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PunditFact previews the Feb. 8 news shows

By Jon Greenberg
February 6, 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: Sec. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Tim Kaine, D-Va., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, and former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich.

High on the agenda: Funding Homeland Security, arming Ukraine and congressional authorization in the fight against ISIS.

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

Big guests: Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, and Ben Carson.

High on the agenda: The fight against ISIS, and the measles outbreak.

The pundit panel: Karl Rove, Laura Ingraham, Juan Williams, and Bob Woodward.

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

Big guests: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Tom Donilon and Michael Morell.

High on the agenda: Seeking peace in Ukraine, combatting ISIS, and measles.

The pundit panel: John Harris, Ruth Marcus, David Sanger and Nancy Youssef

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

Big guests: Sec. of State John Kerry and Jordanian foreign minister Nasser Judeh.

High on the agenda: Ukraine, ISIS and the American national security strategy.

The pundit panel: Andrea Mitchell, David Brooks, Katty Kay, and Stephen Henderson.

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

Big guest: Ret. Gen. John Allen, special presidential envoy for the coalition to counter ISIS, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

High on the agenda: Next steps in confronting ISIS, and the 2016 race for the White House.

The pundit panel: Kristen Anderson, Van Jones, Mark Halperin and John Heilemann

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