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First up - economic expectations. As the stock market rose this week, the economy got plenty of positive publicity from the President and his team. The question is: can we expect more good news to come? That's what we'll explore tonight with Washington Post Associate editor and author of "So Damn Much Money," Robert Kaiser and Newsweek's Howard Fineman. For more on the economy, go to: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/obamas-chief-economic-adviser-on-the-crisis/ Next up, DNC chairman Howard Dean will weigh in on his loose-lipped Republican counterpart. For more on RNC chairman, Michael Steele, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/us/politics/13steele.html?_r=1&ref=politics Also, what's going on with those southern Governors turning down stimulus money for their states? We'll try to figure that one out with Republican Todd Harris and Democrat Steve McMahon. For more on the stimulus and states, go to: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/obamas-got-our-number/?scp=1&sq=%22mark%20sanford%22&st=cse And in the Politics Fix: how bad are things at the border? Do we have a narcostate for a neighbor? MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan and Salon's Joan Walsh will give us their takes. For more on the border wars, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/us/26raids.html?fta=y Plus, Biden goes bananas for Amtrak! That and more in the Hardball Sideshow. ========================================= This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this The Hardball Briefing Newsletter newsletter because you subscribed to it or, someone forwarded it to you. To remove yourself from the list (or to add yourself to the list if this message was forwarded to you) simply go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25810860, select unsubscribe, enter the email address receiving this message, and click the Go button. Microsoft Corporation - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052 MSN PRIVACY STATEMENT http://privacy.msn.com <http://privacy.msn.com/>