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• The Republican-controlled Senate passed legislation to cut federal deficits by $39.7 billion on Wednesday by the narrowest of margins, 51-50, with Vice President Dick Cheney casting the deciding vote. Major Garrett looks at this vote and also the debate on the defense spending bill which includes drilling in ANWR.
• President Bush is demanding an end to the Senate filibuster of the Patriot Act, declaring, "This obstruction is inexcusable." He tells reporters that failing to renew the act "will endanger America." Carl Cameron has more on the President's push to pass the Patriot Act.
• A federal judge resigned from a special court to protest President Bush's secret authorization of a warrantless domestic spying program. Jim Angle has more on the debate over presidential authority.
• Is Usama bin Laden in position to assert full command over the Al Qaeda terror network? While on his way to Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld paid an unannounced visit to Pakistan and said he found it interesting that bin Laden has not been heard from publicly in nearly a year. Bret Baier is traveling with Rumsfeld and files a report from Kabul, Afghanistan.
• A witness testified today at Saddam Hussein's trial that the deposed leader's regime killed and tortured people by administering electric shocks and ripping off their skin after pouring molten plastic on it. Greg Palkot has a report from Baghdad.
• Then, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan held his usual year-end press conference today and it was anything but ordinary as correspondent Eric Shawn explains.
• Plus, Jonathan Hunt has the latest on the New York City transit strike which has left residents with another frustrating commute without public transportation.
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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 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.
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