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One big item on the agenda tonight: President Bush's big primetime speech in
New Orleans to the nation...Can he repair the damaged political levee in the
White House and repair his administration's response image before it floods his
presidency?...You may have also heard the buzz about the new NBC News/Wall
Street Journal...It ain't pretty folks but we'll bring you the numbers
nonetheless...
What's he gonna say? What's got to say? Who is his target political audience?
We'll "pre-func" the speech with Pat and E.J. Dionne tonight...We'll also talk
to David Gregory down in New Orleans....At 9 ET we're live of course with
bracketed coverage...Chris and Rita Cosby will honcho coverage...We'll also
talk to local and national politicians and of course Shuster brings us some
much needed perspective in that unique way only Shuster does.
Please join us at 7 & 9 ET...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The
Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
New Orleans will 'rise again,' Bush says...In speech to nation, president will
propose huge reconstruction effort http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9345270/
Bush to request more Katrina aid...U.S. on pace to spend more in next year than
it has on Iraq war (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9345597/
President Bush will tell the nation tonight that he's committed to rebuilding
New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, while eliminating the poverty and joblessness
that were exposed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-09-14-bush-speech-preview_x.htm
Americans say rebuilding New Orleans is more important to them than cutting
taxes or changing Social Security, a poll found. Cutting taxes and changing
Social Security were both priorities of the Bush administration before the
storm. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050915/ap_on_re_us/katrina_opinion&printer=1;_ylt=ArQFxweXYvYwXaXqOJJza1FH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Bush approval at lowest level of his presidency...NBC/WSJ Poll: Katrina, gas
prices and Iraq damage president's support http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9332076/
The era of big government is back. President Bush is presiding over what is
sure to be the most expensive government relief and reconstruction operation in
U.S. history. (AP) http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/15/D8CKTQJO0.html
Lawmakers on Thursday worked to help solve the practical problems facing those
caught in Hurricane Katrina's path who need quick access to cash, housing and
medical care. (AP) http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/15/D8CKUKQGF.html
It's August in Crawford, Texas, and President Bush is on vacation. His poll
ratings are slumping. He hears warnings of a looming crisis that will soon
change the course of his presidency. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050915/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_crisis_of_leadership&printer=1;_ylt=Atrd3Hfl9Qe65GC_3615EbwGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Blanco admits 'failures at every level'...Governor, like Bush, takes
responsibility for missteps (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tporleans/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_tporleans/archives/2005_09_15.html#079880
New round of bloodshed roils Iraq; 31 killed...Al-Qaida in Iraq declares
'all-out war' on Shiites as two-day death toll soars (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9332851/
In an attempt to lay the legal groundwork for asking the United States to
withdraw its troops, an Iraqi National Assembly committee released a report
Tuesday that said the presence of the American military prevents Iraq from
becoming fully sovereign. (Knight Ridder)
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12636388.htm
Roberts: No room for ideologues on the bench...Nominee's hearing ends; Senate
panel to vote next week (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9175162/
Conservative strategists are drafting a letter to Democratic members of the
Senate Judiciary Committee demanding the release of hundreds of internal memos
detailing contacts between the lawmakers and liberal interest groups opposing
John Roberts's nomination to the Supreme Court. (The Hill)
http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/091505/dem.html
Mass. lawmakers reject gay marriage ban...Legislature addresses issue for
second time (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9341091/
Interior minister: Bin Laden not in Afghanistan...Official cites large number
of U.S., NATO forces hunting insurgents (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9336523/
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