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Today on Hardball, Chris Matthews was discussing the Osama bin Laden death photos with NBC News’ Michael Sheehan as well as Rep. Jan Schakowsky, one of the “lucky” few who’s been invited by the White House to view the pictures. Schakowsky agreed with the administration that the pictures should not be released which led to Matthews asking why Republicans were pushing so hard for them to be. He wondered aloud if, perhaps, the Republicans were actively trying to “incite more trouble.”

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Last night, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and Rachel Maddow all took to the airwaves to criticize Republican lawmakers for their reluctance to see Khalid Sheikh Mohammed tried before a civilian court in New York. The trial seems poised to become the media spectacle we predicted it would this past weekend — but why? Do the left-right battle lines along which this seems to be falling even make sense?