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Harry Whittington, the man whom Vice President Cheney accidentally shot last
weekend, appeared today outside the hospital where he's been recovering to say
thanks to his doctors and express how he felt sorry for what Cheney has gone
through this week. Meanwhile, the vice president went to his home state of
Wyoming to address the state legislature, saying, "Thankfully, Harry
Whittington is on the mend and doing very well." Here's the AP's report on it
all: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11407623/.
Tonight on Hardball at 7 p.m. Eastern, Chris will talk with Bloomberg News'
Margaret Carlson and Time's Mike Allen about the tumultuous week for the vice
president and the White House. Here's Carlson's take on the incident:
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_carlson&sid=a803o57wcpJk.
And here's Allen's latest:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1159864,00.html.
NBC News' Chief White House Correspondent David Gregory also will have a report
on today's developments in Wyoming and Texas. Plus, Chris will talk with former
Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY), Cheney's longtime friend and fellow hunter.
By the way, this is a full transcript of what Whittington said:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11409731/. And here are Cheney's remarks from
today: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060217-3.html.
Also tonight, it's time for another Friday edition of the Hardball HotShots!
MSNBC's Tucker Carlson, Joe Scarborough, and Ron Reagan (who is filling in for
Rita Cosby) all will be here to give Chris their takes on the week's big
stories and on which 2008 presidential prospect gained the most ground this
week!
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP details Scooter Libby's demanded document dump
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11405739/
--Reuters follows the president to Florida today
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11411191/
--Hardblogger (!) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/
--NBC's First Read http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3626796/
--Doonesbury http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3626796/
Brooke Brower compiled the "Hardball Briefing" in Washington, D.C.
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