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Feeling pain at the pump? Tonight we get into the politics of rising gas
prices and our Middle East policy with respect to the "black gold" with a key
foreign policy advisor to Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Adel
Al-Jubeir....Yeah, it's that guy...We'll lead with a David Shuster piece on the
capture of that ugly looking top Al-Qaeda dude too...We'll probably throw a
question or two to Adel about what it all means for the GWOT...
We'll probably throw in a couple of congressional types for good measure, i.e
Mike Rogers (R-MI) & Ed Markey (D-MA) to see how our folks in Congress are
handling the issue.
Our political roundtable will be none other than Carlson & Carlson: Tucker &
Margaret on a veritable pastiche of topical news items...I'll give them both a
jingle soon and see what they are ticked off about today...
Update: Tucker's fired up about this piece: When Columnists Cry 'Jihad'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/03/AR2005050301277.html
We'll get into the Tillman story somewhere or another as well..
Plus, a new controversial book says...Detainee Questioning Was Faked, Book
Says...U.S. Military Denies Staging Interviews
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/28/AR2005042801639_pf.html
We'll talk to the book's author, fmr. Army Sgt. Erik Saar.
Finallyy, The New York Times' Johnny Apple stops by to chat about his new book
"Apple's America: The Discriminating Traveler's Guide to 40 Great Cities in the
United States and Canada"...The guy knows all the good stuff: food, travel and
politics! We'll dabble in a little bit of each.
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
Poll: Most Americans say Iraq war not worth it...Support at lowest level since
U.S. launched invasion (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7730556/
Army withheld details on Tillman's death...Investigator quickly learned
'friendly fire' was responsible (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7727612/
The FBI arrested a Pentagon analyst Wednesday on charges that he illegally
passed classified information about potential attacks against U.S. forces in
Iraq to employees of a pro-Israel group. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/04/AR2005050400922_pf.html
Lawrence Franklin, 58, surrendered to the FBI and faces charges of disclosing
classified U.S. national defense information to the individuals that sources
said were with the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
(Reuters) http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8388349
'Sharon Had Better Listen'...In an exclusive interview, Saudi Arabia's foreign
minister says ties between Washington and Riyadh are back on track, oil prices
should go down and China is a new strategic player in the region. (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7724886/site/newsweek
Alleged al-Qaida No. 3 arrested in Pakistan...Bush hails capture; U.S.
officials say Libyan may know bin Laden's whereabouts (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7732035/
Armed with the power of faith and billions of dollars, America's mighty
religious establishment is trying to reform the country's boardrooms on issues
from human rights to television violence. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8360901
Scores of Iraqis killed in suicide blast in north...'A horrible crime and a
massacre,' Kurd lawmaker says (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7721003/
A military court deciding the sentence for a key defendant in the Iraq prisoner
abuse scandal was interrupted on Wednesday after the judge questioned the
validity of the guilty plea. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8388251
Democrats' travel costs linked to Abramoff...Two members of Congress went to N.
Marianas (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7727621/
House Republicans called Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi a hypocrite yesterday for
not demanding investigations into new ethics questions that have arisen about
the travel of her fellow Democrats. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050504-122024-4420r.htm
Sen. Chuck Hagel ventured north Tuesday into New Hampshire's lake country,
where he stressed his conservative underpinnings while acknowledging an
independent nature willing to oppose his party and president (Lincoln Journal
Star)
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/05/04/local/doc42780883502f8325509578.txt
Arrest made at Coulter speech...Student arrested, charged with disorderly
conduct after offensive question (The Daily Texan)
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2005/05/04/TopStories/Arrest.Made.AtCoulter.Speech-947529.shtml
Sen. John F. Kerry tapped campaign funds for Red Sox tickets and to pay nearly
$300 in overdue Boston parking tickets in March, records show. (The Boston
Herald) http://news.bostonherald.com/politics/view.bg?articleid=81533
Stun guns for everyone? Taser fires up debate...Company eyes civilians, as
police review use, experts urge studies (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7295368/
Opinion/Editorial
Blankley: Political attention deficit disorder
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/tblankley.htm
Sowell: Social Security once was called the third rail of politics but illegal
immigration is the real third rail that both political parties are afraid to
touch. http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20050503-094238-9373r.htm
More from last night's Princeton guest on that filibuster at the Frist Center:
Keep Talking http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050516&s=siddique
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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