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NAACP head Julian Bond and Ted Kennedy are out blasting the Republican attempt
to exercise the "nuclear option" (some proponents call it the "constitutional
option") as Frist reportedly is going to use Priscilla Owen as the case to push
the rule change through...We'll get both sides of the debate with Bond and GOP
uber-lawyer Ben Ginsberg. who is an advisor to Progress for America, a pro-Nuke
group http://www.progressforamerica.com/
The other issue we'll get into are based on Shuster's blogging reportage on the
site of the World Trade Center and what should be built there...The currently
proposed "Freedom Tower" or new and approved World Trade Towers?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7764695/#050509a We'll also chat with a reporter
who delved into the lives of the 9/11 hijackers and explain who these evil guys
were...
And today fmr. Green Beret doctor Jeffrey MacDonald is up for parole after 25
years for the 1970 murder of his wife and two young daughters...MacDonald has
maintained his innocence from day one...His ex-Brother-in-Law Bob Stephenson
begs to differ and was at the parole hearing today...He'll explain the case
tonight
When former Green Beret doctor Jeffrey MacDonald appears at his first parole
hearing Tuesday at a federal prison near here, he'll give a detailed account of
his 25 years as a model prisoner. (The Washington Post)
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/05/10/former_green_beret_comes_up_for_parole/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+National+News
MacDonald Case Timeline
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/11607155.htm?source=rss&channel=charlotte_news
We finish up with Margaret Carlson and Tony B. on the trial of Hillary's
ex-fundraiser and what it means politically for her...Also, we'll do a little
filibuster and Bolton action with them...
Please join us..Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball
Briefing from Washington, DC
Blankley Backgrounder: Political attention deficit disorder
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/tblankley.htm
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist plans for Texas Supreme Court Justice
Priscilla Owen to be the judicial nomination on which he uses the "nuclear
option" against Democratic filibusters later this month, according to
Republicans familiar with his plans. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050510-121748-5543r.htm
Curry: Pressure builds on Frist over judges...Conservative leaders urged Senate
Majority Leader Bill Frist Monday to end the stalemate over President Bush's
judicial nominees by putting to a vote this week a proposed change in Senate
rules that would allow a simple majority to halt a filibuster of a nominee.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7783403/
U.S. forces hunt insurgents in western Iraq...Scores of alleged militants, 3
Marines killed in battles (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7777352/
Bush: 'Georgia has come a long way'...President says ex-Soviet republic an
inspiring new democracy (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7781473/
Al-Qaida turf battles aid counterterror efforts...Rivalry may have helped in
arrest of bin Laden associate (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7805573/
For the three Republican senators who have expressed reservations about John R.
Bolton's nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the committee
vote set for Thursday is about much more than whether he is the best man for
the job. (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bolton10may10,0,2563178.story?coll=la-home-headlines
The federal trial of David Rosen promises to be one that political insiders
will watch with interest. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Tuesday in the
case against Rosen, a former finance director for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
(AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050510/D8A0AQEG1.html
Army, Marines miss recruiting goals again...Pentagon officials say that yet
another month of missed recruiting targets is not a crisis, but it is a major
concern - a battle here at home to win the hearts and minds of potential new
recruits. (NBC News) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7802712/
U.S. pays for care of illegal aliens...Treatment money for border states (The
New York Times)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/223556_immig10.html?source=rss
Appeals court tosses Cheney lawsuit...A federal appeals court on Tuesday
ordered dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to force Vice President Dick Cheney to
reveal details about the energy policy task force he headed and the
pro-industry recommendations it made. (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7804571/
Senate Dems' soft-spoken leader reveals sharp tongue...Reid catches heat after
calling Bush a 'loser,' Greenspan a 'hack' (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7798477/
Opinon/Editorial
Sensenbrenner: Plan would protect U.S....Real ID small price for states to pay
to close a large security loophole.
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050510/oppose10.art.htm
Terry: Discretionary, Mandatory and Unconstitutional Spending
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7345
Donnesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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