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Tonight, join us for Hardball live at 5 and 7 PM EST as we preview President
Bush's primetime address to the nation. We'll begin with the latest on what to
expect tonight from Hardball Correspondent David Shuster. Then, Chris talks to
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and later with newly-elected Rep. Chris Carney
(D-PA), about how Bush and Congress will deal with Iraq.
Will the president's plan announced tonight be the answer to the civil war
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16558652/)? MSNBC Military Analyst General Barry
McCaffrey (Ret.) will join us with his thoughts. Then, reaction on the troop
"surge" from two mothers who paid a price higher than most for this mission -
both lost their sons in Iraq and they have some surprising things to say.
And our Hardballers, Dana Milbank from the Washington Post and MSNBC Political
Analyst Craig Crawford, will be here to talk through what the President is
expected to say and how the Democrats, and all of Congress, will react. Read
Milbank's latest on GOP Senators, Bush and Iraq here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901481.html.
At 7 PM EST, more on Bush's address with MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan,
former presidential adviser David Gergen and Hardball Correspondent David
Shuster. Then, 148 members of Congress have already heard Bush's plan, but
will it sell tonight? NBC's David Gregory will join us from the White House.
And Hardballers Chuck Todd, MSNBC Political Analyst and Hotline
editor-in-chief, and MSNBC's Mike Barnicle will hash out the politics of Iraq
and the implications of the civil war on the '08 contenders. Plus, MSNBC's
Keith Olbermann, host of Countdown, and co-anchor with Chris of MSNBC's
coverage of the president's address tonight, will stop by to talk tone, time -
can twenty minutes solve a four-year war? - and the Democratic response that
will come from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).
Stay with us at MSNBC all night for post-speech analysis from some of NBC's and
MSNBC's finest, including Tim Russert, Brian Williams, David Gregory, Joe
Scarborough, Tucker Carlson, Norah O'Donnell and go to www.politics.msnbc.com
for the latest on all of today's political news.
Stories you may have missed today:
-- WP: On Iraq, Bush to pull away from generals:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16532977/
-- Dems push for minimum wage raise, AP reports:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16558329/
-- AP: Sen. Kennedy (D-MA) for universal health care coverage:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16563335/
-- The latest from HotSoup, Bush faces tough sell with war-weary public:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16559296/
-- 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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