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The big story tonight remains the curious accounts surrounding the Communist
Italian journalist who was held hostage in Iraq and who was shot at by U.S.
troops on the road to the Baghdad airport....Giulianan Sgrena, the ex-hostage
says the U.S. deliberately fired on her vehicle...The White House calls that
claim "absurd."...Chris is fired up about this topic and wouldn't shut up about
it all morning around the water cooler..
U.S.: 'Absurd' to think troops targeted Italian...Wounded reporter suggests
shooting in Iraq was deliberate http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7089948/
We'll talk to NBC's own Tom Aspell on the ground in Baghdad for a who, what,
where, why and how synopsis of the situation...We'll also talk to David
Shuster, a man intimately familiar with U.S. checkpoints in Iraq...He'll give
us the flavor, the smell if you will, of an actual checkpoint experience...
By the way, speaking of the "Big D", there's a rumor out there that he's doing
another blog webcast tomorrow morning at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/
Chris also has big news to break on the Dem '08 primary but I've been sworn to
uphold the 7 pm ET embargo, so please tune in...
In the latter half of the story we'll chat with Tony & Marie Cocco about AARP's
arrogance displayed on our show Friday night, the brouhaha over the Italian
incident and big '08 Dem news...
Finally we wrap with Mark Burnett, Executive Producer of The Apprentice and
NBC's new reality show "The Contender" and co-host Sugar Ray Leonard on why one
of the contestants committed suicide after the series ended...
In Reality, a Tragedy for Boxer...Questions Surround the Suicide of 'Contender'
Contestant
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A12448-2005Mar6?language=printer
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
At least 31 Iraqis killed in attacks...Violence comes after date set for
meeting of new assembly (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7043921/
Bush chooses hard-liner as new envoy to U.N....Bolton is top weapons control
official at State (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7117487/
Tax cuts lose spot on GOP agenda...War, Medicare, Social Security expenses loom
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7112290/
A leading Republican senator is proposing to raise the Social Security
retirement age from 67 to 68, while Democrats maintain their opposition to the
president's plan to overhaul the retirement program with private investment
accounts. (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7109534/
Massive Beirut protest: 'Liberate our land'...Lebanese demonstrators want all
Syrian troops to leave now (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7023538/
Syrian soldiers loaded trucks with furniture and other supplies Monday and
drove east from the Lebanese mountain posts they have held for decades, the
first signs of a redeployment to Lebanon's Bekaa Valley announced by the
leaders of the neighboring nations. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050307/D88MCGFG0.html
Syrian deal to pull troops fraught with pitfalls...Agreement shows 'minimal
compliance and maximum defiance' (NBC News) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7116896/
Sen. John McCain pressed a cable company's case for pricing changes with
regulators at the same time a tax-exempt group that he co-founded solicited
$200,000 in contributions from the company. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050307/D88MCM5G0.html
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