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Hardball airs tonight at 7 pm ET, 11 pm ET, 4 AM ET & 4 pm PT, 8 pm PT & 1 am PT
We're gonna kick off the week right with an action packed Hardball for you...We lead
with the newest presidential aspirant, Ralph Nader...Last we heard from him he was
complaining about the officiating at one of the NBA championship games...We'll ask him
about his plans, his platform and which states he thinks he can win...I think you'll
like this one...Chris asks several questions you won't see elsewhere...
We'll also talk to Steve Coll, the author of the new book "Ghost Wars" about the CIA's
covert activities in Afghanistan and the hunting of Osama bin Laden...If you're a
covert black ops junkie, you'll love this segment..Here's a sneak peak
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4340038/
Then we'll talk to Richard Roeper, film critic...You know him as the other half of
"Siskel and Ebert"...We'll ask him about "The Passion of the Christ" and his Oscar
picks...
Plus, HBO comedian Bill Maher will be here to weigh in on Nader, Bush, Kerry, Edwards
and the whole political kit and kaboodle (whatever the heck that means)...It'll be
fun...We'll also play Saturday Night Live's latest Hardball sketch...
And tonight would't be complete without POTUS' big speech...President Bush addresses
the Republican Governors Association (RGA) dinner in what numerous aides are calling
one of this opening salvo speeches for re-election...We'll take it live and get some
context from everyone's favorite NBC correspondent, Norah O'Donnell...The speech,
we're told, will layout some broad themes about the President's vision for the next
term. In addition he will discuss some choices the American people face this
November...We're also told that the campaign will go up on the air soon with a slate
of ads...
Slipping in the polls, President Bush is striking back with an aggressive new stump
speech and preparing a multimillion-dollar advertising barrage. "It's going to be the
year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue," Bush said Monday. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040223/D80T7J000.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4352103/
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
Peter Johnson: Chris Matthews: MSNBC's best shot at staying in the game...The new
chief of also-ran cable news network MSNBC, Rick Kaplan, brings with him two decades
of broadcast news experience at ABC and, more recently, three years of cable news work
at CNN. http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2004-02-22-media-mix_x.htm
Calling on William Hung fans....He's a loser, baby...But William Hung, 'American Idol'
reject, found fame anyway http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4305972/
President Bush begins Monday what his campaign manager calls "a significant stepping
up" of his re-election efforts that includes the airing of his first TV ads in more
than a dozen states next week. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-02-22-bush-commercials_x.htm
President Bush's re-election campaign told Democrat John Kerry that it does not
condone any effort to impugn his patriotism, but insisted his voting record on
national security and defense is fair game in the presidential race. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040223/D80T6ILO0.html
Marines land in Haiti as rebels eye capital...Non-violent opposition weighs
U.S.-backed plan (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4244322/
Ralph Nader said Monday he won't back off from his latest campaign for the White House
even if the major candidates are tied in polls going in to Election Day, a scenario
that led many friends and former supporters to urge him not to run again. (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-02-23-nader_x.htm
Democrats shrug off Nader candidacy...Kerry, Edwards keep focus on 'Super Tuesday'
states (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4276026/
Democratic front-runner John Kerry remains the favorite of labor leaders and party
stalwarts in Ohio, an economically ailing state that rival John Edwards could capture
March 2 with his populist appeal. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040223/D80T1A981.html
Howard: Smiles to Go...Power Drive: Edwards looms in the rearview mirror. But Kerry's
got his foot on the gas, and the Bushmobile's wobbly. Revving up for Super Tuesday
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4340667/
A Tighter Race...A Kerry-Edwards ticket could beat Bush-Cheney, according to the
latest NEWSWEEK poll. And while the Massachusetts senator remains the clear Democratic
frontrunner, John Edwards increasingly appeals to voters
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4333712/
Red Cross visits Saddam Hussein...Delegates meet former dictator at undisclosed
location in Iraq (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4336997/
The World According to Trump...Just a decade ago, he was a punch line, a combed-over
relic from the decade of greed. But he's back, and bigger than ever, thanks to his new
hit reality show 'The Apprentice.' Why we still love to ogle his houses, his
helicopters and his hair-and to hear him say: 'You're fired'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4340618/
Opinion/Editorial
Katrina: Jesse, Jerry and Pat...You never know who you'll meet in the "green room."
http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Barnicle: Army bungles armoring of its Humvees
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/166688p-145834c.html
Reese: Conspiracy fans can have a field day if Sen. John Kerry wins the Democratic
nomination for president, as it appears at this time he will.
http://reese.king-online.com/Reese_20040223/index.php
Fund on the Trail: Marriage of Inconvenience...Why same-sex nuptials make Democrats
nervous. http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110004727
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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