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Weekly Review
HARPER'S WEEKLY REVIEW
September 30, 2003
At the request of the CIA, the Justice Department began investigating charges that the White House leaked the name of undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame to the press in retaliation for remarks by her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson,
challenging resident Bush's claim that Iraq tried to buy yellowcake uranium in Africa.
An unnamed administration official told the Washington Post that two White House officials had revealed the agent's identity to at least six journalists.
"Clearly," the official said, "it was meant purely and simply for revenge."
The White House denied that Karl Rove was responsible for the leak, which was a violation of the Intelligence Protection Act and carries penalties of up to 10 years in prison and $50,000 in fines.
Mongolian troops returned to Baghdad for the first time since 1258, when Hulegu, a grandson of Genghis Khan, destroyed the city and killed 800,000 people.
Continued at www.harpers.org/weekly-review
--Roger D. Hodge
from Mark
Dr. Paul's Words of Wisdom
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
The Wall Street Poet
The One-Trick Bush Presidents
You¹ve heard about that pony that just does a single trick,
The first time that you see it you think: "Wow, that's mighty slick,"
But because there's no good follow up, the thrill is gone real quick,
It reminds one of Bush presidents‹their fight and conquer shtick.
Both these men faced one big crisis where they showed superb élan,
The first Bush saved the Kuwaitis, while Bush II took down Afghans.
Then alas, both seemed unable to build on what they began,
From a clear path they diverted, stumbled off without a plan.
Great presidents, in many things, a greatness they imbue,
In domestic and in foreign realms the good works they accrue.
But if only for one moment their great merit is on view,
Voters do not grant them four more years to show what they can do.
© 2003
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Since science camp, the kid has been howling for lasagna. In an effort to placate him, made a couple of gallons of red sauce yesterday & picked up some mozarella & ricotta. Spent the afternoon playing with food.
Made a pan for now & one for the freezer. Fred dropped by & helped us plow through the tribute to my grandmother's cooking.
On the local news, it was mentioned that the DA still hasn't filed against Phil Spector, even though the coronoer declared homicide. This is the same DA who went after Paula Poundstone. And Winona Ryder.
It also was reported that Ahnold isn't paying his bills - except for TV advertising - and was over $2 million in the hole (so far). Yeah, I bet Maria has to deal with calls from collection agencies at night.
Wonder why he's getting a pass on the steroids issue?
But mostly, I wonder why no one is pointing out how most of the evils blamed on Gray Davis are courtesy the previous governor, Mr. Deregulation, Pete Wilson, who is coincidentally Ahnold's campaign manager?
Tonight, Wednesday, CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes II', followed by the hour-long Season Premiere of 'The Kings Of Queens', then a
FRESH 'Brotherhood of Poland, NH'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Tim Robbins and Sting.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Eva Mendes, Stacy Keach, and Mike Birbiglia.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH 'Ed', followed by a FRESH 'West Wing', then a FRESH
'Law & Order'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay are George Clooney, Molly Sims, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Val Kilmer and Carmen Electra.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Kevin James, Sugar Shane Mosely, and Stereophonics.
ABC opens the evening with a FRESH 'My Wife & Kids', followed by the Series Premiere of 'It's All Relative', then a FRESH
'Bachelor', followed by the Series Premiere of 'Karen Sisco'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Bob Guiney and Peter Berg, with this week's guest co-host Kermit the Frog.
The WB offers the Season Premiere of 'Smallville', followed by the Season Premiere of 'Angel'.
Faux has the Season Finale of 'Parasite Hotel'.
UPN has a FRESH 'Enterprise', followed by a FRESH 'Jake 2.0'.
A&E has 'Biography' (Jeffrey Dahmer), 'American Justice', and 'Take This Job...'.
AMC offers the movie 'Halls Of Montezuma', followed by the movie 'Midway', then the movie 'Hunter'.
