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PunditFact previews the April 12 news shows

By Jon Greenberg
April 10, 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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CBS Face the Nation (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big guests: Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Secretary of State John Kerry, and Reince Priebus.

High on the agenda: The 2016 presidential election and the Iran nuclear deal.

The pundit panel: John Dickerson, John Heilemann, Sherrilyn Ifill, Peggy Noonan and Susan Page.

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

Big guests: Sen. Robert Menendez, D- N.J., and Mitt Romney.

High on the agenda: The Iran nuclear deal, Cuba and the 2016 presidential contest.

The pundit panel: Kirsten Powers, Brit Hume, George Will and Charles Lane.

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CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)

Big guests: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee.

High on the agenda: The 2016 presidential race, including Chafee’s plans.

The pundit panel: Paul Begala, Ana Navarro, Joe Lockhart and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

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

Big guest: Secretary of State John Kerry and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

High on the agenda: The Iran nuclear deal and the race for the presidency.

The pundit panel: Kristen Anderson, Tavis Smiley, Donna Brazile and Bill Kristol.

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

Big guests: Secretary of State John Kerry, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

High on the agenda: The 2016 race for president and the Iran nuclear deal.

The pundit panel: David Brooks, Hugh Hewitt, Maria Hinojosa and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

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