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Another rushed effort today as we've had a very busy week here at Hardball
booking guests, producing segments and generally traversing the rocky editorial
topography that is Washington...
Tonight we go outside the Beltway for the first part of the show with Governors
Ed Rendell (D-PA) & Mike Huckabee (R-AR)...We'll hit a range of issues to
include Iraq and its impact on the national guard, cultural issues including
abortion, "Intelligent Design" the fight over John Roberts, general politics
and some of the fun things happening in their states...
We'll then bring on a couple of young political activists who'll give their
take on the world and where they are on Iraq and serving over there...It's a
fun one trust me...Chris Galloway is the president of the Young Democrats of
America and Jason Mattera is the spokesman for the Young America's Foundation,
liberal and conservative respectively...
We'll also do the controversy over a proposal to allow military service
personnel to serve a portion of their enlistment obligation in the Peace
Corps...Peace Corps veterans are none too happy about the proposal as they see
that blurring this line might cause Peace Corps host countries to question the
motives of the volunteers...We'll do the debate tonight..
Peace Corps Option for Military Recruits Sparks Concerns (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/01/AR2005080101310_pf.html
Finally we'll slice and dice Bob Novak's walk-off incident on the set of Inside
Politics yesterday with journalism professor Deborah Mathis, TV Guide's Stephen
Battaglio and The Chicago Trib's Jim Warren...Was Novak's behavior justified?
Was CNN's suspension cool? What's going on here? We'll roll the tape of course
for the umpteenth time!
Please join us and have a great weekend...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
U.S. offensive in volatile western Iraq...Area is where 14 Marines died in
bombing Wednesday (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8827629/
Iraq attacks hit Ohio military families hard...21 Marines from same battalion
killed in the past week (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8812439/
Americans' approval of President Bush's handling of Iraq is at its lowest level
yet, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that also found fewer than half now think
he's honest. (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-05-bush-poll_x.htm?csp=34
Deadly attacks increase pressure on Bush...New survey shows lowest approval yet
for his handling of war (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8831425/
Two former employees of an influential pro-Israel lobbying group were indicted
yesterday on charges that they illegally received and passed on classified
information to foreign officials and reporters over a period of five years,
part of a case that has complicated relations between the United States and one
of its closest allies. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/04/AR2005080401129_pf.html
Al-Qaida No. 2 blames Blair for London bombs...Undeterred by threats, Bush vows
to keep troops in Iraq (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8807560/
Blair unveils new deportation measures...Two Islamic groups banned, Britain
might amend human rights legislation (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8835238/
In response to a lawsuit, the Pentagon has released a few dozen new and
uncensored images of flag-draped coffins of U.S. troops and agreed to process
"as expeditiously as possible" future Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
requests for photo and video images of returning war casualties. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/04/AR2005080401730.html
Cheney, elder Bush call on new Saudi king...U.S. officials pay respects to
Abdullah, offer condolences on Fahd's death (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8836604/
Mik: Shipment of high explosives intercepted in Iraq...Most sophisticated of
roadside bombs reportedly coming from Iran http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8829929/
GOP lawmakers embrace their spending side...Congress finds way to skirt its own
budget restraints (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8817204/
In private practice, Roberts' record is mixed...Some cases run counter to
nominee's conservative image (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8831041/
CNN suspends Robert Novak...He swore and walked off set during a debate with
James Carville (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8830305/
40 hurt in Protestant militant riot in Belfast...Police officers find
themselves under fire from furious crowd (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8824982/
Novak: Not all eager to hop pork express
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak04a.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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