BBC -
6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Brown;
[7pm] 'Ground Force' - Longney, Gloucestershire;
[7:30pm] 'Changing Rooms' - Catford;
[8pm] 'Homefront in the Garden' - Oxford;
[8:30pm] 'Homefront in the Garden' - Clapham;
[9pm] 'My Hero' - Episode 6;
[9:40pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 7;
[10:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 8;
[11pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Roseanne Barr;
[11:30pm 'So Graham Norton' - Patrick Duffy and Sheena Easton;
[12am] 'My Hero' - Episode 6;
[12:40am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 7;
[1:20am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 8;
[2am] 'Homefront in the Garden' - Oxford;
[2:30am] 'Homefront in the Garden' - Clapham;
[3am] 'So Graham Norton' - Roseanne Barr;
[3:30am] 'So Graham Norton' - Patrick Duffy and Sheena Easton;
[4am] 'My Hero' - Episode 6;
[4:40am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 7;
[5:20am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 8; and
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'West Wing', the movie 'Monkeybone', 'West Wing', and another 'West Wing'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Vivica A. Fox.
History is all 'Modern Marvels' all night.
SciFi has the movie 'Batman', followed by the movie 'Superman II'.
TCM celebrates the fabulous Deborah Kerr (today is her 82nd birthday) all day.
[6am] 'Vacation From Marriage' [AKA: 'Perfect Strangers'] (1945);
[8am] 'Winter Comes' (1947);
[10am] 'King Solomon's Mines' (1950);
[12pm] 'Please Believe Me' (1950);
[1:30pm] 'Young Bess' (1953);
3:30pm] 'Count Your Blessings' (1959);
[5:30pm] 'The Journey' (1959);
[8pm] 'Stand-In' (1937);
[10pm] 'Julia Misbehaves' (1948);
[12am] 'A Slight Case Of Murder' (1938);
[1:30am] 'Watch The Birdie' (1951);
[3am] 'D.O.A.' (1950); and
[4:30am] 'Jeopardy' (1953). (ALL TIMES EDT)
Actor and musician Kevin Bacon holds a replica plaque of his star after receiving the 2,238th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as he poses with his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick during an unveiling ceremony September 30, 2003 in Los Angeles.
Photo by Jim Ruymen
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Appeared On Leno
Howard Dean
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean poked fun at his fund-raising success Tuesday in his first appearance on the Jay Leno show.
In a film clip, Dean was shown playing a guitar on a street next to signs reading, "Your change for real change" and "We'll strum for presidency." People were shown placing money in an open guitar case.
Earlier in the day, Dean campaigned in the inner city of Los Angeles, promising jobs, health care and a dialogue on race at a meeting with local leaders who have long been skeptical of politicians' promises.
Howard Dean
Dean campaign
Is He A Married Man?
David Letterman
Did David Letterman get hitched? Sources are claiming that the 56-year-old TV talk host has secretly wed his longtime girlfriend, Regina Lasko. Letterman recently announced that Lasko is about six months pregnant.
"He got married at (his ranch in Montana) a few weekends ago," a Montana source said. "We're pretty impressed that he's managed to keep it a secret."
An insider at Letterman's show also says that there's buzz on the set that he made an honest woman out of the mother of his forthcoming child, but no one there can confirm it.
David Letterman
BBC Magazine Says Best Show
'The Phil Silvers Show'
"The Phil Silvers Show" beat "Seinfeld" at the top of the list in the new edition of the "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy." The Radio Times is a weekly magazine published by the British Broadcasting Corp.
While "The Phil Silvers Show" ended in 1959 after four years, late- night reruns continued for years on British television. It was also known as "Sgt. Bilko" in syndication.
Other U.S. shows on the list: "Frasier" (No. 6), "M A S H." (No. 7), "The Larry Sanders Show" (No. 11), "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (No. 12), "Cheers" (No. 17), "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (No. 18) and "The Simpsons" (No. 20).
'The Phil Silvers Show'
The Sydney Opera House is glowing pink to mark the start of Pink Ribbon Month for breast cancer awareness Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003.
Photo by Rick Rycroft
Gossip Column Debuts in Daily News
Lloyd Grove
Gossip columnist Lloyd Grove has left the Beltway for the Big Apple, where his new column for the Daily News, called Lowdown, has debuted.
Grove, 48, who worked for The Washington Post for more than 20 years and wrote its Reliable Source column, joins New York City's crowded field of gossip columnists.
Grove's column will appear Monday through Thursday, and on Sundays. Rush & Molloy will appear Tuesday through Friday, and on Sundays.
Lloyd Grove
To Return to TV After Calif. Recall
Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver has no intention of giving up her day job as a working journalist if husband Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes governor of California in next week's recall election.
