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Today in Baghdad, a mass kidnapping of academic staff and educators, with
dozens abducted from the Iraqi Education Ministry
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15710584/). Hardball Correspondent David Shuster
begins our show tonight with a report on today's events and the Iraq Study
Group, back at the White House this morning. We'll also be joined by Rep. Anna
Eshoo (D-CA) and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) to talk about the politics of Iraq.
Go to www.politics.msnbc.com. for more on the Iraq Study Group and all today's
political news.
For more on the Iraq kidnapping we'll turn to NBC's Tom Aspell with the latest
on the ground in Baghdad. Why were the victims targeted and how close are we
to full scale civil war in Iraq? We'll bring in former CIA agent Bob Baer for
his insight on the situation. Then, to talk about the plan to get the U.S. out
of Iraq, we'll hear from Time Magazine's Michael Duffy. Check out the latest
his latest here http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1548729,00.html.
How will the Iraq Study Group report and the new Congress change the direction
in Iraq? We'll continue the discussion with David Ignatius from the Washington
Post and Newsweek's Evan Thomas. Read David Ignatius' Rumsfeld OpEd from the
Washington Post: The Defense Secretary We Had
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110802084.html
and Evan Thomas on "The Rescue Squad"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15675316/site/newsweek/.
Plus, Mark Walsh, co-host of XM Radio's "Left Jab" and Michael Smerconish of
WPHT in Philadelphia will be here to talk power on the Hill, Iraq politics, '08
candidates and more. Rudy's running, be sure you run to MSNBC tonight for
Hardball.
Stories you may have missed today:
-- MSNBC Political Analyst Howard Fineman: How the West is Being Won
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15675860/site/newsweek/
-- Time's Mike Allen: The Honeymoon is Over
http://time-blog.com/allen_report/2006/11/the_honeymoon_is_over.html
-- Hardblogger http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15110582/
-- Today's HotSoup http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15713582/
-- Chris Cillizza's The Fix from washingtonpost.com
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/
-- NBC's "First Read" http://firstread.msnbc.com
Shelby Poduch compiled the Hardball Briefing in Washington, D.C.
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