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Tonight on Hardball, Chris talks with former Republican Party Chair Ed Gillespie, who's the treasurer of Sen. George Allen (R-VA)'s political action committee, about the latest accusations against Allen. The reports first surfaced on Salon.com on Monday and Chris also will talk with Joan Walsh, the editor of Salon.com. Today, the New York Times and the Washington Post reported on it: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/26/us/politics/26allen.html and http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/25/AR2006092500558.html. The Washington Times' editorial board says this: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/25/AR2006092500558.html. And here's today's follow-up story on Salon.com: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/26/allen_football/index.html. MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent Norah O'Donnell will report on the headlines being made by former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). Is it a political move or is it just a gut reaction by the former president? AP reports on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's reaction to the former president: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15011269/. Also tonight, Major General John Batiste (Ret.) will talk about the Iraq War and the news about President Bush's decision to declassify information from the National Intelligence Estimate. MSNBC.com has more on that: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12913317/. Plus, the Hardballers will break down all the political news of the day. Air America Radio Host Al Franken, Washington Times Editorial Page Editor Tony Blankley, and MSNBC Contributor Mike Barnicle will all be here! Here are some things you might not have read yet today: --National Journal's Charlie Cook surveys the scene http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15017424/ --Reuters reports on Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)'s thoughts on the detainee deal http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15002431/ --NBC's "First Read" http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/ --MSNBC.com's political calendar http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/ --POLITICS.MSNBC.COM http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553/ --Doonesbury http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html Brooke Brower compiled the "Hardball Briefing" in Washington, D.C. ========================================= 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/7140407/, 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/>