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Sunday, October 12, 2008

The Sunday Political Talk Shows For October - 12 - 2008



ABC NEWS / This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Former Treasury Secretaries --- Larry Summers (Clinton administration's last 1 1/2 years) and James Baker (Reagan administration) --- will talk with George about the current financial crisis. Then Congressmen Barney Frank (D - MA) and Roy Blunt (R - MO) will debate the political fallout. In the political roundtable this week: Dan Balz of the Washington Post, Paul Krugman from The New York Times, Correspondent Cokie Roberts of ABC News and National Public Radio, and conservative columnist George Will of the Washington Post Writers' Group.

CBS NEWS / Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R - SC), Congressman Adam Putnam (R - Bartow), Governor Bill Ritter (D - CO), Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D - Richmond, VA), and Dr. C. Fred Bergsten, Director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

CABLE NEWS NETWORK / Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer: As of early Saturday afternoon, the guests and topics for this weekend's programme had not been announced. Please check back for updates.

FOX NEWS / Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: Governors from two battleground states will join Chris: Tim Pawlenty (R - MN) and Ed Rendell (D - PA) to discuss the presidential campaign and the economic situation. Then, the usual roundtable discussing various issues of the day, including Bill Kristol, co-founder of The Weekly Standard, along with Juan Williams and Mara Liasson of National Public Radio

NBC NEWS / Meet the Press: Another debate between supporters of McCain and Obama as well as the economy. On the Democratic side, New Jersey Governor and former Chairman/CEO of Goldman Sachs Jon Corzine (D). And across the table, former Congressman and Office of Management and Budget Director Rob Portman (R - OH). Then, a discussion of politics and the economical crisis with CNBC's Erin Burnett, Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot, and the Discovery Channel's Managing Editor Ted Koppel.

SYNDICATED / The Chris Matthews Show: The questions for discussion: Can McCain rescue his campaign as the economy sinks? And who benefits as McCain and Obama question each other's character? The panelists: Gloria Borger of CNN and U.S. News and World Report, Atlanta Journal Constitution Editorial Page Editor Cynthia Tucker, Newsweek Senior Washington Correspondent Howard Fineman, and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.



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