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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

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:
- Are Republicans actually evil?
- Are any questions about a Democrat unfair and untrue? Are any questions about a Republican presumed both true and a disqualifying offense?
- Do Republicans want to kill the handicapped and steal their wheelchairs?
- Are Democrats pure and moral? Are Republicans evil and secretly all gay? Should all values voters therefore stay home? Are they really welcome in the process?
Topics:
- You Decide 2006:
  - The state of play in critical U.S. Senate races and whether Republicans will be able to maintain their majority.
  - Discussions with the two Senate campaign chairman:
    - What are the key races for each side as the election comes down to the wire?
    - Which has the financial advantage and which will be able to turnout the most voters on November 7?
    - Will Americans turn Congress over to Democrats or reaffirm their support for Republicans?
  - With the political rhetoric hitting a fever pitch in the campaign’s final days, we will assess the latest developments in two crucial Senate races, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, with candidates from each state.
- The FOX News Sunday panel will then discuss the impact of this week’s events in the U.S. and Iraq on the midterm elections and the latest polling from key races.
- Fox Show Essay: Coming Up on 'FNS'
Guests
- Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat - New York
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  - Attn: Chuck Schumer (National Journal, DC - Oct 17, 2006)
  - A Senate Landscape on the Brink of Change (ABC News - Oct 27, 2006)
  - Senate control hinges on the outcome in four races (International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 27, 2006)
  - How to Turn This Election Into a Progressive Mandate (Huffington Post, NY - Oct 27, 2006)
  - Democrats top Republicans in fundraising (Sky Valley Journal, USA - Oct 26, 2006)
  - 'Meddler' pushes the Dems (Ocala.com, FL - Oct 24, 2006)
  - Democratic confidence soaring (Canada.com, Canada - Oct 27, 2006)
- Senator Elizabeth Dole, Republican - North Carolina
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Chair, Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
  - Iraq Is the Issue in Final Days to Election (ABC News - Oct 26, 2006)
  - A Senate Landscape on the Brink of Change (ABC News - Oct 27, 2006)
  - Dole takes heat as GOP hold on Senate loosens (Wilmington Morning Star - Oct 26, 2006)
  - Senate control hinges on the outcome in four races (International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 27, 2006)
  - Senate elections preview (Penn Live, PA - Oct 26, 2006)
  - The Senators' Dilemma (Yahoo! News - Oct 26, 2006)
- Senator Rick Santorum
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Casey says Santorum attacks a sign of GOP desperation (Kansas City Star, MO - Oct 27, 2006)
  - College Democrats protest Santorum (Penn State Digital Collegian, PA - Oct 26, 2006)
  - Competitive nature fueled Santorum (Penn Live, PA - Oct 25, 2006)
  - Worst politician ever (Patriot-News, PA - Oct 27, 2006)
  - SANTORUM'S LAST STAND (New York Post, NY - Oct 27, 2006)
  - WHY ELECTING RICK SANTORUM MATTERS (Yahoo! News - Oct 17, 2006)
  - Sen. Rick Santorum: 'Pro-Security' on Immigration (NewsMax.com, FL - Oct 15, 2006)
- Representative Harold Ford Jr.
  - House web site | Bio
  - Oooh! That Naughty 'Playboy' Attack Ad on Harold Ford Jr.! (Memphis Flyer, TN - Oct 27, 2006)
  - As Ford-Corker Race Starts Smoking, National, International Scrutiny Intensifies (Memphis Daily News - Oct 28, 2006)
  - Newsweek Cover Story Left Out Harold Ford's Playboy Party -- But Not Back in March (NewsBusters - Oct 27, 2006)
  - Playboy Party Affiliation (American Spectator - Oct 26, 2006)
  - Playboy Party Jab Could Hurt Republican's Senatorial Hopes (ABC News - Oct 26, 2006)
  - ‘Straight’ group attacks Ford in Oak Ridge visit (Oak Ridger, TN - Oct 27, 2006)
  - Mehlman: Controversial Ford attack ad is 'fair' (MSNBC - Oct 25, 2006)
  - Harold Ford's Playboy Party (Accuracy In Media, DC - Oct 25, 2006)
- Sunday Panel
  - Bill Kristol
    - Editor, The Weekly Standard | Bio
    - Friday Night Fights: Shepard Smith vs. Bill Kristol (NewsBusters - Sep 30, 2006)
  - Juan Williams
    - Senior National Correspondent, NPR | Bio
    - Juan Williams scolds black community in 'Enough' (Indianapolis Star, United States - Oct 28, 2006)
  - Mara Liasson
    - National Political Correspondent, NPR | Bio
    - Virginia Senate Race Too Close to Call (NPR - Oct 27, 2006)
  - Michael Barone.
    - Senior Writer, US News and World Report | Blog
    - The House Elections (BaroneBlog - Oct 24, 2006)
- Power Player: Mark Russell
  - Mark Russell, Zinging to the Younger Set (Washington Post - Oct 11, 2006)
Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com