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** NOTE FOR TODAY'S SHOW -We are going to have some breaking, exclusive news coming out of our 2nd hour when we interview book author and investigative journalist, Susan Bradford. She has uncovered some very interesting information out of Arizona!! So TUNE IN!! ----------Straight Talk with Melissa Hopkins covers political and other news of the day out of our Nation's Capitol and beyond. We are focussing on all of the primaries with campaign analysis expert Jim Ellis up until November. Other guests will come from both the left and the right of the political spectrum who are at the top of their fields. Our regular guest from the left, Tom Hogan, a top lawyer and lobbyist always gives excellent political insight. Thanks to WindTalkers radio network, we are now heard around the world! So join us every Thursday at 11:00 am eastern to 1:00 pm. Melissa has worked in the U.S. Senate twice, was the spokesperson and media relations consultant for The Washington Times newspapers for eight years. Melissa has owned her own strategic communications firm, The Hopkins Group, Inc. since 2001. Melissa also writes several blogs on politics, media and the criminal justice system.