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Of course we'll do the politics of the cabinet shakeup...Who won? Who lost?
What's it all mean?? Howard and Dana Priest will be in the House to give us the
lowdown...
We'll follow up on the Kevin Sites video we played last night with the Marine
killing the prostrate insurgent in the Mosque...The military is investigating
the incident...We'll talk to a guy from the LA Times, Tony Perry, who was
embedded with the Marine Corps 3 times between Afghanistan and Iraq...He'll
give us his take on the story and what life is like on the battefront...
And remember the Anonymous guy? Mr. "Imperial Hubris" book? He quit the Agency
and outted himself as Michael Scheuer...He's been blasting the CIA and the Bush
Administration over their conduct in the War on Terror...We'll ask him what the
dealio is...
And a special treat...Chris' "Queen" Kathleen Matthews will be here to discuss
her sabbatical at Harvard University...She's a Fellow at the Kennedy School
teaching a course called "Tower of Babel: Making Sense of News in the New
Millennium"
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
Rice nomination to State expected...President Bush on Tuesday will formally
nominate national security adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as
secretary of state, a senior administration source told The Associated Press.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6492238/
Rice is president's can-do confidante...Bush's nickname for her says it all:
'The unsticker' http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6500799/
Post Analysis...Moves Cement Hard-Line Stance On Foreign Policy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A52540-2004Nov15?language=printer
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has resigned as expected a day
after his boss and close friend, Colin Powell, announced he was stepping down,
a State Department official said on Tuesday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6829599
Coalition forces move to retake Mosul positions...1,200 U.S. troops involved in
operation to secure police stations (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6403689/
Insurgent attacks spread Monday to another Sunni Muslim city, Baqubah, and a
nearby village, where bands of armed men attacked two police stations
simultaneously, the U.S. military said. American forces used airstrikes to
blunt the assault, the latest that insurgents have launched in apparent
response to the U.S. offensive in Fallujah. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A50713-2004Nov15?language=printer
U.S. probes shooting at Fallujah mosque...Video shows Marine killing wounded
Iraqi (NBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6496898/
U.S. Marines rallied round a comrade under investigation for killing a wounded
Iraqi during the offensive in Falluja, saying he was probably under combat
stress in unpredictable, hair-trigger circumstances. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6828512
As of today 11/16 10am EST, U.S. Military casualties in Iraq:
Total Deaths: 1207
Total Hostile Deaths: 940
Total Non-Hostile Deaths: 267
Total Wounded: 8956
Since major combat operations declared over 1 May 2003:
Total Deaths: 1068
Total Hostile Deaths: 831
Total Non-Hostile Deaths: 237
Total Wounded: 8414
The family of Margaret Hassan, an aid worker abducted in Iraq last month, said
Tuesday they believed she was dead. (AP)
CIA chief seeks to reassure employees...Amid infighting and resignations, Goss
tries to boost morale (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6497416/
Specter lobbies peers after abortion comments...Senator making case to chair
judiciary committee (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6485741/
Sens. Norm Coleman and Elizabeth Dole both claimed Monday they have enough
votes from their GOP colleagues to take over leadership of the influential
National Republican Senatorial Committee (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041116/D86CMS7G5.html
Senate Democrats choose new leader...Nevada's Reid strays from party on
abortion, guns (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6502246/
Schumer to head Democratic Senate push...Senator skips run for governor of New
York (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6496236/
GOP governors eye Romney for post...Group could pave presidential path (The
Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/11/16/gop_governors_eye_romney_for_post/
Pentagon to warn bases on Scouts...The Pentagon has agreed to warn military
bases worldwide that they should not directly sponsor Boy Scout troops,
partially resolving accusations that the government has improperly supported a
group that requires members to believe in God. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041116-123643-2597r.htm
'CSI: NY' interruption results in fired producer...CBS fires news producer
responsible for the Arafat special report (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6496401/
Opinion/Editorial
James Earl Jones: A Bombardier's Reflection...The 40th anniversary of "Dr.
Strangelove" prompts some Cold War reminiscences.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110005898
Pruden: The Harsh Theology of the Elites
http://washingtontimes.com/national/pruden.htm
James Dobson...The religious right's new kingmaker. (Slate)
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2109621&;
The Washington Post: Mr. Powell Departs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52909-2004Nov15.html
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