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First up, great expectations? The new cover of Newsweek says it all: Yes He Can - But He Sure Hasn't Yet. Is President Obama disappointing liberals or were the expectations too great? We'll discuss the expectations of President Obama with MSNBC Political Analysts Harold Ford and Newsweek's Howard Fineman. For more, go to: http://www.newsweek.com/id/218233 Next up, the power of cable. The White House has continued its war with Fox Is the White House losing this fight even if it didn't start the war? We'll analyze the conflict with Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff and DC Correspondent for The Nation John Nichols. For more, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33479739/ns/politics-white_house/ Plus, the response to Cheney. Surprising figures have criticized Dick Cheney for his "dithering" statement concerning President Obama's Afghanistan policy. Senator John McCain, Senator Orrin Hatch, and Columnist George Will all hit Cheney on his statement. Will said "a bit of dithering might have been in order before the invasion of Iraq in search of weapons that didn't exist." We'll play Hardball with former Deputy Assistant to Vice President Cheney Ron Christie and former San Francisco Democratic Mayor Willie Brown. For more, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33469668/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/ Finally, in the Politics Fix, MSNBC Political Analyst Eugene Robinson and U.S. Managing Editor of The Financial Times Chrystia Freeland will join us to talk the New York gubernatorial race, the expectations of President Obama, and the rest of the day's political news. For more, go to: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/26/2108209.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/>