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Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are actually positive about the first Republican presidential debate of the 2012 campaign.  We are especially bullish on Herman Cain and Tim Pawlenty.  We’re also concerned about the mixed jobs report which shows more jobs created but the unemployment rate is up to 9.0 percent.  And we rip Michael Moore for slamming the U.S. for killing Osama bin Laden without a trial and Al Qaeda for whining that we didn’t kill bin Laden on the battlefield.

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John Gizzi of Human Events discusses the significance of Osama bin Laden’s demise and it’s impact on President Obama’s short and long-term political future.  Gizzi also comments on Rep. Mike Pence’s decision to run for governor of Indiana and makes a guarantee on which Republican will definitely run for president.

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Late last year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implemented new, enhanced screening procedures that included scans that see beneath clothing and invasive pat-downs.  Many people lashed out at the new measures but the protest seems to have faded.  But Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz continues to fight.  He is sponsoring legislation that would ban all Advanced Imaging Technology machines from the nation’s airports.  Why does he want them banned?  Which recent stories highlight how ill-conceived these procedures are?  What system does Chaffetz prefer?  Why is the government unlikely to move away from the scanners?  We discuss these and other questions with Rep. Chaffetz.

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After more than two weeks of indecision, the Obama administration has denied a request for fire-ravaged areas of Texas to receive federal disaster declarations.  How bad have the wildfires been?  What type of damage is normally necessary to trigger a disaster declaration?  Why is the FEMA assistance being offered by the government insufficient for the scope of damage caused by the fires?  And what are Texas officials doing now to get FEMA to change its decision?  We discuss it all with Texas Rep. Mike Conaway.

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Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are happy that Mike Pence is running for higher office.  We just wish he was running for the highest office.  We also rip President Obama for his lame excuses for not releasing the photos and the latest inconsistencies in the raid narrative.  And we wonder why Hillary Clinton went to ridiculous lengths to explain her pose in the photo taken during the raid.

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The discovery of Osama bin Laden near the Pakistani capital and near a military academy has many experts concluding the Al Qaeda leader must have had help from the Pakistani government in eluding the U.S.  Now Texas Rep. Ted Poe is bringing forth legislation that would freeze U.S. aid to Pakistan until that government can prove it did not assist bin Laden in any way.  How can it prove it didn’t help bin Laden?  Would the aid return if Pakistan was found to be incompetent rather than complicit in helping bin Laden?  Do we risk alienating a nuclear-armed nation by threatening to withhold aid?  We discuss it all with Rep. Poe, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade subcommittee.

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Until his retirement earlier this year, former Michigan Rep. Pete Hoekstra was the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee.  What does he make of President Obama’s decision not to release any photos of a dead Osama bin Laden?  Is the administration being overly concerned about offending people in the Muslim world?  What does he see as the best U.S. strategy in prosecuting the war now that bin Laden is gone?  And what does he have to say to those wanting to cut off foreign aid to Pakistan over its willingness to work with us and against us at the same time?  We discuss it all with Mr. Hoekstra, who is now with the Washington firm of Dickstein Shapiro.

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Virginia businessman Tim Donner is running for the Republican nomination in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race.  Why is Donner putting a successful career on hold to run for the Senate?  What are his answers for solving America’s greatest fiscal challenges?  What would be his approach to foreign affairs?  And why does he believe George Allen is an unacceptable standard bearer for the GOP in this race?  Click here to watch Tim Donner discuss these and other major questions with Radio America’s Greg Corombos.  http://live.radioamerica.org/loudwater/player.pl?upload=11512&name=wnd

Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review applaud the increased pressure on Pakistan to choose sides or risk its U.S. aid.  We groan over President Obama taking so long to determine if any bin Laden death photos will be released.  And we address the concerns of Indians over the military giving bin Laden the codename “Geronimo”.

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Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton says it’s pretty clear that some elements of the Pakistani government were aware of Osama bin Laden’s location and were actively helping him stay hidden.  So what is the right way to deal with a nuclear nation that does provide critical assistance but is also helping our enemies?  How will Al Qaeda be impacted by bin Laden’s death?  Who is now the greatest radical threat in the region if Al Qaeda has been seriously diminished?  And is there any hope for Mideast peace when Hamas and Fatah are finding common ground and Hamas is publicly condemning the death of bin Laden?  We discuss it all with Amb. John Bolton.

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