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First up - racial tensions roil the '08 race.
Sen. Clinton apologized to the African-American community for her husband's
comments in South Carolina and rejected Geraldine Ferraro's charge that the
Obama campaign is playing the "race card." Is this evidence of a widening rift
in the Democratic party?
Next, are "Saturday Night Live" sketches giving Sen. Clinton an edge in the '08
race? Why is she citing the comedy show in presidential debates? We'll ask
longtime SNL writer Jim Downey about the attention.
And as the battle over Florida and Michigan's delegates intensifies, is a
re-vote the only fair solution? Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), a
Clinton supporter, and Robert Wexler (D), an Obama supporter, will give their
takes.
Plus, who's conducting fireside chats over podcast? And as the campaign moves
along, are more or less people believing the false notion that Obama is Muslim?
We'll tackle these stories and take a look at the new NBC-WSJ poll numbers 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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