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We're swamped today with DNC convention planning and Marta Stewart news so we're short
and sweet...Andrea Mitchell guests host for Martha Stewart sentencing reax...We'll
talk to Harvey Pitt, former Securities & Exchange Commission Chairman under George W.
Bush...Ken Lay's attorney Michael Ramsey, Vanity Fair media critic Michael Wolff and
BusinessWeek's Mike France round the out back half...Shuster's got a package on the
tick tock of the case...
Stewart receives 5-month prison term...Celebrity homemaker also receives 5 months of
home detention (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5444565
MSO stock soars after Stewart learns fate...Shares surge 30 percent following
sentencing (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5451844/
Gratuitous for one of my peeps...I've got to give up some serious props to Briefing
friend/booster Robert Cox on the one year anniversary of his amazing blog...Its for
folks who are news/media/political junkie types http://thenationaldebate.com
It all started when he had to bust out Maureen Dowd
http://www.thenationaldebate.com/blogger/archive/2004_07_01_TND-ARCHIVE.htm#108989774626254412
Have a great weekend...Chris is back on Monday
The Briefing was written, compiled and edited by Dominic Bellone in Washington, DC
Kmart stands by Stewart's company...Retailer says MSO 'is a valued brand partner' (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5452438/
A second poll in two weeks indicating that Arizona voters prefer President Bush by 10
to 12 points over John Kerry set Republicans clamoring Thursday that the state isn't
as much of a toss-up as has been portrayed. (The Arizona Republic)
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0716poll16.html
John Kerry asked Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday to address the Democratic National
Convention on its opening night and to introduce her husband, former President
Clinton, ending an intense lobbying campaign by the New York senator's backers angered
by her nonspeaking role. (AP)
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2275034,00.html
In Florida, president decries human trafficking...In another appeal to his
conservative base of support, President Bush is declaring that human trafficking is a
global crime problem that must be met in the United States with swift justice for
those who profit from it. (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5451320/
Philippine troops begin pullout...The Philippines defied the United States and began
to pull its troops out of Iraq on Friday, bowing to the demands of militants holding
one of its citizens and risking souring relations with its key ally and trading
partner.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5396761/
WP: U.S. works to rally Iraq coalition...The Bush administration faces growing
challenges in holding together the 32-nation coalition deployed in Iraq, with four
countries already gone, another four due to leave by September and others now making
known their intention to wind down or depart before the political transition is
complete next year, according to officials from 28 participating countries.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5439562/
John Kerry didn't wait to see if his presidential ambitions were realized before
sending an emissary of sorts - his brother - to Israel. Fealty to Israel's security is
so deeply embedded in both parties that symbolic touches may be the most that sets
them apart. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20040716/ap_on_el_pr/candidates_mideast
The Associated Press asked a federal judge Friday to order the Pentagon to quickly
turn over a full copy of President Bush's military service record. (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5452977/
John Edwards on love, Wendy's, privacy...Plus: John and Elizabeth Edwards talk about
their Wendy's wedding anniversary ritual in the final part of a "Today" interview.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5443483/
Opinion/Editorial
They Report, They Decide...An anti-Fox News documentary shows a little bias of its
own. (Wall Street Journal) http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110005362
Ilana: Thomas Jefferson vs. the Libertarian Party
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39478.
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