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Big Hardball day folks as Bush makes his long anticipated announcement to
replace Justice O'Connor's seat...We'll go deep into Harriet Miers background
and her qualifications for a seat with the Supremes...We'll talk to White House
spokesperson Nicolle Devenish and then get Hill reaction from at top Republican
on the Judiciary Committee Orin Hatch, one of the guys who'll question Miers
during her confirmation hearing..
Frum has been out from the get go expressing reservations from the Right on
Miers...We've got him on following a Shuster package on "Who is Harriet Miers?"
Frum backgrounder http://frum.nationalreview.com/archives/10032005.asp#078263
And we couldn't have Frum on without his trusty sidekick Shrum! We'll throw
those two guys in D (hits at the half hour) with a possible 3rd guest...
Finally Byron York does some slicin' and dicin' with Andrea, who we actually
promised a week or so ago but this time we're delivering...As you know she's
got a new book out..
Andrea book excerpt: 'Talking Back : ...to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted
Scoundrels,' http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9410751/
York on Ronnie Earle movie: The Movie: Ronnie Earle, on a Mission from
God...The Texas DA is inspired by the Bible to prosecute Tom DeLay.
http://nationalreview.com/york/york200509301738.asp
Please join us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball
Briefing from Washington, DC
Bush picks Harriet Miers for Supreme Court...White House counsel with no
judicial experience named to replace O'Connor (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9566882/
Text of Bush's High Court Announcement (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051003/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_scotus_text&printer=1;_ylt=AutsUfzLxiW_i5Qf09KWf08Gw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Text of Miers Remarks at White House (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051003/ap_on_go_pr_wh/scotus_miers_text_1&printer=1;_ylt=Avc8cb1F9zyjVi4zgLrJM7UGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Curry: Some conservatives not thrilled by Miers...Bush chooses ally for high
court; some on the right fear 'stealth' nominee
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9536142/
"My first reaction was a simple one," Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y), a member of
the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters shortly after the announcement.
"It could have been a lot worse . . . Harriet Miers clearly has the potential
to be a consensus nominee." (Legal Times)
http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=1128342921139&hub=TopStories
President Bush's choice to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice and
moderate abortion rights supporter Sandra Day O'Connor was a leader in an
unsuccessful fight to get the nation's largest lawyers' group to reconsider its
pro-abortion rights stance. (AP)
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/03/D8D0MMQG0.html
Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers gave $1,000 to Democrat Al Gore's
unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988 _ and 12 years later contributed to the
effort to end Gore's chance of winning the White House. (AP)
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/03/D8D0KLSG6.html
Allen: Bush Makes a Safe Supreme Court Pick...In choosing Harriet Miers,
President Bush goes with the familiar
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1112960,00.html
White House counsel Harriet Miers, President Bush's choice for the Supreme
Court, has holdings worth between $220,000 and $595,000, her most recent
financial disclosure form shows. (AP)
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/03/D8D0K1U00.html
U.S. widens offensive in western Iraq...Oil minister survives bombing; military
denies 2 Marines held by al-Qaida (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9530709/
Iraqi president wants PM to step down...Dispute highlights power struggle
between Kurdish, Shiite factions (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9571579/
The independent counsel investigation that led to the conviction of a former
Clinton administration housing chief could come back to haunt Sen. Hillary
Clinton. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/351902p-300116c.html
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Sunday he will contemplate
next year whether to run for president in 2008. (AP)
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/02/D8D06JDO0.html
Opinion/Editorial
Corn: Here we go again. Another pick for the Supreme Court without much--or, in
this case, any--judicial experience.
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/capitalgames?bid=3&pid=26302
Hennenberger: Whither Roe v. Wade? In nominating Miers, Bush looks set to keep
having it both ways on abortion.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9579542/site/newsweek/
Pat: The GOP's broken hammer
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46622
Hitchens: Why Ask Why? Terrorist attacks aren't caused by any policy except
that of the bombers themselves. http://www.slate.com/id/2127343/
The Purest Neocon...Christopher Hitchens, an unreconstructed Bolshevik, finds
his natural home on the pro-war Right (The American Conservative)
http://www.amconmag.com/2005/2005_10_10/article3.html
Novak: Criminalizing politics
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/robertnovak/2005/10/03/158914.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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