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(41,505 posts) Sat May 25, 2013, 11:05 PM May 2013

Sunday Talk shows

Meet the Press
Formula One’s famed Monaco Grand Prix will air live on network television Sunday, May 26 at 7:30 a.m. ET

ABC This Week
Sen. Rand Paul goes one-on-one with ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz about President Obama’s national security speech, the IRS investigation and more, Sunday on “This Week.”

In the first major foreign policy speech of his second term, President Obama defended his administration’s efforts to pursue terrorists overseas, while outlining his strategy for a “new phase” in the fight against terrorism. Did President Obama’s plans to limit the use of drone strikes go far enough for his critics? How will Congress respond to his renewed calls to close the detainee prison at Guantanamo Bay? Sen. Rand Paul responds, Sunday on “This Week.”

And in a “This Week” exclusive, retired Gen. John Allen, former commander of international forces in Afghanistan, speaks out for the first time since being cleared in the Petraeus investigation. On this Memorial Day weekend, Allen discusses the fallout from the Petraeus scandal, as well as the deteriorating situation in Iraq, the ongoing fight in Afghanistan, and the battle against sexual assault in the military.

Plus, two powerhouse roundtables tackle all the week’s politics, from the national security debate to continued fallout over the IRS scandal to progress on immigration reform. Rep. Peter King, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz former Director of National Intelligence Ret. Admiral Dennis Blair; New York Times national security correspondent Mark Mazzetti; ABC News Senior National Correspondent and Fusion White House Correspondent Jim Avila and Politico senior political reporter Maggie Haberman debate those topics and more, Sunday on “This Week.”

And in this week’s “Sunday Spotlight,” the creators and executive producers of Showtime’s “Homeland”Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon discuss their hit show.

CNN State of The Union
As residents of Moore, Oklahoma begin to recover in the wake of Monday’s deadly twister, we’ll ask Governor Mary Fallin (R-OK) about the urgent needs of survivors and why there aren’t more storm shelters there. Plus, insight from two lawmakers who have rebuilt after major disasters: Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm and Joplin, Missouri Mayor Melodee Colbert-Kean.

Then, House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) reacts to the president’s major counterterrorism speech on curtailing drones and closing Guantanamo Bay prison.

Plus, our panel weighs in on the IRS official put on leave and the Boy Scouts decision to allow gay youths to join. Joining us are CNN Senior Political Analyst Ron Brownstein, The Chicago Tribune’s Clarence Page, and Former House Speaker, Newt Gingrich

CBS Face the Nation
Senator Tom Coburn who is the ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and also sits on the Intelligence Committee and New York Senator Chuck Schumer talk about the President's speech, the changing use of drones and an update on that Immigration Bill Schumer has been working on along with some key Republicans like Florida's Marco Rubio.

We will also cover what is going on down in Oklahoma in the wake of the tornado. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has been out front all week and she is going to be with us on Sunday.

Also, we are going to have a big panel of weather experts. Are we having more violent weather? What is this all about? We'll talk with Chief Climatologist for Climate Central Dr. Heidi Cullen, TIME Magazine senior editor of science and technology Jeffrey Kluger, David Bernard, who is the Chief Meteorologist from WFOR, and Marshall Shepherd, President of the American Meteorological Society. They will talk with us about this fascinating stuff especially with hurricane season around the corner.

Plus we will have David Gergen of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Michael Gerson of the Washington Post, who advised Presidents Clinton and Reagan and also President George W. Bush, respectively. We want to get their take on how the White House is handling all these scandals in Washington.

And author Joseph Persico will stop by to tell us about his latest book, ROOSEVELT'S CENTURIONS: FDR and the Commanders He led to Victory in World War II, which is out just in time for Memorial Day. Hope you'll join us for Face the Nation

Fox News Sunday
Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Lindsey Graham join Chris Wallace to discuss President Obama's Thursday speech on Gitmo, drones and national security. Only on Fox News Sunday.

As he approaches 90, this influential voice in American politics gives us a unique perspective on the past, today’s issues, and the Republican party he’s championed over a political lifetime. Former Senator Bob Dole - only on Fox News Sunday.

60 Minutes
Killing Bin Laden - In this Memorial Day Weekend special broadcast, hear the first-hand account of the raid that killed the world's most wanted terrorist from one of the Navy SEALs who pulled the trigger. "Mark Owen," a former SEAL who was in the room when Osama bin Laden died from American bullets, speaks to Scott Pelley in his only interview. "Owen," a pseudonym he uses for security, recalls each step of the mission and the preparation he and the nation's elite force made for it, in order to give credit to his SEAL comrades and the hundreds of others whose work played a role in the historic mission. His riveting account will be in four parts and will be broadcast for the whole hour Sunday, May 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Fareed Zakaria GPS
Europe's economy: Anne Applebaum; Martin Wolf. Syria: Fawaz Gerges,London School of Economics and Political Science. The rise of big data: Kenneth Neil Cukier; Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, Oxford. What U.S. intelligence agencies learn from their British counterparts: Matthew Dunn; Edward Lucas.

