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Sunday: Gen. George Casey
Sunday: Gen. George Casey



























This Sunday, Army Chief of Staff General George Casey will discuss the Ft. Hood shootings, combat stress, and the war in Afghanistan.

Then, Governor-elect Bob McDonnell, R-Virginia, looks back on his big election win, and gives his thoughts on the economy, the future of the Republican Party, and the health care debate.

Plus, in an exclusive interview, John King speaks with former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev about the fall of the Berlin Wall -- an event that began 20 years ago this month.

And exclusively on "State of the Union", Democratic strategist James Carville, and Republican strategist Mary Matalin debate President Obama's plan for health care reform, as well as analyze news made on all the Sunday morning shows, in the Sound of Sunday segment at 11 AM ET.

Tune in at 9 AM ET.

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About the show

For four hours on Sunday morning, join CNN Chief National Correspondent John King for the Next Generation in Sunday talk.

• At 9 AM ET, John talks to the power players: politicians, business leaders and international newsmakers who will make Monday morning's headlines.

• At 10 AM ET, John is joined by Howard Kurtz and his "Reliable Sources" for an incisive look at the media.

• At 11 AM ET, "We Watch the Other Sunday Shows So You Don't Have To". For entire hour, we bring you the "Sound of Sunday" -- a fast-paced and often irreverent analysis of the trial balloons, policy reversals and talking points that will make headlines in the week ahead. It's like a DVR for politics -- we bring you what's been said on State of the Union and all the other programs and then break down what's real and what's just rhetoric with the Best Political Team on Television. In our Diner segment, John King listens to the opinions of people like you -- raw and unfiltered. Plus, we'll put your questions to our team of reporters and political strategists -- just post on our Facebook page or @cnnsotu on Twitter. If you only watch one hour of Sunday morning TV -- this is the hour to watch

• At NOON ET, John wraps it all up with fresh interviews, the best of the earlier hours and our signature segment, the "Last Word" in Sunday talk.

For those of you who simply can't wake up on a Sunday morning, there is a prime-time broadcast of the best interviews and commentary at 8pm ET.

King: Ethanol keeps Nebraska running in tough financial times
King: Ethanol keeps Nebraska running in tough financial times

Fort Calhoun, Nebraska (CNN) -- Neale Staner views the ups and downs of the economy through the lessons of a life working the family farm: "One thing's certain, and that's uncertainty."

At the moment though, he is quick to note that things are relatively good, drawing a nod from his son, Jeff.

"Compared to seven, eight years ago, things are pretty good," Jeff Staner said over coffee earlier this week. "They're not as good as they were last year, but they are still comparatively better and good."

That "comparatively better" farm economy is a leading reason Nebraska's unemployment rate is 4.9 percent, half the national average of 9.8 percent. Scan a state-by-state map of unemployment rates, and what jumps out is that most of the states well below the national average are those with agriculture-driven economies.

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Alaska catching up with the rest of the country on recession
Alaska catching up with the rest of the country on recession

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Sharon Philips is a regular at the Anchorage Jobs Center Midtown -- grateful for the resource but a bit frustrated she has to keep coming.

"I am one of 70 or 80 people putting in for just about every position," Philips told us during a visit this past week. "It's been difficult."

Budget cutbacks nine months ago cost Philips her state job keeping track of child support payments, and she has been looking for work since, often using the computerized job listings at the state-run jobs center.

"I put in for probably 10, eight to 10 jobs a week. I've been interviewed for about four a week. And I'm still unemployed," she said.

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Global recession slows horse racing industry
Global recession slows horse racing industry

LEXINGTON, Kentucky (CNN) -- Crestwood Farm is tucked into the rolling hillsides of Kentucky's legendary bluegrass country. Kipling and Unbridled Energy are among the stallions critical to the reputation -- and the bottom line -- of the McLean family business.

And just how do the stallions prove their value?

"When their progeny does well on the race track," Pope McLean Jr. said. "Can't bluff that. That's when they prove what they are worth."

Pope McLean Sr. got into the horse business in college and took over Crestwood Farm in 1970. His son worked on the farm while growing up. After college he took a job in the financial sector, but in 1991 he returned to Crestwood. His brother Marc returned a few years later, and their younger sister Grandison joined after she graduated from college.

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King: Back to work but still a bit nervous
King: Back to work but still a bit nervous

GWINNER, North Dakota (CNN) -- Corey Essig is happily back on the upside of the recession roller coaster. But his lesson on the tough math of unemployment remains fresh.

A wife. Two young children. A mortgage. Health insurance. Food and fuel. And when was laid off from the Bobcat assembly line five months ago, a weekly unemployment check of $351.

"It gets pretty trying," is how Essig put it.

His youngest son has a heart condition, so he had no choice but to sign up for the COBRA health care coverage offered to those who lose their jobs.

It was $440 a month, just for the insurance.

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