A Baptist minister, political and civil rights and social justice activist, and radio talk show host of Keepin It Real, Al Sharpton fights injustice wherever he finds it. He makes regular guest appearances on The O'Reilly Factor and MSNBC and is praised as "a man who is willing to tell it like it is".

Lawyer, teacher, actor, comic, economist, father, novelist, essayist, expert on finance, meet Ben Stein! An Emmy award-winning actor, comedian and game-show host, Ben is famous for his monotonous yet humorous voice in acting. Ben has worked, demonstrated and struggled for voting rights for African Americans, and was also a speech writer for Richard Nixon and for Gerald Ford.

Recognized as one of our nation's towering political figures, Senator Bob Dole has lived a lifetime of service to America. One of only fifteen Americans to serve as Senate Majority Leader, Dole's remarkable political career achievements also include serving as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; the Republican candidate for U.S. President; his party's nominee for Vice-President; a member of the House of Representatives; Chairman of the Republican Party; a state legislator; and a county attorney.

Bob Schieffer has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News. He is one of few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments. Most recently he has acted as the moderator of the 2008 presidential debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain.

E.J. is a journalist, political commentator, long-time op-ed columnist for The Washington Post and a commentator for National Public Radio. He is also a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, a University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at Georgetown Public Policy Institute, a Senior Research Fellow at Saint Anselm College.

Baron Robertson of Port Ellen was the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from 1999-2004. He served as Defense Secretary for the UK from 1997-1999 before taking up his NATO position and becoming a life peer of Islay in Argyll and Bute. He has received numerous honors and holds the directorships of several notable companies.

Re-elected to the US Senate with 81% vote, Sen. George Mitchell was also elected Majority Leader of the Senate. A former US Attorney and Federal Judge, for six consecutive years Sen. Mitchell has been voted the Most Respected Member of the Senate. While in the Senate, he has served on the Finance, Environment and Public Works and Veterans Affairs Committees.

Emmy-nominated comedian, satirist, actor and writer, known for his ironic style and deadpan comedic delivery, Stephen Colbert was host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show and currently hosts The Colbert Report. He is author of the NYT's number one bestseller, I Am America (And So Can YOU!).

Three-time Emmy award winning journalist and anchor of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°, Anderson Cooper has covered nearly all of major news events around the world including the 2008 Presidential elections, the economic crisis, Hurricane Katrina, and the bombings in London.

Thirty-ninth President of the United States and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, while serving as President Jimmy Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He founded The Carter Center, a non-profit organization that works to advance human rights and is heavily involved in Habitat for Humanity.