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Tonight on Hardball Chris chats with retired Gen. Wesley Clark about the intel
reform bill signed into law today, the growing criticism of SecDef Rumsfeld and
the state of the insurgency in Iraq...We also bring you a super sized political
panel with Meacham, Mitchell, Buchanan and Sharpton...They'll slice and dice
the latest news and where things are headed in the new year...Acclaimed
documentarian, television anchor, crime reporter, A&E host and the guy with the
cool voice Bill Kurtis, stops by to discuss his new book "The Death Penalty on
Trial: Crisis in American Justice"...He used to support the death penalty, now
he doesn't...We'll ask him why...
And in keeping with the Holiday spirit that everyone finds themselves in this
time of the year we bring you the touching story of the Iraq vet whose wife
gave birth to quintuplets while he was overseas...
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The Briefing will be on holiday next week but will return on the 27th...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
Bush signs overhaul of intelligence operations...Shake-up of spy agencies aims
to improve analysis, communication (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6727156/
In Sadr City, gratitude mixed with distrust...As U.S. works on rebuilding,
suspicions linger (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6725936/
General: Iraqi Insurgents Directed From Syria (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A5886-2004Dec16?language=printer
A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041217/D8713HQ80.html
Saddam Hussein's defense minister, who surrendered to American forces last
year, will appear alongside another notorious general - known as Chemical Ali -
when investigative trials open next week, an official said Friday. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041217/D871I45O0.html
Bernard Kerik, who withdrew his nomination for homeland security secretary
after disclosing that he had not paid all required taxes for a nanny, did not
fill out a background form when he was appointed police commissioner in 2000,
city officials said. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041217/D871EAQ80.html
City starts probe of Kerik...The city Department of Investigation has launched
a probe into ethical breaches committed by Bernard Kerik, the city's former top
cop. The inquiry will explore numerous ethical lapses revealed in the Daily
News. http://nydailynews.com/front/v-echo/story/263014p-225158c.html
Bratton fills the bill-Ridge...Departing homeland security boss Tom Ridge
suggested yesterday that Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton would make a
good successor. Ridge cited Bratton, a former New York City police
commissioner, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca during a stop in L.A. as
good candidates for the job because they know how to protect large cities. (NY
Daily News) http://nydailynews.com/front/v-echo/story/263015p-225114c.html
CIA's prison within a prison at Gitmo...Secret facility holds some al Qaeda
detainees (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6725924/
The stink of Bernard Kerik's rotten bid to become homeland security czar hasn't
stuck to his chief cheerleader, Rudy Giuliani, who is a top pick for the
presidency among Republicans, a new poll shows. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36615.htm
The Ohio Supreme Court's chief justice on Thursday threw out a challenge to the
state's presidential election results....A lawyer for the voters bringing the
case said he would refile the challenge as early as Friday. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041217/D871536O0.html
Soldier charged with fake shooting to avoid Iraq...GI asked cousin to shoot him
in leg, Philadelphia police say (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6727404/
Zell Miller to Honor Swift Boat Vets' Group (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041217/D87153IG1.html
Curry: Which way ahead for Democrats? Iraq, Supreme Court filibuster and Social
Security will define what it means to be a Democrat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6726286/
Opinion/Editorial
The Wall Street Journal: Pinochet on Trial...A victory for Bill Clinton and
Henry Kissinger too.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006043
Terrell: The left never sleeps
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/et20041216.shtml
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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