Countdown Newsletter -- 02/15/06: Breaking His Silence

[Patsy Stone]

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Tonight on Countdown
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Vice President Dick Cheney planned to break his silence Wednesday in his first televised interview about the Texas hunting accident in which he shot a 78-year-old lawyer. Cheney was to appear on Fox News Channel at 6 p.m. ET. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11361657/

John Dean joins Keith tonight.

Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.

Abramoff Bragged of Ties to Rove. The disgraced lobbyist helped get Bush to meet the leader of Malaysia, a former associate says. When the government of Malaysia sought to repair its tarnished image in the U.S. by arranging a meeting between President Bush and its controversial prime minister in 2002, it followed the same strategy as many other well-heeled interests in Washington: It called on lobbyist Jack Abramoff for help. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-abramoff15feb15,0,5644434.story?coll=la-home-headlines

The conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei said Tuesday it had no intention of calling for a boycott of the upcoming film "The Da Vinci Code," but said it hopes the much-awaited film could still be changed so that "there aren't references that would hurt Catholics." http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/1402AP_Opus_Da_Vinci_Code.html

In the spirit of true sportsmanship, many dog lovers leaving Madison Square Garden in New York at the end of the 130th Westminster Dog Show agreed that despite the fact that they didn't like bull terriers as a breed, the best dog definitely won. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11358593/

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

Finally,
Fort Worth police were looking for a burglar who was nice enough to leave a birthday greeting - even if it was misspelled - while making off with cash stolen from a safe. Police said a manager at a Linens 'n Things store arrived Tuesday to find someone had knocked a hole in the roof, gotten into the ventilation system, cut open a safe and fled with some money. In the store's break room, near a partially eaten birthday cake, police found a message on a bulletin board: "Happy B-Day, From Ur Friendy Rooftop Boogler, 2-14-06." http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CONSIDERATE_BURGLAR?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
Profile: Criminal record, personable, can't spell burglar... or was that deliberate?

-- Carey Fox

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

More:
The federal Department of Homeland Security quickly became overwhelmed by Hurricane Katrina despite having personnel and supplies in place, Secretary Michael Chertoff told a Senate panel Wednesday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11355684/

An Australian television network on Wednesday broadcast previously unpublished photos and video clips of the abuse of Iraqis held in U.S. military custody at Abu Ghraib prison. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11362767/

A bomb exploded Wednesday on a central Baghdad street, killing three girls and a boy as they were walking to school, police and relatives said. The dead included two sisters and their brother. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11362123/

Gunfire and rioting erupted Wednesday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in several Pakistani cities during the country's third consecutive day of violent protests over the Prophet Muhammad cartoons. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11341523/

Members of Congress blasted four U.S. tech giants Thursday, accusing the companies of willingly helping China oppress internal dissent in return for access to a booming Internet market. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11347853/

Pre-Sept. 11 intelligence conducted by a secret military unit identified terrorist ringleader Mohamed Atta 13 different times, a congressman said Tuesday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11358484/

Calling Dick Tracy. The day is coming when your TV will not only fit in the palm of your hand but will allow you to watch the programs you want when you want - from anywhere your cell phone will receive a signal. And a huge number of companies at this year's 3GSM World Congress trade show want that day to come very, very soon. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11345651/


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Cool! John Dean! And: Welcome back, Carey!

[gkhouston]

1. "Abramoff Bragged of Ties to Rove"

Patsy, you sure you got that address right? :hi:

[Patsy Stone]

2. You know

I thought it was kinda odd for Jack to offer to pay. :)