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It's a Hardball exclusive tonight as Chris goes inside Opus Dei's U.S.
headquarters in New York City to talk about the worldwide premiere of "The Da
Vinci Code." Why is the Catholic Church telling members not to see the movie?
Is there any fact in the fiction of "The Da Vinci Code?" What really goes on
behind the closed doors of Opus Dei?
Chris will talk with Monsignor Francis Maniscalo, spokesman for the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops, about all of these questions live from inside
Opus Dei. Chris also talks with the vicar of Opus Dei, Father Tom Bohlin, about
the movie's portrayal of his organization. Plus, Peter Guber, president of
Mandalay Pictures, and Peter Bart, editor-in-chief of Variety, will join Chris
live from the Cannes Film Festival in France to talk about the world's reaction
to "The Da Vinci Code." Newsweek Managing Editor Jon Meacham, author of
"American Gospel," and Dr. Pia de Solenni, ethicist and theologian, will also
be with Chris live from Opus Dei's headquarters to talk about the impact of the
film on the Catholic Church and the effects of pop culture on perceptions of
Christianity. Check out Chris' web-exclusive report on all of this right now on
MSNBC.com: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12835939/.
Also tonight, you'll see parts of NBC Chief White House Correspondent David
Gregory's interview with President Bush during his trip to the U.S.-Mexico
border today. You can see more of their chat on "NBC Nightly News" tonight and
learn more here on "The Daily Nightly": http://dailynightly.msnbc.com/.
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, will be
here too to talk about today's confirmation hearing for Gen. Michael Hayden,
President Bush's choice to run the CIA. Attorney Dick Sauber, an expert on
national security and intelligence gathering laws, will also be here to talk
about Hayden's defense today of the government's intelligence gathering
techniques. Read more about the hot hearing today in the AP's report:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12847084/.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP reports on today's developments in Iraq
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12835075/
--NBC has more on the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains in Michigan
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12841274/
--HARDBLOGGER (!!!) http://www.hardblogger.msnbc.com
--NBC's First Read http://www.firstread.msnbc.com
--Doonesbury http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html
Brooke Brower compiled the "Hardball Briefing" in Washington, D.C.
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