Friday, October 06, 2006

THIS WEEK ON THE SUNDAY CHAT SHOWS

ABC / This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A debate on the fallout from the Foley episode and on who will control the House in the November elections with Congressmen Thomas Reynolds (R - NY / also Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee) and Rahm Emanuel (D - IL / also Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee). Also, former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III will talk about the war on terror and his new book Work Hard, Study...and Keep Out of Politics. And the roundtable will feature Cokie Roberts of ABC and NPR News, Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria, and conservative columnist George Will.

CBS / Face The Nation with Bob Schieffer: The congressional page scandal and the midterm elections will be discussed with Congressmen Tom Davis (R - VA) and Ray LaHood (D - IL), along with Washington Post National Political Correspondent Dan Balz.

CNN / Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer: Iraq and the question of wheather the midterm elections will be affected by the Foley scandal and resignation are the topics of discussion with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, U.S. Senators Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D - DE) and John Cornyn (R - TX), CNN congressional correspondent Dana Bash, co-authors of the new book The Way to Win John F. Harris of the Washington Post and ABC News Political Director Mark Halperin, and conservative commentator and author of State of Emergency Patrick Buchanan.

FOX / Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: The fallout from the Foley episode will be the primary subject to be discussed with Congressman Jack Kingston (R - GA / Vice Chairman, House Republican Conference), conservative radio talk host Laura Ingraham, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, and Citizens United President David Bossie.

NBC / Meet the Press with Tim Russert: The MTP Senate Debate Series continues, this week featuring the Missouri race between incumbant Republican Jim Talent and Democratic challenger/State Auditor Claire McCaskill. Also, State of Denial author and Washington Post Assistant Managing Editor Bob Woodward.

Syndicated / The Chris Matthews Show: The subjects for this programme will deal with the Foley scandal's effect on the November election, and if U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton (D - NY) can pass muster as Commander-In-Chief. The panel will consist of MSNBC's Tucker Carlson and Norah O'Donnell, Andrew Sullivan of Time and The New Republic, and Maureen Dowd of The New York Times.

Bay News 9 / Political Connections: Congresswoman and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris (R - Longboat Key) will respond to the Foley-Congressional Page scandal and on how she plans to win despite trailing by a substantial margin in the polls.

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