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First up, the jobs agenda.
Today, President Obama said we have to "spend our way out of this recession."
He's proposing new infrastructure spending, tax breaks for businesses that
hire, and tax breaks for energy efficient homes. Can this plan put six million
unemployed Americans back to work? What else could the President do? We'll play
Hardball with two leaders in places hardest hit by the recession Governor
Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.
For more, go to:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34312987/ns/business-economy_at_a_crossroads/
Next, the President and the poll!
The White House mocked a new Gallup Poll that has the President dropping to a
new low- 47 percent. Should the Democrats be worried about the President's
polling numbers? What's causing the public support erosion? Will the trend
continue? We'll analyze the President's polling numbers and compare with former
presidents at this point in their times in office with NBC News Chief White
House Correspondent and Political Director Chuck Todd and Presidential
Historian Douglas Brinkley.
For more, go to: http://www.newsweek.com/id/225824
Plus, should we stay or should we go in Afghanistan?
On his trip to Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today, "we are
in this thing to win." What does "winning" mean? Does "winning" mean we are in
Afghanistan long after the July 2011 target date to start leaving? We'll
discuss the President's strategy in Afghanistan with Armed Services Committee
Members Congressmen Eric Massa (D-NY) and Jack Kingston (R-GA).
For more, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34326302/ns/politics-capitol_hill/
Finally in the Politics Fix, we'll talk about the GOP's response to Harry
Reid's slavery comment, how President Obama ranks with the past presidents and
the rest of the day's political news.
For more, go to: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/
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