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Hardball airs tonight at 7p, 11p & 4a ET & 4p, 8p & 1a PT Tonight we bring you the latest from Day 2 of the 9/11 Commission hearing...Richard Clarke testifies and we'll bring you his explosive testimony...He's the guy with the new book on Bush, 9/11 & Iraq that we've been discussing the last couple of shows...We'll talk to Newsweek sleuth Mike Isikoff who is covering the hearings plus reaction from the White House from David Gregory...(unless he's crashing on a Nightly News spot in which case we'll get an appropriate replacement)...We'll also chat with Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) who was chairman of the Senate Intel committee during 9/11... Ron Reagan and BC '04 spokesman Terry Holt will do some political analysis for us and legendary comedian George Carlin rounds out the show On Friday we'll have a special on the wounded troops back from Iraq...Chris visited Walter Reed hospital and spent time with the wounded soldiers...We'll show you these compelling men and their stories...You won't want to miss it Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC Panel: Confusion hindered efforts to get bin Laden...Tenet says CIA worked dilligently to track the al-Qaida leader (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4592469/ Clarke to Testify on 9/11 Today...Author of Book Critical of Bush Bridged Two Administrations (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18978-2004Mar23.html Blame game avoided at 9/11 hearing...Unity is surprising theme on Day One (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4588729/ Faulty and incomplete intelligence prevented three military attacks against al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 1998 and 1999, according to a commission investigating the September 11 terrorist attacks. (The Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040324-121418-4081r.htm Forgotten Lessons...The Clinton era should have taught the Bush administration that fighting terrorism does not mix well with domestic politics. The drama surrounding the 9/11 commission suggests that it didn't (Newsweek) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4588255/ U.S. patrol attacked in Iraq...Insurgents attacked a U.S. patrol in Fallujah early Wednesday and an ensuing battle left three civilians dead and three wounded. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4551230/ Bush Backs Israel on Self-Defense...U.N. Begins Debate Over Killing of Hamas Founder (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18980-2004Mar23.html Hamas chief says U.S. not a target...Rantisi backs off from earlier threat against Americans (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4575552/ Kerry to visit Michigan: Allies of Democrat John Kerry in this down-on-its-luck industrial state are armed with depressing statistics on unemployment and poverty, hoping to persuade voters to blame President Bush for the hit on their pocketbooks. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040324/D81GQ0500.html For young Americans who care more about G-Unit than the GOP, choosing their favorite music videos on MTV's "Total Request Live" may be as close as they've come to the democratic process. (AP) http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--mtv-republicans0323mar23,0,6216962.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire Morano: Five days after CNSNews.com reported that Democrat John Kerry had attended a 1971 anti-war meeting at which the possible assassination of U.S. senators was discussed, the presidential hopeful is still backpedaling on statements regarding his whereabouts during that meeting. http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200403\NAT20040324a.html Democratic spending as team effort...Groups' advertisements level field for Kerry (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4588730/ Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry has accused President Bush of shortchanging the nation's veterans by cutting the Department of Veterans Affairs budget, increasing many veterans' health care costs and excluding thousands more from the system altogether. (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18958-2004Mar23.html Opinion/Editorial The Washington Post: The 9/11 Debate http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19205-2004Mar23.html Steiner Cartoon http://www.washtimes.com/national/steiner.htm 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 <http://www.msnbc.com/tools/newstools/e/emailextra.asp?nfeature=19>