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The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC
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Tonight on Hardball, live at 5 and 7 Eastern, Chris will report on the latest
news in the Middle East conflict with NBC News correspondents throughout the
region. NBC News' Richard Engel will report from Beirut, Martin Fletcher from
Haifa, Fred Francis from Gaza City, and Carl Quintanilla from Tel Aviv. NBC
reports on today's developments: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13902115/.
NBC News' Chief White House Correspondent David Gregory also will join Chris to
talk about President Bush's return from the G8 summit in Russia and what he's
doing about the conflict. The AP reports on some unscripted moments for the
president in Russia: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13901209/.
The AP also reports on the diplomatic efforts underway:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13897540/.
Robin Wright, diplomatic reporter for the Washington Post, will talk about the
efforts being made to have a ceasefire. In case you missed it, Wright's piece
on Sunday mapped out Israel's strategy and how the U.S. is involved. Here it
is:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/15/AR2006071500957.html.
NBC News' Jim Miklaszewski will report on the Pentagon's plans for evacuating
thousands of U.S. citizens from Lebanon if necessary. Hardball Correspondent
David Shuster will report on what Arab nations are saying about Hezbollah's
attacks on Israel. MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan and Tony Blankley,
editorial page editor of the Washington Times, will join Chris to talk about
the politics involved in trying to end the conflict. Newsweek's Jerusalem
Bureau Chief Kevin Peraino will report from there and former CIA officer Gary
Berntsen, author of "Jawbreaker," will talk with Chris about how Hezbollah and
Hamas operate.
Here's more on the evacuation plans from the AP:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13902115/.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP updates on the Senate's stem cell debate
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13903040/
--AP reports on violence in Iraq today http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13858530/
--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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