from the high desert there we go and the great american southwest where

here in brum baza there's a white sheet up about oh looks to be about a thousand feet

that would be snow that's then evaporating before it hits the ground but

with the uh... with the moon out there just a

little bit providing a little bit of back lighting you can see this wonderful

white

blanket it's sort of floating across the valley it's incredible

absolutely incredible at any rate uh... good morning good afternoon good evening

wherever you may be in the world's Olympic time zones.

This is that program called Coast to Coast A.M.

Weekend version, I'm Art Bell, honored privilege to be here with you.

And we've got a lot to talk about.

So let me begin with this comes under the I knew it.

I knew it category.

In a defeat for President Bush, rebellious House Republicans on Saturday, derailed legislation

that was designed to overhaul the nation's intelligence agencies along lines recommended by the September

11th Commission.

Quote, it's hard to reform, end quote.

That was Speaker Dennis Hastert, who sought unsuccessfully to persuade critics among the GOP

rank and file to swing behind the measure.

Yeah, sure, I knew it.

The moment I heard about something that would take the power at the top of our various three-lettered

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