Shriver said on Tuesday that she will go back to work as a TV journalist for NBC come victory or defeat.
She said her understanding with NBC and Neal Shapiro, president of the network's news division, was that she would return to her job after the election.
Maria Shriver
Photo Exhibit Opens in Philadelphia
Martin Luther King Jr
A new photography exhibit on Nobel Peace Prize winner and famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is now on display at the African American Museum here.
"Countdown to Eternity," features 78 black-and-white photographs taken in the last year of King's life, and are the work of Benedict J. Fernandez, a freelance photographer who chronicled 1960s protests.
The exhibit also depicts King's celebrity status. He walks arm-in-arm with Dr. Benjamin Spock at an anti-war rally in New York. A young, bespectacled Bill Cosby makes eye contact with the camera at King's funeral. And there's Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, standing in a packed crowd outside King's memorial service.
Martin Luther King Jr
African American Museum in Philadelphia
The King Center
Bernice King
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Seattle Benefit Show
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam has signed on for an Oct. 22 benefit at Seattle's Benaroya Hall, with all proceeds to be donated to YouthCare and the Orion Teen Center.
The rare acoustic show will come three days before the group performs for the sixth time at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit concert outside San Francisco.
Tickets for the performance, Pearl Jam's first since wrapping its Riot Act world tour in mid-July, go on sale Friday (Oct. 3) via Ticketmaster. YouthCare (http://www.youthcare.org) has been aiding Seattle area youths and homeless individuals since 1974.
Pearl Jam
The sun shines through the 'Martinsloch' (Martin's hole) of the 'Tschingelhorn' (Tschingel peak) onto the the small Alpine village of Elm, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, at 9:32 a.m., September 30, 2003. Twice a year, on March 12 and September 30, the rising sun shines for a few minutes through the 'Martinsloch,' a 19 meter wide gap in the 'Tschingelhorn,' and enlightens the Alpine village of Elm a few minutes before the usual sunrise, which follows 10 minutes later.
Photo by Sebastian Derungs
Furniture Sale Smashes Expectations
Elton John
Pop star Elton John's sale of the contents of his London home as he goes minimalist after a lifetime of flamboyant extravagance, smashed expectations as it raised over 1.4 million pounds ($2.3 million) on Tuesday.
The auction of everything from Elizabethan paintings to Art Deco beds had been expected to raise 800,000 pounds with prices ranging from 40 to 40,000 pounds for items of furniture, paintings, baubles and even a pair of stone poodles.
Top price in the sale was paid for Maxwell Armfield's painting of Madison Square Park which went for 67,000 pounds, nearly double its top pre-sale estimate, while a portrait painted in 1617 of Queen Elizabeth I and priced at 40,000 pounds was knocked down for 54,000 pounds.
Elton John
Hospitalized in L.A.
Louie Anderson
Comedian Louie Anderson is recovering in a hospital following two procedures to correct an unspecified heart problem, his agent said Tuesday.
The heavyset performer, 50, felt ill and admitted himself to an undisclosed Los Angeles-area hospital last week, his longtime agent, Steve Levine of ICM, told The Associated Press.
Levine declined to offer other details or say what kind of medical attention Anderson received, but confirmed the ailment was "definitely his heart." However, he added, it wasn't a heart attack.
Louie Anderson
Training for NYC Marathon
'P. Diddy'
Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is planning to run in the New York City Marathon and has been training the past three weeks.
Combs hopes to raise $1 million for three children-focused groups with his run. The race, sponsored by ING, is on Nov. 2. Last year, more than 31,000 people entered the 26.2-mile event. The top finisher crossed the finish line in just over 2 hours and 8 minutes.
The beneficiaries of Combs' efforts are the Children's Hope Foundation, city public schools and Daddy's House Social Programs, which was founded by Combs. He hopes to raise the money though a combination of corporate and private donations. Companies that have signed on include Nike, MTV, McDonald's and Footlocker.
'P. Diddy'
New York Road Runners
Hitting Basic Cable
'Sex and the City'
An edited version of HBO's "Sex and the City" will be moving to basic cable next year.
TBS announced Monday it had acquired syndication rights to the HBO series, which will end its run of original episodes early next year. Shortly after, in June 2004, old "Sex and the City" episodes will begin appearing on TBS.
