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Why are the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve dragging their feet on providing much greater transparency on where taxpayer money is going through the TARP funds?  How much transparency is there right now?  Was the TARP a success in staving off a financial catastrophe as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke claims?  Are we seeing the beginning of the end of this recession as Bernanke also contends?  Are President Obama’s budget cuts a serious step towards fiscal discipline or just a PR stunt?  And will Democrats allow the estate tax to return in full force in 2011 or let it stay dead as it will be next year?  We ask Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.

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We have Wednesday’s top news…What recommendation are Justice Department officials making about the possible prosecution of Bush administration lawyers over their defense of enhanced interrogation techniques?  What common ground did President Obama find with leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan today?  What is the government saying about the swine flu as the threat appears to recede?  What happened on Wall Street today?  We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Wednesday, May 6, 2009.

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What is the Republican alternative to the Democratic energy plan of ‘cap and trade’ legislation that would make your energy bills soar?  Why could we see the rates skyrocket even if Congress blocks the Democratic plan?  Why did House Democrats deny funding for the closing of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay?  What is the reality of the Obama promise of full transparency for every dime of stimulus money?  Why are Oklahoma state lawmakers pushing state sovereignty legislation in the wake of the Obama agenda?  We ask Oklahoma Rep. Mary Fallin, who is also running for governor in 2010.

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Should the U.S. have closed the Mexican border to contain the swine flu outbreak?  Why should the Obama immigration reform plan be considered nothing more than amnesty?  Why does former Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo say President Obama is a cult leader?  And what does he have to say about the ‘tolerance’ and commitment to free speech of liberals who rioted at a recent speech of his and prevented him from speaking?  Listen for all the answers in our interview with Rep. Tancredo.

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On Wednesday, Maine became the fifth state in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage.  Gov. John Baldacci signed the bill less than an hour after it cleared the legislature.  Maine is the third state to legalize gay marriage in recent weeks and New Hampshire may be the sixth very soon.  So why are we seeing such a rush on the gay marriage front?  Why is the issue not over yet in Maine?  Why are politicians on the record against gay marriage caving in to this effort?  And how pivotal will an upcoming Congressional vote be on allowing the District of Columbia to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere?  We ask Brian Brown, executive director at the National Organization for Marriage.

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President Obama has placed several demands upon Chrysler in order for the automaker to avoid collapse.  But is this the main involvement of the federal government in the immediate future of the auto industry or is it just the tip of the iceberg?  What clues do we have about what’s coming next?  And what will the Obama team have to do to keep Chrysler going long after the bankruptcy process is over?  We ask Steve Malanga of the Manhattan Institute.

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We have more of Tuesday’s top news…What good news are we getting from federal officials about the swine flu?  Will Israel embrace a diplomatic effort to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons?  How worried is the U.S. about terrorists seizing the nukes in Pakistan?  What is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying about possible peace talks with the Palestinians?  And how has DC waded into the debate over gay marriage?  We have those answers as we bring you more of the biggest stories for Tuesday, May 5, 2009.

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We have Tuesday’s top news… How soon can we expect a Supreme Court nominee from President Obama?  What did one of the leading candidates for the high court say that could cost her a seat on the Supreme Court?  What is Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke saying about the health of our economy?  What are the encouraging numbers and what are the discouraging ones?  Why is the UAW asking the federal government to reject the restructuring plans for General Motors?  What happened on Wall Street Tuesday?  We have the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Tuesday, May 5, 2009.

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What does President Obama want in a new Supreme Court justice?  What do the American people want?  Why could we see Democrats try to rush Obama’s nominee through the confirmation process?  Why should the three women at the top of most lists be scrutinized carefully?  Why are Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Diane Wood seen as liberal judicial activists?  We ask Wendy Long of the Judicial Confirmation Network.

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Several Republican heavyweights are launching a new efofrt to introduce the nation to the GOP once again.  But their message is that it’s time to move past the nostalgia for the Reagan years and focus on expanding the tent to attract as many people to the party as possible.  Is that the right strategy or an abandonment of what works best for the party?  Who is a Republican leader that will have some clout with the American people?  And what can they learn from Reagan and Jack Kemp and others in the 1970s when the Republicans recovered from an even deeper problem with the electorate?  We ask Richard Viguerie, chairman of conservativehq.com and author of “Conservatives Betrayed”.

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