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We remember the life and legacy of Peter Jennings tonight on Hardball with two
of his ABC News colleagues, Ted Koppel and Cokie Roberts...We'll also reflect
with Tom Brokaw who was of course one of Jennings' top rivals as anchor of NBC
Nightly News...
We'll wrap it up with Judge Robert Bork (former Solicitor General and the man
who spawned the term "Borked" into the English language) who went through one
of histories most bruising confirmation battles, ultimately facing rejection by
the Senate 58-42...We'll get his take on the Roberts nomination...
David Gregory fills in for Chris the next couple of weeks...
Please join us...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
ABC News anchor Peter Jennings dies at 67...Canadian-born broadcaster announced
he had lung cancer in April (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8864210/
Iraqi leaders seek compact on constitution...Talabani calls for 'consensus' as
deadline looms; 3 Iraqis, 3 U.S. forces killed (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8827629/
U.S. may raise Iraq troop level before any cuts...Military wants extra security
ahead of October referendum, December vote (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8871401/
Bush to sign massive energy bill into law...$12.3 billion legislation not
expected to have much impact on high oil prices (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8870039/
Mom of fallen soldier leads Bush protest...Woman met with Bush shortly after
her son's death (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8851911/
Sheehan: Not Worth My Son's Sacrifice:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/sheehan1.html
Biting bugs. Baking sun. The cold shoulder from residents. To Cindy Sheehan,
they're just obstacles to overcome in her quest to meet with President Bush at
his ranch here. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-06-bush-protest_x.htm
Newsweek Poll: Bush's Battle...More Americans are questioning U.S. strategy in
Iraq. As U.S. troops endured a deadly week in Iraq, 61 percent of Americans
polled say they disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the
war in Iraq, according to a new NEWSWEEK poll. Thirty four percent say they
approve. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8849936/site/newsweek/
Key Republicans yesterday were split on whether Iraqi forces in the Anbar
province are able to conduct combat operations without the support of U.S.
troops, rekindling debate among lawmakers on withdrawing troops by next spring.
(The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050807-102852-8080r.htm
The United States might be able to remove up to 30,000 troops from Iraq by next
spring as the Iraqi military gets stronger, the chairman of the U.S. House of
Representatives Armed Services Committee said on Sunday. (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050807/us_nm/iraq_usa_troops_dc&printer=1;_ylt=AmXnJQl0N53yIuO5loZlbfkXIr0F;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Curry: How John Roberts could change your life...On the Supreme Court docket
this fall are cases involving assisted suicide, police searches and military
recruiting on college campuses http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8826595/
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts skipped the American Bar Association's
yearly meeting, but big-name conservatives like Kenneth Starr and Theodore
Olson were there to promote his credentials. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050807/D8BQM8O02.html
Exclusive: CIA Commander: We Let bin Laden Slip Away (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8853000/site/newsweek/
N.Y. prosecutor hopes to challenge Sen. Clinton...High-profile district
attorney seeks Republican nomination in 2006 race (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8870477/
Lawmaker tours now part of Guantanamo life...Pentagon launches major PR effort
to answer prison's critics (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8831042/
Netanyahu quits over Gaza pullout...Cabinet gives final approval to first stage
of withdrawal (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8859413/
Ex-U.N. official accused of taking kickbacks...Former head of Iraq oil-for-aid
program said to have taken nearly $150,000 (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8871545/
Morano: Celebrity activist Harry Belafonte referred to prominent
African-American officials in the Bush administration as "black tyrants" at a
weekend march, and he also compared the administration to Adolf Hitler's Nazi
Germany.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=\SpecialReports\archive\200508\SPE20050808a.html
Harry Potter's worldwide popularity is so broad-based that it has become
favorite reading for Islamic terror suspects at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo
Bay. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050808-121804-4322r.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Pat: What are the Darwinists afraid of?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45655
Hitchens: Losing the Iraq War...Can the left really want us to?
http://slate.com/id/2124157/
Charley Reese: The Neocons' Childish Theory
http://www.antiwar.com/reese/?articleid=6895
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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