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Before we get into tonight's lineup, an important programming note. Beginning
tomorrow, Hardball will broadcast from Rockefeller Plaza in New York which has been
transformed into Democracy Plaza, "a grand celebration of democracy and citizenship
that will be free and open to the public."...This is gonna be really cool and will
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On to tonight's show...Perhaps you've read about the Reservist Company in Iraq who
refused an order to deliver fuel due to their vehicles not being properly equipped
with armor and the lack of an armed escort...We'll talk to Kathy Harris, mother of
Spc. Aaron Gordon, one of 16 members of 343rd Quartermaster Company about the
situation.
We'll also talk to Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong, co-author, "Inside Centcom: The
Unvarnished Truth About the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq"...He was Tommy Franks' right
hand man during the prosecution of those wars...We'll get the inside scoop on how
those wars are being prosecuted...
And of course we haven't forgotten about the all important presidential horse
race...New polls out show the race anywhere from tied to Bush up by a few
points...We'll talk to GOP strategist Ed Rogers and Dem strategist Hilary Rosen, who
by the way, wrote a piece (see below) defending Kerry's remarks about Cheney's
daughter and blasting "false" GOP outrage on the issue...
And did you like Chris' interview last night with Jimmy Carter? We've got
more...Please join us tonight...
Btw, was it smooth or what when Chris good nighted Ron Suskind last night and said
"You`re a hell of a writer and you're becoming quite the blooming figure in our times,
by the way." I gotta throw that line into my repertoire...Very GQ.
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing
The Army has launched an investigation that could lead to charges against 18 reserve
soldiers who allegedly refused to go out on a supply convoy after they said their
safety was threatened by vehicles that lacked armor and were in poor repair. (USA
Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-10-17-army-investigation_x.htm
Convoy incident report 'limited'...Thompson calls for more details on vehicle
inspections, security procedures (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041019/NEWS01/410190365/1002
Rosen Backgrounder...Outrage That Rings False
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37009-2004Oct15.html
U.K.-born charity worker kidnapped in Iraq...Arab TV airs video of seized CARE
International official (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6260506/
More than two dozen top fund-raisers for President Bush and Democratic challenger John
Kerry are current or former senior managers of companies punished for trading with
Iran or Saddam Hussein's Iraq - including the chairman of Bush's Homeland Security
Advisory Committee and Kerry's fund-raising chairman. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041019/D85QM2K80.html
Bush holds slim lead over Kerry in poll...Survey finds debates did not significantly
change voters' views (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6280671/
Most expensive TV campaign ad goes for emotions...Spot features Bush with teen whose
mom died on 9/11 (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20041019/a_progressad19.art.htm
Cheney: Terrorists May Bomb U.S. Cities
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041019/D85QL5L80.html
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Tuesday accused President Bush
of failing the United States and the world in Iraq, citing unsecured nuclear weapons
abroad and unprotected ports at home as further evidence of the president's
"incompetence." (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041019/D85QKTV00.html
GOP and black voters: A shaky courtship...For blacks, suspicion of Republican Party
runs deep (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6065770/
The purported pledge by terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to unite with Osama bin
Laden's group raises the horrifying specter of two of the world's most dangerous
terrorists working together, though it may be a sign of weakness rather than strength.
(AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041019/D85QMP0G2.html
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