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How would Barack Obama change the government’s funding policies towards embryonic stem cell research? How might he and Congressional Democrats strip all abortion restrictions such as parental notification or even permitting doctors opposed to abortion the right to refuse conducting them? How do conservatives confront the liberal argument that they are anti-science? We ask Dr Yuval Levin, former Executive Director of the President’s Council on Bioethics and author of “Imagining the Future: Science and American Democracy”.

We have Monday’s top news…The New York Times leaks the details of a classified order connected to the war on terrorism…Barack Obama wants Guantanamo detainees brought to the U.S. for trial…The Bushes Welcomes the Obamas to the White House…The economy suffers more bad news of bankruptcy and job losses.  It’s all part of Dateline’s coverage of the biggest stories for Monday, November 10, 2008.

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Big Labor is one of the closest allies of the Democratic Party, which will soon run the executive and legislative branches of our government.  So what kind of legislation are Democratic lawmakers promising union leaders?  Why could it be very harmful to rank and file workers?  We ask Barbara Comstock, Representative for the Workforce Fairness Institute.

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We have Monday’s top news…The New York Times leaks the details of a classified order connected to the war on terrorism…Barack Obama wants Guantanamo detainees brought to the U.S. for trial…The Bushes Welcomes the Obamas to the White House…The economy suffers more bad news of bankruptcy and job losses. It’s all part of Dateline’s coverage of the biggest stories for Monday, November 10, 2008.

The New York Times is at it again.  After blowing the cover on programs to eavesdrop on terrorists and starve them financially, the TImes is now going public with a 2004 policy approving surgical military strikes anywhere al qaeda or another high value target exists in the War on Terror.  How should we react to the Times decision to go with this story?  How tough is it to find the government leak?  And why could the lives of our military be at greater risk because of this story being published?  We ask Human Events Editor Jed Babbin, a former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense.

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Big Labor is one of the closest allies of the Democratic Party, which will soon run the executive and legislative branches of our government. So what kind of legislation are Democratic lawmakers promising union leaders? Why could it be very harmful to rank and file workers? We ask Barbara Comstock, Representative for the Workforce Fairness Institute.

The New York Times is at it again. After blowing the cover on programs to eavesdrop on terrorists and starve them financially, the TImes is now going public with a 2004 policy approving surgical military strikes anywhere al qaeda or another high value target exists in the War on Terror. How should we react to the Times decision to go with this story? How tough is it to find the government leak? And why could the lives of our military be at greater risk because of this story being published? We ask Human Events Editor Jed Babbin, a former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense.

Three U.S. Senate races remain undecided. Votes are still being counted and recounted in Alaska and Minnesota. In Georgia, a runoff is set between incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin. So what case is Chambliss making as he asks voters to send him back to Washington? Why are 41 or more Republican votes vital in the U.S. Senate? How is Chambliss preparing for all the Democratic money and effort pouring into his state? We ask all these questions to Sen. Chambliss in an extended Dateline interview.

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Three U.S. Senate races remain undecided. Votes are still being counted and recounted in Alaska and Minnesota. In Georgia, a runoff is set between incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin. So what case is Chambliss making as he asks voters to send him back to Washington? Why are 41 or more Republican votes vital in the U.S. Senate? How is Chambliss preparing for all the Democratic money and effort pouring into his state? We ask all these questions to Sen. Chambliss in an extended Dateline interview.

Aides to President-Elect Obama say he plans to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  But is that the right call?  What would happen to the detainees if the camp is closed?  Have prisoners been deprived of rights by not facing charges?  Have they been tortured?  Or is the criticism of Gitmo political in nature?  We ask Retired U.S. Army Gen. Paul Vallely.

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