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Fmr. Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated today during a political rally less than two weeks before the country's parliamentary elections. We'll bring you reaction from Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) and analysis from NBC's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell. What does this mean for the future of the region? Newsweek's Lally Weymoth and MSNBC's Pat Buchanan will offer their thoughts. Bhutto returned from exile in October to lead the opposition against Pakistani Prime Minister Pervez Musharraf despite threats against her life. Tune in to hear what Bhutto told NBC's Ann Curry about why she decided to return. We'll also bring you Chris Matthews' interview with Bhutto from 2003, where the former Prime minister talked about her hopes for Pakistan. Buchanan and Mitchell will then be joined by the Politico's Roger Simon in our Politics Fix. 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/>