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Tonight's show intends on being so hot I'm calling on loyal viewers to break
out the TV trays and pop the popcorn...We're going hard on the Michael
"Brownie" Brown hearing on the Hill...Folks, the House was en fuego today as
Members of the House Committee on Government Reform lit into Brownie...And
folks Brownie didn't back down...There were no "mea culpas" here...He blamed a
"dysfunctional" Louisiana as well a hysterical media, which we'll take issue
with tonight...The blame game in full affect...He got into a serious
tête-à-tête with both Shays and Taylor, in particular...We'll show you the
sound tonight..
Late today Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco issued a statement which read in
part:
"Such falsehoods and misleading statements, made under oath before Congress,
are shocking. It clearly demonstrates the appalling degree to which Mr. Brown
is either out of touch with the truth or reality. Today's hearing only supports
the need for a thorough, non-partisan investigation of this event."
We'll talk to a reporter who was down on the scene in New Orleans and then talk
to Allen (R-VA) and Durbin (D-IL) about FEMA's response...Rep. Bobby Jindal
(R-LA) will also stop by to respond to Brownie as well...We may also follow up
with the "no bid contract" story we got into last night...
The President made his 7th trip to the Gulf Coast since Katrina to check out
reconstruction and the aftermath of Rita...Shuster reports from Beaumont, TX
Milbank reports on the Martinez "pig-fest" (our words, not his) in the Hart
building hosted by Senator Martinez and Halliburton (among others) and
featuring 200 lobbyists and corporate reps on how to cash in on the
reconstruction of New Orleans...A lawyer in attendance said that the spending
would probably exceed $200 billion and would "fast and furious."
We'll talk to Milbank, Howard and Mike Allen about this jamboree as well as the
Brownie testimony and Cindy Sheehan's visit to DC...
BTW, Cindy Sheehan is meeting with folks on the Hill including Hillary, McCain,
Lugar, Reid and Kennedy...We'll talk to her in one of her first TV interviews
since being arrested yesterday...
Definitely "must see"! Please join us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and
edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
Click, scroll and look to the right to see the interview with Rep. Pete King
everyone is buzzing about! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/
Bush to survey Rita's impact on oil resources...President embarks on 7th trip
to Gulf Coast in aftermath of two hurricanes (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9500634/
Ex-FEMA chief slams 'dysfunctional' Louisiana...But Democratic and Republican
lawmakers alike put blame on Brown (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9496474/
No-bid storm contracts prompt warnings (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-26-nobid-contracts_x.htm
If you care about the Conservative movement you'll be disturbed Milbank's piece
today: Deep Pockets, Small Government and the Man in the Middle
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092601859_pf.html
GOP Leaders Try to Soothe Conservatives...Drive Planned to Defuse Ire Over
Spending (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092601410_pf.html
Iraq war protester Sheehan arrested...Protest near White House aimed at
refocusing attention on conflict (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9493139/
U.S.: Al-Zarqawi No. 2 killed in Baghdad...Military says top aide to
Jordanian-born terrorist shot dead on Sunday (Reuters)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9498356/
Facing federal inquiries into his sale of stock in Hospital Corporation of
America Inc., Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist yesterday defended his motives
in his first public statement about the matter (The Nashville Tennessean)
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050927/NEWS08/509270336
Separately, the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, former
Rep. Christopher Cox, said that to avoid a potential conflict he would take no
part in the agency's investigation of the stock sale. (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9469609/
Alleged al Qaeda newscast debuts on Internet...Masked anchorman lauds Gaza
pullout, Iraq attacks, Hurricane Katrina (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9495565/
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' confirmation was the subject under debate,
but the Senate on Tuesday spent just as much time jousting about President
Bush's next nominee as they did talking about the man who will become the 17th
chief justice. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050927/ap_on_go_su_co/roberts&printer=1;_ylt=AkF8PjD6NblODVqZjpTdrJBAw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Sen. John F. Kerry back-pedalled on blistering criticism of the war in Iraq,
conceding that ``progress'' has been made recently in the battle-scarred nation
- despite what he termed continued failures by President Bush. (The Boston
Herald) http://news.bostonherald.com/international/view.bg?articleid=104361
U.S. releases hundreds of Abu Ghraib detainees...Hopes that move will persuade
Iraqis to vote in constitution referendum (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9487452/
The nation's border czar says a "full-court press" is necessary to stop
terrorists, foreign nationals and drug smugglers from illegally crossing the
U.S.-Mexico border, saying the United States is a sovereign nation and ought to
control its own border (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050925-114357-6486r.htm
The United States said at the outset of global talks on information technology
yesterday that it will fight attempts to put the United Nations or any
international group in charge of the Internet. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20050926-094916-3102r.htm
England faces sentencing for Abu Ghraib abuse...Reservist found guilty on six
of seven counts in Iraq prison scandal (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9492624/
Here's something cute: Picture This: Ben Affleck, Senator From Va.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092601991.html?nav=hcmodule
Opinion/Editorial
Pat Slams Big Spending Republicans: 'We have met the enemy - and he is us'
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46504
Hitchens: Anti-War, My Foot...The phony peaceniks who protested in Washington.
http://www.slate.com/?id=2126913&nav=tap2/
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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