Saturday Evening/Sunday Morning Political News/Debate Shows For August 12 & 13, 2006

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

1. Meet the Press: Homeland Security Sec. Michael Chertoff on the terrorist plot. 9/11 Commission Chair and Vice Chair Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton on terrorism 5 years after 9/11. DNC and RNC Chairs Howard Dean and Ken Mehlman on Decision 2006 and Lieberman's primary loss. (MSNBC)

2. Late Edition: Topic: "Is the United States prepared for new terror threats at home and abroad?" Guests include: Michael Chertoff, Homeland Security Secretary; Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska), Foreign Relations Committee and Select Intelligence Committee member; Sen. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Armed Services Committee member; Ehud Barak, Fmr. Israeli Prime Minister; Ambassador Nouhad Mahmoud, Lebanese Foreign Ministry Representative to the United Nations; Vali Nasr, author of The Shiite Revival, expert for Council on Foreign Relations; and Gen. George Joulwan, retired U.S. Army, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander. (CNN)

3. Face the Nation: Topics: "War on Terror" and "Politics." Guests include: Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security; Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Intelligence Committee Chairman; Rep. Jane Harman (D-Ca.), Intelligence Committee; and Ned Lamont, Democratic Senate Nominee, Connecticut. (CBS)

4. This Week: Topic: Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff on the terror plot broken up in the UK and the threat here in the US. Exclusive: Sens. John McCain (R-Arizona) and Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) talk about White House Terrorism Policy and the stunning fallout from this week's Democratic primary in Connecticut. Roundtable includes: Robert Reich, Martha Raddatz, and George Will. Voices: Jon Secada on the hope of a free Cuba in a post-Castro era. (ABC)

5. Fox News Sunday: Topic: "Latest on the foiled terror plot." Guests include: Connecticut Dem. Senate nominee Ned Lamont, Department of Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff, and Rep. Pete Hoekstra. (FOX News)

Other political news shows:

1. The Chris Matthews Show: Topics: "Will the Iraq War or reminders of the terror threat be most important to voters in November?" and "What does the Joe Lieberman defeat mean for Hillary Clinton? Will she need to recant her vote to authorize use of force in Iraq?" Guests include: Howard Fineman of Newsweek; Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times; Michael Duffy of Time magazine; and Chrystia Freeland, U.S. managing editor of The Financial Times. (CNBC)

2. Fox News Watch: Topics: "Foiled Terror Plot: Terror fears back in the news" "Reuters admits Beirut photo was doctored." and "Sen. Lieberman, Rep. McKinney defeated at the polls. Are the media to blame?" (FOX News)

3. The Beltway Boys: Topics: "Is the anti-war left inching closer to a takeover of the Democratic Party?" and "Hillary Clinton adjusts her message" and "Cynthia McKinney's election night meltdown." (FOX News)

4. Heartland: Topics: "Tracking the masterminds behind U.K.'s thwarted terror plot. Is there an Al Qaeda connection?" "How the foiled scheme traces back to 1995" and "Mideast cease fire halted; latest on Israel's ground invasion." (FOX News)