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The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC
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First, fight on the right!
Today, Judge Sotomayor was on the Hill to meet with Senators. Meanwhile, many
conservatives have demanded via a letter that Republican Senators filibuster
her nomination. Will the Republicans follow their base and commit themselves to
a tactic that many Conservatives thought was "unconstitutional" during the Bush
years? We'll ask Manuel Miranda, organizer of the group that sent the letter
and Chairman of the Third Branch Conference, and Andrea Lafferty, Executive
Director for Traditional Values.
For more on the GOP conundrum, go to:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23212.html
Next up, Obama vs. Cheney Round II! Yesterday, President Obama struck back at
recent criticism made by Former Vice President Cheney about national security
during his media blitz. Who's winning this debate? We've got McClatchy State
Department Correspondent Warren Strobel and McClatchy National Security
Correspondent Jonathan Landay to discus the Obama vs. Cheney throw down.
For more on Former Vice President Cheney's media blitz claims,
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/68643.html
For more on the President Obama interview with NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104806528
Next up, President Obama has captured the imagination of the United States in a
little over 200 days in office. With nonstop coverage on every detail of
President Obama's life, is President Obama still a political enigma? We'll play
Hardball with MSNBC Political Analyst and author of the new book, "Renegade,"
Richard Wolffe and discuss the aspects of the Presidential campaign that can
give us more incite into the current Presidency.
For more on Richard Wolffe's new book, go to:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23218.html
And in the Politics Fix, we'll have MSNBC Analysts Pat Buchanan and Lawrence
O'Donnell on the Right's view on Sotomayor, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
announcing he will not seek a third term, and the rest of the political stories
of the day.
For more on Sotomayor on the day:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23226.html
For more on Governor Tim Pawlenty not seeking a third term, go to:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0609/Pawlenty_wont_seek_third_term.html
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