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CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

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:
- So, Senator Cornyn, as a corrupt gay bashing homo loving child molesting immigrant hating Republican bigot, will you kill yourself now or must we vote you all out of office first?
- So, Senator Biden, we've handed you the election on a silver platter and it's a forgone conclusion that you'll sweep back to power and all will be right with the world, so how long before peace breaks out all over the planet and everyone loves us again?
- OK, towel head collaborator with the evil Bushitler, admit that Iraq is dooooooomed!
- CNN has decided that the person best suited to represent the true conservative point of view on the Foley scandal is (wait for it) Pat Buchannan!
Topics:
- A status report from Iraq: Are things going from bad to worse?
- How key races in the upcoming elections could be swayed by the Foley scandal.
Guests
- Hoshyar Zebari
  - Iraqi Foreign Minister
  - Rice to Iraq: Speed up political progress (San Jose Mercury News, USA - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Rice discusses developments with Iraq's President, PM (Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait - Oct 5, 2006)
  - World opinion of Iraq seeming to change (Ottawa Recorder, Canada - Sep 26, 2006)
  - Iraq Getting More Respect in Global Eyes (Washington Post, United States - Sep 26, 2006)
  - IRAQ APPRECIATES BULGARIA'S SUPPORT HIGHLY - FOREIGN MINISTER (Sofia Echo, Bulgaria - Sep 21, 2006)
  - Regretful skirmishes on Iraqi-Kuwaiti border will not affect ties (Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait - Sep 25, 2006)
  - Iraq's Neighbors Pledge Support On Security, Yet Again (AINA, CA - Sep 22, 2006)
- Senator Joseph Biden, Democrat - Delaware
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Senate Foreign Relations Committee member
  - Blind To Iraq's Majority (ZNet, MA - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Iraq's Bosnian Future (Tikkun, CA - Oct 2, 2006)
  - Iraqi resistance leaves Bush isolated (Workers World - Oct 4, 2006)
  - Oct. 03, 2006: A Deal WIth Iran - III (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Oct 3, 2006)
  - CIA Warned Rice About Al Qaeda Attack (OhmyNews International, South Korea - Oct 3, 2006)
- Senator John Cornyn, Republican - Texas
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Armed Services Committee member
  - Fence follies (Houston Chronicle - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Texans in position to gain leadership clout in Senate (Houston Chronicle - Oct 3, 2006)
  - Sen. John Cornyn Meets the Racist Right (Huffington Post, NY - Sep 19, 2006)
  - Wright started Love situation, and he helped end it (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Senator Cornyn vs. reality at the Judiciary Committee (Houston Chronicle - Sep 26, 2006)
  - Cornyn Calls for Release of NIE (Power Line, MN - Sep 26, 2006)
- John F. Harris
  - Washington Post political editor
  - Co-author, of "The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008"
  - Here's how dishonest Beltway journalism has become (Media Matters for America, DC - Oct 3, 2006)
  - 2008: Halperin and Harris Describe the Winning Formula (Washington Post - Oct 4, 2006)
  - Excerpt: 'The Way to Win' (ABC News - Oct 3, 2006)
  - Bill Clinton Tells WashPost: We Expect Old Media To Fight Our Battles (NewsBusters - Oct 6, 2006)
  - New Media A Weapon in New World Of Politics (Washington Post - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Newspapers Using Web to Cover '06 Campaign From All Angles (Editor & Publisher - Oct 5, 2006)
- Mark Halperin
  - ABC News political director
  - Co-author, of "The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008"
  - Here's how dishonest Beltway journalism has become (Media Matters for America, DC - Oct 3, 2006)
  - 2008: Halperin and Harris Describe the Winning Formula (Washington Post - Oct 4, 2006)
  - Excerpt: 'The Way to Win' (ABC News - Oct 3, 2006)
  - Mark Halperin Pimps Book to 500 People With Review Copies (Wonkette - Oct 6, 2006)
  - The Midterm Dynamic (or, What Mark Halperin Doesn't Understand) (Huffington Post, NY - Oct 2, 2006)
  - Mark Halperin's Swan Song (TPMCafe, NY - Oct 1, 2006)
  - Oops, I Thought Matt Drudge Was the "Walter Cronkite of His Era" (Huffington Post, NY - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Dem Timing Plays & GOP Silver Bullets (FOX News - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Inside Politics (Washington Times, DC - Oct 2, 2006)
- Dana Bash
  - CNN congressional correspondent
  - CNN's Bash repeated Hastert's conspiracy theory about Foley email (Media Matters for America, DC - Oct 5, 2006)
  - The Foley scandal and the power of the public closet (The Advocate, CA - Oct 6, 2006)
  - CNN, NBC, AP continued to advance GOP conspiracy theory that Dems orchestrated Foley scandal (Media Matters for America, DC - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Investigators to House: Keep Foley documents (CNN - Oct 4, 2006)
  - Aide: I Warned Hastert's Office About Foley (KTIV, IA - Oct 5, 2006)
- Pat Buchanan
  - Author of "State of Emergency"
  - Pat Buchanan on Scarborough: This Happened Because Nancy Pelosi Is a Flamer (Wonkette - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Patrick J. Buchanan: Right From the Beginning (Magic City Morning Star, ME - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Michael Smerconish | THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAT BUCHANAN (Centre Daily Times, PA - Sep 28, 2006)
  - Are Gays Scapegoats in Foley Scandal? (EDGE Boston, MA - Oct 5, 2006)
  - What's Gay Got To Do With It? (TPMCafe, NY - Oct 4, 2006)
  - Pat Buchanan's new book will save us from the Atzlan plotters (Ely Daily Times, NV - Sep 8, 2006)
  - Study proves Pat Buchanan wrong: New immigrants do assimilate (ePluribus Media - Sep 15, 2006)
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