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If it's Monday it must be "lead with McCain" day and that's what we intend to
do...We'll talk to the man most Beltway clich� writers call a "Maverick" about
Iraq, yesterday's election and President Bush's upcoming SOTU (State of the
Union address), which by the way you can see live coverage on MSNBC Wednesday 7
to Midnight ET with Chris doing much of the anchoring...
In the second and third block (B & C) we talk to Norman Schwarzkopf, the
architect of our victory in the Gulf back in '91...We'll get his thoughts on
yesterday's election and the future of the U.S. presence in that region...What
a "get"!
In the back half we'll talk to the man who was Bremer's predecessor in Baghdad,
Jay Garner...He was running the Coalitional Provisional Authority in Iraq
before it even had the name...He was doing reconstruction in Iraq right after
the fall of Baghdad in April '03, to refresh your memory...
In the last couple blocks we drop major gravitas with Thomas Friedman, the
thrice Pulitzer Prize winning columnist from the The New York Times and author
of one of, imho, the best book's on the Middle East "From Beirut to
Jerusalem"...He'll slice and dice what yesterday's vote means for the future of
Iraq...I promise you'll not want to miss his insight and wisdom on the matter...
We'd be honored if you'd join us tonight...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
Three U.S. Marines were killed in combat south of Baghdad on Monday and a
fourth was killed in a separate operation in Iraq's western Anbar province, the
military said. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050131/D87V5O280.html
Allawi: 'Terrorists now know they cannot win'...Purported al-Qaida statement
vows that insurgency will go on (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6874656/
Al Qaeda vowed to pursue "holy war" in Iraq Monday after failing to wreck a
historic election in which millions of people flocked to the polls. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=4KO3NTX4E52C2CRBAEOCFEY?type=topNews&storyID=7488406
This slays me...The U.S. occupation authority in Iraq was unable to keep track
of nearly $9 billion it transferred to government ministries, which lacked
financial controls, security, communications and adequate staff, an inspector
general has found. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050131/D87V4EF80.html
Hillary Clinton collapses during speech in New York Senator, declines
hospitalization; reportedly will appear at second event (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6890519/
Howard Dean won the backing of state Democratic Party leaders Monday, putting
him in a strong position to win the chairmanship of the Democratic National
Committee. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050131/D87V7OV80.html
Novak: Dean at DNC would cost Dems
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak31.html
Lay out Iraq exit strategy, Democrats urge Bush...Reid, Pelosi launch
pre-emptive strike before State of Union speech (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6890325/
Political pollsters say Democratic leaders risk alienating strategic parts of
their party's base who support President Bush's plan to let workers invest a
portion of their Social Security payroll taxes in stocks or bonds. (The
Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050130-110358-7935r.htm
Chertoff draws praise, doubts...Critics question nominee's post-9/11 role (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6888008/
Immigration officials hit lack of new hires...The Bush administration's
decision not to hire 2,000 new Border Patrol agents for fiscal year 2006 will
seriously hamper efforts to control illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico
border, said current and retired officials. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050131-121524-8562r.htm
Suffering from flu, pope cancels audiences...Vatican says there is no cause for
alarm (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6886516/
NAACP acts to block IRS investigation...Controversy is over allegedly improper
political speech (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6890312/
Page Six: We hear....John Kerry and Hillary Clinton are competing for staffers,
especially speechwriters, for the 2008 presidential election, although
Hillary's hired guns will help her get re-elected to the Senate first .
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01292005/gossip/39400.htm
Kurtz: Rick Kaplan, Putting More NBC in MSNBC
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50185-2005Jan30.html
Opinion/Editorial
Katrina: Dean Does NYC...How the Dems can build a winning infrastructure for
2006, 2008 and beyond. http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Fund: Rush for the Border...Limbaugh issues a warning to President Bush.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110006230
Pat: The closing of the Harvard mind
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42627
Corn on Waxman: Democrats' Eliot Ness
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050214&s=corn
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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