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PunditFact previews the Oct. 18 Sunday shows

By Katie Sanders
October 16, 2015

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.

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

Big guests: Reps. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and Elijah Cummings, D-Md. 

High on the agenda: Benghazi committee.

The pundit panel: Bob Woodward, Nancy Cordes, Mark Halperin, Jeffrey Goldberg.

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CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)

Big guests: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

High on the agenda: Tuesday’s debate fallout. 

The pundit panel: Ana Navarro, Tad Devine, Bakari Sellers, Amanda Carpenter.

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NBC Meet the Press 

Big guests: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

High on the agenda: 2016, Benghazi committee.

The pundit panel: Alex Castellanos, Ron Fournier, Andrea Mitchell, Amy Walter.

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

Big guest: Donald Trump.

High on the agenda: 2016.

The pundit panel: Brit Hume, Charles Lane, Lisa Lerer and George Will.

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

Big guests: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson.

High on the agenda: 2016 politics.

The pundit panel: Katrina vanden Heuvel, Donna Brazile, Matthew Dowd, Bill Kristol.

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