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Another action packed show on Hardball tonight...We lead with Iraq and some foreign
policy types who'll attempt to sift through the charges and countercharges flying back
and forth...This huge weapons cache in Iraq is the dominant issue out there: Was it
there before or after our troops secured Baghdad? Whose fault wasn't that it was
secured? Kerry is doing his best to make hay over it while the Bush camp is running a
quote Kerry foreign policy advisor Richard Holbrooke made claiming "I don't know the
truth" in Iraq...
We'll also talk to Bush buddy & Commerce Secretary Don Evans who is campaigning in
Ohio...We'll get into the politics of that battleground state...
Plus, David Shuster will bring you the latest in the ad wars...Both camps have
released new ads today...Shuster's latest http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6345865/
Evan Thomas of Newsweek, Ron Reagan and Briefing subscriber John Fund of the Wall
Street Journal (http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/) slice and dice the race and how
the RNC is using Thomas' own words to charge media bias...
We finish up with liberal funny man Al Franken...
In the 9 pm hour we bring you highlights of Chris' interview with John Kerry, Gangel's
interview with Cheney and live hits with Quintanilla and Gregory from the campaign
trail...We'll also show you more of Chris' interview with comedian George Carlin...
Here's Trippi's take on reading the tracking polls (Hardblogger)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from inside the
Beltway
Bush, Kerry wrangle over missing explosives...Candidates continue intense campaigning
in battleground states (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6342570/
President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry traded sharp accusations on
national security, taxes and jobs on Tuesday, with Kerry questioning Bush's
credibility and fitness to be commander in chief. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6619516
Vice President Dick Cheney accused Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday of being an "arm-chair
general" and defended the Bush administration's handling of weapons sites in Iraq amid
news that tons explosives disappeared from a facility near Baghdad. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6619307
Sen. John Edwards scolded President Bush on Wednesday for invoking the names of
Democratic presidents and accused Bush of leading by "fear and failure." (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041027/D85VTDR01.html
Democrats in Florida already are pursuing nine election-related lawsuits, accusing
state election officials of conspiring to disenfranchise minority voters. (The
Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041027-123332-5663r.htm
Sen. John Kerry says the United States is "in a bigger mess by the day," citing the
murky fate of missing explosives in Iraq to sharpen the indictment of his opponent.
President Bush has put together an end game that includes persistent appeals for
Democratic votes and a rarely used weapon in this bruising campaign - a positive
commercial. (AP) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1298-2004Oct27.html
Kurtz: Political ads aim for the heart...With tens of millions of dollars to spend and
messages that often pack a greater emotional punch than those of Bush and John F.
Kerry, independent groups are blitzing the airwaves in the presidential campaign's
final stretch. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6340638/
Ad analysis: Kerry campaign (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-26-ad-analysis_x.htm
Howard: In Eight Minutes, Clinton Shows His Mastery...Will the beloved Democratic
soldier push swing states to Kerry? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6331333/site/newsweek/
Three states may be back on the table...Close race forces parties to reassess
11th-hour ad buys (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6340641/
British troops move north toward Baghdad...Redeployment comes ahead of expected
coalition offensive (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6316493/
Leaders and supporters of the anti-U.S. insurgency say their attacks in recent weeks
have a clear objective: The greater the violence, the greater the chances that
President Bush will be defeated on Tuesday and the Americans will go home. (The
Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/world/20041027-121030-7792r.htm
Pope prays for Iraqis, condemns terrorism...Pontiff says he shares in the pain of
kidnap victims' families (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6343415/
Squitty: Concerned that they won't get enough new troops from allies to help provide
security for Iraqi elections in January, Pentagon officials are considering increasing
the current U.S. force by delaying the departures of some U.S. troops now in Iraq and
accelerating the deployment of others scheduled to go there next year.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=676&u=/usatoday/20041026/ts_usatoday/usconsiderswaystoincreasetroopsiniraqforvote&printer=1
Doctors split on Rehnquist prognosis...Surgery may signal aggressive cancer (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6328363/
Pro team owners play political game (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2004-10-26-campaign-contributions_x.htm
Recipe of the week: Eggs in Hell
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64327-2004Oct26.html
Editorial/Opinion
Kristol: Holbrooke: "I Don't Know the Truth"...Even his campaign's senior foreign
policy adviser can't vouch for the New York Times's "explosive" explosives story. But
that isn't stopping John Kerry from using it as a political prop.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/839edcfw.asp
Katrina: Vote-Pair in 2004...Have your electoral cake--and eat it too
http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Terry: Don't Ice the ICE Reforms...GOPers fighting for immigration enforcement reforms
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=5475
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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