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Monday, August 22:
Team FOX goes around the world giving you the people, places and politics you need to know — only on “Special Report.”
Hours before a midnight deadline, Shiites and Kurds reached an agreement today on Iraq's draft constitution and were trying to persuade Sunni Arabs to go along with their compromises. William La Jeunesse has a live report.
And, President Bush addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars (search) convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wendell Goler has details from the president’s speech.
Then, it's no secret that the Pentagon is eyeing a possible cut in U.S. troop levels in Iraq next year. Less well known is that Army planners are preparing for quite a different scenario: that they will have to sustain, through multiple rotations, the current number of troops for another four years. Bret Baier asks the general in charge of Army operations in Iraq about his assessment of troops levels, deployments and overall planning.
Plus, Jim Angle reports the latest news surrounding Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' (search) confirmation, as liberal groups are pressuring Democratic Senators to withhold a vote on Roberts until more of his records are released.
Then, Northwest Airlines (search) rode out a full weekend with its mechanics' union on strike. Union members argue that the airline, which they struck over its demand for $176 million in wage and benefit cuts, would see mechanical problems mount as the week progresses. This is just the latest problem for labor. Four important affiliates declared their withdrawal from the AFL-CIO (search) in the days running up to the 50th anniversary convention in July. Brian Wilson looks at labor in disarray.
We’ll also have reports from Jennifer Griffin and Mike Tobin in Israel, as the last of the Gaza (search) settlements is evacuated with little resistance.
We'll also talk with our all-star panel of FOX News contributors about the day's headlines:
—Mort Kondracke, executive editor of Roll Call
—Charles Krauthammer, syndicated columnist
—Juan Williams, senior correspondent for NPR
Don’t miss tonight’s “Special Report with Brit Hume.”
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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