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Hardball airs on MSNBC at 7p, 11p & 4a ET & 4p, 8p & 1a PT Find MSNBC on your TV http://www.msnbc.com/CableOperator.asp MSNBC also is on your XM satellite radio on channel 130 Tonight Chris is live from Boston with the legendary one and only Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric and co-author (with his wife) of the new book "Winning"...Chris will interview him from Bean town on what else? Winning: in business, politics and life... We'll lead however with the Bolton-UN hearings on the Hill today with a couple of members from the Foreign Relations Committee where he was grilled: Norm Coleman (R-MN) and Bill Nelson (D-FL)...Dodd was all over Bolton like white on rice, as was Boxer...A handful of protesters interrupted the hearing for a few minutes with their pink banners...They called themselves the "pink brigade" or something like that...We'll get you up to speed on the hearings, and break down what it all means... Shuster was out in Aspen, CO last week (tough assignment huh?) and files a unique report...David profiles 350 disabled military veterans who were out there participating in a winter sports clinic...He'll bring you their amazing stories and I think you'll enjoy it... Also today Ariel Sharon was down on the Crawford Ranch today discussing Settlements and the Arab-Israeli peace process...Our own David Gregory caught up with Israeli Prime Minister and brings us an exclusive interview.... Pls join us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC Bush tells Sharon to halt growth of settlements...U.S. pleased with Gaza withdrawal plan (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7447917/ U.N. nominee vows to strengthen U.N....But Democrats appear united in opposing Bush's pick as ambassador (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7462527/ Cardinal celebrates Mass despite protests...Law's role in papal ceremonies called 'hurtful' to abuse victims (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7463011/ Hundreds of U.S. and Iraqi forces launched their biggest Baghdad raid in recent weeks, moving on foot Monday through a central neighborhood and rounding up dozens of suspected insurgents, the military said. (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7430272/ A U.S. contractor was kidnapped Monday in the Baghdad area, and a pickup truck exploded near a U.S. convoy as it patrolled a crowded market in the troubled city of Samarra, killing at least three people and injuring more than 20 others, witnesses said. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050411/D89DCHVG1.html For the first time in a quarter-century of estrangement from Iran, the Bush administration is openly preparing to spend government funds in that country to promote democracy. (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-04-10-us-iran_x.htm Pressure builds on DeLay...Majority leader's travel, campaign finances at issue (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7453969/ Novak "must read" Quest to get a Republican to fight DeLay may have crossed a line http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak11.html Al-Qaida sought nuke, IAEA chief says...ElBaradei warns of 'most horrible scenario' (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7446744/ Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrillas flew an unmanned surveillance drone over northern Israel on Monday, the guerrilla group and the Israeli army said. (Reuters) http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-04-11T165513Z_01_L11455388_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-LEBANON-ISRAEL-DCXML Many voters in last year's presidential election were denied access to the polls through trickery and intimidation, former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry told a voters' group Sunday. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050410/D89CRLSG0.html Police tackle suspicious man outside Capitol...Man with two suitcases ignored orders to step away from bags (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7465269/ New York GOP kicks off 'Stop Hillary' effort...Goal is to thwart Senate re-election bid in 2006 (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7453924/ What tunes does the President listen to? Bush's IPod listings (NY Times) http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/10/news/letter.html White House adviser Karl Rove told Republican activists in Wisconsin Saturday that their work in last year's presidential campaign was not lost despite the fact President Bush didn't win the state. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050410/D89CA1QO0.html Opinion/Editorial Terry on JPII: One Moment, One Wall, One Truth http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7077 Pat: Pius XII and John Paul II http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43733 Conason: John Paul's Duality: Neither Left nor Right http://www.observer.com/pages/conason.asp Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/ ========================================= This email is never sent unsolicited. You have received The Hardball Briefing 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.com/tools/newstools/e/emailextra.asp?nfeature=19 Microsoft Corporation - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052 MSN PRIVACY STATEMENT http://privacy.msn.com