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Today, the President says he will "not be rushed" into a decision on Iraq. But
when will he decide? He continued his search for new strategy by meeting with
outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his replacement Bob Gates at
the Pentagon this afternoon (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16183230/).
Go to www.politics.msnbc.com for more on this and all of today's political
news.
Tonight on Hardball, we'll be joined by Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) to talk about
his emotional speech on the Senate floor last week where he broke with the
President and called for a pullout of U.S. troops
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/08/AR2006120801579.html).
Then we'll continue the Iraq discussion with Ed Rogers, former advisor to Bush
41, and Democratic strategist Jenny Backus.
And later in the show, Washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza and Roger Simon,
Political Columnist for The Politico, will be here to talk about new polls that
show strong support from Americans for the ISG recommendations, support that
hasn't translated as strongly on Capitol Hill
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR2006121200278.html)
Plus, we'll be joined by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) to talk about his plans
for an '08 presidential run and how the situation in Iraq influenced his
decision to run.
Here are some stories you may have missed today:
- Rabbis angry with Carter over book: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16188115/
- The latest from HotSoup: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16186719/
- "The Fix" from Washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/
- NBC's First Read: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/
- MSNBC's Political Calendar: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/
Shelby Poduch and Tina Urbanski compiled the Hardball Briefing from Washington,
DC.
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