Melissa Harris Perry Show
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/05/25/the-syllabus-what-you-need-to-know-for-the-may-26-mhp/

Virginia is for lovers… and radical right wing candidates geared up to run in the state’s upcoming elections for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general! On Sunday’s Melissa Harris-Perry, we’ll discuss the lack of continuity between the Republican candidates picked to run in the state’s upcoming races and the moderate political climate we have seen emerge in Virginia as of the last two presidential elections. Host Melissa Harris-Perry will be joined by none other than MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki, host of Up with Steve Kornacki. He will help us break down the politics behind the nominations of Ken Cuccinelli, E.W. Jackson and Mark Obenshain. (See Harris-Perry’s open letter to Jackson from Saturday’s show.)

Harris-Perry will also revisit the issue of hunger in America, spotlighting the recent Congressional moves that could literally take food off of tables by decreasing funds for SNAP and limiting who will be eligible to receive these benefits.

Last week, Professor Harris-Perry offered advice to the Class of 2013. She will be highlighting younger students who are taking their futures into their own hands by protesting education budget cuts in Chicago and Philadelphia. She will be joined by nine-year old Asean Johnson–who eloquently voiced his anger at a Chicago Teachers Union rally earlier this week–and Sharron Snyder, a student at Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia, who took part in a mass student walk out earlier this month. (See Asean’s emotional speech below.)

Lastly, #nerdland will debut a new segment Sunday about headlines that just make us shake our heads. Be sure to check it out and see what made us throw up our hands in the newsroom this week.

Be sure to read what we’ve linked above, and watch Melissa Harris-Perry Sunday at 10 a.m. EST on MSNBC! Also, don’t forget to join us on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #nerdland.

Up With Steve Komacki
Oklahoma and disaster aid, immigration, Apple and taxes

Sunday’s episode of Up with Steve Kornacki will include conversations about how Oklahoma deals with government aid, what’s next for immigration reform, and a discussion about the tax code and corporate profit.

Joining Steve at 8 a.m. EST will be:

Marin Cogan, contributing writer, The New Republic & GQ (@marincogan)
Basil Smikle, Jr., political strategist, professor, Columbia University (@BasilSmikleJr)
Richard Kim, executive editor, TheNation.com (@richardkimnyc)
Garance Franke-Ruta, senior editor, The Atlantic (@thegarance)
Chris Geidner, senior political and legal reporter, Buzzfeed.com (@chrisgeidner)
Mui Ylan, financial reporter, The Washington Post (@ylanmui)
Frank Clemente, campaign manager, Americans for Tax Fairness

The Chris Matthews Show
The George W. Bush legacy: Bob Woodward; Elisabeth Bumiller; Michael Duffy; Gloria Borger.

C-SPAN's "Newsmakers,"
Sen. Bernie Sanders

Bloomberg's Political Capital
Colin Powell

Reliable Sources
Coverage of Oklahoma tornado; coverage of leak investigation controversy; IRScontroversy: Ryan Lizza; Tim Carney; Keli Goff. Covering the Oklahoma tornado: Berry Tramel, the Oklahoman. SiriusXM's POTUS channel: Michael Smerconish. "Google Glass" as a journalism tool: Mario Armstrong; Katie Linendoll.

C-Span's Washington Journal
7am (ET): Open Phones
Telephone lines open for viewer comments.

7:30am (ET): Alexis Simendinger Update on White House and Congress
Alexis Simendinger reviewed the previous week in politics and previewed the upcoming congressional and White House agendas. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

8:15am (ET): Robert Levinson on Classified and Intelligence Spending
Robert Levinson Bloomberg Government Senior Defense Analyst Twitter: @levinsor bgov.com
Topic: A Bloomberg Government analysis of what is known about classified and intelligence spending by the 17 agencies of the U.S. intelligence community, including the Defense, Justice and Homeland Security departments, and a look at money spent on contracts. Classified work amounted to over $67 billion inthe Pentagon's FY 2013 budget, along with another $72 billion in intelligence spending across governmental agencies.

9am (ET): Doing Bad by Doing Good
9:00-9:30 CHRISTOPHER COYNE (like "coin&quot

(Goes by Chris) Author, "Doing Bad By Doing Good" Twitter: @ccoyne1 doingbadbydoinggood.com
Topic: Guest, an economics professor, will talk about his book "Doing Bad By Doing Good" about why humanitarian action can fail and even backfire, and why he believes recognizing the limits of what can be done to help others is as important as focusing on what should be done.

9:30am (ET): Open Phones

Sunday Breakfast Menu
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/sunday-breakfast-menu-may-26/