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(41,505 posts) Sat Mar 17, 2012, 10:05 PM Mar 2012

Sunday Talk Shows

Meet The Press
A turbulent week in the war in Afghanistan raised new questions about the progress and direction war: How big of a toll is it taking on our men and women in uniform? Can victory be achieved in Afghanistan? If so, what does it look like? Plus, after two losses in Mississippi and Alabama, should the Romney campaign re-tool its team and its strategy? We’ll discuss with Mitt Romney supporter and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain

Just back from a dangerous trip to Sudan, actor George Clooney joins us to talk about what he saw in the war-ravaged region, what he thinks the U.S. needs to do to stop the bloodshed there, and how he sees President Obama’s re-election shaping up

A special discussion on the War in Afghanistan: With the recent shootings of innocent civilians by a U.S. soldier, a new debate erupts over the human toll of America’s longest war and just when to withdraw US forces. Our roundtable weighs in on the debate: Author and Afghanistan War veteran Wes Moore, author of the bestselling book “Where Men Win Glory” about the death of Pat Tillman, Jon Krakauer, Founder and Executive Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Paul Rieckhoff, the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward; and the New York Times’ Helene Cooper

ABC This Week
After sweeping Tuesday's southern primaries, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum comes to "This Week" on Sunday.

With close wins in Alabama and Mississippi solidifying his position as Mitt Romney's main challenger, can Santorum keep the momentum going in Illinois next week? Can he overcome Romney's delegate advantage and force a showdown for the nomination at the Republican convention in Tampa? And will he be able to take on President Obama?

Plus, our powerhouse roundtable with ABC's George Will, former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, Priorities USA co-founder Bill Burton, Washington Post national political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson, and Washington Post columnist and associate editor David Ignatius debates all the week's politics.

Would a brokered GOP convention damage the eventual nominee? Will promising news on jobs and retail sales help President Obama overcome his low poll numbers? Will the deadly massacre in Afghanistan accelerate the U.S. withdrawal strategy?

CBS Face The Nation
On Sunday, I'll talk to chief Obama strategist David Axelrod about their message. I'll also ask him about one of the big stories this week - Afghanistan. With last weekend's killing of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier, some Republican candidates have been reenergized about the issue of Afghanistan and an accelerated withdrawal. I think at the end of the day we're going to see a somewhat faster withdrawal, but what does the White House and Obama's campaign think? How will the campaign respond to candidates like Newt Gingrich saying it's time to get out of Afghanistan now? On Face the Nation last Sunday, Gingrich told me, "We're not prepared to be ruthless enough to force them to change," and he's repeated that idea on the campaign trail, and Rick Santorum's expressing doubts about the mission now too.

I'll also talk to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus for the party's take on this unpredictable primary. He's told me before on Face the Nation that "tough primaries and a little bit of drama are a good thing for the challenging party." Does he still believe that? And will he be saying the same line in July or August - if this really does go all the way to Tampa like Gingrich continues to insist?

Then, I'll turn to former RNC Chairman and Mitt Romney supporter Ed Gillespie, the editor of National Review and TIME Magazine contributor Rich Lowry, and CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Norah O'Donnell for their take on this week in politics and what to expect over the coming days. In a column for TIME this week, Lowry wrote, &quot

Gingrich) should get out to give Santorum a clean shot at Romney, to save himself further embarrassment--and to stick it to the press, which loves nothing more than having Newt Gingrich to kick around." I'll be curious to see what Gillespie, a Romney man, thinks of a Gingrich exit.

CNN State of The Union
Following a shooting rampage that left 16 Afghan civilians dead, new questions are being raised about how the United States should continue fighting the war in Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday sharply criticized the United States for not cooperating with their investigation into the killings. Have relations between the two countries ever been more tenuous? We’ll ask the Afghan Ambassador to the United States, Eklil Hakimi in an exclusive interview.

Then, we’ll change gears and focus on politics and the 2012 presidential race. Fresh off his twin victories in Alabama and Mississippi, Rick Santorum will join us from the campaign trail. Can he maintain the momentum this weekend in Puerto Rico and on Tuesday in Illinois? Should conservatives ditch Newt Gingrich to consolidate around him? We’ll ask.

