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First up - Sayonara Sarah. During former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's farewell speech, the GOP superstar took parting shots at the media and big government. What does the future hold for this popular pol? We'll ask MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent Norah O'Donnell, MSNBC Political Analyst Pat Buchanan and Former DNC Communications Director and Democratic Strategist Karen Finney. For more on Former Governor Palin, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32154668/ns/politics-more_politics/ Next up - while President Obama addressed his critics on Friday by walking back some of his earlier remarks about the Cambridge Police Department, the arrest of Professor Gates remains controversial, spurring debate along racial, generational and social lines. MSNBC Political Analyst Eugene Robinson and MSNBC Contributor Jonathan Capehart will be here to analyze. For more on Professor Gates, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32169213/ns/us_news-race_and_ethnicity/ Plus - born in the U.S.A. The growing number of lawmakers who are calling President Obama's citizenship into question has galvanized the debate on both sides. We'll show you the latest comments and video and ask Newsweek's Howard Fineman and Politico's Ken Vogel to discuss the political fallout. For more on the "birthers," go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32114091 And finally, in the Politics Fix, both Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Pat Murphy (D-PA) held rallies today calling for a repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Here to analyze the impact of the debate, along with the politics of Palin are MSNBC Political Analyst Michael Smerconish and Jeanne Cummings, the Assistant Managing Editor for Politico. For more on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32131471/ns/us_news-military/ Also, be sure to tune in for the Hardball Sideshow! Tonight, we'll give special recognition to an American athlete who has battled much more than the slopes of the Swiss Alps. ========================================= 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/>