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It's a Hardball exclusive tonight as Chris talks with Rep. John Murtha (R-PA)
about the politics of Iraq and national security for the midterm election.
Chris also will talk with Murtha's Republican challenger, Diana Irey.
Hardball's David Shuster will report on the latest in the debate over Iraq.
Plus, former Gov. Thomas Kean (R-NJ) and former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN),
co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission, will talk about the politics of fighting
terrorism. Will the question of "Are we safer?" be the one that matters most at
the polls for the midterm? The Washington Post reports today on more 9/11 audio
tapes:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/16/AR2006081600203.html.
Wendy Murphy, a former sex crimes prosecutor, and Pat Korten, a former director
of public affairs for the Justice Department and former spokesman for the
Ramsey family, will debate whether there was a rush to judgment against the
Ramsey family in the murder of JonBenet. Here's more on the arrest on
MSNBC.com: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14379566/.
And our Hardballers tonight, radio host G. Gordon Liddy and Democratic
strategist Jenny Backus, will break down the latest developments for Decision
2006. Are Democrats gaining steam? Are Republicans bouncing back? Will voters
be mad or afraid at the polls? Or will it be both? Today's New York Times has
the latest on President Bush's words in the terrorism debate:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/washington/17bush.html.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--MSNBC.com's Tom Curry looks at exit strategy politics in 2006
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14365222/
--MSNBC's (constantly updated) political planner http://hardball.msnbc.com
--Hardblogger http://hardball.msnbc.com
--NBC's "First Read" http://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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