------------------------------------------------------ The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC ------------------------------------------------------ Today, the President says he will "not be rushed" into a decision on Iraq. But when will he decide? He continued his search for new strategy by meeting with outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his replacement Bob Gates at the Pentagon this afternoon (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16183230/).
Go to www.politics.msnbc.com for more on this and all of today's political news. Tonight on Hardball, we'll be joined by Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) to talk about his emotional speech on the Senate floor last week where he broke with the President and called for a pullout of U.S. troops (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/08/AR2006120801579.html). Then we'll continue the Iraq discussion with Ed Rogers, former advisor to Bush 41, and Democratic strategist Jenny Backus. And later in the show, Washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza and Roger Simon, Political Columnist for The Politico, will be here to talk about new polls that show strong support from Americans for the ISG recommendations, support that hasn't translated as strongly on Capitol Hill (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR2006121200278.html) Plus, we'll be joined by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) to talk about his plans for an '08 presidential run and how the situation in Iraq influenced his decision to run. Here are some stories you may have missed today: - Rabbis angry with Carter over book: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16188115/ - The latest from HotSoup: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16186719/ - "The Fix" from Washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/ - NBC's First Read: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/ - MSNBC's Political Calendar: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/ Shelby Poduch and Tina Urbanski compiled the Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC. ========================================= 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/>