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The battle between the Bush Administration and big newspapers presses on today.
Were the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal wrong to
run stories describing a secret government program that tracks financial moves
of suspected terrorists? Or was it in the public's interest to learn about this
aspect of the fight against terrorism? Read today's report in the Washington
Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062600563.html.
Tonight on Hardball, Chris is live from New York City for more on this
contentious debate between the White House and the media. Rep. Ed Markey
(D-MA), who says this debate is nothing but a distraction, and Rep. Peter King
(R-NY), who called the New York Times "treasonous," will be here. Plus, Ken
Auletta, media reporter for the New Yorker, will talk with Chris about the
possible political strategy behind a battle with the press. Here's the New York
Times' report today: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/washington/27prexy.html.
And check out the Los Angeles Times' editor's response today:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-baquet27jun27,0,7950949.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions.
Also tonight, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly talks about how he
works to keep the largest city in the country safe from domestic and foreign
threats.
Columnists Margaret Carlson of Bloomberg News and John Fund of
OpinionJournal.com also will be here to talk about the security fight in
Decision 2006. New polls show most Americans want Congress to work on a plan to
bring U.S. troops out of Iraq. Were Democrats ahead of the game?
Don't miss Chris tonight on "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central!
And watch Hardball Wednesday with actress Mia Farrow, who just traveled to
Darfur recently, and veteran Michael Campbell, a supporter of a constitutional
amendment banning flag desecration who had the flag on his front porch torched
by vandals.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP reports on the cost of wars http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13563055/
--AP hears the Treasury nominee's hearing today
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13569854/
--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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