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First up, the battle lines are being drawn!
As the primary race shapes up between Obama and Edwards' mantra of "change" and
Clinton's "experience," which message will sell? Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) and
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) will tell you what they think.
Obama picked up an endorsement today from 2004 presidential nominee John Kerry.
Plus, Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his own bid for president, further
narrowing the '08 Democratic field. We'll breakdown the action with Time's
Richard Stengel and the Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page.
Next, the Republican party is facing an internal battle of its own between
social and fiscal conservatives. Tune in for a look at the struggle with the
Family Research Council's Tony Perkins and Club for Growth's Pat Toomey.
Hardball's David Shuster will then preview the upcoming GOP primaries in
Michigan, Nevada and South Carolina.
Plus, is there another '08 presidential hopeful waiting in the wings? And who's
the latest casualty in the Abramoff mess?
We'll take a look at these headlines and more in our Politics Fix.
For the latest on all of today's political news, go to the best political
website www.politics.msnbc.com , powered by NBC News and the National Journal.
And, don't forget to check out NBC's "First Read" and MSNBC.com's political
calendar.
Vidhya Murugesan compiled the "Hardball Briefing" from Washington, D.C.
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