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Ahead on the 2/17 Maddow show

Tonight's guests include:Steve Schmidt, senior strategist for the McCain campaign, political analyst and msnbc contributorFred Karger, Candidate for

Tonight's guests include:

Steve Schmidt, senior strategist for the McCain campaign, political analyst and msnbc contributor

Fred Karger, Candidate for Republican Presidential Nomination, and the first openly gay candidate for President

Here's executive producer Bill Wolff's preview and tonight's accompanying soundtrack.