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It's been a long day, sorry I'm late and light on links but here you
are...Tonight in a television news exclusive we get reaction to President
Bush's speech last night with DNC Chairman Howard Dean....We'll get his
thoughts on that as well as his party's response, why Dem senators will blast
the war but none dare call it a mistake and what he makes of the shot Karl Rove
took at him last week...For his part, Dean called the war a "blunder."
Later in the show we talk to two important and influential journalists, Tony
Blankley of The Washington Times and Margaret Carlson of Time magazine who'll
slice and dice the politics of our Dean interview and the Bush speech...Plus,
the latest in the Matt Cooper (Time Mag)/Judy Miller (New York Times) court
case rejected by the Supremes...The two now face jail time for refusing to give
up a source in the Bush administration who have leaked the name of former
Ambassador Joe Wilson's wife, a covert CIA operative, in order to intimidate
Wilson, at least thats the claim...
We wrap things up with Richard Nixon's son-in-law Edward Cox who filed
exploratory papers today for a possible run against Hillary in '06...He takes
his best shot against her tonight...
I'd seriously suggest you tune in...Tomorrow historian David McCullough joins
us...Can we take the gravitas??
Thanks! Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
Balz Analysis: 'Lessons of Sept. 11' again take center stage...Bush seeks to
reinvigorate support for Iraq policies http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8392732/
Howard: President doesn't waver on Iraq...Bush's implicit message to GOP: Stay
course, call Democrats appeasers http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8405365/
Frum was left "wanting more"
http://frum.nationalreview.com/archives/06292005.asp#067694
Congressional critics of President Bush's stay-the-course commitment to the war
in Iraq argued Wednesday that the administration lacks sufficient troops on the
ground to mount a successful counterinsurgency. (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8401719/
Bush's case for progress in Iraq...Bush identifies gains in Iraq, but also
ignores some uncomfortable facts (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8392752/
Hostile fire likely downed U.S. helicopter...Fate of 17 troops on board in
Afghan mission still unknown, military says (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8391112/
Blair defends Iraq war, plays down 2002 memo...Blair 'astonished' by intensive
U.S. media coverage of leaked memo (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8402894/
Bush orders FBI change after spy review...National security service to focus on
intelligence gathering (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8397577/
Opinion/Editorial
Corn: Bush's No-News Iraq Speech
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/capitalgames?bid=3&pid=4059
Ridgeway: Under The Revival Tent...Beyond the aging Billy Graham, some new
faces on the Christian right
http://villagevoice.com/news/0526,ridgeway,65361,2.html
Peggy: Conceit of Government...Why are our politicians so full of themselves?
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110006884
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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