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Tonight, Hardball is preempted for a special MSNBC Living History Event: The 9/11
Commissioners hosted by Chris Matthews....On the eve of 9/11's third anniversary,
Chris talks to five of the commissioners about why 9/11 wasn't prevented, what went
wrong & what can be done to prevent another such atrocity
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5954409/
Here's a sneak peek at Chris' opening script tonight...
"On the eve of the third anniversary of September 11th, we've gathered the men and
women of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, the
Commissioners who have investigated and chronicled this catastrophic attack on
America's homeland. Thanks to their hard work, the people of this country have more
information about their government, more awareness about the threats to our country
and more insight into how to prevent another attack from ever happening on American
soil again."
We're shooting the show at a remote location so don't expect the usual set (no, not
the desert, "remote" in the TV context simply means "outside our normal venue"). This
is a big deal and if you care about tomorrow's anniversary you'll definitely want to
watch tonight's show...
PS Trippi has a cutesy blog about his daughter meeting a top advisor to John Kerry
over at Hardblogger http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
President Bush emerged from his New York convention with a solid lead over Democratic
challenger John F. Kerry, strengthening his position on virtually every important
issue in the campaign and opening up a clear advantage on many of the personal
characteristics that influence voters in presidential elections, according to a new
Washington Post-ABC News poll. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5955771/
President Bush said Friday that if Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry "had his
way Saddam Hussein would still be in power" and criticized his rival's stand on the
war (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040910/D850TP8O0.html
President Bush accused Democrat John Kerry on Friday of having more positions on Iraq
than all his 99 colleagues in the Senate combined and said if the Massachusetts
senator had his way Saddam Hussein would still be in power. (Reuters)
http://news.myway.com/politics/article/id/37060|politics|09-10-2004::13:48|reuters.html
WP: Bush memos questioned...Documents unearthed by CBS News that raise doubts about
whether President Bush fulfilled his obligations to the Texas Air National Guard
include several features suggesting that they were generated by a computer or word
processor rather than a Vietnam War-era typewriter, experts said Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5955784/
Late officer's son questions memos...Killian's son calls them 'mixture of truth and
fiction' (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5956461/
Text of memos on Bush's suspension (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5952072/
President Bush' former Harvard Business School prof says his ex-student supported the
Vietnam War but wanted somebody else to fight it. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/230745p-198181c.html
"The Republicans have the best propaganda out there since Lenin, and they just make
stuff up and they keep repeating it, and hope people are going to believe it," he told
The Associated Press.
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040910/NEWS/409100347/1024
Powell believes bin Laden is alive...But al-Qaida isn't what it used to be, he adds
(AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5961585/
John Kerry linked U.S. assault weapon sales to worries about terrorism Friday and said
President Bush was bowing to the National Rifle Association by not pushing to keep
alive an expiring ban. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040910/D850VA2G0.html
Dutch theater blasted for 'crude' 9/11 festival...Amsterdam condemns gala that uses
slogan, 'See, Fly, Die' (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5961541/
General Cites Hidden Detainees...Senators Told CIA May Have Avoided Registering Up to
100 (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8946-2004Sep9?language=printer
With America's pro-Israel lobby scrambling to combat media leaks from unnamed
government officials, the White House is drawing criticism from congressmen and Jewish
communal officials over the FBI investigation into allegations that officials of the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee illegally transferred secret information to
Israel. (The Forward) http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=nir20040909324
President Bush's religious faith is "mainstream America" and no different from
previous presidents, the director of his Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives said Friday. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040910/D850TPK00.html
Lloyd Grove: Did Secretary of State Colin Powell tell his British counterpart two
years ago that the U.S. government's three top hawks were "f--g crazies"?
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/230683p-198121c.html
Willie Nelson visited his longtime friend, former President Jimmy Carter, on Thursday
for the taping of a television special and a free concert for the residents of
Carter's hometown. (AP) http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0904/10nelson.html
Trippi: One Cheney can't explain away...Taking scare tactics to a whole, new (low)
level http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5940961/
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