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Confronting Hillary
In the end, I enjoyed my conversation with Senator Clinton, although I believe she thinks I'm a pinhead. If so, at least I'm a fiscally responsible and national security-driven pinhead.

South Bend, Indiana — Well, it took nearly 12 years, but I finally convinced Senator Hillary Clinton to speak with me on television. Emboldened by Barack Obama's Reverend Wright disaster, the Senator is aggressively reaching out to independent voters, many of whom watch The Factor.

After meeting and speaking with her face-to-face, my assessment is that health care is Senator Clinton's strongest issue and Iran is her weakest. Polls show that most Americans are fed up with exorbitant medical costs and a callous insurance industry. So, any presidential candidate that offers relief from this mess will get a hearing. Of course, the cost would be staggering, but Senator Clinton has a well thought-out plan. Whether it is possible, I don't know.

However, Mrs. Clinton stumbles on Iran. Both she and Barack Obama want out of Iraq, but the unintended consequence of that would be a much bolder Iran. Those fanatics will spin a U.S. withdrawal as an "Islamic" victory. And then, most geo-political experts agree, Iran would attempt to dominate Southern Iraq.

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Here are some of the big stories and guests coming up* on The Radio Factor and The O'Reilly Factor:

• Next week we'll have an exclusive interview with Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the Army commander who initially led coalition forces in Iraq and who took the fall for the scandal at Abu Ghraib...
• In a cable news exclusive, Bill will interview Barbara Walters of ABC's 20/20 and The View...
• Is General Electric working with Iran? Factor producer Jesse Watters will have the results of an investigation that you won't want to miss...

* Lineups and schedules are always subject to change based on breaking news.

Just in time for spring, we're pleased to offer our ladies' Don't Be a Pinhead and Don't Be a Popinjay t-shirts in new colors... lime and lavender! These shirts fit great and would make a fantastic last-minute Mother's Day gift.

Pro-life group stings Planned Parenthood
Friday, April 25: Radio talk show host Laura Ingraham reported that a pro-life group has been running a sting on Planned Parenthood by posing as potential donors who want their contributions earmarked to abort more black babies. "A number of Planned Parenthood offices," Ingraham said, "are so interested in getting the money that they completely overlook the fact that the person donating the money clearly has racist intentions."

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