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An Al Qaeda-linked group is claiming to have abducted two U.S. soldiers who
have been missing. Tonight on Hardball, MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent
Norah O'Donnell sits in for Chris and will have the latest news on that with
NBC News' Jim Miklaszewski from the Pentagon. Jeffrey Zaun, a former prisoner
of war, also will talk with Norah about the situation. MSNBC has more:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13380881/.
In other news today, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. "would
consider a long-range ballistic missile test from North Korea 'a provocative
act,'" per a report by the AP. Here's more on that:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13361343/.
Also tonight, Norah welcomes Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean to
talk about Iraq, North Korea, Decision 2006, and much more! Plus, Sen. George
Allen (R-VA) will be here to talk about the missing soldiers, the ongoing
immigration fight, and his race in 2006 against former Reagan Administration
Navy Secretary Jim Webb.
New York Daily News Washington Bureau Chief Tom DeFrank and Washington Times
Editorial Page Editor Tony Blankley will join Norah to discuss how political
battles are shaping up with just over four months until Election Day. DeFrank
was honored today with the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on
the Presidency, which was presented to him by none other than Vice President
Cheney.
Don't miss Hardball on Tuesday with the director of the new film "Road to
Guantanamo" and one of the former Gitmo Bay prisoners whose story is told in
the film!
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP preps on the Supreme Court's upcoming abortion law review
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13418760/
--MSNBC reports on the flooding in Houston http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13418885/
--H-A-R-D-B-L-O-G-G-E-R http://hardblogger.msnbc.com
--NBC's "First Read" http://firstread.msnbc.com
--Doonesbury http://doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html
Brooke Brower compiled the "Hardball Briefing" in Washington, D.C.
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