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First up - significant developments in the Middle East over the weekend have us talking today. What will be the impact of the election in Iran that, for now, has reinstalled Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President? What about the tough speech from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? We'll ask NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and Robin Wright, author of "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East," to analyze. For more on the Middle East, go to: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/06/news-roundup.html Next up - Cheney vs. the CIA. The fight between former Vice President Cheney and the CIA continued when CIA Director Leon Panetta accused Cheney of wanting another terrorist attack on the United States in order to vindicate his foreign policy positions. David Corn, the Washington Bureau Chief of Mother Jones, and Newsweek's Michael Isikoff will weigh in. For more on Panetta's statement, go to: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/22/090622fa_fact_mayer Next up - healing healthcare. With the debate over healthcare legislation looming, we'll check in with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and ask her what the Obama Administration hopes to include in the bills being drafted by Congress. For more on healthcare, go to: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-ama16-2009jun16,0,2626159.story And finally, in the Politics Fix, the reemergence of Governor Sarah Palin onto the political scene has prompted some to say that the Alaskan governor could benefit from learning the lessons of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. We'll ask Salon's Joan Walsh and the BBC's Katty Kay, author of "Womenomics," to react. For more on Governor Palin, go to: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-14/what-hillary-can-teach-sarah-palin/full/ Also, be sure to tune in to the Hardball Sideshow! Does Vice President Biden have his eye on the top job in the White House? We'll bring you his answer. ========================================= 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/>