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Another action packed Hardball planned to kick off your work week...We lead
with South Dakota giant killer Sen. John Thune (R-SD) fresh from Iraq and a
visit with the troops...We'll get his sense of the events on the ground and
maybe throw in a question or two about the President's budget...
In the second block we talk to NJ Senator and Gubernatorial hopeful Jon Corzine
(D-NJ) about the President's budget and his statewide campaign in the Garden
State...
Shuster weighs in on the election results in Iraq, how the politics of that
country will shake out, and what it all means for the U.S. presence
there...Cheney/Rummy Sunday sound on the matter will play prominently...
In the back half, Paul Krugman and John Fund duke it out over the President's
budget, Social Security reform, Iraq and some other fun news of the day items...
We finish up with a compelling new piece in this week's New Yorker magazine on
the U-S policy of "rendition" or outsourcing of torture to other countries...
In other news...We're pleased to announce that during last week's State of the
Union Address MSNBC beat CNN in the key Adult 25-54 year demo!
9-10 pm MSNBC out delivered CNN among Adults 25-54 by 13,000 viewers
10-11 pm MSNBC out delivered CNN by 18,000 viewers in Adults 25-54
11p-12a Out delivered CNN by +71% among Adults 25-54
We think the difference was Chris Matthews and our All-Star panel and guest
lineup...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Bush proposes $2.5 trillion spending plan...Measure said to be president's most
austere budget to date (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6908656/
Cheney eyes new borrowing for private accounts...Vice president says 'trillions
more' will be needed in future years (Reuters)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6924556/
President Bush on Monday called for a 5 percent boost in U.S. defense spending
to $419.3 billion next year, making the Pentagon one of the budget's few
winners though facing a slowdown in growth after post-Sept. 11, 2001, surges.
(Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=PF5AOQS32ET0UCRBAELCFFA?type=politicsNews&storyID=7557568
Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 30...Al-Qaida linked group claims
responsibility for Mosul blast (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6913272/
Support waning for Iraq insurgents...Attitudes seen shifting since election
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6924964/
The Senate Intelligence Committee has launched what its chairman called a
"pre-emptive" examination of U.S. intelligence on Iran as part of an effort to
avoid the problems that plagued America's prewar assessments on Iraq (Chicago
Tribune)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2027&u=/chitribts/20050206/ts_chicagotrib/preemptivestudyofirandatastarted&printer=1
Iran would both retaliate and accelerate its drive to master nuclear technology
if the United States or Israel attacked its atomic facilities, Iran's chief
nuclear negotiator warned Sunday. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7549550
Israeli, Palestinian leaders to meet with Bush...Rice caps visit with
announcement of separate meetings (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6906348/
Pope to remain hospitalized...Despite crisis, John Paul II vows to continue
mission (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6886516/
Female soldier demoted for indecency...Photos found of mud-wrestling party at
Iraq jail (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6927645/
Army red-faced over new prison antics...Startling pictures of wild Iraq party
(NY Daily News)
http://nydailynews.com/02-06-2005/front/v-echo/story/278075p-238272c.html
Out of control at Camp Crazy! Female soldiers dress down & get dirty for mud
romps (NY Daily news)
http://nydailynews.com/02-06-2005/front/v-echo/story/278199p-238353c.html
Former Presidents Bush and Clinton appeared on the Super Bowl pregame show
Sunday to publicize tsunami relief efforts - but only one could be pinned down
to a game prediction. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=551&u=/ap/20050206/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_super_bowl_presidents_1&printer=1
Cheney on 2008: 'Hell no'...Says he'll fish, not run (NY Daily New)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/278529p-238621c.html
Testing the waters in N.H....Tancredo's pilgrimage weighs odds of '08
presidential run (Denver Post)
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33997~2694956,00.html
Opinion/Editorial
Fund on the Trail: Arnold vs. Gerry...Schwarzenegger takes on the
incumbent-protection racket. http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110006260
Kay: Let's Not Make the Same Mistakes in Iran
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3601-2005Feb6.html?sub=AR
Pat: Is democracy on the march, or revolution?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42745
Curry: Ten things to know about the federal budget...For 40 years, spending has
remained fairly constant, as a percentage of the total economy
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6910217/
Shafer: The Propaganda President...George W. Bush does his best Kim Jong-il.
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2113052
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