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Tonight, Hardball Correspondent David Shuster will have a full report on the
politics of North Korea and what these new developments may mean for the
midterm election. We'll also hear from NBC's Chief Foreign Affairs
Correspondent Andrea Mitchell and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM),
former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. who has visited North Korea five times, will
share his thoughts on the situation.
Check out the latest from the Washington Post on North Korea: U.S. Proposes
Embargo, Sanctions on N. Korea
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100900419.html.
Plus, was it really a nuclear test? Read the AP Q&A on how nuclear test
blasts are verified
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/09/AR2006100900543.html
There's a new poll out today from Newsweek and Howard Fineman, MSNBC political
analyst and Newsweek's Chief Political Correspondent, will have all the latest
numbers. After a month of 9/11 speeches, the President's poll numbers are
down. Have voters separated Iraq from terrorism? Will Hastert survive the
Foley scandal? Read Howard's latest column: "For the Faithful, a Trying Time"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15178114/site/newsweek/.
Plus, the latest in the Foley scandal: a Republican congressman knew about
messages between Foley and congressional pages in 2000. NBC's Mike Viqueira
will be here to tell us what's happening on the Capitol Hill. We'll also be
joined by attorney Bob Bennett for his take on Foley and what GOP leaders
should be doing now. Washington Post: Lawmaker Saw Foley Messages in 2000
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/08/AR2006100800855.html
Finally, we'll start the week off right with the Hardballers! MSNBC Political
Analyst Pat Buchanan and Washington Post Columnist Eugene Robinson will hash
out all of the day's hottest topics from North Korea and Iraq to Foley-Hastert
and the newest polls and political ads.
NY Times: Evangelicals Blame Foley, Not Republican Party
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/09/us/politics/09conservatives.html?hp&ex=1160452800&en=892671df9338ef10&ei=5094&partner=homepage
LA Times: GOP Struggles to Shift Focus From Scandal
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-foley9oct09,0,2201016.story?coll=la-home-headlines
And, break out the hoodies and sharpen the pencils...starting this Wednesday,
the Hardball College Tour is back! First stop, Georgetown University in
Washington, DC with special guests Academy Award winners Robin Williams and
Barry Levinson. They'll spend the full hour with Chris talking about politics,
their new movie "Man of the Year," and what really matters to the next
generation of great Americans.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--Chicago Tribune: Web's Role Widens in Campaigns
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0610090139oct09,1,6186604.story?coll=chi-news-hed
--The Atlantic: When North Korea Falls
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/kaplan-korea
--The Scoop from the Chigcago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2006/10/sweet_blog_scoop_house_members.html#more
--NBC's "First Read" http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/
--MSNBC.com's political calendar http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/
--POLITICS.MSNBC.COM http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553/
Shelby Poduch and Colleen King compiled the "Hardball Briefing" in Washington,
D.C.
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