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First up - the trillion-dollar plan Today Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner finally unveiled the administration's plan to fix the banking system. We'll discuss the proposal with Austan Goolsbee, a member of the President's economic advisory council, and CNBC's Erin Burnett, who interviewed Sec. Geithner today. To read about the plan: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/business/economy/24bailout.html?hp Next up, did TARP funds make their way into the coffers of some political campaigns? We'll bring you the latest on this developing story with Newsweek's Michael Isikoff and Mother Jones' David Corn. For the latest: http://www.newsweek.com/id/190363 Plus, President Obama fired back at fmr. VP Dick Cheney in his interview on CBS' 60 minutes last night. We'll show you what he said and debate their points with MSNBC's Pat Buchanan and Democratic strategist Joe Trippi. For more on President Obama's 60 minutes interview: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/22/obama.60.minutes/ And in The Politics Fix, the President takes fire from the left! We'll break down the criticism with Time Magazine's Michael Scherer and the Financial Times' Chrystia Freeland. In the Hardball Sideshow, we'll show you how the President's NCAA tournament bracket is holding up - you'll want to see this! ========================================= This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this The Hardball Briefing Newsletter newsletter because you subscribed to it or, someone forwarded it to you. To remove yourself from the list (or to add yourself to the list if this message was forwarded to you) simply go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25810860, select unsubscribe, enter the email address receiving this message, and click the Go button. Microsoft Corporation - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052 MSN PRIVACY STATEMENT http://privacy.msn.com <http://privacy.msn.com/>