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An action packed hour is in store for you...Here's a quick editorial
roadmap...Andrea kicks off the show from Tel Aviv with the latest on Arafat
funeral preparations...Former Middle East envoy for Reagan, Richard Murphy,
gives us the lowdown on the Middle East peace process post
Arafat..."Geopolitical impact of Arafat's passing" is the phrase I've been
throwing with friends and colleagues in a vain attempt to impress...
We then speak with Nebraska Senator and Vietnam Vet Chuck Hagel...A combat
veteran and Republican, Senator Hagel will share with us how his experience in
Vietnam shapes his opinion on Iraq...Hagel recently described the pace of
Iraq's reconstruction as "beyond pitiful, it's beyond embarrassing; it's now in
the zone of dangerous." We'll see if he still holds that view...
We'll also talk to retired General Wesley Clark and get his read on the state
of the world...
We'll do political slicin' and dicin' on Arafat with The New York Times' Judy
Miller and uber-Washington Wiseman David Gergen...I'm sure Chris will pivot to
the Fallujah offensive as well..
We round out tonight's Veterans Day show with a poignant memorial..."Last
Letters Home: Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq" is a
compilation book of last letters from U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq...A
companion documentary of friends and loved ones reading these letters debuts on
HBO tonight...We'll talk to the editor of the book, Bob Sullivan, who also
collaborated on the documentary...We'll run a clip of it of course...Plus,
Cathy Heighter, whose son's letter is featured in the documentary, will tell us
how she's coping with the loss of her son...
Keep it real
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
Arafat's body begins long journey home...Egypt prepares for 75-year-old
Palestinian leader's funeral (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6402008/
Bush sees 'opening' for Mideast peace...President hopes Arafat's death will
clear way for new negotiations (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6458868/
Mahmoud Abbas, a former prime minister and a veteran peace negotiator, was
elected chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization on Thursday within
hours of Yasser Arafat's death, putting him on a track to become the next
overall leader of the Palestinians. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041111/D869NURO1.html
Aspell: Yasser Arafat, a legacy of tenacity...Palestinian leader employed tools
of warfare, terrorism, diplomacy http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4112915/
The United States has decided to send a mid-level representative to the funeral
of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. (International Hereald
Tribune) http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_5.html
Bush salutes 'tomorrow's veterans' in Iraq...President speaks at annual
Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6461366/
Troops stage night attack into southern Fallujah...Military count: 13 U.S.
troops, 600 extremists killed over four days (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6403689/
Army gives family 'no answers' in suicide...Master Sgt. James Curtis Coons
killed himself after serving in Iraq (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6456115/
U.S. forces found and freed an Iraqi who had been chained to a wall and beaten
by his captors in a building in Fallujah, the military said Thursday. The man
told Marines he was a taxi driver held for 10 days. (AP)
http://cnn.aimtoday.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20041111%2F0703416779.htm&sc=1107
Security, pomp to share stage at Bush inaugural...Public rituals will persist,
but in new climate of caution (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6459974/
Curry: Is Democrats' solution on the menu at Applebee's?...Party strategists
ponder how Democrats can persuade 'red state' voters to cross over in 2006
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6453647/
Kerry lawyers scrutinize voting in Ohio...But campaign says effort isn't aimed
at challenging results (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6460869/
House shuns illegals proposal...House leaders on immigration policy said
yesterday that there isn't enough support in Congress to pass a guest-worker
program for illegal aliens, despite President Bush's renewed push for such a
proposal. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041111-015302-4749r.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Peggy: 'He's Got Two of 'Em'...Why I can't stop being happy about the election
result. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110005879
Pat: The Left Still Doesn't Get It
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41365
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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