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Your guide to the Sunday, Aug. 3 news shows

By Katie Sanders
August 1, 2014

Every Friday PunditFact gives you the first look at the guests on the Sunday news shows. On Sunday, we see if what they said is true. You can read how they fared here or weekly in the Daily Beast.

This story is updated as shows publish and revise their lineups.

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CNN State of the Union (9 a.m.)

Big guests: Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas.

Topics sure to be discussed: Border crisis, Middle East conflict.

Most unpredictable news feature: Watergate and the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation.

The pundit panel: Newt Gingrich, Ana Navarro, Marc Lemont Hill, Erikka Knuti.

 

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Fox News Sunday (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big guests: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

A topic sure to be discussed: Immigration, House GOP’s Obama lawsuit.

Most unpredictable news feature: Ivanka Trump.

The pundit panel: Ron Fournier, Michael Needham, Kimberley Strassel, Juan Williams.

 

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CBS Face the Nation (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big guests: Valerie Jarrett, Michael Bloomberg.

A topic sure to be discussed: The ebola outbreak, Gaza.

Most unpredictable news feature: Former Nixon administration figure John Dean and his book on Watergate.

The pundit panel: Margaret Brennan, David Ignatius.

 

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ABC This Week (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big interview: Dr. Tom Frieden, CDC director

A topic sure to be discussed: Ebola outbreak

Most unpredictable news feature: Interview with Los Angeles Dodgers announced Vin Scully.

The pundit panel: Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Bill Kristol, David Remnick, Greta Van Susteren.

 

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NBC Meet the Press (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big guest: Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Bob Menendez, R-N.J.

Topics sure to be discussed: Congressional inaction.

Most unpredictable news feature: Not clear.

The pundit panel: Kristen Anderson, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., Mike Murphy, Carolyn Ryan.

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