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It's the last big primary day for Decision 2006 with just 56 days to go until
Election Day. On Hardball tonight live at 5 & 7 p.m. Eastern, Chris will have
all the news and developments in today's primary contests -- and the rest of
the states that will determine who controls Congress next year. The battle for
control of Congress rages on, and today all eyes are on Rhode Island for the
GOP primary contest between Senator Lincoln Chafee and Cranston Mayor Steve
Laffey. Can Chafee survive his primary? If he wins today, can he survive again
in November against Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse? MSNBC.com's Tom Curry reports
from Rhode Island: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14788974.
By the way, be sure to bookmark http://politics.msnbc.com as your best resource
for all things political this election season. It's the brand new political
experience powered by NBC News and National Journal, featuring news, analysis,
candidate profiles, state and district profiles, race rankings, and much more!
Where else can you get the latest from Chris, NBC News Washington Bureau Chief
and "Meet the Press" Moderator Tim Russert, Hotline Editor-in-Chief Chuck Todd,
Cook Political Report Publisher Charlie Cook, and the NBC Political Unit's
"First Read"? Only at http://politics.msnbc.com.
In addition to Rhode Island, voters hit the polls today in Arizona, Delaware,
Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Wisconsin and
Washington, D.C. In case you're wondering how many primaries are left this
year, it's down to three: Massachusetts, Washington and Hawaii. MSNBC.com's
political calendar has that and more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/.
Tonight on Hardball, Pat Toomey, former Pennsylvania congressman and current
president of the Club for Growth, and Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), a member
of the Republican Main Street Partnership, will be here to talk about Rhode
Island's U.S. Senate race. Toomey's group is backing Laffey, while Boehlert's
colleagues support Chafee. MSNBC.com's Tom Curry and Brown University Professor
Darrell West also will talk with Chris from Rhode Island about today's race.
Also tonight, Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-NY), chairman of the National Republican
Congressional Committee, will talk with Chris about what he's doing to protect
his party's majority in the House.
Plus, Chris will talk with a trio of challengers:
--Jim Pederson, who's looking to grab the Democratic nomination today in
Arizona to challenge Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
--Jonathan Tasini, who's challenging Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in New York's
U.S. Senate primary
--Donna Edwards, who's challenging Rep. Albert Wynn (D-MD) in a U.S. House
primary today in Maryland
Democratic Strategist Joe Trippi, Republican Strategist Ed Rogers, CNBC Chief
Washington Correspondent John Harwood, NBC News Political Analyst Charlie Cook,
Hardball Political Analyst Bob Shrum, and MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan
will all be here to break down today's action and what's coming in the days
ahead.
Be sure to watch Hardball on Wednesday for all of the results from today's
primaries. Plus, Bill Maher, host of HBO's "Real Time," will be here!
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP reports the government says Gulf War Syndrome doesn't exist
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14801666/
--NBC's "First Read" http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/
--MSNBC.com's full coverage of "9/11: Five Years Later"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14571441/
--AP previews tomorrow's primary in New York http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14785208/
--POLITICS.MSNBC.COM http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553/
--Doonesbury http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html
Brooke Brower compiled the "Hardball Briefing" in Washington, D.C.
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