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Fred Barnes, Morton Kondracke, Larry Kudlow

Hewitt: Hour 2 – The Fox News Channel Beltway Boys discuss the political news of the week, including the organization of both parties’ leadership in the House and Senate with guest host Carol Platt Liebau. Later in the hour, CNBC’s Larry Kudlow remembers the late, great Milton Friedman.

Conservative pragmatism, 101

Hewitt: Hour 1 – Guest host Carol Platt Liebau plaid some discouraging audio from incoming Senate minority whip Trent Lott, and took calls from listeners on how to responsibly disagree without destroying the Republican Party’s attempt at regaining the majority.

Eric Cantor, James Lileks, John Campbell

Hewitt: Hour 3 – House deputy whip Eric Cantor started out Hugh’s last hour in Washington, D.C. He was followed by James Lileks’ analysis of the election post-mortem, Minnesota style. Hugh ended with a replay of his interview with Congressman John Campbell.

Audio clips and calls from listeners.

Hewitt: Hour 2 – Hugh discusses the political landscape between Nancy Pelosi’s first failed move as incoming Speaker of the House, and the Republicans’ attempt to reorganize in the House and Senate.

Senator Mitch McConnell, Erwin Chemerinsky

Hewitt: Hour 3 – After a replay of the Mitch McConnell interview, Hugh talked about judicial nomination implications of last week with law professor Erwin Chemerinsky of Duke University. Later in the hour, calls about the new House and Senate leadership.

Mitch McConnell, Dan Lungren, Roy Blunt

Hewitt: Hour 1 – Live (barely) from the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Hugh interviewed the incoming Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, minority Congressional leadership candidates Dan Lungren and Roy Blunt.

Audio cuts and calls

Hewitt: Hour 2 – From the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Hugh played some of the key parts of General John Abizaid’s testimony today in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and took calls from listeners.

Richard Miniter, John Shadegg

Hewitt: Hour 1 – Guest host Jed Babbin talked the impact of the elections to national security and defense with Rich Miniter. Later in the hour, he talked with Arizona Congressman John Shadegg, who is running for the minority whip position in the House of Representatives.

John McIntyre

Hewitt: Hour 2 – Guest host Jed Babbin goes into more depth about what went wrong for the Republicans with Real Clear Politics’ John McIntyre.

Yoni Tidi, Frank Gaffney

Hewitt: Hour 1 – national security implications of the election last Tuesday, and the impact of the new defense team apparently being put in by the Bush administration.

The Nativity Story Screenwriter, Mike Rich, David Dreier

Hewitt: Hour 2 – Outside of a Congressional leadership update by David Dreier, the hour was spent on the making of the new motion picture, The Nativity Story, with the film’s screenwriter, Mike Rich.

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