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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:
- Iraq = Vietnam, and we all know how that turned out, don't we? Can you say "impeachment?" I knew you could
- What's all this talk about the "old media?" We still tell people what to think. Bow down before your DBM overlords!
- Bush is wrong. We've got (ambitious and unscrupulous) Republicans to tell you so.
Topics:
- Opposition to the President's plan to surge troops in Iraq.
- Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Ca on his presidential bid.
- Voices segment: the six degrees of Kevin Bacon.
Guests
- Senator Joe Biden, Democrat - Delaware
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Sununu has to Biden his time (Concord Monitor, NH - Jan 25, 2007)
  - Sen. Joe Biden to kick off presidential campaign Wednesday (USA Today - Jan 26, 2007)
  - Senator Joe Biden Pushes for Creation of Homeland Security Trust Fund (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Jan 23, 2007)
  - Sen. Joe Biden Finally Gets It Right: "The Vice President Doesn't Know What's He's Talking About" (News Hounds, CA - Jan 22, 2007)
  - Craven Senate scoundrels (Washington Times, DC - Jan 26, 2007)
  - Biden vs. Dodd in SC (The State, SC - Jan 24, 2007)
  - Biden ascending as SC choice (The State, SC - Jan 20, 2007)
- Senator Richard Lugar, Republican - Indiana
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Lugar Opposes Measure Critical of President (Fox 28, IN - Jan 24, 2007)
  - Congress Reacts to State of the Union Address (PBS - Jan 25, 2007)
  - Lugar in minority on vote against troop surge (Indianapolis Star, IN - Jan 25, 2007)
  - Lugar is latest Republican to express doubts over Iraq surge (The Hill, DC - Jan 24, 2007)
  - A call to arms (Portsmouth Herald News, NH - Jan 24, 2007)
  - Lugar seeking action from Bush on ethanol plan (Indianapolis Star, IN - Jan 26, 2007)
  - Lugar will hold to Bush to State of the Union ethanol commitment (Palladium-Item, IN - Jan 25, 2007)
  - RICHARD LUGAR: ENERGY WAR WITH RUSSIA (Free Market News Network, FL - Dec 28, 2006)
- Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican - California
  - House web site | Bio
  - California Rep. Duncan Hunter makes GOP presidential bid official (North County Times, CA - Jan 25, 2007)
  - Use more Iraqi forces in Baghdad: Hunter (United Press International - Jan 11, 2007)
  - DNC: Duncan Hunter Out of Touch on Iraq (Earthtimes.org - Jan 11, 2007)
  - CNN informed viewers that Rep. Hunter "supports military" (Media Matters for America, DC - Jan 25, 2007)
  - Tremoglie: An Interview With Congressman Duncan Hunter (Evening Bulletin, PA - Jan 26, 2007)
  - Duncan Hunter Argues Cost of New Border Fence Construction is Affordable (KPBS, CA - Jan 15, 2007)
  - Hunter takes Arizona GOP straw poll (North County Times, CA - Jan 16, 2007)
- Voices segment:
  - Kevin Bacon
    - On the Web: Donate to charities with Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (The News Journal, DE - Jan 26, 2007)
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