------------------------------------------------------ The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC ------------------------------------------------------ In his first news conference of 2007, President Bush says he's convinced Iran is arming Iraq. How does he plan to deal with this? Meanwhile, it's day three of the Iraq debate in the House. Tomorrow, the members vote. Will the Senate follow their lead? And "Picking the Next President:" Can Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) go the distance? That's all tonight on Hardball.
For the latest on all of today's political news, go to the best political website online www.politics.msnbc.com, powered by the National Journal and NBC News. Don't forget to check out NBC's "First Read" http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/ and MSNBC.com's political calendar http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/. First up tonight, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) talks to Chris about the president vs. the Congress on Iraq. Will Biden and his colleagues in the Senate pick up the debate? And in the race for the White House, what will the '08 contender do to win? Then, more on the political debate over Iraq and the latest on 2008 with the Hardballers: National Review's Kate O'Beirne and Democratic strategist Steve McMahon. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) are leading the latest polls. Could we see a "Subway Series" next year? Read more here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17158406/. Later in the show, former Defense Sec. William Cohen and his wife Janet Langhart, authors of "Love in Black and White," join Chris to talk about how race in America may effect who becomes the next president. The AP reports that race doesn't give Obama an edge in South Carolina http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17171931/. And as Congress debates the war in Iraq, what progress has been made in the global war on terror? Mark Bowden from The Atlantic is the author of the March cover story, "Jihadists in Paradise" (http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200703/bowden-jihad). He'll tell us about it tonight. Plus, Hardball Correspondent David Shuster will report on what we learned about Vice President Dick Cheney and Scooter Libby during the CIA leak trial, where the defense rested Wednesday. Shelby Poduch compiled the "Hardball Briefing" from 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/>