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No doubt you've heard about or read the AP story about Rove and Libby
discussing the identity of Valerie Plame before her name surfaced
publicly...Well now Rove is suggesting Libby may have been his original
source...Is Rove turning against Libby? Chris calls these guys the Dean Martin
and Jerry Lewis of the White House...I'm not sure which one is which...We'll
get into this story question with the guy who broke the story, the AP's John
Solomon...We'll even throw in the Post's lead reporter on this, Jim VandeHei,
formerly of Roll Call..
Prosecutors have gathered evidence that top White House aides Karl Rove and I.
Lewis "Scooter" Libby exchanged information about their contacts with reporters
regarding Valerie Plame in the days just before the CIA officer's cover was
blown. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051020/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cia_leak_investigation_8&printer=1
Libby possibly sought out reporters in CIA leak...Evidence about Cheney's chief
of staff weakens White House's argument (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9759368/
In the B/C block we'll talk to one of the reporters who was at the heart of
this case, Time mag's Matthew Cooper...
Later in the show we delve into the poltical hardball of this story with a
couple of veteran operatives, Ed Rollins and Bill Press, now there's someone
you haven't see in a while!
And we haven't forgotten about the Miers "chaotic" confirmation
process...Specter's word, not mine folks....Fund's here to get into his piece
which has really stirred the pot this week about the evangelical conference
call where two sitting judges, Nathan Hecht (Harriet's "on again, off again"
boyfriend) among them, promised Miers would overturn Roe if she had the
chance...Specter and Leahy aren't happy with what they've seen so far...We'll
take Fund's temperature and throw Katrina in there for a Leftist perspective...
Fund Backgrounder: Judgment Call...Did Christian conservatives receive
assurances that Miers would oppose Roe v. Wade?
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110007415
And finally, Powell's fmr. Larry Wilkerson was speaking truth to power
yesterday, unloading on the "Cheney-Rumsfeld cabal" which "hijacked" U.S.
foreign policy...We'll get into that little sugar plum with Dana Milbank
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/afdb7b0c-40f3-11da-b3f9-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/19/AR2005101902246.html
Keep it real, for real...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The
Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
And for Washingtonian foodies, Tom Sietsema's got his top restaurant picks!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/entertainmentguide/features/2005/diningguide/index.html
President George W. Bush, hit by a series of domestic woes that have eroded his
popularity, said on Thursday he was focused on his job and not on what he
called "some background noise." (Reuters)
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-10-20T163925Z_01_DIT059946_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-DISTRACTIONS.xml
"The American people expect me to do my job, and I'm going to," the president
said. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051020/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush&printer=1;_ylt=AlvbETIwdSWrakFhX1tZoVcGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
John Hannah, an aide to Cheney and one of two dozen people questioned in the
CIA leak case, has told friends in recent months he is worried he may be
implicated by the investigation, according to two U.S. officials. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/19/AR2005101902431_pf.html
'Cheney cabal hijacked US foreign policy' (Financial Times)
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/afdb7b0c-40f3-11da-b3f9-00000e2511c8.html
For more than a decade, Dick Cheney has tussled with the CIA, first as
secretary of Defense and later as vice president. Now that long and tortured
history forms the backdrop of a federal probe into who named an undercover
agency officer - an inquiry that is centering in part on Cheney's office. (Los
Angeles Times)
5 Americans, 4 Iraqis killed in roadside blasts...Earlier deaths include
election officials following constitutional vote (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9760276/
Senators want more on Miers, who vows to try...Supreme Court nominee is going
through years of files, White House says (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9760307/
Isikoff: Secrets, Evasions and Classified Reports...The CIA leak case isn't
just about whether top officials will be indicted. A larger issue is what
Judith Miller's evidence says about White House manipulation of the media.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9756141/site/newsweek/
Crossing the Cabal...Whatever the outcome of the Valerie Plame case, it says a
lot about how dissent is taken in the White House. Plus, analyzing Bush's low
poll numbers. (Newsweek) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9756244/site/newsweek/
DeLay booked on conspiracy charges...Former House majority leader released on
$10,000 bond (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9764119/
Va. firm pleads guilty in oil-for-food scandal...Trading company accused of
paying Iraq kickbacks; will pay $250,000 fine (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9762682/
Before getting on stage before his fans in a Wednesday night concert, U2
frontman Bono bent President Bush's ear about the world's poor. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051020/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_bono&printer=1
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