Hardball Briefing for Friday, February 4

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Tonight on Hardball—On the 11th day of the Cairo crisis, we ask the hard questions: What do protesters want? Joining us from Cairo is NBC News's Ron Allen, and from Washington, Former Ambassador to Egypt Edward Walker. Next—The Muslim Brotherhood. What does it stand for? Peter Bergen, author of "The Longest War: Inside the Enduring Conflict with America and Al-Qaeda�? and Al Jazeera Washington Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara will discuss.

Then—The new job numbers are out. The unemployment rate dropped from 9.4 percent to 9.0, but the private sector added fewer jobs than economists expected. Republican strategist Todd Harris and MSNBC Political Analyst David Corn will debate what this means for President Obama.

Plus, you heard on "Hardball�? that this election will come down to the rust belt states, from Scranton to Osh Kosh…and this weekend, the Green Bay Packers face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 'the working guy's Superbowl.' Football and politics, tonight on Hardball with NBC4 Sports Anchor and Reporter Lindsay Czarniak and Fmr. Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA). And finally tonight, a word on the 100th anniversary of President Reagan's birth this Sunday.

Erin Delmore wrote the "Hardball Briefing" from Washington, D.C.

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