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Yesterday Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) picked up a key endorsement from New Hampshire's largest newspaper, the Manchester Union Leader. Is McCain on track for a repeat of his 2000 NH primary win? Tune in tonight to hear McCain talk about the race for the Republican nomination. Then, it was a busy weekend on the '08 campaign trail. Hardball's David Shuster will report on the latest news and communications consultant John Neffinger will tell you how a candidates' likeability affects their chances of winning. The Idaho Statesman reported Sunday that five men have come forward claiming to have either had sex or been solicited for sex by Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID). We'll bring you audio interviews from the accusers and analysis from the Idaho Statesman's Dan Popkey and BlogActive.com's Mike Rogers. Our roundtable with the National Journal's Linda Douglass, the Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman and the WashingtonPost.com's Chris Cillizza will then discuss these stories and look ahead to the upcoming primaries. Plus, don't miss tonight's edition of the Hardball Power Rankings live during the 7pm edition of the show. We'll tell you which '08 candidates have moved up in the race to the 2008 presidential nominations. 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. And, don't forget to check out NBC's "First Read" and MSNBC.com's political calendar. Vidhya Murugesan 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/>