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First up, Barack in Britain! How's our President holding up across the pond? Is he still a hit over in Europe or have hard times taken a toll? Plus, how's the foreign press portraying it all? That's what we'll ask NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and the Daily Telegraph's Toby Harnden. For more on President Obama abroad, go to: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-europe1-2009apr01,0,524477.story The special election in NY-20 is too close to call! First the Minnesota senate race and now this. What's going on with all these "too close to call" elections? What do they mean and why are they so important? Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report and the Atlantic Media's Ron Brownstein will weigh in. For more on the special election, go to: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20748.html Plus, there's a whole lot of glamour surrounding the President and First Lady as they make the rounds in Europe. What does the all attention garnered by the first couple mean? We'll ask the Washington Post's Lois Romano and MSNBC Political Analyst Michelle Bernard to share their insights. For more on the glamorous first couple, go to: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/04/64943497/1 And in the Politics Fix, MSNBC Analysts Pat Buchanan and Harold Ford will join us to discuss the GOP's strategy and the latest twist in fmr. Sen. Ted Steven (R-AK)'s legal battles. And if you think you're getting any more Presidential sports predictions, think again! We'll explain 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/>