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PunditFact previews the Nov. 22 Sunday shows

By Louis Jacobson
November 20, 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.

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

Big guests: Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.

High on the agenda: Paris terrorist attacks and 2016 politics.

The pundit panel: David Axelrod, Matthew Dowd, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz.

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NBC Meet the Press

Big guests: Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich.

High on the agenda: Paris terrorist attacks and 2016 politics.

The pundit panel: Tom Brokaw, Helene Cooper, Ron Fournier, Kathleen Parker.

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CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)

Big guests: New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie; former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.

High on the agenda: Paris terrorist attacks.

The pundit panel: Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb.; Farah Pandith; Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Hugh Hewitt.

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

Big guests: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy to the global coalition to counter ISIL; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Michael Morrell, former deputy CIA director; Thomas Donilon, former National Security Advisor to President Obama; Frances Townsend, former homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush.

High on the agenda: Paris terrorist attacks and the war against ISIS.

The pundit panel: Karl Rove, Ruth Marcus, Ron Brownstein.

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

Big guest: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; radio host Rush Limbaugh.

High on the agenda: Paris terrorist attacks and 2016 politics.

The pundit panel: To be announced.

 

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