------------------------------------------------------ The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC ------------------------------------------------------ "The campaign goes on." After much speculation, 2008 presidential contender John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth delivered the news today that her cancer has returned, but that his presidential campaign will continue.
Plus, was fired he for political reasons? Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias from New Mexico speaks out on Hardball against the Justice Department and Bush administration. Read Iglesias's account of what happened from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/21/opinion/21iglesias.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. But we begin tonight with David Yepsen, Political Columnist for the Des Moines Register and Hardball Political Analyst and former Edwards adviser Bob Shrum about today's news and the impact it will have on the campaign trail. Read Yepsen's political blog here: http://blogs.dmregister.com/?cat=33. We'll also hear from MSNBC Analyst Dr. Bernadine Healy, former Director of the National Institutes of Health and Medical Columnist for U.S. News & World Report, for more details on Edwards' condition. Hal Boedeker from the Orlando Sentinel notes Healy's important comments on Edwards' health today: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2007/03/a_political_sto.html. And later in the show, more on 2008, including the possibility of a Gore run, the latest in Clinton vs. Obama, and the future of the Edwards campaign with former Gore adviser Michael Feldman and Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson. Then, Hardball's David Shuster reports on the latest sparks between White House and Congress over subpoenas and the questionable dismissal of U.S. Attorneys. We'll find out what's going on from Reps. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) as they duke it out over the issue. And MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan will add fuel to the fire when he joins the debate. For the latest on all of today's political news, go to the best political website www.politics.msnbc.com, powered by NBC News and the National Journal. 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/. 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/>