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First up - cracking down!
As the Senate tries to strike a bipartisan deal on the stimulus package,
President Obama insisted on the urgency of immediate action today. What matters
more? Plucking the pork or the President's need for speed? White House Senior
Advisor David Axelrod and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) will weigh in.
For more on Obama and the Senate's stimulus go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/us/politics/06gang.html?ref=politics
Next, despite widespread gubernatorial support, the economic stimulus is now
being challenged by five prominent Republican Governors. Is this a partisan
power play? Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour (R) will tell us today why he
opposes the bill.
For more on GOP opposition go to:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/02/white_house_cheat_sheet_for_fr.html?hpid=topnews
And that didn't very long! The people voted for change, so what's Dick Cheney
doing back in the papers? Is he trying to bring the old scare-tactics back to
life? MSNBC Terrorism Analyst Roger Cressey and the New York Observer's Joe
Conason will be here to give us their takes.
For more on Cheney's scare tactics go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/us/05cheney.html?scp=2&sq=cheney&st=cse
Next up, find out who'll be receiving a "Hardball award" tonight. You won't
want to miss it!
For more on the Madoff scandal go to:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020403182.html?sub=AR
Plus, more on the battle of the bill. The President had some harsh words for
those standing in the way of passing his economic stimulus package, calling a
delay "inexcusable and irresponsible." We'll discuss President Obama's message
with the WashingtonPost.com's Chris Cillizza and the Chicago Tribune's Jill
Zuckman in the Politics Fix.
For more on the battle of the bill go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/us/politics/07stimulus.html?_r=1&hp
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