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As promised tonight is our Hardball Special "Boots On The Ground: Untold
Stories From The Frontlines"
http://nbcumv.com/msnbc/release_detail.nbc/msnbc-20050722000000-hardballspecialre.html
In a cable news exclusive we'll talk to three active duty officers in Iraq
and get "real-life stories about their life and death decisions commanding U.S.
troops."
We'll also get perspective on the war from one of the Hardball War Councilors,
retired General Monty Meigs, a familiar face to MSNBC viewers...
We're doing the show from the NBC Washington Bureau with a live studio
audience, not unlike the time we had the "gang of 14" senators...This time
we'll take questions from the audience...
We hope you'll join us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The
Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
In Case You Missed It...From last night's show...Chris' panegyric to his father
"When a parent dies, as my father did early yesterday, you find yourself
wandering backwards in time over all the years you've known them. My father, a
lifelong golfer, for example, played it as it laid, as they say. Like others of
the World War II generation, he was the opposite of a whiner. I never knew
anyone who worked harder all those years he was raising my four brothers and I
or had a better time in his retirement. Dad liked parties. He loved weddings,
because it was obvious he loved marriage. Nothing made him happier than to see
a young couple get together for life. I remember how happy he was when he and
mom saw Kathleen and I get married a quarter-century ago. They were walking on
air. Well, this weekend, once again, we were all there, this huge extended
family of ours, for our nephew Brian's wedding to the beautiful Julie. It was
at the Aldrich Mansion up in Rhode Island, where they made the movie 'Meet Joe
Black.' Well, just like in the movie, the bride and groom were the toast of the
party. My dad and his beloved Trudy were in heaven. And the families on both
sides could not have been more joyous. Dad died Sunday morning without warning,
but also without terror, as if God had taken him in the glow of what he had
just a few hours before called the happiest day of his life" (7/25).
Report: Iraqi police need better screening...Poor recruiting methods allow some
insurgents to sign up, U.S. report says (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8707240/
Moran: Doctors with orders - for Iraq...Pediatric specialists, OB/GYNs,
dentists -- Uncle Sam is sending them all http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8703241/
A group of Mississippi Army National Guard soldiers in Iraq is being credited
with the capture of more than 100 suspected insurgents in raids that also
yielded explosives, rockets and ammunition, the Department of Defense says.
(AP)
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050726/NEWS01/50726003/1002
U.S. pushes anti-terrorism in Africa...Under long-term program, Pentagon to
train soldiers of nine countries (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8705654/
More than two dozen Democratic senators on Monday asked Congress to investigate
the leak of a CIA officer's identity. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050726/ap_on_go_co/cia_leak_democrats&printer=1;_ylt=AiXceQxDlh7dxuqFNnUkdDqMwfIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
White House to release early Roberts papers...Documents from nominee's work for
ex-President Bush to be withheld (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8705657/
Less than a week after President Bush chose a little-known federal appeals
judge for the Supreme Court, nominee John Roberts can claim favorability
ratings that many politicians would savor...In contrast, by 34% to 25%,
Americans have an unfavorable view of Rove; 25% have never heard of him. (USA
Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-07-25-roberts-rove-poll_x.htm
Senate Democrats want to draw out the confirmation of federal Judge John G.
Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court as long as possible, but they expressed little
hope that they can prevent him from reaching the high court. (The Washington
Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050726-123009-8867r.htm
The White House's efforts to distance Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr.
from The Federalist Society came under fire from conservatives yesterday for
creating a blemish on his candidacy where none existed, and for sending a
signal that membership in the influential legal society was something to avoid.
(The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/07/26/conservatives_defend_robertss_link_to_law_group?mode=PF
Vice President Dick Cheney urged the U.S. Senate on Monday to put partisan
politicking aside as it considers whether to confirm Supreme Court nominee John
Roberts. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050726/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cheney_fundraiser&printer=1;_ylt=ApZFcDVGKt5V36CvTieN60sGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Conflicts' costs may exceed $700 billion...War in Iraq, Afghanistan saddles
U.S. taxpayers with enormous debt, critics say; deficit spending blamed. (SF
Chronicle) http://www.detnews.com/2005/nation/0507/25/A05-257768.htm
Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday that Britain would not "give one inch"
to terrorists on his policy on Iraq and the Middle East, while police said two
suspects in last week's failed bombings were emigrants from Somalia and
Eritrea. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050726/ap_on_re_eu/britain_bombings&printer=1;_ylt=Ala3xYFotrtAYyEq4F_dKiBbbBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Senate Republicans pushed ahead Monday with legislation that would set rules
for the treatment and interrogation of terrorism suspects in U.S. custody,
despite a White House veto threat. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050726/ap_on_go_co/congress_detainees&printer=1;_ylt=AqwjhtvEQd2jzeWF.aEzlqSMwfIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Bush may sidestep Congress on Bolton...White House hints at U.N. appointment
while lawmakers are in recess (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8702754/
Stung by criticism that their party offers no policy options for moderate
voters, centrist Democrats proposed a broad agenda Sunday on national security,
family values, health care, tax reform and managing the federal government.
(Knight Ridder) http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12213473.htm
Clinton presses for Democratic unity...N.Y. senator, possible '08 contender,
urges tough party stand on security (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8703269/
Hispanic, Islamic groups want Tancredo to quit...Colo. representive's idea to
bomb Islamic holy sites deemed unacceptable (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8703595/
Analysts: Bill won't wean U.S. off foreign oil...Demand expected to rise
despite measures in proposed legislation (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8705656/
Suicide bomber ID'd as Egyptian militant...Government dismisses speculation
that Pakistanis were behind bombings (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8671549/
U.S. negotiators finish work on energy bill...Lawmakers hope to send sweeping
legislation to Bush before August recess (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8707748/
Muslims Call Comments by WMAL Host 'Hate-Filled'...A local radio talk show host
touched off complaints from an Islamic civil rights organization yesterday
after repeatedly describing Islam on the air as "a terrorist organization" that
is "at war with America." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/25/AR2005072501649_pf.html
Following complaints from a congressman, the producers of "Wedding Crashers" on
Monday yanked from the movie's Web site a printable Purple Heart advertised as
a gimmick to pick up women and get free drinks. (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/25/AR2005072501291_pf.html
Opinion/Editorial
Novak: The Ginsburg standard
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/rn20050725.shtml
Kemp: All geared up to fight and nothing to argue over
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jackkemp/jk20050725.shtml
Kurtz Analysis: The Supreme Court nomination was supposed to test the
philosophy of the Republican Party: Would Bush pick an ultraconservative to
satisfy his party's base, sparking a bloody confirmation battle, or would he
pick a more mainstream conservative and risk the wrath of the far right?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2005/07/26/BL2005072600520_pf.html
Katrina: The House of Labor and the Future
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut?bid=7&pid=8512
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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