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The Senate Finance Committee has approved the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.  But opposition to to her nomination remains fierce on the right side of the aisle?  Why do many conservatives see her as unfit?  Why do they see her testimony before Congress filled with inconsistencies and misleading statements?  Why is her record on abortion particularly troubling to them?  Should there be a filibuster attempt?  We ask Tom McClusky, senior vice president of FRC Action at the Family Research Council.

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We have Monday’s top news…What is President Obama saying to defend his release of CIA interrogation memos?  What is John McCain saying in response?  How is the White House handling criticism of Obama’s meetings with Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez?  What is Al Qaeda’s #2 man saying about Obama?  Why is the U.S. furious at the Iranian justice system?  What is the president asking of every cabinet department in the government?  What happened on Wall Street today?  We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Monday, April 20, 2009.

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What is the main significance of President Obama’s public meetings with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez?  How is his approach different than previous presidents?  What message is he sending by apologizing to the rest of the world?  What is the Obama strategy?  Will it work?  We ask Frank Gaffney, former Assistant Secretary of Defense and president of the Center for Security Policy.

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Why does the EPA’s decision to regulate greenhouse gases (namely carbon dioxide) mean we will all be stuck paying huge energy bills?  How would the government impose all this even if Congress fails to pass the cap and trade plan?  How long would the regulation process take?  And why would the Democratic energy agenda send us back to the 1850s?  We ask Dan Kish, vice president for policy at the Institute for Energy research.

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President Obama is ordering his cabinet secretaries to trim a total of $100 million from their budgets within 90 days.  What difference would that make?  Is this a sincere move towards fiscal discipline or a PR stunt?  What would real spending reform look like?  We ask Peter Sepp, vice president for communications at the National Taxpayers Union.

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President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say the U.S. deserves a good portion of the blame for the frug violence happening throughout Mexico because almost all of the guns involved come from the U.S.  Is that true?  What does the evidence show?  Why might the administration be trying to target your guns?  We ask Carmen Mercer, vice president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps.

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We have Friday’s top news… What decision has the EPA made that could greatly impact the economy and your personal bottom line?  What global warming legislation is coming soon in Congress?  How devastating was Friday’s earthquake in Afghanistan?  What happened on Wall Street Friday?  And what did Richard Phillips say in his first public comments after being rescued from Somali pirates?  We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Friday, April 17, 2009.

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What will be the impact of President Obama releasing interrogation memos kept classified during the Bush administration?  How could it hurt intelligence gathering in the future?  Should we be appalled at the techniques on terrorist detainees or impressed at the restraint?  What have we learned about the Bush administration in this episode?  Will Army Field Manual interrogation techniques be sufficient to get the job done in the future?  And how important is it that Obama chose not to prosecute any interrogators?  We ask retired U.S. Army Col. Bob Maginnis.

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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve learned of the lawlessness gripping Somalia.  What does that mean for the Christian minority there?  What oppression do they face?  How many believers are there?  Why is North Korea the worst persecutor on the planet?  What hardships do believers and their families face there?  Why are the numbers still huge despite the crackdown?  And what efforts are underway here in Washington to help the persecuted Christian church in North Korea?  We ask Jerry Dykstra, media relations director at Open Doors USA, a leading organization supporting the persecuted Christian church.

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On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it planned to begin regulating greenhouse gases – namely carbon dioxide – because they pose a danger to the planet and to our health.  So what does this mean?  What kind of regulations will the government impose?  What will it mean for businesses and industry?  What will be the impact on the economy?  How much reach does the EPA have?  We ask Marlo Lewis, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

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