THIS WEEK ON THE SUNDAY CHAT SHOWS (UPDATED)

ABC / This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice will answer questions about developments in the Middle East. Host George Stephanopoulos goes on the road to focus on one of the nation's hottest political contests, interviewing U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (D - CT) and his Democratic primary opponent, Ned Lamont. And the roundtable will include Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts of ABC News, along with conservative columnist George Will

CBS / Face The Nation with Bob Schieffer: The guest list had not been announced as of Friday evening. Please check back later for possible updates.

CNN / Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer: The latest on the Middle East crisis will be discussed with National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley, along with leaders from Lebanon and Israel to be announced.

FOX / Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: U.S. Senator Joseph Biden (D - DE) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R - GA) will discuss the latest from the Mideast. Also, Stephen Hadley will be appearing, as well as Mohamad Chatah, adviser to Lebanese Prime Minster Fuad Siniora, and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Ayalon.

NBC / Meet the Press with Tim Russert: Secretary of State Dr. Rice will be appearing to talk about Mideast violence and efforts to bring some degree of peace to the area. And a look at the heated Connecticut Democratic U.S. Senate campaign with Lieberman supporter, author, and Washington attorney Lanny Davis along with Lamont supporter and Democracy for America Chairman James H. Dean.

Syndicated / The Chris Matthews Show: The Bush-Cheney assertion of executive authority and the question of wheather comedian Jon Stewart's Daily Show is actually turning young people off politics will be discussed with former CBS anchor (now with HDNet) Dan Rather, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Andrea Mitchell, New York Times columnist David Brooks, and BBC News Washington correspondent Katty Kay.

Bay News 9 / Political Connections: This week's guest will be State Senate Minority (Democratic) Leader Lesley "Les" Miller, Jr. (D - Tampa), a candidate for the District 11 congressional seat being vacated by Democratic incumbant and current gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis.