Libby trial update, Bill Richardson, Mia Farrow and more
Posted: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:11 PM by Hardball
Hardball Highlights
Highlight's from Monday's "Hardball":
Today, the judge in the Scooter Libby trial sent one of the jurors home for “contact with media coverage” of the trial. Hardball’s David Shuster reports. WATCH VIDEO
And the other big story today, President Bush appears to have found a way to make a combative Congress work to his advantage. Reports out today that Bush is not happy with Pakistan’s help fighting the Taliban. And the president warns that “Congress” may cut off funding to Pakistan if things don’t improve there. And to reinforce the message, the administration sent their number one enforcer—Vice President Cheney made an unexpected visit to Pakistan today to deliver the message in person. Will Bush’s strategy work? We talk to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. WATCH VIDEO
Richard Haass, a former Bush State Department official who's now president of the Council on Foreign Relations, joins us to talk about Mideast policy and we ask him about Angelina Jolie's new role on the council. WATCH VIDEO
Plus, actress and U.N. Good Will Ambassador Mia Farrow talks about her fourth fact finding mission to Darfur. WATCH VIDEO