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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:
- It's the end of the world as you know it, and he feels fine! Welcome to Harry's nightmare... for you...
- He is not an unethical mobbed up tool of the gambling and lobbyist interests who have owned him for 30 years! He's the majority leader! (he hopes)
- Has there ever been a Senate Majority Leader who served a negative number of days? Forget what he says, watch the body language. This is going to be one nervous "leader."
- Harry, Harry, he's our man, if he can't do it, Nancy can!
- Won't these neo-cons and militarists ever give up?
- The Democrats won a huge victory and things will change! Just look at Joe Sestak! He's not beholding to big business or union special interests!!!! What did you say?
Topics:
- Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joins George on Sunday, December 17th, to discuss Sen. Tim Johnson's recovery, Iraq and the Democratic agenda for the 110th Congress.
- VOICES: The star of Grey's Anatomy discusses his crusade to eradicate malaria. What can be done to combat this disease that kills a child every 30 seconds in Africa?
Guests
- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Democratic Senator Johnson in Critical Condition (PBS - Dec 14, 2006)
  - Media Sorts Out Johnson Ramifications (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Dec 15, 2006)
  - On Protecting Senate Minority, Reid Shows Honor GOP Lacked (Huffington Post, NY - Dec 14, 2006)
  - A Conversation With Senator Harry Reid (Huffington Post, NY - Dec 11, 2006)
  - Refocusing the Impeachment Movement on Administration Officials (FindLaw, CA - Dec 15, 2006)
  - Time of Testing for Harry Reid (Washington Post - Nov 15, 2006)
  - Jack Abramoff to Prison, Implicates Harry Reid? (National Ledger, AZ - Nov 16, 2006)
  - Harry Reid: Here’s How Democrats Plan to Say Thank You to Blacks (Black America Web, Tx - Dec 5, 2006)
  - Around Town: Harry Reid and the Ritz (Express, DC - Nov 30, 2006)
- Retired Army General Jack Keane
  - Bush 'poised to increase troops in Iraq' (Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Dec 15, 2006)
  - Top Commanders Appear Set to Urge Larger US Military (New York Times - Dec 14, 2006)
  - Bush warns he will not be rushed on Iraq policy (Concord Monitor, NH - Dec 14, 2006)
  - Experts call for more troops in Baghdad (ArmyTimes.com, VA - Dec 14, 2006)
- Representative-elect Joe Sestak, Democrat - Pennsylvania
  - Joe Sestak and Patrick Murphy Stand With Union Members to Pledge Their Support in Raising the Federal Minimum Wage (Yahoo! News (press release) - Dec 8, 2006)
  - House Democrats name new armed services members (ArmyTimes.com, VA - Dec 14, 2006)
  - Congressman-elect Sestak pledges support to Boeing (The Delaware County Times, PA - Dec 15, 2006)
  - Spencer: Sestak extends olive branch to the enemy (The Delaware County Times, PA - Dec 12, 2006)
- Roundtable:
  - ABC's George Will
    - Run Now, Obama (Washington Post - Dec 14, 2006)
    - George Will on Why Obama Must Run (TPMCafe, NY - Dec 14, 2006)
    - A Report Overtaken by Reality (Washington Post - Dec 14, 2006)
  - EJ Dionne of the Washington Post
    - EJ Dionne, Jr.: The End of Shake n’ Bake Democracy (Truthdig - Dec 7, 2006)
    - EJ Dionne Jr.: Moving religion beyond politics (Sacramento Bee, USA - Dec 5, 2006)
    - EJ Dionne: Obama Wows the Religious Right (Truthdig, United States - Dec 5, 2006)
    - A War Bush Wouldn't Pay For (Dionne alert) (Washington Post (via FreeRepublic) - Dec 15, 2006)
  - Richard Stengel of Time Magazine
    - Movers, shakers gather to help Time select person of the year (Baltimore Sun - Nov 16, 2006)
    - Buttering Up (New York Times book review - Sep 10, 2000)
  - Torie Clarke, former Pentagon spokesperson
    - Torrie Clarke web site
  - Voices segment: Isaiah Washington, star of Grey's Anatomy
    - Africa: Eight More Countries to Receive US Anti-Malaria Help (AllAfrica.com, Washington - Dec 15, 2006)
    - 'Grey's Anatomy' star Isaiah Washington downplays on the set dispute (UPI News Service - Nov 20, 2006)
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