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PunditFact previews the Dec. 14 Sunday shows

By Katie Sanders
December 12, 2014

Every Friday, PunditFact gives you the first look at 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.

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

Big guest: Former CIA director Michael Hayden.

High on the agenda: CIA torture tactics.

The pundit panel: Rep. Keith Ellison, Newt Gingrich, Laura Ingraham, Michael Smerconish.

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

Big guests: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.; Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich.; Sen. Angus King, I-Maine.

High on the agenda: Future of the CIA.

The pundit panel: Charles Ellison, Michael Gerson, Mark Mazzetti, Peggy Noonan. 

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 CNN State of the Union (9 a.m.)

Big guests: Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Mass.; former President George W. Bush.

High on the agenda: 2016 presidential race.

The pundit panel: Not yet announced.

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

Big guests: Jose Rodriguez, former director of the CIA’s National Clandestine Service.

High on the agenda: Senate’s torture report.

The pundit panel: Charles Lane, Michael Needham, Julie Pace, George Will.

 

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

Big guests: Former Vice President Dick Cheney.

High on the agenda: Senate torture report.

The pundit panel: David Axelrod, Helene Cooper, Andrea Mitchell, Dan Senor.

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