Countdown Newsletter - 5/26/05

[Patsy Stone]

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In a last-ditch effort, two Democratic senators, Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, and Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, worked Thursday to round up the 41 votes needed to stop the nomination of John Bolton to be U.S. envoy to the United Nations. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7991303/

Iraq's defense and interior ministers on Thursday said the government has information that Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been wounded. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7964877/

At a White House press conference with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at his side, President Bush on Thursday vowed support for the "cause of peace" by announcing $50 million in direct aid to fund housing and infrastructure projects in the Gaza area. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7985453/

Bulworth takes on the Terminator. Warren Beatty enters, stage left, and breaks Hollywood's silence against the governor. "It's become time to define a Schwarzenegger Republican - a Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who says he's a Schwarzenegger Republican," Beatty said. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-et-politics25may25,1,550968.story

Three large crosses were burned in separate spots around Durham, N.C. during a span of just over an hour, and yellow fliers with Ku Klux Klan sayings were found at one location, police said. Mayor Bill Bell said he couldn't recall a cross burning in Durham since he arrived in 1968. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7987906/

Ken Jennings, the most successful "Jeopardy!" player in the show's long history suddenly earned as asterisk next to his name Wednesday night: He was badly beaten in the final round of the "Ultimate Tournament of Champions," losing to Brad Rutter, who now stands as "Jeopardy's" leading money winner. http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-etjeop0526,0,4532353.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines

A 13-year-old home-schooled youngster from Minnesota won the 2005 National Geographic Bee on Wednesday. Nathaniel Cornelius topped young people from across the nation to win a $25,000 college scholarship. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/111710854036750.xml&coll=2
And he is our guest tonight.

Keith blogs: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7873141/#050516b

That's some of what we're planning for tonight's show.

Finally,
A 57-year-old great-grandmother who gave birth to a set of twins last month said Thursday she danced with her husband only hours after the delivery. "I was feeling absolutely great, almost like I hadn't delivered," Rosee Swain said, "It was just a good birth and I felt great and I was hungry. It went great."
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GREAT_GRANDPARENTS_TWINS?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
Hats off to you, Rosee.

Countdown Home: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/

More:
The CIA is conducting a secretive war game, dubbed "Silent Horizon," this week to practice defending against an electronic assault on the same scale as the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7983981/

A former Wall Street trader who rejoined the Marines after the Sept. 11 attacks will not be tried on murder charges for killing two suspected Iraqi insurgents, a Marine general decided Thursday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7991262/

The U.S. economy grew more vigorously in the first quarter than first thought, expanding at a 3.5 percent annual rate, the government said on Thursday in a report showing fewer imports of goods and services than estimated a month ago. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7989783/

Terrorist suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison told U.S. interrogators as early as April 2002, just four months after the first prisoners arrived, that military guards abused them and desecrated the Quran, declassified FBI records say. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7981839/

New England sulking over soggy May. Nor'easter pounds psyches ahead of summer tourist season. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7990832/

A 124-pound blue catfish caught by an Illinois man died on its way to an outfitter store here, where it was to be displayed in an aquarium. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7978360/

Carrie is what 'Idol' is all about. Oklahoman was straight from central casting. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7965753/

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1. Thank Goodness for Team Countdown....

I swear these stories are taken from the DU....


"Carrie is what 'Idol' is all about. Oklahoman was straight from central casting. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7965753 /"


Nothing against Carrie, but one poster in the Lounge last night hit the mark with "the fix is in"......

"A 124-pound blue catfish caught by an Illinois man died on its way to an outfitter store here, where it was to be displayed in an aquarium. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7978360 /"

Believe it or not, a rather emotional thread on DU also. Even from some fishermen.

"Terrorist suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison told U.S. interrogators as early as April 2002, just four months after the first prisoners arrived, that military guards abused them and desecrated the Quran, declassified FBI records say. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7981839 /"

Right off our homepage!