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(41,505 posts) Sun Jun 24, 2012, 12:22 AM Jun 2012

Sunday Talk Shows

Meet The Press
Sen. Marco Rubio who Romney says is being considered as a possible vice presidential running mate, joins us exclusively to talk about the campaign, immigration and his new book, An American Son, which chronicles his rise to the United States Senate.

A showdown on Capitol Hill over the Fast & Furious gunwalking controversy prompted a Congressional Committee, in a party-line vote, to cite Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. We’ll talk to the chairman of that committee, Rep. Darrell Issa who led the charge as part of our roundtable. Plus, the fight over the Hispanic vote as the debate over immigration policy takes center stage and the very latest on the GOP veepstakes – what message will Romney try to send with his pick? The rest of our roundtable weighs in:
Former Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM); POLITICO’s Senior Political Reporter Jonathan Martin; and NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell

ABC This Week
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the man at the center of the epic stand-off with the White House and Justice Department over documents in the "Fast and Furious" investigation, speaks with ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper, Sunday on "This Week."

As the White House invoked executive privilege for the first time over the release of documents on the gun-walking operation that led to the death of a U.S. border patrol agent, Issa's committee charged forward Wednesday by voting Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, with an unprecedented full House vote on contempt possible next week.

With battle lines drawn, can any compromise be reached over the release of more documents to congressional investigators before an historic full contempt vote against the nation's top attorney? Was the White House justified in invoking executive privilege, or has it failed in its promises of transparency? Is Issa's months-long push for more documents warranted, or is the investigation a "political witch hunt" during an election year, as his critics charge?

Rep. Darrell Issa speaks out on the "Fast and Furious" stand-off, Sunday on "This Week."

Then, the "This Week" powerhouse roundtable debates all the week's politics, with Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., ABC News' George Will, National Journal White House correspondent Major Garrett, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, and Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen

As the summer heats up, so does the veepstakes contest, as presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney winnows the vice presidential field. Who are the latest front-runners to be Romney's running mate? Plus, will major decisions next week by the Supreme Court on immigration and health care shake up the presidential race? And as President Obama and Romney address a major Latino conference this week, will their latest stances on immigration reform win over key Hispanic voters?

And "This Week" takes its weekly trip down memory lane in "What Year Was It?" See the whole political picture, Sunday on "This Week."

CBS Face The Nation
On Sunday I'll be talking with former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. He hit the campaign trail with Romney on his bus tour last weekend, and this week there's been a lot of speculation that he's atop Romney's list of possible running mates. He's also attending a private Romney campaign retreat in Utah this weekend along with many other Republican notables and big time donors to the Romney campaign and Republican party.

I'll also talk with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a former candidate himself, and Los Angles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about immigration. During the primaries Perry presented some relatively moderate immigration plans. What does he think of Mitt Romney's ideas - is he more supportive now that he's not running against Romney? And Mayor Villaraigosa was one of the president's key pitchmen to the Latino community in 2008. What's the Obama team's strategy for winning with that group again?

We'll turn to top advisers for each campaign for more on all that, too. Obama's deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter and Eric Fehrnstrom, one of Mitt Romney's closest advisers, will talk about all the latest news on the campaign trail.

Finally we've got a great panel to talk about all of this and more. TIME Magazine's Joe Klein's returning from a three week road trip where he traveled up the East Coast from North Carolina, across the Rust Belt and winding up in Minnesota where he talked to voters and politicians and everyone in between. What did he learn out there? The Washington Post's Dan Balz, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Norah O'Donnell and CBS News Political director John Dickerson will join him, too.

Fox News Sunday
Fast and Furious scandal: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista); Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.). Energy and politics: T. Boone Pickens. Panel: Brit Hume; Jeff Zeleny, the New York Times ; Nicolle Wallace; Kirsten Powers

CNN State of The Union
What’s keeping the Romney campaign off message and how will they get back on track? Candy talks exclusively to Romney campaign senior adviser, Ed Gillespie

Then, courting the Hispanic vote. Mitt Romney and President Obama deliver dueling speeches to Hispanic leaders. Whose message will resonate? Candy talks to Former Bush Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)

Plus, the political news of the week with Susan Page of USA Today, and Peter Baker of The New York Times

Fareed Zakaria GPS
Limits on soda sizes; the obesity crisis; climate change; presidential politics: Mayor Michael Bloomberg , (I-New York). Austerity in Estonia : Toomas Hendrik, president of Estonia. Iran: Nicholas Kristof

C-SPAN's "Newsmakers,"
Rep. John Kline (R-Minn)

Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital”
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.

The Chris Matthews Show
David Maraniss; Kelly O'Donnell; Howard Fineman; Liz Marlantes.

"Up w/ Chris Hayes" Live on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. ET.
Leila Hilal (America Foundation); Former State Department Speechwriter Elise Jordan; Michelle Goldberg (Daily Beast); Radio Host Sam Seder; Egyptian-American Journalist Mona Eltahawy.

Reliable Sources
Fast and Furious scandal coverage; GOP contenders for vice president; Politico reporter suspended: Ryan Lizza, the New Yorker; Amy Holmes, GBTV; Dana Milbank, the Washington Post . Coverage of Rielle Hunter : Ann Curry; Maureen Ryan, the Huffington Post ; David Zurawik, the Baltimore Sun; Adam Buckman, Xfinity

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

C-Span's Washington Journal

7:00am -Phones

7:10am -On the Phone: Thomas Burr, Salt Lake Tribune Senior Washington Correspondent

Topic: This weekend’s Romney campaign gathering in Park City, Utah, as well as a preview of Tuesday’s Utah primary between Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) & challenger Dan Liljenquist.

7:45-Alfonso Aguilar, Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles Executive Director and Former Chief, U.S. Office of Citizenship, 2003-08; and Maria Cardona, Democratic Strategist and CNN Political Contributor, and Latinovations & Dewey Square Group Principal

Topic: Guests, a liberal and a conservative, will discuss the role of the Hispanic vote in Campaign 2012 and issues influencing it including immigration, social issues & the economy. They’ll look at the latest campaign ads, polls showing how Hispanics are leaning politically and the Hispanic battleground states.

8:45am -Abby Phillip, Politico Money & Politics Reporter

Topic: Guest will discuss recently released fundraising numbers filed with the FEC from the presidential campaigns of Pres. Obama and Mitt Romney, as well as fundraising totals from the Republican and Democratic National Committees and the NRCC and DCCC.

9:15am-Wayne Merry, American Foreign Policy Council, Europe & Eurasia Senior Fellow

Topic: At the G20 meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico last week, President Obama and Russian President Putin met to discuss the violence in Syria. Our guest joins us for a discussion on what role Russia would play when it comes to a solution to the violence.

CBS 60 Minutes
Author Greg Mortenson; farmer Howard Buffett; tennis player Novak Djokovic.

Sunday Breakfast Menu
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