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First up - Lost and Found. Today, Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) admitted to an extramarital affair and tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Republican Governors' Assocation. Here to discuss the political fallout are MSNBC Political Analyst Howard Fineman and Dan Rather, host and managing editor of HDNet's "Dan Rather Reports." For more on Gov. Sanford, go to: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/06/south-carolinas-gov-sanford-admits-to-affair.html Next up - Fallen Politicians. We're taking a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of U.S. political sex scandals with Democratic Strategist Steve McMahon and former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. For more on political scandals, go to: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jQ7_25-eKs8eU2rs504vDLRpD6dAD990LIN80 Plus - A GOP Curse for 2012? Recent scandals have taken several promising GOP candidates out of the running for the 2012 elections. Who moves up in the Republican presidential contender line of succession? We'll ask NBC's Chuck Todd and Washington Post.com columnist Chris Cillizza to analyze. For more on the 2012 Election, go to: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/24/1976019.aspx And finally, in the Politics Fix, we'll ask MSNBC Political Analyst Jim Warren and the Politico's Jonathan Martin here to provide further insight into Governor Sanford's shocking revelation. For more on the Governor's announcement, go to: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/24/1976326.aspx ========================================= 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/>