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The U.S. military led the largest air assault today since the Iraq War began
three years ago to take out suspected insurgents in an area northeast of
Samarra. Military officials in Baghdad said that 1,500 troops, 50 aircraft, and
more than 200 vehicles were involved in the attack. Tonight on Hardball, Chris
will discuss the latest on these developments with Time's Baghdad Bureau Chief
Michael Ware and NBC News Military Analyst Gen. Wayne Downing (Ret.). Here's a
report from the AP: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11857580/.
Meanwhile, back at home, the president issued a national security report that
reaffirmed his pre-emptive war doctrine. Steve McMahon, Democratic strategist,
and Kate O'Beirne, Washington editor for the National Review, will be here to
talk about the administration's situation and whether any changes could be
coming in the president's polls or personnel.
Make sure you read this report by Hardball's David Shuster as he watched
Jessica Simpson make Capitol Hill smile today:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11860183.
Also tonight, former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) will join Chris live from New
Orleans where he is helping college students on spring break help rebuild the
city.
Plus, Veteran political strategists Mike Berman and Ed Rollins will be here to
talk about White House strategy and the developing dynamics for the 2006 and
2008 elections. Berman also will talk about his new book called "Living Large."
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--Newsweek's Wolffe and Bailey process the president's new speech series on the
war http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11846328/site/newsweek/
--AP reports on the $92 billion for the war and hurricane recovery moving
through Congress http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11859625/
--Hardblogger (Memphis central) 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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