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Friday, April 15:
Team FOX goes around the world giving you the people, places and politics you need to know — only on “Special Report.”
President Bush (search) traveled to Kirtland, Ohio today to talk about Social Security. Mr. Bush chose the Buckeye state because 90 percent of its state and local officials have opted out of the traditional Social Security system, instead choosing to pay into a defined contribution plan like the Thrift Savings Plan. Carl Cameron has the details.
And another State Department official has allegedly charged the president's nominee for U.N. ambassador with abuse of power. James Rosen examines Rexon Ryu (search), an expert on nonproliferation issues in the Middle East, who was reportedly removed from his duties after failing to produce a document requested by John Bolton (search).
The recent battle on the Hill over judicial nominations (search) has put filibusters in the spotlight. Are filibusters really a new issue when it comes to judicial fights? Would a GOP move to end them really change the rules in the middle of the game as some Democrats charge? Major Garrett takes a look at filibusters from a historical perspective.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has launched a new attack on Tom DeLay and the ethics violations swirling around him. Are their tactics fair or have they crossed a line? Wendell Goler investigates.
Now that indictments have been announced in the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal (search), questions are being raised about the unnamed, high-ranking U.N. officials who may have taken bribes. Jonathan Hunt has the details.
Also, a chapel in the San Bernardino Mountains (search) has been at the center of a heated battle between the Mormon Church (search) and local environmentalists. The church says the chapel will fill a much needed religious void in the area, but environmentalists charge the building is not only being built on land better suited for recreation, but will be harmful to a sensitive wildlife habitat. Anita Vogel takes a fair and balanced look at the controversy.
We'll also talk with our all-star panel of FOX News contributors about the political news of the day:
Fred Barnes, executive editor for The Weekly Standard
Mort Kondracke, executive editor of Roll Call
Charles Krauthammer, syndicated columnist
About the Show
Anchored by Washington news veteran Brit Hume, "Special Report with Brit Hume" provides an in-depth look at the day's news and offers a daily topical discussion of political issues impacting the nation.
Hume serves as host to key newsmakers, political pundits and FOX News contributors exchanging views about political matters from taxes and Social Security to international affairs and the political scandal of the day.
Hume brings a historical perspective to the political scene that is rarely rivaled. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he has covered the policies, procedures and players in the national game called politics for more than 30 years. The Baltimore Sun referred to him as "the very personification of the political establishment."
Each program features a two-minute segment called The Grapevine, which reels off the latest outrageous news nuggets, political poll results and in-the-Beltway gossip that viewers will not see on any other news program. The New York Daily News describes The Grapevine as a must see that, "will make you sound smart around the water cooler… the next day."
FOX News' Team Washington provides live reports from the White House, Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court and key federal agencies. Seasoned correspondents, including Carl Cameron, Wendell Goler and Major Garrett, explore political hot spots, races and legislative battles being waged around the nation and abroad.
Hume wraps up each program with a lively roundtable discussion featuring Mara Liasson of National Public Radio, Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard and Mort Kondracke of Roll Call.
And more people watch FNC's Primetime than all of the cable news competition combined!
— Guests and topics are subject to change
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