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Hardball was first to show you the Katrina tapes. Tonight, we get official
White House reaction. Chris will be joined by Trent Duffy, White House Deputy
Press Secretary. (Read the latest on this story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11640594/)
Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) will also sit down with Chris for reaction from
the Gulf region and his thoughts on the port deal. And for Democratic
response, we'll speak with Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
David Gregory will file a report on the President's trip to India and the
agreement brokered early this morning (Read the NYTimes update here
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/02/international/asia/02cnd-prexy.html?hp&ex=1141362000&en=7dacedac58916c34&ei=5094&partner=homepage).
For more on port politics this week, we'll turn to two experts: MSNBC Military
Analyst Lt. Col. Rick Francona and Frank Gaffney, a former assistant secretary
of defense who testified today on the Hill on this topic.
And lastly for political analysis on the Katrina tapes, the Republican split
over Dubai deal, and the Bush trip, Byron York, White House Correspondent for
National Review and Ron Reagan, MSNBC Political Analyst will join Chris.
Be sure to tune in for Hardball tomorrow night for our weekly feature, the
Hardball HotShots!
Stories you may have missed today:
-Hardblogger: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/
-Senate vote today on Patriot Act:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/02/AR2006030200225.html
-Murray Waas' latest: http://hotstory.nationaljournal.com/articles/0302nj1.htm
-Howard Fineman "Unexplainer In Chief":
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11623419/site/newsweek/
Colleen King compiled the Hardball Briefing in Washington, D.C.
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