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As President Bush moves forward with the plans to send more U.S. troops to
Iraq, his closest ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, announced today his
plans to start bringing British troops home. Vice President Dick Cheney calls
Blair's announcement "an affirmation...that things are going pretty well"
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17260737/). Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) hits
Hollywood and raises $1.3 million, but comments from fundraiser co-host David
Geffen leave Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-NY) campaign calling for Obama to cut
ties and return his cash. And Scooter Libby's fate is now in the hands of the
jury as deliberations begin in the CIA leak trial
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17256097). That's all tonight on Hardball, at 5
and 7 PM EST, only on MSNBC.
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/.
We'll begin tonight with the latest on the Libby trial from Hardball
Correspondent David Shuster. Attorney Stan Brand, former counsel to the U.S.
House, will also be here to talk about closing arguments and what may happen
next. And for more on the trial, Iraq and all of the day's political news,
we'll bring in the Hardballers: Ed Rogers, former aide to President George
H.W. Bush, and Hardball Political Analyst Bob Shrum.
Plus, we'll get all the details on Obama's star-studded fundraiser from
Variety's Ted Johnson. Then, Howard Wolfson, communications director for
Clinton's campaign, will be here to talk about why the campaign is taking issue
with Geffen's comments on Clinton (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17260728/). And
Terry Jeffrey from HumanEvents.com and Bloomberg News' Margaret Carlson will
tell us what's going on with the rest of the '08 contenders.
Shelby Poduch compiled the "Hardball Briefing" from Washington, D.C.
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