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It's a special St. Patrick's Day edition of Hardball tonight and Chris will
kick things off talking with Jim VandeHei of the Washington Post about his hard
look at the state of the Bush Administration, its relationship with Capitol
Hill Republicans, and its continuing poll woes. As the country enters the
fourth year of the Iraq War, senior Republicans are questioning the president's
people and his policies. If you haven't read VandeHei's piece yet, then you
should:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/16/AR2006031602430.html.
Former Clinton White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers and Ron Christie,
former advisor to President Bush and Vice President Cheney, will be here to
discuss it all.
Plus, the Hardball HotShots will be here tonight for a very special Irish
edition. Norah O'Donnell, Joe O'Scarborough, and Ron O'Reagan -- they'll all
join Chris tonight to talk about the most intriguing stories of the week, from
Jessica Simpson on Capitol Hill to the presidential wannabes' whereabouts.
Also tonight, Paul Hackett, Iraq War veteran and former Democratic senate
candidate in Ohio, will be here. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
PAC (IAVA PAC), which Hackett is advising, just endorsed seven veterans running
for Congress this week. Find out more here: http://www.iavapac.org/.
And don't miss Chris' conversation with Jason Reitman, director of the new film
"Thank You for Smoking." Learn more about the film here:
http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/thankyouforsmoking/.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP reports on the Moussaoui case judge's ruling today to allow new witnesses
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11878438/
--MSNBC.com's Tom Curry describes Democrats' divisions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11866980/
--Hardblogger (with John Edwards in New Orleans)
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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