Koyaanisqatsi
01-23-2007, 12:59 PM
Heads up.
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Tonight on Countdown
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Full ramp-up to the President's State of the Union address tonight... (the speech is at 9 pm et, our newshour will be must-see TV!)
We'll also have more than one segment devoted to Keith's interview with Senator Hillary Clinton.
And AFTER the speech, Keith and Chris Matthews will anchor until midnight.
Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.
When President Bush delivers his next-to-last State of the Union address Tuesday night, he will confront this reality, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans appear to have given up on success in Iraq and also on his presidency. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The Army general nominated to carry out President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq urged patience Tuesday and predicted "tough days" ahead. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group now steaming toward the Middle East is Washington's way of warning Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region, a top U.S. diplomat said here Tuesday. Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, ruled out direct negotiations with Iran and said a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran was "not possible" until Iran halts uranium enrichment. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald used his opening statement in the CIA leak trial Tuesday to allege that Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff lied and destroyed a note showing Cheney's early involvement. Fitzgerald said Cheney told his chief of staff, "Scooter" Libby, in 2003 that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA and Libby spread that information to reporters. When that information got out, it triggered a federal investigation. "But when the FBI and grand jury asked about what the defendant did," Fitzgerald said, "he made up a story." [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
That's some of what we're planning tonight.
-- Carey Fox
Countdown Home: [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The Daily Links:
Signals that humans are the main factor behind recent global warming are stronger than ever, an authoritative global scientific report will warn when it is released next week. A draft of the United Nations report by 600 scientists says it is "very likely" that human activities are the main cause of warming in the past 50 years, strengthening a conclusion in their last study in 2001 that the human link was "likely". [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Turmoil in Iraq gets most of the headlines these days. But in Afghanistan, where the Bush administration began its war on terror in October 2001, the trend lines are not good, either. The number of suicide attacks and roadside bombs is soaring, and the once-dormant Taliban is resurgent. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
China confirmed Tuesday that it has conducted an anti-satellite weapons test but insisted it wasn't militarizing space, nearly two weeks after the event that alarmed the world and prompted questions about Beijing's motives. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Hezbollah-led protesters paralyzed Lebanon Tuesday by burning tires and cars on major thoroughfares in and around the capital to enforce a general strike that aims to topple the government. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Israel's attorney general said Tuesday he intends to indict President Moshe Katsav on charges of rape and abuse of power, a stunning accusation against the country's ceremonial head of state. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A 27-year-old man with a disfiguring disease has become the second person to have a partial face transplant in France in just over a year. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
At least two people with ties to the Black Panthers were arrested Tuesday in the 1971 killing of a San Francisco police officer, authorities said. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The musical "Dreamgirls" led Academy Awards contenders Tuesday with eight nominations, but surprisingly was shut out in the best picture category after being considered a potential front-runner. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A diver escaped a 10-foot shark's attack by poking the animal in its eye after it had already chomped on his head once and was preparing for another bite, witnesses and officials said Tuesday. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
:)
------------------------------------------------------
Tonight on Countdown
------------------------------------------------------
Full ramp-up to the President's State of the Union address tonight... (the speech is at 9 pm et, our newshour will be must-see TV!)
We'll also have more than one segment devoted to Keith's interview with Senator Hillary Clinton.
And AFTER the speech, Keith and Chris Matthews will anchor until midnight.
Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.
When President Bush delivers his next-to-last State of the Union address Tuesday night, he will confront this reality, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans appear to have given up on success in Iraq and also on his presidency. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The Army general nominated to carry out President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq urged patience Tuesday and predicted "tough days" ahead. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group now steaming toward the Middle East is Washington's way of warning Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region, a top U.S. diplomat said here Tuesday. Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, ruled out direct negotiations with Iran and said a rapprochement between Washington and Tehran was "not possible" until Iran halts uranium enrichment. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald used his opening statement in the CIA leak trial Tuesday to allege that Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff lied and destroyed a note showing Cheney's early involvement. Fitzgerald said Cheney told his chief of staff, "Scooter" Libby, in 2003 that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA and Libby spread that information to reporters. When that information got out, it triggered a federal investigation. "But when the FBI and grand jury asked about what the defendant did," Fitzgerald said, "he made up a story." [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
That's some of what we're planning tonight.
-- Carey Fox
Countdown Home: [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The Daily Links:
Signals that humans are the main factor behind recent global warming are stronger than ever, an authoritative global scientific report will warn when it is released next week. A draft of the United Nations report by 600 scientists says it is "very likely" that human activities are the main cause of warming in the past 50 years, strengthening a conclusion in their last study in 2001 that the human link was "likely". [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Turmoil in Iraq gets most of the headlines these days. But in Afghanistan, where the Bush administration began its war on terror in October 2001, the trend lines are not good, either. The number of suicide attacks and roadside bombs is soaring, and the once-dormant Taliban is resurgent. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
China confirmed Tuesday that it has conducted an anti-satellite weapons test but insisted it wasn't militarizing space, nearly two weeks after the event that alarmed the world and prompted questions about Beijing's motives. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Hezbollah-led protesters paralyzed Lebanon Tuesday by burning tires and cars on major thoroughfares in and around the capital to enforce a general strike that aims to topple the government. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Israel's attorney general said Tuesday he intends to indict President Moshe Katsav on charges of rape and abuse of power, a stunning accusation against the country's ceremonial head of state. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A 27-year-old man with a disfiguring disease has become the second person to have a partial face transplant in France in just over a year. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
At least two people with ties to the Black Panthers were arrested Tuesday in the 1971 killing of a San Francisco police officer, authorities said. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The musical "Dreamgirls" led Academy Awards contenders Tuesday with eight nominations, but surprisingly was shut out in the best picture category after being considered a potential front-runner. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A diver escaped a 10-foot shark's attack by poking the animal in its eye after it had already chomped on his head once and was preparing for another bite, witnesses and officials said Tuesday. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])