Sunday Morning Political News/Debate Shows Guest List For July 16, 2006

A summary of the morning's political news/debate shows:

1. Meet the Press: Sunday morning exclusives: the ranking member of the Sen. Foreign Relations Cmte., Joe Biden (D-DE), and fmr. Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) on the Middle East, Iraq, North Korea, and the upcoming elections; also, Robert Novak on his role and his sources in the CIA leak probe. (MSNBC)

2. Late Edition: Violence erupts in the Mideast. What is the next step for Israel? Plus, a look at the role of the United States in the Middle East. Guests include: Dan Bartlett, White House counselor; Shimon Peres, Israeli vice premier; Imad Moustapha, Syrian ambassador to the United States; Sen. Trent Lott (R-Mississippi), Select Intelligence Committee member; Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Select Intelligence Committee member; Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraqi national security adviser; Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri, Pakistan's foreign minister; Fouad Ajami, Professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University and author of "The Foreigner's Gift"; and the astronauts of space shuttle Discovery. (CNN)

3. Face the Nation: Topic: Escalating Tension in the Middle East. Guests include: Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State; Richard Haass, President of Council on Foreign Relations; Rep. Jane Harman (D-California), Ranking Member of Select Intelligence Committee; Lara Logan, Chief Foreign Correspondent at CBS News; and Jim Axelrod, Chief White House Correspondent at CBS News. (CBS)

4. This Week: Topics: current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary of State Madeline Albright talk about the tension brewing in the Middle East. Roundtable includes: Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, Fareed Zakaria, and George Will. Voices: Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug fights crime in Washington. (ABC)

5. Fox News Sunday: Topics: "Is President Bush's foreign policy being undercut by realities on the ground?" Talks with Condoleeza Rice, Senators George Allen and Chris Dodd, and also Philipe Cousteau. (FOX News)

Other political news shows:

1. The Chris Matthews Show: Roundtable discussion: "Has the Iraq War Crippled George Bush's Efforts to Get Diplomatic Solutions to World Crises?" and "Is Rudy Giuliani Running for '08 and Could He Get Nominated?" Guests include: Dan Rather of HDNet; Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent at NBC News; David Brooks, New York Times columnist; and Katty Kay, BBC Washington correspondent. (CNBC)

2. Fox News Watch: Topics: "Has President Bush been 'reshaped' by the media?" "Crisis in the Middle East. Have the media already taken sides in the conflict?" and "The headbutt heard 'round the world." (FOX News)

3. The Beltway Boys: Topics: "Mideast meltdown: Is Iran trying to turn this week's violence into a regional war?" "President Bush and Russian President Putin's rocky relationship at the G8 summit." (FOX News)

4. Heartland: Topics: "'Heartland' investigation uncovers secret terror videos." "Crisis in the Middle East. Are we about to see World War III?" (FOX News)