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Do Illinois lawmakers have enough evidence to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich or will they need more cooperation from prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald?  What argument against impeachment are they hearing from the governor’s attorney?  Can lawmakers strip Blagojevich of the power to name the new U.S. senator?  And what can we expect to hear from Blagojevich when he finally speaks later this week?  We ask Bernie Schoenberg, political writer and columnist for The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois.

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We have Tuesday’s top news…What changes did the Fed make to interest rates?  Will those changes have an immediate impact o the economy?  Will the White House be rolling out an auto industry bailout plan anytime soon?  How did the markets react?  What famous names are among the victims of a massive ponzi scheme?  Who is Barack Obama’s choice to be the next Secretary of Education?  And what is the latest in the effort to oust scandal-tarred Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich?  We answer all of these questions as we bring you the biggest stories for Tuesday, December 16, 2008.

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What impact will we see from interest rates being slashed to basically nothing?  Who is the target of this rate cut?  Should we be worried about inflation?  Are the markets stabilizing or just as volatile as ever?  How big of an impact will the resolution of the auto industry crisis have on investors and the economy?  What can we expect in a new stimulus package and how big could it be?  We ask Terry Jones, associate editor of Investor’s Business Daily.

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Just how badly has persecution decreased the Christian population in Iraq?  Who is perpetrating the persecution?  What have some families been forced to endure?  And what can you do to help?  We ask Carl Moeller, President and CEO of Open Doors USA, a leading organization in assisting the persecuted Christian church.

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What do we know about Arne Duncan – Barack Obama’s choice to be the next Secretary of Education?  What policies and philosophies does he adhere to?  Is he likely to grab for more of a federal role in education or give more power back to states and local governments?  And what will the role of unions be in the Obama administration?  We ask Neal McClusky of the Cato Institute.

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Where are the worst places in America to find yourself as a defendant in a civil lawsuit?  Which jurisdictions love to to grease the skids for trial lawyers?  But which areas are getting better and which ones are quite good?  We ask Sherman Joyce, president of the American Tort Reform Association which just released it annual list of “Judicial Hellholes”.

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We have Monday’s top news…Congress refused bailout money for automakers, but what might President Bush have in mind to get automakers the money anyway?  What is the argument against taxpayer aid?  Which famous name wants to be the next senator from New York?  What are the latest steps to remove Illinois gov. Rod Blagojevich from office?  Who is on Barack Obama’s energy team?  And what happened on Wall Street today?  We have all the answers as we bring you the biggest stories for Monday, December 15, 2008.

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Why might Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection be the best remedy for the crisis in the auto industry?  Does the complexity of the industry make Chapter 11 a bad idea or an even better one?  Why are automakers so resistant to the idea?  And what seems to be the Bush approach to the auto industry?  We ask Andrew Grossman, senior legal policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation.

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Caroline Kennedy says she would like to be appointed to Hillary Clinton’s senate seat after Clinton becomes Secretary of State.  Should she get the job?  Does it matter that she has never held public office?  Will Hillary want to hand her seat to a woman who worked so hard to defeat her?  We ask Richard Benedetto, former USA TODAY White House Correspondent and who worked for many years as a journalist in New York.

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President-elect Barack Obama is adding more names to his administration – this time on the energy front.  What do we know about Steven Chu and Carol Browner?  What will their top priorities be?  What SHOULD their top priorities be?  We ask Max Schulz, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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