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First up - possible prosecution? President Obama, who has consistently supported looking to the future instead of focusing on the past, seemed to have a change of heart yesterday by leaving the door open for possible prosecutions of Bush-era officials who authorized the use of torture. If there's an investigation, how high up will it go? Tonight we'll ask Senator John Ensign (R-NV) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) what they think. For more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21569.html Next up, does torture actually work? What exactly did the torture memos reveal and what can we learn from them? We'll bring you the inside scoop from former CIA Operative Bob Baer. Don't miss today's New York Times story on torture techniques: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/us/politics/17detain.html?_r=1&scp=8&sq=torture&st=cse And, it looks like GOP moderates like Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) could face tough primary races from staunch conservatives in 2010. What does this mean for Republicans down the road? Where is the GOP headed? We'll bring you the debate from the American Spectator's Bob Tyrell and Republican strategist Mark McKinnon. For more: http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/04/22/minutemen-founder-to-challenge-McCain.aspx And the plot the thickens! New reports reveal that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) knew that the NSA had wiretapped Rep. Jane Harman's (D-CA) phone. We'll talk to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Cynthia Tucker and Salon's Joan Walsh about that and more in the Politics Fix. For more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0409/NSA_told_Pelosi_of_Harman_wiretap_years_ago.html And in the Hardball Sideshow - Vice President Joe Biden gives us a peek at the White House motto ... hint, it has something to do with "Chariots of Fire." We'll explain that one 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/>