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The conflict in the Middle East moves into its eighth day. Tonight, Chris talks
with former Israeli Prime Minister and current Vice Prime Minister Shimon
Peres. On Tuesday, Peres told Chris, "We don't intend to enter Lebanon from the
ground." But today, the New York Times reports Israelis have entered Lebanon:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/world/middleeast/19cnd-mideast.html. Chris
will talk with Peres about what has changed and what will happen next.
MSNBC's Tucker Carlson will report from Haifa and NBC News reporters will have
live updates throughout the region. Here's the latest from Lebanon:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13929959/ and http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13929410/.
"NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams blogs from northern Israel:
http://dailynightly.msnbc.com/2006/07/on_the_move_in_.html.
Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), the former majority leader, also will join Chris to
give his take on the latest diplomatic efforts and the evacuation of thousands
of Americans from the war zone.
MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent Norah O'Donnell will report on some
conservative criticism of the Bush Administration's foreign policy. Here's more
on that in today's Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/AR2006071801373.html.
MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan and Hardball Political Analyst Bob Shrum
will join Chris to talk about that as well as the political significance of the
president's veto today of a stem cell funding bill. The AP has more on the
first veto: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13934199/.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP reports on the House's plans for the pledge
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13937043/
--Newsweek profiles Washington's U.S. Senate race
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13923610/site/newsweek/
--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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