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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push. With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.

Meme:
- George Bush is destroying the Republican party with his war, he's even making the good Republicans mad at each other
- McCain is being hurt by his support for George Bush's war
- Hagel is a god - the dinosaur media will now all support him, not that traitor McCain... did you know McCain had a temper? Who knew?
Topics:
- Two Republican Senators on opposite sides of the debate about the troop surge.
- Voices segment: the Duchess of York talks about the meaning of motherhood.
Guests
- Senator John McCain, Republican - Arizona
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Iraq Debate: It's McCain Versus Warner (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Feb 2, 2007)
  - McCain blasts top general in Iraq (Calgary Sun - Feb 1, 2007)
  - Mccain resolution supports troop buildup (Los Angeles Times - Feb 2, 2007)
  - The McCain Resolution (Human Events, DC - Feb 2, 2007)
  - FAQ - The McCain Resolution (hughhewitt.townhall.com - Feb 2, 2007)
  - The New Senate Resolution (With Text) (hughhewitt.townhall.com - Feb 1, 2007)
  - California primary shift seen hindering McCain (Washington Times - Feb 2, 2007)
  - Romney prepares to take on McCain in Arizona (East Valley Tribune, AZ - Feb 2, 2007)
  - Meet the new John McCain -- and the new Bob Dole (Miami Herald, FL - Feb 3, 2007)
  - Hillary widens lead; McCain holds an edge (The Union Leader, NH - Feb 2, 2007)
  - McCain taps Zeidman (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - Feb 2, 2007)
- Senator Chuck Hagel, Republican - Nebraska
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Ending the "Chuck Hagel Is A Maverick" Meme (Huffington Post, NY - Feb 2, 2007)
  - CHUCK HAGEL LOOKING GOOD (Free Market News Network, FL - Feb 2, 2007)
  - Chuck Hagel Courageously Takes on Shoe Salesmen (RealClearPolitics, IL - Feb 1, 2007)
  - Former National Security Advisors Clash on Iraq Policy (PBS News Hour - Feb 1, 2007) - Note, transcript, with audio and video links
  - Chuck Hagel is hot, John McCain is not (Concord Monitor, NH - Jan 31, 2007)
  - THE ANGRY ONE (GQ - Jan, 2007)
  - Hagel Predicts Troop Resolution Approval (WOWT, NE - Feb 1, 2007)
  - Republicans Poised to Hang Themselves on Iraq (Al-Jazeerah.info - Feb 3, 2007)
  - Chuck Hagel and the Return of the Old Right (Antiwar.com, CA - Jan 30, 2007)
  - Who is Chuck Hagel? (Huffington Post, NY - Jan 30, 2007)
- Roundtable
  - David Brooks
    - New York Times columnist | Bio
    - Iraq Syndrome, RIP, As America Readies For Expansion (TheDay - Feb 2, 2007)
  - Donna Brazile
    - Democrat party operative | founder Brazile & Associates | Bio
    - Author Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics
    - DNC Backing Expected for DC Vote in House (Washington Post - Feb 2, 2007)
  - George Will
    - Washington Post columnist | Bio
    - New majority, same old political trick (Daily Mail - Charleston, WV - Jan 29, 2007)
- Voices segment: Sarah Ferguson
  - Duchess of York | Bio
  - Former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
  - SOS Children's Villages - USA Spokesperson Sarah Ferguson Participates in the Viennese Opera Ball in NYC (PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 11, 2007)
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