And finally, we’ll tie up the loose ends with former Obama White House Communications Director Anita Dunn and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie

Paul Ryan

Fareed Zakaria GPS
Britain's austerity measures; global economy: George Osborne, U.K. chancellor of the Exchequer. Budget deficit; taxes: Grover Norquist. Sudan and China; Kony video: George Clooney; John Prendergast. Healthcare around the world: T.R. Reid.

Fox News Sunday
GOP presidential race: Mitt Romney; Sudan: George Clooney, John Prendergast.

The Chris Matthews Show
Afghanistan; GOP presidential race: Andrew Sullivan; Katty Kay; David Ignatius; Liz Marlantes.

C-SPAN's "Newsmakers,"
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to discuss his opposition to Obama’s health care reforms, which will be argued later this month before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital”
Mitch Daniels

Reliable Sources
Coverage of the GOP presidential race: Catherine Crier; Matt Lewis, the Daily Caller; David Shuster. Ali Wentworth

CBS 60 Minutes
SpaceX - Elon Musk was the first private citizen to launch a space vehicle into orbit and bring it back to Earth. Now, the founder of SpaceX is competing against larger, more entrenched aeronautical companies to become the first private venture to put a man into orbit. Scott Pelley reports. Harry Radliffe is the producer.

Face Blindness -Lesley Stahl reports on a little known condition that prevents people from remembering faces, even those of family members. Some studies estimate that as many as one in 50 people are afflicted with face blindness. Remarkably, Stahl found others who are the opposite when it comes to face recognition. "Super recognizers" never forget a face, no matter how long ago they saw it. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. This is a two-segment report.

Melissa Harris Perry Show-Saturdays and Sundays from 10-12

Up w/Chris Hayes- Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. ET.
On Sunday at 8AM ET MSNBC political analyst and Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) will guest-host Up w/ Chris Hayes again Joining Ezra will be the following guests

Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein), member of Occupy the SEC and former Wall Street bank information technologist.

William Cohan (@williamcohan), author of Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World and contributing editor at Vanity Fair.

Antonia Juhasz (@antoniajuhasz), author of The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry & What We Must Do to Stop It.

Noam Scheiber (@noamscheiber), author of The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Economy and senior editor at The New Republic.

John McWhorter Columbia University professor of linguistic and American studies and a contributing editor at The New Republic and TheRoot.com.

Jared Bernstein (@econjared), former chief economist and economic policy advisor to Vice President Biden and senior fellow at the Center for Budget & Policy Priorities.

Dan Dicker (@dan_dicker), author of Oil's Endless Bid, CNBC contributor, and a licensed commodities trade advisor.

TV One's Washington Watch
Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, the parents of Trayvon Martin, the slain Florida teenager who was shot by a man who claimed that he acted in self-defense, and their lawyer, Ben Crump, will speak about the case. Protected by Florida’s broad self-defense laws, the shooter has not been arrested, and the family’s lawyers are asking the Justice Department to step in.

Univison's Al Punto
discussions of immigration, drug legalization and Iran on Sunday. Representative David Rivera, Republican of Florida, will explain his proposal to suspend the deportation of students who are illegal immigrants but arrived in the United States before the age of 16 and are younger than 19. Then, President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala will talk about legalizing drugs, as will President Shimon Peres of Israel, who will also share his thoughts on immigration and Iran.

C-Span's Washington Journal

7:00am - Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones

7:45am - Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, Chief Congressional Correspondent and Ken Ruden, NPR, Political Editor

Topic: Discuss the Puerto Rico’s caucus today and the Illinois primary this coming Tuesday, the impact of all four candidates remaining in the contest, plus the launch of a documentary by the Obama Campaign about his first term in office

8:30am - Jere Van Dyk, CBS News Analyst

Topic: Guest will discuss the latest developments in the U.S. war in Afghanistan; the strained relationship between the U.S. and the Pakistani and Afghan governments; and the planned final withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the region by 2014. In 2008, Van Dyk -- working undercover as a independent journalist disguised as Pashtun local -- was captured and held by the Taliban on the AfPak tribal border and held for 45 days.

9:15am - Erica Newland, Center for Democracy & Technology, Policy Analyst

Topic: Regulators both in the United States and the European Union plan to investigate Google over claims that users of the Safari web browser had information collected about them, even after users applied privacy settings. Guest will also discuss the recent “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” released by the White House and efforts by Congressional efforts on “Do Not Track” legislation.

Sunday Breakfast Menu
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