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PunditFact previews the Aug. 9 news shows

By Anna Bruzgulis
August 7, 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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CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)

Big guests: Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina.

High on the agenda: 2016 presidential race.

The pundit panel: Kenneth Cuccinelli, Patti Solis Doyle, Ana Navarro, Bakari Sellers.

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

Big guest: Look for updates shortly.

High on the agenda: Race for the GOP presidential nomination.

The pundit panel: George Will, Lisa Lerer, Laura Ingraham, Charles Lane.

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NBC Meet the Press 

Big guests: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.

High on the agenda: 2016 presidential race.

The pundit panel: Look for updates shortly.

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

Big guests: Donald Trump; Carly FiorinaSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Dr. Ben Carson; Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman; Cornell William Brooks, NAACP president.

High on the agenda: Remembering Ferguson, one year later.

The pundit panel:Susan Page, Jonathan Martin, Ed O’Keefe, Michael Gerson.

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

Big guests: Donald Trump; Mike Huckabee; Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio; Rick Perry; Sen. Corey Booker, D-N.J.

High on the agenda: 2016 presidential race and the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.  

The pundit panel: Matthew Dowd, Donna Brazile, Sara Fagen, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann.

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