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It was an afternoon of celebration and remembrance today outside of Atlanta, as
nearly ten thousand mourners gathered to honor the life of Coretta Scott King.
Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush
were all in attendance to pay tribute to the "first lady of the civil rights
movement." It was afternoon of passion, and, at times, that passion played into
politics that criticized the sitting president, who was literally sitting just
steps away from the pulpit. On Hardball tonight, Chris will talk about the
day's events with Cynthia Tucker, editorial page director of the Atlanta
Journal Constitution, Kate O'Beirne, Washington editor of the National Review,
and Colbert King, deputy editorial page editor of the Washington Post. Here's
MSNBC.com's coverage: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11173305/.
Chris writes about King's life and legacy on Hardblogger:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11116759/#060207a.
Also tonight, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will be here to talk about what his
verbal scuffle with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is all about. Does McCain think
Obama is playing politics over lobbying reform? Chris also will ask him about
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' defense of the NSA warrantless spying
program, the $2.77 trillion budget proposal for 2007, and much more! Here's
today's piece on the McCain vs. Obama situation by the Chicago Tribune's Jeff
Zeleny:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0602070136feb07,1,7103112.story.
Plus, Chris will talk with Tucker Carlson, host of MSNBC's The Situation, Allan
Silberbrandt, U.S. Bureau Chief of TV2 Denmark, and Osama Siblani, publisher
and editor-in-chief of the Arab American News, about the continuing outrage
among Muslims and the violent protests across the world over the political
cartoons that first appeared in a Danish newspaper last year. In case you
missed it, the Philadelphia Inquirer became the first (and so far the only)
major U.S. newspaper to run one of the cartoons this past weekend. That
decision was met with nonviolent protests and an explanation from the paper.
Read more about the Inquirer's actions here:
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/13805613.htm.
And read MSNBC's coverage of the cartoon protests here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10705393/.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--MSNBC reports on more church fires in Alabama
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11217468/
--Newsweek looks at the rise of Leader Boehner
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11180108/site/newsweek/
--AP hears reaction on the fiscal 2007 budget proposal
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11216962/
--Hardblogger (!) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/
--NBC's First Read http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3626796/
--Doonesbury http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html
Brooke Brower compiled the "Hardball Briefing" in Washington, D.C.
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