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First up - charming Europe.
President Obama is making quite a splash across the pond. He spent the day
winning over crowds and leaders alike in France and Germany - hosting a
townhall in Strasborgh, France and receiving accolades from the British Prime
Minister and French President. So how much European support will this charm
offensive win as the NATO conferences begin? NBC News Chief White House
correspondent Chuck Todd and Newsweek's Evan Thomas will give us their takes.
For more on the President in Europe, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/us/03illinois.html?hpw
Next up - bad news for Blago! The impeached Illinois Governor was officially
indicted on sixteen felony counts of corruption yesterday. He isn't the only
one either - the indictment incriminates a whole host of characters from the
Illinois political scene. We'll hear more about this from the Chicago
Sun-Times' Carol Marin and writer Elizabeth Brackett, the author of "Pay to
Play: How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption into a National
Sideshow."
For more on the Blagojevich indictment, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/us/03illinois.html?hpw
Afterwards, we'll ask MSNBC Political Analyst Richard Wolffe and Philadelphia
Radio Host E. Steven Collins how the President's performance abroad could
impact politics back home. Did he score enough points overseas to win a little
more leg-room in Congress? That and more in the Politics Fix.
And we've got major March Madness in the Hardball Sideshow. Tune in before
Final Four weekend kicks off!
Plus tonight we'll welcome Ed Schultz who'll be hosting the new "The Ed Show"
beginning Monday night at 6 p.m. on MSNBC.
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