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John Gizzi of Human Events says President Obama is torn between satisfying his anti-war base and honoring the recommendations of the general he picked to evaluate the road forward in Afghanistan.  But which way is Obama likely to go?  If Obama sides with Gen. McChrystal, what will be the fallout for VP Joe Biden who is leading the fight against a troop surge?  Why does Gizzi believe the Nobel Peace Prize was as much about George W. Bush as it was about Obama?  What does he see happening in the health care debate?  And who will John pick as winners in his first round of election predictions?

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Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns has plenty to say about how the health care process is moving along.  Why does the former governor say he would have been run out of the state if he tried to handle a major issue the way Democrats are handling health care?  Has he been invited by any Democrat to be part of the health care dialogue?  Why is he opposed to what the Democrats have proposed thus far?  What does he say in response to Democratic allegations that lawmakers opposed to their brand of health reform are simply defending the status quo?  And does he believe the Senate will approve the Democratic agenda on health care?

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Louisiana Sen. David Vitter joins us to discuss his amendment to an appropriations bill that would de-fund the 2010 U.S. Census unless census workers log whether residents are in this country illegally.  Why is he doing this?  What political issue could be greatly impacted if this amendment is passed?  How have Senate Democrats reacted to this idea?  How is Harry Reid trying to scuttle this amendment?

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Texas Rep. Mike Conaway explains why he cannot support a government-run public option in health care and why the Baucus bill is no better.  What is fundamentally wrong with the Democratic bill?  Have Democrats made any effort to include Republicans in this process?  What are the GOP alternatives?

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Republican Bob McDonnell holds a healthy lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds in the Virginia governor’s race.  Why?  What is the biggest reason the GOP is poised to win for the first time in 12 years?  How important is the outcome of this race to the White House?  Is this race more on local issues or national issues?  We ask Prof. Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia.

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A new survey conducted by Zogby International and commissioned by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that an easy path to citizenship for illegal immigrants will trigger more illegal immigration.  What are the numbers?  How many Mexicans would come to the U.S. right now if they could?  Are Mexicans who move to the U.S. more loyal to Mexico or to the U.S.?  And why does legal immigration increase the amount of illegal immigration?  We ask Steven Camarota, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies.

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The Baucus health care bill passed committee today, but do lawmakers and the public know the real costs?  What would this plan actually mean in federal spending, higher taxes and government control?  We get answers from Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute.

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Despite a unified public effort, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came away with nothing in Moscow on Tuesday in her efforts to crank up pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons program.  What does it suggest that Russia wants nothing to do with sanctions on Iran?  Does this mean we scrapped our missle shield for nothing?  Does Russia even care if Iran gets nukes?  What about on Afghanistan?  What will Obama do?  What does he really want to do?  We ask Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council and author or “Winning the Long War”.

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David John, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, says devalued dollar is a result of Democrats running up huge debts here in Washington.  But will the dollar lose it’s stature on the world stage?  We also find out why Mr. John calls President Obama’s call for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency a ‘terrible idea’ and says Obama is prescribing exactly the wrong response to a problem he’s badly diagnosed.

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As the Conservative Party in New York argues that GOP Congressional nominee Dede Scozzafava is far too liberal for Republican voters, Scozzafava’s campaign is responding.  Spokesman Matt Burns says his candidate is the only hope voters have for avoiding a Democratic pick-up of the seat.  But why should Republicans vote for her?  Why did she support the Obama ‘stimulus’ plan?  How would she vote on the public option?  Where does she stand on cap and trade?  And why should GOP voters back her when she supports gay marriage and abortion?

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