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Will the Senate vote on whether to escalate the war in Iraq? Tonight, Sen.
David Vitter (R-LA) and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) play Hardball.
And former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani moves closer to officially running for
president. Today, Giuliani refiled his statement of candidacy, removing the
phrase "testing the waters" from the document. We'll talk about "America's
mayor" running for the White House with his good friend, former Rep. Susan
Molinari (R-NY). Read more from the AP http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16992853.
And later in the show, more on Picking the Next President with Chris Cillizza
from washingtonpost.com and the Weekly Standard's Matthew Continetti.
Also today, President Bush sent his $2.9 trillion budget to Congress. In it,
big increases for the military and domestic programs slashed. We'll hash it
all out with Hardballers from both sides of the aisle: Republican Strategist
Ed Rogers and Democratic Strategist Mark Green. Then we'll talk to Rep. Debbie
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) for more on the
President's budget and the debate over Iraq. Get all the details here
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16989248.
The judge in the Scooter Libby trial has ruled that the Libby grand jury tapes
will be released after they have been played in court. Hardball Correspondent
David Shuster has been following this case. He'll have the latest from the
courthouse. You can read more here from the AP
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16986730/.
Go to www.politics.msnbc.com for the latest on these stories and all the day's
political news.
Plus, get the scoop on the event everyone in Washington is planning for, the
Washington Press Club Foundation Congressional Dinner - the first event of the
D.C. dinner season! Click here http://www.wpcf.org/Pages/Congressional.html.
Shelby Poduch compiled the "Hardball Briefing" from Washington, D.C.
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