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Sunday night is "Justice Sunday" which is that rally at a Kentucky church put
together by evangelical Christians who oppose the filibuster of judges
nominated by President Bush...Senator Bill Frist is under fire from liberal
church leaders for a planned speech to the rally...
We'll talk to one of the chief organizers of "Justice Sunday" Tony Perkins of
the Family Research Center and then mix it up with Rev. Albert Mohler of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (who also put together "Justice Sunday")
and Rabbi David Saperstein who is leading an interfaith coalition opposing
Frist's participation...
"Justice Sunday" Backgrounder...Judicial fight heads to church...Event at
Highview to target filibusters (Louisville Courier-Journal)
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050416/NEWS01/504160386&SearchID=73205858746557
If you'd like to get involved or watch "Justice Sunday" click here
http://www.frcaction.org
We'll do the whole Bolton fight thing with California Rep. David Dreier (R) and
fmr. Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D) now running for Senate in Maryland...it's a hot
debate definitely...
Later in the show's back half we'll have a food fight with Barbara Comstock
(everyone knows Barbara in this town) and Jenny Backus, a Democratic strategist
type...We'll get into DeLay, maybe some filibuster stuff as well as Tim's
interview with a few of the Supremes last night...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
Have you ever wondered "Can an average Joe make a difference? Now you know the
answer and the answer is a resounding "Yes."...Please tune into MSNBC
weeknights at 10 pm ET to find out when Joe Scarborough hosts Scarborough
Country...
Powell playing quiet role in Bolton fight...GOP senators sought his views on
U.N. nominee (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7593040/
Ex-envoy blasts Bolton as 'undiplomatic'...Bush nominee under fire as Senate
delays vote (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7597877/
Beyond the sound and fury of the Senate fight over U.N. ambassador-nominee John
R. Bolton is the reality that presidents typically get their man - or woman -
and President Bush boasts one of the better records on high-level appointments.
(AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050422/D89K9E180.html
Cheney jumps into filibuster battle...Vows to break any deadlock with his
Senate vote (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7602867/
Car bomb hits Baghdad mosque; at least 8 dead...Attack follows copter downing;
lone survivor apparently shot dead (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7572161/
Survivor killed after copter crash? Video suggests so U.S. military
investigates, as second video surfaces (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7600400/
Spain opens major trial of al-Qaida suspects...3 are believed to have had roles
in Sept. 11, 2001, attacks (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7592085/
Pelosi pressed for trip records...House Republicans yesterday called on
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to provide documentation to prove that a
Washington lobbyist firm did not pay for a trip she and other Democrats took to
Puerto Rico in 2001. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050421-115645-8030r.htm
House OKs energy bill with refuge drilling...The House yesterday passed a bill
to reshape the country's production and consumption of energy, by opening the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling and increasing the
amount of renewable energy sources. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050421-111729-8984r.htm
Sen. Rick Santorum collected more than $100,000 from Florida donors during the
first three months of 2005, when the Pennsylvania Republican maintained a high
profile in the fight over Terri Schiavo. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050422/D89KE7680.html
PBS Scrutiny Raises Political Antennas (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8067-2005Apr21?language=printer
Morano: Celebs Ignore Death, Poverty on MTV Enviro Series
http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200504\NAT20050422a.html
Democrat Bill Clinton of Arkansas jumped from the governorship of a poor
Southern state to the presidency in 1992. Now, some Republican insiders think
Mississippi's Haley Barbour could do the same in 2008. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050422/D89KIM2O0.html
Opinion/Editorial
The Wall Street Journal: An IRS Cover-Up?..Senators Dorgan and Kerry try to
block a report on Clinton-era abuses
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006594
Terry: Are People Working Under False Identities at the Defense Department?
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7208
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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