Quotes of the Day NEWSMAKER QUOTE OF THE DAYFormer Ambassador to Iraq Joseph Wilson talks to Imus about the CIA investigation at the White House and who he believes is behind the leak. “I think it’s important to understand that there are two uncontested facts in this matter. One is the sixteen words that got into the State of the Union Address and the second is the leak of my wife’s name. Neither of those we were partied to. My trip out to Niger was designed to insure that the government had all the facts when it made its decision. The leak of my wife, neither I nor my wife, nor anyone associated with us, or anyone associated with my name would have done that and that includes President George W. Bush who must be just as appalled as everybody else is about that.” SHOW QUOTE OF THE DAYSid talking about the boxing match between him and Bernie.“Bernie beat the hell out of me that day. That’s all it comes down to. But I will say this...when you step into the ring and you think you have all these grand schemes of how you are going to do this and that, as soon as you get punched in the face, it all goes right out the door!”You can get on our e-mailing list today by clicking right here: SUBSCRIBE(Or just read our online edition below.)
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Californians are going to the polls, deciding the fate
of their Governor, Gray Davis. If all goes as planned,
we should know by the morning if Davis will remain in
office or if he will be replaced by one of his challengers.
We have correspondents at all the major campaign
headquarters and we’ll have LIVE reports throughout
the morning. Just a week ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger
seemed to be a shoo-in. But now, after a week of
fighting accusations of sexual misconduct, most
political experts say the election is too close to call.
Results are expected to come in very late. Tune in
tomorrow morning to find out if there is a winner,
what the victory means for California
and the rest of the nation.
Imus and his guests will look
at the recall from every angle.
6:29 am: MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough (possible)
7:29 am: Political Analyst Laura Ingraham
8:29 am: MSNBC’s Chris Matthews
We’re also looking into speaking with
NBC’s Tim Russert and Newsweek’s
lead political writer Howard Fineman.
Don’t forget MSNBC will present continuing
LIVE coverage of the California recall vote
Tonight beginning at 7 p.m. ET with “Hardball
with Chris Matthews,” live in Los Angeles.
Coverage continues with “Countdown with
Keith Olbermann” from 8-9 p.m. ET.
Chris Matthews returns for all night coverage
of the vote at 9 p.m. ET, with live reports
from the leading candidates’ campaign
headquarters and will be joined by a panel
of expert political analysts including: former
Reagan speechwriter and MSNBC analyst
Peggy Noonan, Newsweek’s Howard Fineman,
MSNBC Senior Political Analyst Lawrence
O’Donnell and former Nixon speechwriter and
comedian Ben Stein. “Scarborough Country”
host Joe Scarborough takes over at 2 a.m. ET,
and will continue to bring viewers the latest vote
counts and poll data until 5 a.m. ET. At 5 a.m. ET
MSNBC’s “First Look” takes over followed by
“Imus in The Morning” from 6 - 9 a.m. ET.
Required Reading
“With recall decision day around
the corner and a weekend poll suggesting
a tightening race, California Gov. Gray
Davis was on the offensive Monday, while
chief challenger Arnold Schwarzenegger
continued to face questions about past
behavior.”
Feisty home stretch in recall race
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“An explosion shook the offices of the
Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Tuesday and
gunfire could be heard in the area,
witnesses said. There were no reports
of casualties.”
Blast rocks Iraqi Foreign Ministry
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“President Bush said on Monday that
the unauthorized disclosure of an
undercover C.I.A. officer’s identity
was a “very serious matter” and “a
criminal action” as the White House
announced that at least 500 of its
2,000 employees had responded to a
Justice Department demand for documents
as part of an investigation into the
source of the leak.”
Bush Toughens His Support of Investigation Into Leak
NY Times.com
“Bob Graham, a political veteran whose
low-key style failed to gain traction
in the crowded Democratic presidential
race, said Monday night he was ending
his campaign. “I’m leaving because I
have made the judgment that I can not
be elected president of the United States,”
Graham said in announcing his exit from
the race.”
Graham ends bid for presidency
MSNBC.com
“President Bush is giving his national
security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, the
authority to manage postwar Iraq and the
rebuilding of Afghanistan.”
Rice will manage Iraq’s ‘new phase’
USA Today.com
“Authorities are tightening security
before NBA star Kobe Bryant arrives in
Colorado for a preliminary hearing
Thursday that might not even take
place.”
Security tightens leading up to hearing
USA Today.com
“Behind a seemingly calm facade, with
Damascus toothless to respond militarily
to the deepest Israeli air raid in Syria
in three decades, the Arab world was reeling
Monday from the idea that yet a third major
conflict could erupt in the Middle East.
Already, the region is traumatized by the
open wound that Israeli-Palestinian clashes
have become and by an American-occupied Iraq
teetering on the brink of bedlam.”
Arabs’ Fear: A New Crisis to Add to a Troubled List
NY Times.com
“The name of a cooling company has been
inseparable from this frost-belt city since
the Depression, when city leaders scraped
together $250,000 and tax incentives to lure
the inventor of the air-conditioner,
Willis H. Carrier, and his business from Newark.
The deal worked, and the Carrier Corporation
became a mainstay of a community whose best-known
landmark is the Carrier Dome, the home arena for
the Syracuse University Orangemen.”
1,200 Layoffs Strike at an Industrial City’s Heart
NY Times.com
“This year’s Nobel prize for medicine has
been awarded to two pioneers of magnetic
resonance imaging, a widely used procedure
to visualize the body’s tissues without
using radiation.The recipients are
Paul C. Lauterbur of the University of
Illinois and Sir Peter Mansfield of the
University of Nottingham in England.”
American and Briton Win Nobel for Using Chemists’ Test for M.R.I.’s
NY Times.com
Imus Stuff
“In the annals of great New York
prizefights, last week’s bout between
Bernard (Berzerk) McGuirk and Sid
(the Hebrew Hammer) Rosenberg will
likely rank a cut or two below
Dempsey-Firpo and Ali-Frazier I, but
let’s give credit where it’s due: for
two middle-aged amateurs settling a
score in a health-club gym, they drew
a pretty professional crowd.”
And In This Corner
New Yorker.com
“Peyton Manning refused to give up.
With Indianapolis down three touchdowns
against the NFL’s stingiest defense
with four minutes left in regulation,
the Colts quarterback pulled off one
of the greatest comebacks in league
history Monday night.”
Colts rally, beat Bucs in overtime
MSNBC.com
“Drenched in champagne and relief,
several Red Sox players practically
floated back onto the field. They
basked in delirious cheers from a
rowdy band of Boston fans enjoying
a celebration they rarely get.”
Red Sox put the curse in reverse
MSNBC.com
“NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith
has a broken left shoulder blade and
will be sidelined indefinitely. The
injury occurred early in the second
quarter of Arizona’s 24-7 loss to Dallas
on Sunday in Smith’s first game against
the team he spent his first 13 seasons
with and led to three Super Bowl victories.”
Emmitt out with broken shoulder
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