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W A S H I N G T O N, Mar. 1—<br> -- TODAY SCHEDULE AS OF 9:00 am (all times ET):
—6:30 am: Rep. Dennis Kucinich tours the ISG Steel Plant, Cleveland, Ohio—8:30 am: Sen. John Kerry attends a rally at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.—8:30 am: The Commerce Department releases the January report for personal income and spending—8:45 am: Sen. John Edwards attends a rally at the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio—9:00 am: Former Bush counselor Karen Hughes speaks at the Federation of American Hospitals annual conference, Washington, D.C.—9:00 am: Sen. Kerry appears on the Tavis Smiley Show—9:45 am: Off-camera press briefing by White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan—10:00 am: Teresa Heinz Kerry attends a "Rally for America's Future" event, Bronx, N.Y.—10:00 am: National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters releases President Bush's "National Drug Control Strategy," Washington, D.C.—10:00 am: Supreme Court convenes to release orders—10:30 am: Rep. Kucinich attends a health care rally, Cleveland, Ohio—11:00 am: George Washington University hosts the panel discussion "Election Countdown: The Race for the White House and Congress," featuring Hotline founder Doug Bailey, Washington, D.C.—11:15 am: Mrs. Kerry attends a rally at the Children's Hospital Columbia Presbyterian, New York, N.Y.—12:00 pm: Rep. Kucinich attends a forum at the City Club Building, Cleveland, Ohio—12:30 pm: Sen. Paul Sarbanes and Rep. Michael Oxley discuss recent financial scandals at a press conference, Washington, D.C.—1:00 pm: On-camera press briefing by Press Secretary McClellan—1:00 pm: U.S. Senate resumes consideration of S.1805, the Gun Liability bill, Washington, D.C. —1:30 pm: Sen. Edwards attends a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio—1:45 pm: Rep. Kucinich attends a rally with supporters in Cleveland Heights, Ohio—1:50 pm: Sen. Kerry attends a rally at the Ohio Union, Columbus, Ohio—2:00 pm: Rep. Kucinich attends a rally at the East Cleveland Neighborhood Center, Cleveland, Ohio—2:30 pm: Rep. Kucinich gives a presentation at the Helen S. Brown Senior Center, East Cleveland, Ohio—2:30pm Rev. Sharpton has lunch with black elected officials and community leaders, Buffalo, N.Y.—3:00 pm: Sens. Dianne Feinstein, John Warner, Charles Schumer and Mike DeWine hold a rally for reauthorization of the assault weapons ban, Washington, D.C.—3:15 pm: Rep. Kucinich campaigns at Eastside Market, East Cleveland, Ohio—3:30 pm: Rev. Sharpton visits Friends of the Elderly Community Center, Buffalo, N.Y.—3:45 pm: Sen. Edwards attends a rally, Cleveland, Ohio—4:15 pm: Rep. Kucinich speaks at the Croatian Club, Lorain, Ohio—4:30 pm: Rev. Sharpton takes a driving tour of Buffalo's eastside, Buffalo, N.Y.—4:30 pm: The Energy Department releases the latest gas price numbers—6:00 pm: Sen. Edwards attends a campaign rally featuring Hootie & the Blowfish and Boyd Tinsley, Macon, Ga.—7:00 pm: Rep. Kucinich attends a Rock the Vote event at the Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio—7:35 pm: President and Mrs. Bush attend the National Republican Senatorial Committee Reception, Washington, D.C.—8:00 pm: Sen. Kerry attends a rally at the Tabernacle, Atlanta, Ga.
NEWS SUMMARY
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Sent: Monday, March 1, 2004 9:00 AM
Subject: THE WEEK AHEAD: MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2004, THROUGH MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2004
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March 1, 2004
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THE WEEK AHEAD
Monday, March 1, 2004| Monday, March 8, 2004
All ET
Monday, March 1
Senators Kerry and Edwards campaign like there's no tomorrow (even though there is)
Senator Kerry is in Baltimore this morning and Columbus this afternoon, before ending the day in Atlanta.
Senator Edwards has three events in Ohio before traveling to Georgia for an evening event.
Rep. Kucinich is in Ohio.
Rev. Sharpton is in Buffalo, New York.
