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First up, President Obama in Cairo! Today, President Obama took his message to the Middle East in a major speech in Cairo, Egypt. Has change come to American foreign policy in the Middle East? What does President Obama's speech mean for American politics? Was it effective? We'll ask MSNBC Political Analysts Pat Buchanan and Bob Shrum about the political implications of today's speech. For the transcript of the speech, go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060401117.html?sid=ST2009060401217 Next, President Obama's speech covered a vast array of issues. How will the Muslim World react to the new public diplomatic effort? We'll ask Daily Beast Contributor Reza Aslan and American University Professor and former Ambassador Akbar Ahmed to discuss the President's big speech. For more on the speech, go to: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23338.html Next up, the LGBT community campaigned overwhelmingly for President Obama during the 2008 campaign with the hope of repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military. Tonight we'll ask the President of the Human Rights Campaign Joe Solmonese and CEO of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center Lorri Jean to rate the President's term so far. For more on the frustration, go to: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23328.html And in the Politics Fix, we'll talk about the President's speech and the Republican response with the Politico's Roger Simon and USA Today's Susan Page. For another impression of the speech, go to: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/post-6.html?hpid=topnews In the Sideshow, we'll be giving out a well-deserved Hardball Award - 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/>