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With less than 10 weeks to go until Election Day, President Bush told the
American Legion's national convention today, "The war we fight today is more
than a military conflict; it is the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st
century." The president told the veterans that America's enemies are
"successors to Fascists, to Nazis, to Communists, and other totalitarians of
the 20th century. And history shows what the outcome will be: This war will be
difficult; this war will be long; and this war will end in the defeat of the
terrorists and totalitarians, and a victory for the cause of freedom and
liberty"
Here's more on the president's remarks: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14599961/
Tonight on Hardball, MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent Norah O'Donnell,
sitting in for Chris, talks with Dan Bartlett, counselor to President Bush,
about the Bush Administration's latest public relations offensive to improve
the public's opinion on the war. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, will be here to talk about how Democrats plan to
respond to this new wave of war rhetoric as Election Day approaches.
Plus, Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) will talk about her U.S. Senate campaign
aiming to oust Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Florida's primary is Tuesday, and USA
TODAY reports, "Harris' campaign has been called troubled, beleaguered - even
defective." Here's more:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-08-30-harris-primary_x.htm.
Also tonight, Kate O'Beirne, Washington editor of the National Review, and
Hardball Political Analyst Bob Shrum will duke it out over the political
strategy fueling the fight over the war. And Vanity Fair's Christopher Hitchens
and the Washington Post's Peter Baker will talk about deadline day for Iran
with the U.N. The AP reports that Iran said no:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14595681/.
By the way, Baker has a must-read report today co-authored with Jim VandeHei on
the new Republican talking points. Here it is:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/30/AR2006083003177.html.
And don't miss NBC News' Richard Engel on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" !
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP reports on bombings across Iraq today that killed dozens
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14564865/
--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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