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President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair get together at the White
House tonight for a primetime press conference in the middle of their meetings
today and tomorrow about the state of Iraq. Hardball's coverage begins live at
7 pm Eastern on MSNBC. Chris will be joined by NBC News Chief White House
Correspondent David Gregory, as well as MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent
Norah O'Donnell, "Countdown" Host Keith Olbermann, "Scarborough Country" Host
Joe Scarborough, MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan, and more!
What will come out of the latest Bush-Blair summit? You must watch to find out!
USA TODAY has a good Bush-Blair side-by-side to prep you for tonight:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-24-bush-blair-chart_x.htm
But before we get to the presser tonight, it's a live edition of Hardball at 5
pm Eastern. Chris welcomes NBC's Tim Russert, moderator of "Meet the Press" and
author of a new book called "Wisdom of Our Fathers," to talk about today's
immigration developments, the outlook for 2006, and what to expect in tonight's
White House meeting.
AP has more on the immigration debate winding down in the Senate today:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12967288/.
Plus, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean plays Hardball tonight
about his party's chances for taking control of Congress in 2006.
Also at 5, Hardball Correspondent David Shuster will have the latest news in
the CIA leak probe. Will Vice President Cheney be called to testify? New
documents filed by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald indicate that is a
possibility. Read more on that from the AP:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12970508/.
Chris also will talk with Howard Fineman, MSNBC political analyst and chief
political correspondent for Newsweek, and Charlie Cook, NBC News political
analyst and publisher of the Cook Political Report. In case you missed it,
check out Fineman's recent piece on Al Gore's new movie:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12953239/site/newsweek/.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP recaps today's Enron verdict http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12968481/
--AP hears House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) react to reports involving his
name http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12973390/
--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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