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Award-winning investigative TV reporter Jayna Davis, who covered the Oklahoma City bombing for NBC affiliate KFOR-TV, discusses the 15th anniversary of OKC and her book, "The Third Terrorist: The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing." Representative Lamar Smith, a Republican serving the 21st District of Texas, joins Take AIM to discuss media bias and the Media Fairness Caucus he chairs. For more information visit jaynadavis.com and lamarsmith.house.gov.

Byron York, chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner, discusses the politics and substance of the health care bill, as well as the Chris Matthews - Rush Limbaugh "regime" kerfuffle. Dianna Cotter, the Portland Civil Rights Examiner for Examiner.com, discusses the tea parties, civil rights and racism. For more information visit www.washingtonexaminer.com and www.examiner.com.

Claudia Rosett, journalist-in-residence with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a columnist for Forbes, discusses Iran, North Korea, and media coverage of both. Actress Maria Conchita Alonso, a native of Cuba who was raised in Venezuela, reacts to Sean Penn's defense of Hugo Chavez on Real Time with Bill Maher.

Erick Erickson, the managing editor of RedState.com and a political contributor to CNN, joins Take AIM to discuss ObamaCare and conservatives' plans to repeal it. Matthew Vadum, senior editor for the Capital Research Center (capitalresearch.org), discusses ACORN and whether it is really closing for good.

Jonathan Tobin, executive editor of Commentary Magazine, explains his article, "Will Jews Stick With Obama?" Columnist Diana West discusses the AIM Report she recently wrote, "Pro-Muslim Influence on Fox News Channel." For more information see www.commentarymagazine.com and www.dianawest.net. You can find the March 3 AIM Report at www.aim.org/aim-report.

Michael Fumento, director of the Independent Journalism Project, discusses the Toyota Hybrid Horror Hoax. Phil Kerpen, vice president for policy at Americans for Prosperity, discusses the health care takeover. K. Daniel Glover, editor of the Capitol Hill Tweet Watch Report, discusses the new venture and this week's interesting tweets. For more information: www.fumento.com, www.philkerpen.com, www.tweetwatchreport.com.

Today on Take AIM, we'll hear from two members of AIM's Speakers Bureau. First, former INS agent Michael Cutler discusses the national security implications of immigration. Then, author and gun law expert Alan Korwin gives his first-hand account of the Supreme Court proceedings in McDonald v. Chicago. Visit www.aim.org/speakers-bureau to book an appearance by either of these speakers at a discounted rate.

David Kupelian, managing editor of WorldNetDaily.com and editor of Whistleblower magazine, discusses his new book, "How Evil Works: Understanding and Overcoming the Destructive Forces That Are Transforming America." Kathy Shaidle, a blogger with FiveFeetofFury.com, WorldNetDaily.com, Examiner.com and NewsRealBlog.com, discusses the DNC's "seminar caller" talk radio campaign as well as her book, "The Tyranny of Nice" (www.tyrannyofnice.com).

Andrew Breitbart's acceptance speech for his Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award, given at CPAC on February 18, is first on Take AIM. Then Pamela Geller, founder of Atlas Shrugs, discusses the Freedom Defense Initiative, a new activist group she launched this year with Robert Spencer, and the "Jihad: The Political Third Rail" panel FDI sponsored at CPAC. Her website is AtlasShrugs.com.

Marc Thiessen, former speechwriter to President George W. Bush, discusses his new book, "Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe & How Barack Obama Is Inviting The Next Attack." James R. Copland of the Manhattan Institute explains his report, "Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street—A Report on the Litigation Lobby, 2010." For more information see www.courtingdisaster.com and www.manhattan-institute.org.

Mary Anastasia O'Grady of The Wall Street Journal discusses the political situation in Venezuela, Honduras and Cuba. Dr. Peter C. Rollins, emeritus professor of media studies at Oklahoma State University, talks about the portrayal of wars in movies. Brian M. Riedl of The Heritage Foundation points out the skyrocketing debt in the Obama administration's new budget. For more information see www.online.wsj.com and www.heritage.org.

This week on "Take AIM," we take a look at President Obama's foreign and domestic policies a day after his State of the Union speech. Dr. Eliot A. Cohen of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies explains his recent article in The Wall Street Journal, "Taking the Measure of Obama's Foreign Policy." Author and business coach Tommy Newberry discusses his latest book, "The War on Success: How the Obama Agenda is Shattering the American Dream." For more information see www.sais-jhu.edu and www.tommynewberry.com.

Michael Barone of The Washington Examiner stops by "Take AIM" to give his take on Republican Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts Senate race. Best-selling author and Newsmax contributing editor Ken Timmerman discusses Iran. Brian Johnson of the Alliance for Worker Freedom reveals that Service Employees International Union (SEIU) president Andy Stern has been lobbying the White House without registering as a lobbyist.

FOX News contributor Tucker Carlson joins "Take AIM" to discuss his highly anticipated new political website, The Daily Caller, which launched on Monday. John Fund of The Wall Street Journal talks about his new book, "How the Obama Administration Threatens to Undermine Our Elections." For more information visit www.dailycaller.com and online.wsj.com.

Marc Morano, executive editor of Climate Depot, discusses ClimateGate, Copenhagen, and cap & trade. Timothy P. Carney of The Washington Examiner discusses his new book, "Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses." For more information go to climatedepot.com and timothypcarney.com