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We got a smokin' show lined up for you tonight folks...We lead with New York Governor
George Pataki and the terrorist mosque raid in Albany...I'm sure Chris will throw in
some RNC convention stuff as well...We continue with Jim Thompson and Jamie Gorelick,
both commissioners on the 9/11 commission...What do they make of the political impact
of their report? How about the President's endorsement of a National Intel director?
That type of discussion...
In the back half we look at a couple of battleground states: Colorado with MSNBC
Correspondent & "All Star" Hardball Blogger Chris Jansing & David Shuster from
Ohio...David's also a big booster and contributer to the blog...They're working up a
couple of tape pieces...We then turn to a couple of political journalism pros: James
Warren of The Chicago Tribune and Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun Times...They'll
discuss the battleground states as well the Illinois senate race and the potential
Obama-Keyes match up...
We finish up the show with a fed up fat man...He's ticked off...He's overweight and
he's proud of it...I speak of none other than Jack Germond on his new book "Fat Man
Fed up: How American Politics Went Bad"...Great book, provocative title, old school
political journalist..
Pls join us tonight...
Oh and don't forget to check out MSNBC tonight at 9 pm ET for a special encore
performance of Ron & Joe's "After Hours" show...They were such a hit at last week's
convention we decided to bring them back for a couple of nights...Joe Scarborough and
Ron Reagan take your phone calls and e-mails about the latest assault on John Kerry's
war record. Make your voice heard on this special live primetime edition of "After
Hours," Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
U.S. helicopter shot down in Najaf...A U.S. Marine helicopter was shot down Thursday
morning during fighting in the southern city of Najaf but the crew survived, the
military said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5455104/
U.S. cites new intelligence for alert...The Bush administration learned from a third
person that al-Qaida was plotting to attack financial buildings, officials said
Wednesday, rejecting criticism that the latest terror warning was overblown.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5591204/
Kerry knocks Bush for 9/11 performance...Criticizes president for continuing to read
to kids in Florida classroom (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612546/
Illinois GOP asks Keyes to run...He says he needs time to consider it (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5595880/
McCain deplores anti-Kerry ad...Republican senator urges Bush to repudiate it (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612836/
President Bush on Thursday tried to reassure jittery Ohio voters that his
prescriptions for the lackluster U.S. economy are paying off in a state that could be
key to his re-election in November. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=B2YSVX2CFCCU0CRBAEKSFEY?type=topNews&storyID=5887835
Bush, Kerry cross paths in Iowa...Battle for the heartland heats up in swing states
(AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5601670/
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards climbed aboard the back of a
pickup truck for an impromptu rally Thursday after hundreds of supporters showed up in
the parking lot of the motel where he stayed overnight. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/edwards
Women to Heinz Kerry: You go, girl...Nominee's wife finds support for her outspoken
ways (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612780/
President Bush told a roomful of top Pentagon brass on Thursday that his
administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5887420
Charlie Daniels, the man who wrote and sang "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag," is
drawing heat from Arab-Americans who say it refers to a derogatory term used against
them. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040805/D8493L5O0.html
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said on Thursday he opposes the push for
media consolidation and would pursue a policy aimed at broad and diverse ownership of
media outlets. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5887829
Two leaders of a mosque in Albany, N.Y., were arrested on charges stemming from an
alleged plot to help a man they thought was a terrorist purchase a shoulder-fired
missile, federal authorities said Thursday. (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5611215/
Federal investigators concluded that Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) divulged
classified intercepted messages to the media when he was on the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence, according to sources familiar with the probe. (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5605685/
Israel plans expansion of West Bank settlement...Seeks U.S. approval for plan to
ensure Jewish majority in Jerusalem (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5434896/
Republican Rep. Katherine Harris said Wednesday she regrets concerns caused by her
claim that a plot existed to blow up the power grid in Carmel, Ind. City officials
disputed the claims of a plot. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_go_co/harris_terror_plot_4&printer=1
Opinion/Editorial
Peggy: Now Is the Time...We must do what we can to win this war.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110005442
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