------------------------------------------------------ The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC ------------------------------------------------------ Tonight, Hardball Correspondent David Shuster will have a full report on the politics of North Korea and what these new developments may mean for the midterm election. We'll also hear from NBC's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM), former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. who has visited North Korea five times, will share his thoughts on the situation.
Check out the latest from the Washington Post on North Korea: U.S. Proposes Embargo, Sanctions on N. Korea http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100900419.html. Plus, was it really a nuclear test? Read the AP Q&A on how nuclear test blasts are verified http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100900543.html There's a new poll out today from Newsweek and Howard Fineman, MSNBC political analyst and Newsweek's Chief Political Correspondent, will have all the latest numbers. After a month of 9/11 speeches, the President's poll numbers are down. Have voters separated Iraq from terrorism? Will Hastert survive the Foley scandal? Read Howard's latest column: "For the Faithful, a Trying Time" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15178114/site/newsweek/. Plus, the latest in the Foley scandal: a Republican congressman knew about messages between Foley and congressional pages in 2000. NBC's Mike Viqueira will be here to tell us what's happening on the Capitol Hill. We'll also be joined by attorney Bob Bennett for his take on Foley and what GOP leaders should be doing now. Washington Post: Lawmaker Saw Foley Messages in 2000 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/08/AR2006100800855.html Finally, we'll start the week off right with the Hardballers! MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan and Washington Post Columnist Eugene Robinson will hash out all of the day's hottest topics from North Korea and Iraq to Foley-Hastert and the newest polls and political ads. NY Times: Evangelicals Blame Foley, Not Republican Party http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/09/us/politics/09conservatives.html?hp&ex=1160452800&en=892671df9338ef10&ei=5094&partner=homepage LA Times: GOP Struggles to Shift Focus From Scandal http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-foley9oct09,0,2201016.story?coll=la-home-headlines And, break out the hoodies and sharpen the pencils...starting this Wednesday, the Hardball College Tour is back! First stop, Georgetown University in Washington, DC with special guests Academy Award winners Robin Williams and Barry Levinson. They'll spend the full hour with Chris talking about politics, their new movie "Man of the Year," and what really matters to the next generation of great Americans. Here are some things you might not have read yet today: --Chicago Tribune: Web's Role Widens in Campaigns http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0610090139oct09,1,6186604.story?coll=chi-news-hed --The Atlantic: When North Korea Falls http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/kaplan-korea --The Scoop from the Chigcago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2006/10/sweet_blog_scoop_house_members.html#more --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/ Shelby Poduch and Colleen King 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/>