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First up: Frozen. Who's to blame for the gridlock in Washington? Today Congressional leadership met with the President to discuss a jobs bill. Can Republicans and Democrats find common ground? We'll bring you reaction from Reps. Jim Moran (D-VA) and Scott Garrett (R-NJ). For more on today's meeting: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/obama-urges-setting-aside-petty-politics/?hp Next - Sarah Palin got cheers this weekend when she mentioned secession at a rally in Texas. Is it really patriotic to advocate leaving your country? What's going on in Texas? We'll ask author James Moore and the Dallas Morning News's Wayne Slater, who together wrote "Bush's Brain." And is Palin really qualified to be President? The Washington Post's Anne Kornblut and Time magazine's Mark Halperin will weigh in. For more on Palin: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2012/sarah-palins-soundbite-strateg.html In the Sideshow we'll show you a curious billboard in Minnesota starring George W. Bush that reads, "Miss Me Yet?" Talk about stirring the pot! Finally, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)'s daughter took on the tea party movement yesterday. We'll bring you what she said along with analysis of all the top headlines with Newsweek's Howard Fineman and the Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page. For more on McCain: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/us/politics/09arizona.html?ref=politics ========================================= 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/25810860, 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/>