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NewsFlash: Chris will anchor coverage on Thursday of the Clinton Library
Opening in Little Rock from 11 am to 2 pm ET...Do whatever it takes to see
this...Tivo it if you must or demand a TV on your desk...It promises to be
hot...Plus, we've shipped Shuster & Reagan to Little Rock (he used to live
there) to cover all the pre-opening shindigs...More on that below...
We've got an action packed hour for you tonight folks as we lead the show with
none other than Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf on the continued fighting in Iraq,
the controversy of the Marine who killed the guy in the Mosque and the
ex-soldiers who are refusing orders to re-enlist....
Speaking of folks refusing to reenlist, we'll talk to former Army captain Jay
Ferriola and his lawyer Barry Slotnick...Ferriola won a legal battle with the
military over his call-up to the Individual Ready Reserve...We'll ask him why
he refused and how he won his case..
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6733057
And here's the fun part of the show...We've sent Shuster and Ron Reagan down to
Little Rock to cover Bubba's big party at his new library...Tomorrow's the
official ceremony but the celebs are already assembling en masse...Shuster's
been hanging around the Peabody Hotel looking for scoops and interviews with
FOBs (Friends of Bill)...We'll bring you all the action tonight...Here's my
favorite line from the AP coverage of the library: "The scandal exhibit, called
'The Fight for Power,' mentions Lewinsky by name and includes sections called
'Politics of Persecution' and 'A New Culture of Confrontation.'"
Folks, those of you who've been down from day one know Chris was all over
Clinton's impeachment before being all over Clinton's impeachment was
cool...It's one of the big stories that cemented me as a fan of Chris...It's
Chris in his element...Don't miss it!
Bill Clinton will open his presidential library in his native Arkansas on
Thursday, where memories of Whitewater, welfare reform and Monica Lewinsky will
all reside under one roof. (Reuters)
http://reuters.myway.com/article/20041116/2004-11-16T221715Z_01_N16357268_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-PEOPLE-CLINTON-DC.html
Bill Clinton's presidential library devotes one of 14 exhibit areas to scandal,
explained in the context of Republican Party efforts to discredit Clinton. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&u=/ap/20041117/ap_on_re_us/clinton_library_tour_1&printer=1
Bubba-fest rocks on at the river...The construction crew refers to it as "The
Mobile Home." Others say it looks like a Star Wars diner. A shuttle pod on
stilts. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20041117-123327-8738r.htm
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
A car bomber rammed a U.S. convoy Wednesday north of Baghdad during clashes
with militants that killed 10 people, witnesses said. U.S. aircraft launched
strikes against insurgents holding out in the southern parts of Fallujah, and
an Iraqi police spokesman said 13 police officers have been kidnapped. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041117/D86DMBS02.html
U.S. deaths in Iraq this month are approaching 100, making it the
second-deadliest month since American forces invaded the country in March 2003,
Pentagon records show. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041117/D86DKFR80.html
American mortars pummelled parts of Falluja on Wednesday as troops hunted for
guerrillas still fighting in the Iraqi city after nine days of bombardment.
(Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JVRKWRHANDCTECRBAEKSFEY?type=topNews&storyID=6840990
31 Iraqi police officers reported kidnapped...Officers abducted as they
returned from training in Jordan (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6403689/
Widespread condemnation of aid worker's death...First foreign-born woman killed
in wave of Iraq kidnappings (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6503251/
U.S. ambassador expresses regret for mosque killing...Comment comes as
investigation widens (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6502452/
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is "very concerned" about the fatal shooting by a
U.S. Marine of a wounded and apparently unarmed man in a Fallujah mosque, his
office said Wednesday. The U.S. military said its investigation would look into
whether other wounded men in the mosque were similarly killed. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041117/D86DMFAG0.html
Chirac: Iraq war made world more dangerous...French president questions what
Blair gained for backing U.S. (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6500665/
Few Foreigners Among Insurgents...Judging from fighters captured in Fallouja,
all but about 5% are Iraqi, U.S. officials say. (Sun Sentinel)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/la-fg-fighters16nov16,0,19927.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
No Child Left Unrecruited?...A provision of the No Child Left Behind Act
requires high schools to give military recruiters previously confidential
student information. (Connection Newspapers)
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=42650&paper=0&cat=109
Supporters of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay proposed a Republican rules
change Tuesday that would protect the Texan's leadership position if he were to
be indicted by a Texas grand jury that already charged three of his associates
(AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6506619/
Kerry not ruling out running again in 2008...Massachusetts Senator has $45
million left from campaign (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6509870/
Putin: Russia developing new nuclear missile...President says weapon will be
unlike those held by other countries (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6509708/
Stephen J. Hadley, who will be elevated to national security adviser after
Condoleezza Rice wins Senate confirmation as secretary of state, is a
quintessential staff aide who views himself as a "facilitator" -- someone who
makes the policy trains run on time. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A55406-2004Nov16?language=printer
Right-Wing Wins Take Wind Out of Talk-Show Hosts (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A55425-2004Nov16?language=printer
Clothier settles lawsuit over bias...Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has agreed to pay
$40 million to minority employees and job applicants to settle a class-action
federal discrimination lawsuit that accused the clothing retailer of promoting
whites at the expense of minorities, lawyers said yesterday. (AP)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20041116-115217-2037r.htm
ABC apologized Tuesday for a steamy intro to "Monday Night Football" after
receiving complaints from viewers and the National Football League. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041117/D86DK57O0.html
Opinion/Editorial
Kaplan: Why Powell Had To Go...And how will Condi fare as his successor?
http://slate.msn.com/id/2109772/
Katrina: Defining Failure Down...Being Condi means never having to say you're
sorry. http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Terry: Connect These Dots, Now...Our southern border must be secured.
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=5792
The Wall Street Journal: The Lessons of Fallujah...Killing terrorists doesn't
make them stronger.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005905
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