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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.

Here's a review of what was on the rundown for Monday, August 5:

Some prominent Democrats usually known for fighting the opposition are now crossing each other. Former presidential candidate Al Gore is taking aim at recent statements by Sen. Joseph Lieberman
Glen Johnson of the Boston Globe

A new chapter in the abortion debate is taking place in Pennsylvania.  A man there is suing his former girlfriend to save the life of his unborn child. He wins an injunction against the abortion temporarily, on whate legal grounds?
• Judge Andrew Napolitano, FNC senior judicial analyst

Are books by politicians just before election campaigns memorable bits of literature, or nothing more than transparent campaign tools?
Alfred Regnery, president of Regnery Publishing

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