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ERIC HOLDER, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL: When the 9/11 conspirators are brought to trial, I have every confidence that the presiding judge will ensure...
MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL.
Democratic Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan put the abortion language into the House version of a health care bill. Pro-choice...
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Did the Obama administration make the right call in bringing these people to trial in New York? And should they send Guantanamo prisoners to Illinois?
We...
MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL. U.S. Congresswoman Diana DeGette of Colorado is co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus and she is opposed to the Stupak...
CHRIS MATTHEWS: We start with health care reform and the abortion challenge. U.S. congressman Jim Cooper is a Democrat from Tennessee. Thank you for joining us on this...
Let's start with the chairman of Republican National Committee, Michael Steele. Mr. Steele, thank you for joining us.
MICHAEL STEELE, RNC CHAIRMAN: Hey, Chris.
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MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL. We‘re watching the votes coming in are from Virginia. We can‘t call it yet. It looks like Bob McDonnell continues to...
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MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL. Will President Obama's health care plan allow for taxpayer-funded abortions-subsidies, in other words? Some House...
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let's start now with the fight over the public option. U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner's a New York Democrat who sits on the Energy and Commerce...
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The Afghan president has agreed to a runoff election, after charges his election win was rigged. But how will this affect Barack...
MATTHEWS: Welcome back. We're joined right now by Senator Susan Collins of Maine.
Congratulations, by the way, on your re-election up there in Maine this past time.
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MATTHEWS: Let‘s start with the Senate Finance Committee vote today on health care reform. We have two committee members with us now, beginning with Senator Kent...
MATTHEWS: Congressman Dennis Kucinich is an Ohio Democrat who thinks we should get out of Afghanistan now, and Republican congressman Mac Thornberry of Texas says we...
Let‘s start with Afghanistan and the president‘s meeting with members of Congress today. Democratic congressman Ike Skelton of Missouri was one of those in...
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Right now, let‘s bring in Democratic senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who‘s a member of the Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Casey,...
MATTHEWS: It seems like after all of this long talk, well, let‘s go to Senator Schumer, we have him joining us right now, the strategists will be right back...
MIKE BARNICLE: But first we begin with Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick. Governor Patrick, thanks for your time. We appreciate it. Give me the degree of...
CHRIS MATTHEWS: We begin with the American war in Afghanistan and today‘s leaked report from our commanding general there, General McChrystal, who says we need...
MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL. That was Senator Max Baucus, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, finally unveiling his $856 billion health care plan...
U.S. Congresswoman Donna Edwards is from Maryland. She‘s a Democrat. Congresswoman, why is it important for the House to vote disapproval of the conduct of...
CHRIS MATTHEWS: We begin with former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Governor Blagojevich, thank you for joining us.
ROD BLAGOJEVICH (D), FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR: ...
BARNICLE: But we begin with President Obama and where the health care debate goes from here. Senator Jay Rockefeller is a Democrat from West Virginia and a member of...
MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL.
For the last two weeks, a new book by former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has made headlines with Ridge‘s suggestion...
LAURENCE O'DONNELL: But we begin with the raging debate over health care that is taking place across the country. Joining me now is Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, a...
MATTHEWS: Well, we have got the first HARDBALL primary of the season coming out now.
U.S. congressman Joe Sestak announced this morning that he will run against Senator...
MA6TTHEWS: But first, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas, who was shouted down at his own town hall meeting in Austin, Texas. Austin is apparently, from what I've...
MATTHEWS: Welcome back to HARDBALL. Did former vice president Dick Cheney have the legal authority to keep Congress in the dark about a CIA plot to use commando squads...
TODD: Joining us now by phone is Minnesota‘s-well, she was the senior senator and the junior senator. Now I think she is just the senior senator, Amy Klobuchar. ...
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Welcome back, because we're going to have some Republican reaction now to President Obama's press conference which he held...
MATTHEWS: Let‘s start with that election that a bipartisan panel of appellate judges out in Minnesota have ruled it‘s time to stop, who ruled unanimously in...