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So tonight we've got the big exclusive Russell Crowe interview we've been
teasing you with all week...Chris sat down with a man he considers one of the
greatest actors of our times for a wide-ranging and far-reaching interview
including an in-depth discussion on his new movie "Cinderella Man", James
Braddock, the man the movie was based on, boxing, Crowe's past movies, the role
of Australian nationalism in his movies, Iraq and that special U.S/Anglo
relationship, social welfare, and oh yes, the telephone incident, plus lots
more...Don't miss it...
A preview follows: 'Hardball': Russell Crowe on his arrest...Actor explains his
side of the story in the N.Y. hotel incident
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146942/
Official Movie Site http://www.cinderellamanmovie.com/index.php
Full disclosure: The picture is produced by Universal which is part of
NBC-Universal, which of course owns MSNBC...
Plus, Chris traverses a wide editorial swath of topical issues with White House
Communications Chief Nicolle Devenish from the North Lawn, Gitmo and judicial
nominees among them.
We finish up the program with Republican Congressman Julius Caesar "J.C." Watts
& renowned Democratic Strategist turn NYU Sr. Fellow and Hardball political
analyst Bob Shrum on Howard Dean's denigrating comments about the GOP, his
refusal to apologize and his deflecting of the issue today at a photo op on the
Hill...
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Thursday that the recent controversy
over his comments isn't going to stop congressional Democrats from focusing on
issues like Social Security, gas prices and the war in Iraq.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050609/ap_on_re_us/dean_gop&printer=1
And about last night...We've got a lot of response on our Opus Dei special so
we wanted to re-issue some important websites for perusal
For more information on Opus Dei go to:
http://www.opusdei.org
To contact Father Barrett:
http://www.holycrosschapel.org/
To contact the Opus Dei Awareness Network
www.ODAN.org
The counter ODAN site put together by Hardball guest/fmr. Opus Dei guy Pete
Cook...He told us it would be operational in a couple of day so don't trip if
it doesn't go anywhere
www.opusdeiinfo.org
More cool 8th Anniversary stuff coming at you right now with that slide show
retrospective I mentioned yesterday...click and scroll to the right
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/
Tomorrow Shuster brings us a special report from the Red Carpet at last night's
"Rock The Vote" 15th Anniversary gala...At Rock the Vote Awards, 15 Bipartisan
Candles (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/09/AR2005060900026.html
Plus, Bil Mohers & Bill Maher on Friday as well..
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
President Bush, facing efforts by some in his own party to scale back the
post-Sept. 11 Patriot Act, says it has made America safer and should be made
permanent. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050609/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush&printer=1
Shut down Guantanamo? U.S. eyes options...Rumsfeld joins Bush in talking about
alternatives (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146881/
The United States would rather have detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp
imprisoned by their home countries, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said
Thursday. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050609/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/rumsfeld_guantanamo&printer=1
Military investigates American guards in Iraq...Contractors allegedly went on
shooting spree in Fallujah (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7897149/
Hispanics now one-seventh of U.S. population...Census Bureau estimates 41.3
million in fastest-growing ethnic bloc (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8150942/
Helms mea culpa on AIDS, not integration...He regrets gay labeling, but not
stand against desegregation http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8155406/
President Bush granted pardons to seven people Wednesday, including a man
court-martialed by the Air Force in 1978. Bush has issued 46 pardons and
sentence commutations during 52 months in office. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050609/ap_on_go_pr_wh/presidential_pardons&printer=1
And for those of you cooking burgers out on the grill, Shuster blogs on mad cow
disease and the beef industry: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8158450/#050509a
Opinion/Editorial
Peggy: Seeing Red...Hillary Clinton and Howard Dean rage against Republicans.
It's not a winning approach.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110006794
Ellsberg: The Courage to Talk Withdrawal
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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