7:35 pm THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush attend the National Republican
Senatorial Committee Reception
Private Residence | Washington, DC
CLOSED PRESS
Tuesday, March 2
The Superest of Tuesdays
Possible gun votes in the U.S. Senate
10:00 am THE PRESIDENT makes remarks on the One-Year Anniversary of the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center |
Washington, DC
For November, reporters practice memorizing LOTS of exit poll results
Wednesday, March 3
The Group of 19 continues its deliberations: should John Edwards be allowed to continue his presidential odyssey?
Possible gun votes in the U.S. Senate
The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, presented by HBO, beginsAspen5:00 pm
THE PRESIDENT makes remarks at the 11th Regional White House
Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Los Angeles Convention Center | Los Angeles, California
8:35 pm
THE PRESIDENT attends Bush-Cheney 2004 Reception
The Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles, California
10:10 pm
THE PRESIDENT makes remarks at the Republican National
Committee Victory 2004 Dinner
Private Residence | Los Angeles, California
Thursday, March 4
The visual stylings of Mark McKinnon appear on a TV near you
12:35 am
THE PRESIDENT participates in a Conversation on the
Economy
Rain for Rent | Bakersfield, California
3:40 pm THE PRESIDENT attends Bush-Cheney 2004 Luncheon
Santa Clara Convention Center | Santa Clara, California
Friday, March 5
6:00 pm
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush welcome the president of Mexico and Mrs. Fox
Bush Ranch | Crawford, Texas
Saturday, March 6
THE PRESIDENT blows off the Gridiron; Senator Clinton is hilarious
12:00 am THE PRESIDENT participates in a Joint Press Availability with the president of Mexico
Bush Ranch | Crawford, Texas
Sunday, March 7
A really good episode of "The Sopranos" kicks off the new season on HBO
NO PUBLIC EVENTS
Monday, March 8
1:05 pm THE PRESIDENT attends Bush-Cheney 2004 Luncheon
The Fairmont Hotel | Dallas, Texas
3:45 pm
THE PRESIDENT attends the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Reliant Arena | Houston, Texas
6:35 pm
THE PRESIDENT attends Bush-Cheney 2004 Reception
Hilton Americas | Houston, Texas
Forty-third street/Viacom debate:Lots of unbleeped F-words below. So watch out!
Robin Toner of the New York Times watched "a fast-moving, freewheeling and at times angry debate." LINK
How about feisty? Ah … here's one.
"A feisty John Edwards dropped his nice-guy persona in a bid to catapult his faltering Democratic presidential campaign," write Jacob Schlesinger and John Harwood of the Wall Street Journal in their summary.
Yesterday's debate may have raised fresh doubts about whether Kerry is a fan of Edwards--and whether a Kerry-Edwards ticket would work or, rather, whether these two could get along on the road, analyzes Dan Balz of the Washington Post . LINK
Kerry allies say privately that the Senator is not a particular fan of Edwards, and a question to Kerry about what he has learned from Edwards about how to be a more likable candidate must have rankled the man who is in control of the Democratic race."
The Washington Post 's Hanna Rosin writes on whether Edwards fits right at home in New York. LINK
The New York Times ' Joyce Purnick explains why Metro matters by Noting the appropriateness of the debate in New York City becoming the one where the politeness and friendliness of the past debates goes right out the door. Do Note the new Lincoln tome on its way to bookstores courtesy of Mario Cuomo. LINK
Walter Shapiro of USA Today flawlessly reviews the debate as a melodramatic finale to what may be the end of the Democratic presidential nomination fight. (All those Fs!) LINK
"In his willingness to mix it up with Kerry on Sunday, Edwards may have put to rest cynical claims that he really has been auditioning for the role of vice-presidential candidate. What appears to be happening with Edwards is more subtle than such conspiratorial interpretations of his motivation in continuing as Kerry's last plausible challenger."
USA Today 's Kasindorf and Page write that "The sharpest exchanges came over the two candidates' positions on free-trade agreements that have contributed to the loss of American manufacturing jobs to other countries." LINK
The Boston Globe 's Kornblut writes that the debate "gave the four candidates an opportunity to touch on the sensitive cultural and religious issues certain to play a major role in the election against President Bush."LINK
If you have some time on your hands today be sure to count how many times the fetching Ms. Bumiller's name is erroneously spelled with a "z" instead of an "s," something The Note hasn't done in at least 3 days.
