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Tonight we kick Monday off right with the controversy on the Hill surrounding
the Intelligence reform bill...Why did it die and who killed it? This bill,
you might recall, contained many of the reformation recommendations of the 9/11
Commission...We'll talk to Reps. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) and our buddy David
Dreier (R-CA) and get the lowdown from the Hill..
And did you see the video from the "Throwdown in Motown?" We'll talk to Philly
Inquirer sports columnist Stephen Smith about it...
We'll also talk to reporter Jim Taracani from NBC 10 in Providence, RI...He
faces up to 6 months in jail for refusing to reveal confidential sources
concerning a videotape he aired in February 2001...Here's the backgrounder
http://www.turnto10.com/news/3929582/detail.html
And we wrap up the show with three prominent liberal Dem types: Jerry Brown,
The "Rev" and Trippi...We'll get into the future of the Democrat party and
where they go from here...Is Hillary the answer for '08 to win back some red
states? What's on their congressional agenda?
Keepin' it real inside the Beltway...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited
the Hardball Briefing...
In case you missed it: Monica Crowley joins MSNBC...Veteran political analyst
and talk show host http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6523997/
Bush pledges to seek revival of intel reform...President Bush and GOP
congressional leaders are preparing another bid in December to overcome
conservative Republican opposition and pass an intelligence community overhaul
designed as a response to the Sept. 11 attacks. (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6539263/
The Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee blamed the White
House and Pentagon on Sunday for resisting intelligence reform and gave the
U.S. Congress a failing grade for not passing legislation. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=6878138
Increase in Iraq force is likely...Battle plans require boost, officers say
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6550818/
What happened in the Fallujah mosque...Kevin Sites writes to Marines about
killing of wounded Iraqi http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6556034/
Killing of cleric undercuts Allawi's bid for unity...Assassination comes as
prime minister reaches out to Sunni leader (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6403689/
Iraqi authorities set Jan. 30 as the date for the nation's first election since
the collapse of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and pledged that voting would
take place throughout the country despite rising violence and calls by Sunni
clerics for a boycott. (AP)
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20041122-124937-8782r.htm
Bush says Iran nuke claims must be verified...He comments after Tehran says
uranium enrichment suspended (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6515991/
Ex-President Bush was to board jet that crashed...Elder Bush cancels Ecuador
trip after accident in Houston kills 3 (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6556771/
NBA suspends Artest for rest of season...Jackson penalized 30 games, O'Neal 25
for roles in melee with fans (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6549074/
Stephen Smith backgrounder: With his league imperiled by the most disgraceful
incident in its history, NBA commissioner David Stern stepped up last night and
swung his proverbial hammer in vicious but appropriate fashion, pausing only
long enough to punctuate each punishment, mercilessly.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/10242079.htm
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's lawyers are considering legal action
against the United States for war crimes in Iraq, their spokesman said on
Monday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6887016
The longest-running and costliest public inquiry in British legal history --
into Northern Ireland's so-called "Bloody Sunday" -- entered its final phase on
Monday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=6886270
As a former member of Chevron Corp.'s board of directors, Condoleezza Rice is
no stranger to the oil business, but Middle East security is likely to trump
energy policy on her priority list as the presumed new Secretary of State.
(Reuters) http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6887326
Embarrassed federal lawmakers are trying to rescind what they say is a
mysterious provision passed over the weekend that appears to give some members
of the House and Senate unrestricted ability to read the private tax returns of
Americans. (The New York Sun) http://www.nysun.com/article/5141
Opinion/Editorial
Pat: Is a Bush-neocon clash ahead?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41580
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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