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Veteran newscaster John Gibson gets to the core of the most salient issues facing America today as host of FNC's hard-hitting primetime show The Big Story with John Gibson, airing Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. ET, with expert legal analysis from Judge Andrew Napolitano and in-depth field reports from correspondent Heather Nauert.

Thursday, Dec. 11:

Should Canada be frozen out of Iraq rebuilding contracts?
Pamela Wallin, Canadian consul general

Howard Dean isn't the Democratic nominee yet, but he's certainly a very large blip on the president's radar screen
Robert Bennet, Ohio GOP chair

Swift reaction to the Supreme Court decision rejecting a First Amendment challenge to campaign finance reform
John Pomeranz of the Alliance for Justice
Larry Pratt, executive director for Gun Owners of America

Do folks have a right to know that a convicted killer or rapist is living among us?
• Judge Andrew Napolitano, FNC senior judicial analyst

Is the media trying to set the agenda for the 2004 election?
Hugo Gurdon, editor in chief of The Hill newspaper

Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is looking for a first lady
Gina Marie Santore, contest winner

Be sure to tune into The Big Story with John Gibson ... weekdays at 5 p.m. ET.

Topics and guests subject to change.