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Happy Birthday,
Fox News
Now, the O'Reilly Factor is ...a broadcast that actually influences the debate in this country. Way back in 1996, who knew?

Big birthday this week—Fox News Channel is 13 years old. I was there on October 7, 1996, when the channel was launched with about 15 million subscribers. Now we have about 90 million. Back then, if the Factor received 50 emails a day, we were happy. Now we average about 2,000 electronic letters daily.

FNC is perhaps the biggest media success since the broadcast networks themselves were formed in the 1950s. Fox News is a billion-dollar enterprise that dominates cable news ratings and is consistently in the top five among all cable programs. Simply put, FNC is on fire, even after all these years.

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Here are some of the highlights you can look forward to on upcoming installments* of The O'Reilly Factor:

• Avowed atheist and author Richard Dawkins makes another visit to the Factor to debate what role faith should play in science classrooms...
• Did a Tonight Show spoof of First Lady Michelle Obama's visit to Sesame Street go too far? Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday will discuss it...
• Martin Smith of PBS documentary series Frontline will enter the No Spin Zone to talk about his stunning, never-before-seen footage of the Afghan war...

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

Starting on 8 AM Eastern on Friday, we'll be opening up Thursday night's Post-Game Show to the public for the weekend. Take a look after 8 AM on Friday and remember that Premium Members have full access to our entire archive of Post-Game Show videos!

Keep a watchful eye on Iran, Afghanistan and Russia by reading our weekly Stratfor.com Intel Briefing, offered entirely free of charge to BillOReilly.com visitors.

Use discount code 854786 when you place your order in The O'Reilly Store over the weekend and get a free O'Reilly Factor lanyard or American Patriot lanyard! Hurry, this offer expires at midnight on Sunday, October 11!

Don't forget that in just a few short weeks Bill will be appearing at the annual gala for Crime Stoppers of Houston in Houston, Texas. For details on sponsorship and tickets, visit www.crime-stoppers.org.