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Last night, Hardball and the MSNBC team kept our promise to stay on the air
until Imus kicked us out of the studio at 6 AM.
Tonight, tune in to Hardball at 5 and 7 PM ET for our continuing Decision 2006
post-election coverage. The Democrats celebrated a big win last night, but
more big news came from the White House today. The resignation of Defense Sec.
Donald Rumsfeld was announced this morning by President Bush. Click here for
the latest http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15622266/.
We begin at 5 PM with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Rumsfeld, Rove, the Dem
victory lap and whether or not the President will be a willing partner with her
party. Then, for the inside scoop on the Democratic and Republican morning
after we'll hear from former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie and former DNC Chair Terry
McAuliffe. What message were voters sending to the Bush Administration, is the
President listening and what lies ahead with Iraq and the remainder of Bush's
term? Plus, NBC's Brian Williams sat down today with Rep. Nancy Pelosi
(D-CA)-- we'll take a listen.
Then, for a full report on the President's White House press conference
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15624014), Rumsfeld and a midterm wrap we'll talk
to Chris Cillizza from WashingtonPost.com. Take a look at Cillizza's political
blog, The Fix, from washingtonpost.com http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/.
We'll also check in with Hardball Correspondent David Shuster from Virginia for
the latest on the Allen/Webb race. MSNBC.com has the latest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15620405/.
Decision 2006 put Democrats in control of the House - what changes are in
store? We'll hear from Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), in the running with Rep. Jack
Murtha (R-PA) for the leadership job. Check out this must read from National
Journal Editor-in-Chief Chuck Todd: Congress Gets a Case of the Blues
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15625134/.
And they stayed with us until the wee hours of the morning as the race results
poured in, our Hardball Decision 2006 panelists: MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell, MSNBC
Political Analysts Craig Crawford and Pat Buchanan and Time Magazine's Mike
Allen also will be here. Read Craig Crawford's column from CQ: Bush Crashes
the Party http://public.cq.com/public/crawford.html.
Then at 7 PM, more post-election analysis and a look to 2008 with HotSoup
co-founders Mark McKinnon and Michael Feldman. NBC's Mike Viqueira will join
us with a report on the new Congress and we'll have more with our Decision 2006
panel, including NBC's Andrea Mitchell, MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan,
and radio host Michael Smerconish.
Plus, stick around for a special MSNBC Decision 2006 wrap and one more look at
two of the toughest new characters here at MNSBC, Eli the Elephant and Donny
the Donkey.
And be sure to read all the posts from NBC and MSNBC correspondents stationed
across the country for Decision 2006 on Hardblogger
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15110582/ and get the complete story on Tuesday
night from http://firstread.msnbc.com.
Shelby Poduch compiled the Hardball Briefing in Washington, D.C.
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