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First up tonight - where did the bailout money go?
The Associated Press contacted 21 banks that got at least $1 billion in
taxpayer bailout money, but not one provided accounting of where the money
went. Is there any accountability here? We'll ask CNBC's Jim Cramer to weigh in.
For the A.P. story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/meltdown_secrets
Next - President-elect Obama is still drawing criticism from gay rights
activists for inviting conservative Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation
at his inauguration. Was this a political move? MSNBC's Rev. Eugene Rivers and
Gay activist Mike Rogers will give you their takes.
For more on the Warren reaction:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/20/us/politics/20warren.html
And Cheney vs. Biden! Vice President Dick Cheney strongly defended his record
and criticized his successor Joe Biden in a Fox News interview yesterday. We'll
show you what he said and bring you reaction from the Hardball Strategists -
Republican Todd Harris and Democrat Steve McMahon.
And in the Hardball Sideshow - what's the hottest shoe on the market right now?
You won't want to miss this story!
Plus, we'll bring you the latest on Caroline Kennedy's bid for New York's
Senate seat on tonight's 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 Hardblogger.
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