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It's Iraq, Iraq, Iraq tonight as Rummy was in the hot seat today and it's
definitely getting hot folks...He and our top military brass were on the Hill
testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee...Byrd was on fire (if
you can believe it at his age!) dressing down Rummy the hardest...Kennedy asked
him if he should resign as Republican Jim Inhofe chided the "cut and run
caucus"...Abizaid, our top commander in Iraq disagreed with VP Cheney that the
insurgency was in its last "throes."
We'll slice and dice the hearings with Norah, John Dickerson (newly minted
chief political correspondent for Slate) and Dan Klaidman, Washington bureau
chief for Newsweek magazine...And dig this little sugar plum: Karl Rove created
a firestorm last night when he blasted liberals over 9/11, causing Dems, in
full moral outrage mode, to call for his apology or resignation...We'll show
you the tape to prove it!
But we begin tonight with another huge "get": Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim
al-Jaafari sat down with David Gregory, our guest host, at Blair House for an
in depth one-on-one interview...
And it doesn't stop there...We bring in legendary NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw,
who despite retiring, is still hard at work on our network's behalf...He's got
a new report on terrorism and U.S. efforts to combat it...
And if life wasn't bad enough...Now the the Supreme Court says it's OK for your
city to take your home! Justice John Paul Stevens led the charge along with
Justices David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy and Stephen
Breyer... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8331097/
We won't touch that one just yet but perhaps tomorrow...
Please Join Us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball
Briefing from Washington, DC
Bombs jolt Baghdad awake...New casualties bring death toll in capital to 38 in
12 hours (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8202434/
Iraq insurgents still strong, general says...Senate comments contrary to
Cheney's view of 'last throes' (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8330207/
Rumsfeld rejects Iraq withdrawal timetable...Top general echoes view, says
early departure 'catastrophic' (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8330207/
The senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee has warned the
Pentagon that he may block the nomination of a new defense policy chief unless
documents involving the departing policy head -- Douglas J. Feith -- are turned
over for review. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/22/AR2005062201989_pf.html
Rove: Dems don't understand post-9/11 world...Bush adviser suggests Dems wanted
to 'offer therapy' to attackers (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8324598/
White House adviser Karl Rove should either apologize or resign for saying
liberals responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes by wanting to "prepare
indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers," Democrats
said Thursday. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050623/ap_on_go_pr_wh/rove_speech&printer=1;_ylt=AsMuTW6aFp9wmOWg8yKPp70Gw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
McCain calls for fraud probe of GOP lobbyist...Documents show Abramoff, partner
diverted tribe's funds (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8319340/
Fineman: McCain's Moment...Ariz. senator is positioned well for a presidential
run http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8317445/
Pentagon creating student database...Recruiting tool for military raises
privacy concerns (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8322795/
Senate Democrats are urging President Bush to consult with them on a possible
Supreme Court nomination to help avoid the kind of controversy that engulfed
his lower court picks. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050623/ap_on_go_co/scotus_democrats&printer=1;_ylt=At9ar5JTURSIuMSYtU3RjWqMwfIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Evangelicals building a base in Iraq...A newly energized Christian evangelical
activism in Iraq, supported by Western and other foreign evangelicals, is now
challenging the dominance of Iraq's long-established Christian denominations
and drawing complaints from religious leaders about a threat to the status quo.
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8322883/
Battle readies over Rehnquist's seat (Christian Science Monitor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20050623/ts_csm/abork&printer=1;_ylt=AreYr3_DEePs_TGUlskqF4GOe8UF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Opinion/Editorial
Pat: Is it an unwinnable 'Republican war'?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44926
Peggy: Eine Kleine Biographie...We need a serious book about Hillary Clinton.
Ed Klein's isn't it.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110006855
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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