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First Up - the Detroit Ultimatum! President Obama got tough with the automakers today. After ousting the CEO of General Motors, the President essentially told GM and Chrysler to get their act together or face bankruptcy. We'll discuss whether this was unfair or long overdue with Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI). For the latest see: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/business/31auto.html?hp Next, Fmr. VP Dick Cheney continues to make negative comments about President Obama. Is he out of line? We'll bring you the latest with the New York Observer's Joe Conason and Cliff May, President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. For more, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/27/AR2009032702505.html Plus, what must the auto industry do to conform to the standards set by the Obama administration? We'll ask Gene Sperling, counselor to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. For more: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29956752 In the Politics Fix, what does John McCain think of Sarah Palin as the 2012 GOP nominee? We'll discuss this with MSNBC's Pat Buchanan and Howard Fineman. See this for more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/ny-20-democrat-closes-with-pal.html?wprss=thefix And in the Hardball Sideshow - the hits just keep on coming from RNC chair Michael Steele. We'll bring you the latest - don't miss it! ========================================= 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/>