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PunditFact previews the Aug. 30 news shows

By Jon Greenberg
August 28, 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: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.

High on the agenda: The 2016 presidential race and New Orleans 10 years after Katrina.

The pundit panel: Mark Leibovich, Jeffrey Goldberg, Ed O’Keefe and J. Ann Selzer.

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CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)

Big guests: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

High on the agenda: The 2016 presidential race.

The pundit panel: Dan Pfeiffer, S.E. Cupp, Donna Brazile and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

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

Big guest: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

High on the agenda: The 2016 presidential race.

The pundit panel: George Will, Christi Parsons, Michael Needham and Sheryl Gay Stolberg.

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NBC Meet the Press 

Big guests: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

High on the agenda: The 2016 race for president.

The pundit panel: Matt Bai, Helene Cooper,Melissa Harris-Perry and Steve Schmidt.

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

Big guests: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Louisian Gov. Bobby Jindal.

High on the agenda: The 2016 race for president. 

The pundit panel: Cokie Roberts, Julie Pace, LZ Granderson and Newt Gingrich.

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