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Tonight, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) plays Hardball. Hagel, a possible '08
contender, called the president's Iraq strategy "the most dangerous foreign
policy blunder in this country since Vietnam." Now he's joined leading
Democratic senators co-sponsoring a resolution opposing Bush's plans for a
troop surge in Iraq (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11457525/). Will other
Republicans follow Hagel's lead? We'll talk about the battle brewing between
Congress and the White House with Hardball Political Analyst Bob Shrum and
former Rep. Vin Weber (R-MN), now with the Romney campaign. Plus, more later
in the show with a report from NBC's Mike Viquiera on Capitol Hill and Reps.
Tim Walz (D-MN) and Duncan Hunter (R-CA), who's also running for president.
Go to www.politics.msnbc.com for the latest on these stories and all of today's
political news.
Jury selection continued today in the trial of Vice President Cheney's
confidant and former chief of staff Scooter Libby
(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16668211/). Hardball Correspondent David Shuster
has been reporting from the courthouse and he'll fill us in.
And, the Washington Post's Lois Romano, Time's Jay Carney and the Chicago
Tribune's Jim Warren will dig into all the big news of the day as only the
Hardballers can.
Be sure to check out Hardblogger for CIA leak trial updates from David Shuster,
on location at the federal courthouse in Washington:
http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/. And take a look at these web exclusives:
Chuck Todd, from the National Journal, and Hardball's own Chris Matthews
talk candidly about what sets Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) apart from the pack of
'08 contenders (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/).
Stories you may have missed today:
-- AP: Sen. Hillary Clinton calls for troop cap in Iraq:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16669005/
-- "The Fix" from washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/
-- The latest from HotSoup: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16668569/
-- 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 in Washington,
D.C.
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