TBS has sought to emphasize comedy, and "Sex and the City" will join its prime-time lineup with "Seinfeld" and "Friends" reruns.
'Sex and the City'
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Trial Date Set
Rosie O'Donnell
Former talk show host Rosie O'Donnell is heading to trial with the publishers of her former magazine, Rosie, which closed down last year.
An Oct. 28 trial date was set Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court in the case pitting O'Donnell against magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr USA, a division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann.
The magazine shut down last fall amid a dispute between G+J and O'Donnell, who said she was being denied editorial control over the magazine as promised in their contract. G+J said O'Donnell had acted unprofessionally and irresponsibly, and sued her for breach of contract.
Rosie O'Donnell
A tourist build sandcastles on Chenang Beach in Malaysia's resort island of Langkawi during sunset September 30, 2003. More than 13 million tourists arrived in Malaysia in 2002, according to the Tourism Malaysia website.
Photo by Bazuki Muhammad
Ballerina Must Be Reinstated
Anastasia Volochkova
Thanks to Russia's Labor Ministry, ballerina Anastasia Volochkova may be back at the Bolshoi for an encore.
The Labor Ministry ruled her dismissal violated labor law, saying she must be rehired by Oct. 6 and given back wages, said Andrei Pryanishnikov, a spokesman for Labor Minister Alexander Pochinok.
Bolshoi spokesman Katerina Novikova said it was too early to comment on how the Bolshoi would react to the decision. Pryanishnikov insisted the Bolshoi has no choice but to comply.
Anastasia Volochkova
Piracy Fears
'Screener' Copies
Academy Awards voters will have to catch most of their movies on the big screen after Hollywood implemented a plan Tuesday to ban special DVDs and videotapes of Oscar contenders.
Fearing that "screener" copies could be used by video bootleggers to mass produce pirated DVDs and tapes, the major studios and their trade group, the Motion Picture Association of America, worked out an agreement.
The agreement would include MPAA's seven studio members — Disney, Warner Bros., Sony, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Paramount and MGM — plus their affiliates such as New Line, Miramax, Focus Features and Sony Pictures Classics. DreamWorks, though not an MPAA member, also agreed to the screener ban.
'Screener' Copies
Subpoenas In Case Against Former Business Manager
Kiss
Kiss singer-bassist Gene Simmons and singer-guitarist Paul Stanley were handed subpoenas before their show with Aerosmith on Friday (September 26) at the Tweeter Center in Tinley Park, Illinois.
Stanley and Simmons were served in conjunction with a case against Jesse Hilsen, the band's former business manager. Hilsen fled to South Africa in 1994 and became a fugitive rather than pay $2 million or more to his former wife Rita in their divorce settlement, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Hilsen's relationship with Kiss goes back about 20 years, to when he was Stanley's psychiatrist. He became the band's business manager in the late 1980s and continued in that role until 1992, when he and Kiss parted company.
Kiss
In Rehab
Tom Sizemore
Actor Tom Sizemore's sentencing in the domestic violence case involving former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss has been postponed until Oct. 9 because he's being treated for substance abuse.
Sizemore was to have been sentenced Thursday for his conviction on misdemeanor charges of harassing, annoying and physically abusing Fleiss during the two years that they were lovers.
Sizemore's lawyer, Michael Fitzgerald, confirmed that Sizemore is in rehabilitation. "He has been and continues to be in treatment for a substance abuse problem," he said.
Tom Sizemore
Band Director Apologizes for Nazi Flag
Texas
A high school band director has apologized for a halftime performance that included "Deutschland Uber Alles," the anthem closely associated with Adolf Hitler, and a student running across the field with a Nazi flag.
Charles Grissom, Paris High School's band director, said his intention was to have a historical performance featuring the flags and music of the nations that fought during World War II.
The show, titled "Visions of World War II," nearly caused a melee at Friday night's football game at Dallas' Hillcrest High School.
"We were booed," Grissom said Monday. "We had things thrown at us. We were cursed."
For the rest, Texas
Children in costume dance during the start of the Feast of San Jeronimo in Masaya, 15 miles south of Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003. The Feast of San Jeronimo has been a tradition since the arrival of the Spanish in America. During the feast, citizens make fun of themselves and their government.
Photo by Esteban Felix
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