'll also discuss the just announced DNC
convention themes and prime time speakers...There's a brouhaha brewing over the lack
of a primetime spot for Hillary...We'll talk to Richardson directly about it and what
this whole business of the "stronger at home, respected in the world" thing is all
about...That's the convention's thematic rubric, or milieu, if you will..
The former chairwoman of the New York State Democratic Party on Wednesday called it "a
total outrage" and "very stupid" that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has not been offered
a prominent speaking role at the Democratic National Convention. (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5437285/
Next we get an opposing side from Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R), chief executive
for a key battleground state...
Shuster's working up one helluva convention primer package...You'll dig that as well...
In the back half we'll talk to Texas liberal firecat Molly Ivins, syndicated columnist
and author of several books including "Shrub" and "Bushwhacked: Life In George W.
Bush's America"...Needless to say, she ain't a fan of 43...We team her up with Tony
Blankley, Washington Times editorial page editor
Pls do join us..
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
Baghdad blast kills at least 10...A suicide attacker detonated a massive car bomb
Wednesday at a checkpoint near the British Embassy and the interim Iraqi government's
headquarters, killing 11 people and wounding 40, including a U.S. soldier, authorities
said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5322157/
UK Iraq intelligence said 'flawed'...An official inquiry into the quality of British
intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction said Wednesday that some sources
were "seriously flawed" or "unreliable" but found no evidence of "deliberate
distortion or culpable negligence."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5432975/
Philippines begins Iraq pullout...The Philippines has begun withdrawing its troops
from Iraq, the government said Wednesday, apparently hoping to placate militants who
threatened to kill a Filipino hostage if the tiny contingent was not out by July 20.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5396761/
President Bush told more than 5,000 cheering supporters Wednesday in the heavily
Republican suburbs of Milwaukee that his conservative values in building up the
nation's defenses and instituting tax cuts are solutions to America's problems and
that Democrat John Kerry should not be allowed to derail them. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040714/D83QM1601.html
Kerry's inner circle expands...Campaign task forces boast thousands of analysts (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5433051/
The Bush campaign has refused to speak at the NAACP's convention, but sent out Lynne
V. Cheney yesterday to reach out to Hispanics, a minority group that could be key to
President Bush's re-election. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040713-111327-6359r.htm
Fineman: How Frist fumbled on gay marriage amendment...Procedural mistake lets
Democrats avoid voting on hot-button issue http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5436558/
Barack Obama, the Democratic Party's candidate for the Senate in Illinois, will
deliver the keynote address at the convention, officials announced Wednesday. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040714/D83QLNR80.html
Democratic National Convention officials are expected to announce today that former
Gov. Howard Dean has been asked to speak on the first night of the convention, sources
said Monday night. (Times-Argus) http://www.timesargus.com/04/Story/86610.html
In a "Hail Mary" pass by the state GOP, the party chairwoman met with former Chicago
Bears coach Mike Ditka about a possible run for the U.S. Senate. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040714/D83QMMFG1.html
The Senate dealt an election-year defeat Wednesday to a constitutional amendment
banning gay marriage, rejecting pleas from President Bush and fellow conservatives
that the measure was needed to safeguard an institution that has flourished for
thousands of years. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040714/D83QMGE00.html
Pentagon challenges Rockefeller on Feith hit...The Pentagon is accusing Sen. John D.
Rockefeller IV of distorting the intelligence work of its No. 3 civilian official, and
calling on the Democrat to prove his charges or retract them.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040713-114559-6369r.htm
Ashcroft details uses of Patriot Act...Powerful tool called 'al-Qaida's worst
nightmare' (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5431486/
Federal Web sites posted blast at Kerry...Links to partisan press release are quickly
removed (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5436472/
First lady Laura Bush says she's delighted her daughters are taking part in President
Bush's re-election campaign, saying she told them to "stand up straight and keep your
hair out of your eyes." (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040714/D83QHUBG0.html
Page Six: Michael Moore messed with the wrong rocker when he charged that The Who's
Pete Townshend refused to allow his classic hit "Won't Get Fooled Again" to be used in
"Fahrenheit 9/11." http://www.nypost.com/gossip/24806.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Tony: Can Kerry Fix Europe?: http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/tblankley.htm
Molly Ivins latest on Luntz: http://www.creators.com/opinion_show.cfm?columnsName=miv
NBC: Can a battered Blair survive?...British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be facing
the music later this week when the Butler Report on pre-war intelligence is released
on Wednesday. NBC News' Chris Hampson reports on Blair's fight for his political life.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424598/
U.S. elections might be hard to disrupt...Can the terrorists affect American
elections? Keith Olbermann looks to history and tells us that it's harder than it
looks. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5426866/
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