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First up - The Optional Public Option?
Reports today show that the White House may yield on including a public option
as a part of healthcare reform. Representatives Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and Jim
Cooper (D-TN) will be here to discuss where the legislation currently stands.
For more on the public option, go to:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32446157/ns/politics-white_house/
Next up - Midterm Exam. President Obama's ambitious agenda and sinking poll
numbers have some Democrats nervous about their chances in the 2010 elections.
What will be the fate of the Democrats most closely tied to the President?
What are the typical losses for the incumbent party in a midterm election?
We'll ask MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan and The Cook Political Report's
Charlie Cook to analyze.
For more on the 2010 elections, go to:
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/08/17/2032630.aspx
Plus - Today, while speaking to nearly 13,000 members of the VFW, President
Obama praised the work of the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. We'll examine
the toll these wars have taken on the military and their families, including
one fallen marine, Sgt. William Cahir, whose heroic story will be related to us
by his friend and former colleague Brett Lieberman.
For more on the President's speech, go to:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32449355/ns/politics-white_house/
And finally, in the Politics Fix, we'll discuss the latest involving the
Clintons, along with the fate of the public option with The Chicago Tribune's
Clarence Page and USA Today's Susan Page.
For more on the Clintons, go to:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32361939
Also, be sure not to miss the Hardball Sideshow! Tonight, we'll show you why a
Congressman infamously known as "The Hammer," may just be light on his feet.
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