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Today, President Gerald Ford is laid to rest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. More
than 300 dignitaries and friends, including former President Jimmy Carter, Vice
President Dick Cheney and former Defense Sec. Donald Rumsfeld, joined the Ford
family for the 38th president's funeral service
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16447720/).
And tomorrow, a new era begins in Washington as the 110th Congress comes to
order. Join MSNBC live from Capitol Hill, starting at 9 AM EST, when Democrats
take over control of the House and Senate. "NBC Nightly News" Anchor Brian
Williams, "Today"'s Matt Lauer, Chief White House Correspondent David Gregory,
Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell and NBC News Correspondent
Chip Reid will anchor throughout the day, along with MSNBC's Chris Matthews,
Keith Olbermann, Joe Scarborough, Tucker Carlson, and Chief Washington
Correspondent Norah O'Donnell.
On Hardball tonight, we'll preview what's ahead for the new Congress with
Hardball Correspondent David Shuster. Then, Chris will talk to Rep. Steny
Hoyer (D-MD), incoming house majority leader, about Bush and Iraq, the
President's reported plan to surge troop numbers in Iraq by 20,000
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16453606/), and the Dems' big plans for their
first 100 hours in session. And later in the show, we'll hear from Rep. Debbie
Wasserman Shultz (D-FL)and Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) on what we can expect from
the new Congress in the first 100 days, through 2007 and into '08.
Then we'll keep things going with Vanity Fair's Todd Purdum and Chuck Todd,
Hotline editor-in-chief and Hardball Political Analyst. In the new Vanity
Fair, Purdum profiles '08 contender Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
(http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/02/mccain200702). And our
Hardballers tonight: MSNBC's Mike Barnicle and Tony Blankley from the
Washington Times will parse through all of today's political news, including
the re-emergence of Iraq mom and protestor Cindy Sheehan today on Capitol Hill.
Stories you may have missed today:
-- Howard Fineman on '08: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16452612/
-- AP: Broad public support for Democrats' goals:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16449349/
-- The latest from HotSoup: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16451923/
-- MSNBC's Political Calendar: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/
-- NBC's First Read: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/
Shelby Poduch and Tina Urbanski compiled the Hardball Briefing from Washington,
D.C.
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