Quotes of the Day NEWSMAKER QUOTE OF THE DAYDemocratic Senator and Presidential Candidate Joe Lieberman: “As President I know I can rebuild these relations with the rest of world, make us not just a super power but a super partner. People around the world would know they can trust us to work with them, listen to them and not only tell them what to do when we want them to do it.”SHOW QUOTE OF THE DAYImus talks to Democratic Senator and Presidential Candidate Joe Lieberman about the FCC’s decision to revamp media ownership rules.Imus:“Could you allow us and our friends at Clear Channel to split up the country and own half of all the stations? We promise we won’t do any bad stuff.”Sen. Joe Lieberman:“I want to do, Don, whatever is good for you...What’s good for Don Imus is good for America.”You can get on our e-mailing list today by clicking right here: SUBSCRIBE(Or just read our online edition below.)
IMUS DAILY E-MAILMonday, September 29
Join us at 6am eastern for IMUS in the Morning on
MSNBC. We’ll have all the days news headlines every
fifteen minutes, including reports from NBC News
correspondents around the world.
Coming up Monday on Imus in the Morning:
President Bush and his administration will
spend the weekend trying to win support for
their plan to rebuild Iraq. The President is
meeting with Russian President Vladimir at
Camp David. Bush says he won’t press the
Russian leader directly for cash or troops
to help stabilize Iraq, but will try to
smooth over past differences with the
veto-holding member of the U.N. Security
Council. But how close is the U.S. to
actually getting other countries to pitch
in with the multi-billion project? Imus
and his guests will talk about that. Besides
the fiery debates on Iraq, the economy
and the campaigns that are sure to crop up,
Imus and the gang will also be going at it
over a more personal issue. The week of the
big fight has arrived. Sid and Bernie are
going toe-to-toe on October 2. The remaining
few days leading up to the event will be
full of rhetoric, training, threats, promises
and predictions. It is sure to be one of the
broadcast’s most, shall we say, “provocative”
weeks and something you won’t want to miss.
At 8:29am eastern, NBC Nightly News Anchor
Tom Brokaw will join Imus. Tom Brokaw
is possibly the most recognizable face
in broadcast journalism and one of the
most respected men in his field. He has
seen first hand what is happening in
Iraq, Afghanistan, on the campaign
trails and in the White House. Imus
will ask Tom to share insight that
you don’t see on other news broadcasts.msnbc.com
Required Reading
“One soldier from the 173rd Airborne
Brigade was killed and two others
were wounded during an ambush in
northern Iraq, the U.S. military
said Friday. The attack came hours
before mourners gathered in Baghdad
for the funeral of a U.S.-appointed
Iraqi leader assassinated by gunmen.”U.S. soldier killed in Kirkuk ambushmsnbc.com
“The United Nations said on Friday
its decision to pull out more
international staff from Iraq because of
security fears would not affect the
day-to-day running of its humanitarian
programs. Although its decision to reduce
staff is a setback to President Bush’s
efforts to expand the U.N.’s role in
Iraqi reconstruction in order to attract
more nations to contribute cash and troops,
Secretary of State Colin Powell claimed
some success in forging a consensus on
nation-building.”U.N.: Iraqi staff will continue workmsnbc.com
“The furious last-minute jockeying to
stop unsolicited telemarketing continued
Thursday, as both the House and Senate
quickly passed legislation designed to
allow a national Do Not Call Registry to
take effect Oct. 1. But for the second
time in three days, a federal judge
issued an order blocking implementation
of the list. The latest court ruling sides
with telemarketers’ claims of First
Amendment protection.”Do Not Call list gets blocked ...againmsnbc.com
“Word the military was beginning its
largest home leave program since the
Vietnam war stirred excitement
among families of troops serving in
Iraq.”U.S. troops returning as Vietnam-sized home leave program returnsusatoday.com
“The probe into alleged spying by U.S.
troops assigned to a high-security camp
in Cuba that houses al-Qaeda and Taliban
prisoners now includes two new suspects,
Pentagon and FBI officials said Thursday.”Two new suspects emerge in Guantanamo Bay probeusatoday.com
“A magnitude 8 quake rocked Japan’s northern
island of Hokkaido early Friday, injuring
hundreds, cutting off electricity and water
to thousands, igniting a spectacular oil-tank
blaze and collapsing part of an airport roof.”Strong quake rocks northern Japanusatoday.com
“Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, responding
to demands from France and others for a rapid
timetable for self-rule in Iraq, said yesterday
that the United States would set a deadline of
six months for Iraqi leaders working under the
American-led occupation to produce a new
constitution for their country.”Powell Gives Iraq 6 Months to Write New Constitutionnytimes.com
“H. Carl McCall, the politician who vowed to
change an ossified New York Stock Exchange but
found himself defending the $139.5 million pay
of its chairman, resigned from the exchange’s
board yesterday.”Ex-Controller for New York Quits Big Boardnytimes.com
“The Democratic presidential candidates
squabbled intensely over tax cuts, health
care and trade policy yesterday afternoon
at a debate in Manhattan, trading often
personal attacks. But the newest entrant to
the race, Gen. Wesley K. Clark, stood on the
sidelines and was largely ignored for much
of the first debate of his political career.”Some Sharp Exchanges in Democrats’ Debatenytimes.com
Imus Stuff
“With the New York Stock Exchange in turmoil
after a pay scandal forced the resignation
of Chairman Richard Grasso last week, rival,
electronic trading platforms are looking to
lure business away from the 211-year-old
institution. But experts say such a move
might not be in the best interests of investors.”Electronic markets take on NYSEMSNBC.com
“The Boston Red Sox took a raucous ride into
the playoffs, slugging their way to the AL’s
last postseason berth and setting off a party
that hints - they hope - at bigger ones to come.” Red Sox clinch AL wild card MSNBC.com
“That’s not quite right. With an 8-4 victory,
the surprising Marlins completed a sweep of
their crucial three-game series against
Philadelphia to clinch a tie for the NL
wild card and eliminate the Phillies.”Marlins clinch wild-card tieMSNBC.com
“The NFL has fined the Denver Broncos
for wearing the wrong uniforms in a
game against San Diego, and it fined
wide receiver Rod Smith for accidentally
hitting an official, according to
published reports.”NFL reportedly fines Smith, BroncosMSNBC.com
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