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(41,505 posts) Sat May 19, 2012, 09:51 PM May 2012

Sunday Talk Shows

Meet the Press
Decision 2012 – the focus shifts back to the economy: President Obama and his campaign pivot to a populist, “Us vs. Them,” economic message while Mitt Romney touts his business credentials and focuses on the budget and spending. This Sunday, we’ll have two top campaign supporters to break down the campaign and the strategy going forward: For President Obama, one of his closest allies in the Senate, the Assistant Majority Leader, Dick Durbin for Mitt Romney, House Budget Chair Rep. Paul Ryan

Mitt Romney closes the numbers gap as new fundraising figures and polls show he's on the president's heels. If the election were held today, which candidate would have the momentum? Which states are the campaigns focusing on? We'll take a snapshot of where the race stands now. Plus, will the spending battles on Capitol Hill bleed into the rhetoric on the trail? And what about the tone of the race? Questions resurface about how negative this race could get. Our Political Roundtable weighs in: Mayor of Newark, NJ, Cory Booker (D), Republican strategist Mike Murphy, CNBC's Jim Cramer, and the Wall Street Journal's Kim Strassel

ABC This Week
George Stephanopoulos speaks exclusively to House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

Will Congress take action on renewed battles over the budget and taxes before the fiscal cliff at the end of the year? How will dysfunction in Washington impact the race between President Obama and Mitt Romney? And which party will win control of the House in November?

Roundtable debates all the week's politics, with ABC News' George Will, political strategist and ABC News contributor Donna Brazile, political strategist and ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, radio host Laura Ingraham, and California Lieutenant Governor and Current TV host Gavin Newsom

Can Congress reach deals on the deficit and taxes during an election year? Will new attacks on Mitt Romney's Bain business background and President Obama's history with Rev. Jeremiah Wright do any damage or cause a backlash? And how is the general election map shaping up less than six months before Election Day?

Face the Nation
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Budget Committee members Lindsey Graham and Mark Warner

New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman will join Graham to discuss unrest all over the world - from Afghanistan to Yemen.

CNN State of the Union
In the world of Presidential Elections, now is the time to define yourself, or be defined by the other guy. Team Obama tries to make Mitt Romney’s business experience a liability, but Mitt Romney says that’s character assassination. Obama Campaign Senior Adviser David Axelrod and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus will be here for exclusive interviews

An argument over election-year priorities reaches a boiling point as Congress defies Obama’s pentagon budget, and John Boehner draws a line in the sand on deficit reduction. Avoiding another political and economic catastrophe - with Senators Barbara Boxer and Kay Bailey Hutchison

Vice President Biden paints Mitt Romney as elitist and aloof, and some republicans are ready to play the Reverend Wright card. Political strategies – with Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times and CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash.

Lastly, we’ll look ahead to this week’s NATO meeting in Chicago. President Obama wants all member nations to contribute resources to Afghanistan once international forces depart. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be our exclusive guest from Chicago.

Fareed Zakaria, GPS
The euro; Greece; austerity versus stimulus: Italian Prime Minister: Mario Monti. Iran: Shamseddin Hosseini.

Fox News Sunday
debate” on the economy between House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and President Barack Obama’s former economic adviser, Austan Goolsbee

C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers
Rep. Barney Frank, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, interviewed by Binyamin Appelbaum of The New York Times and Major Garrett of National Journal.

Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital”
Staples founder Tom Stemberg, a surrogate for presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, along with Lawrence Fish, retired chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group and an Obama campaign surrogate.

Up with Chris Hayes
On Sunday's show (8-10AM ET on MSNBC) we'll talk about the revived debt ceiling debate, Mitt Romney's Bain Capital, austerity vs. spending at the G8 conference, and more. Joining Chris will be:

Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), MSNBC policy analyst and columnist at the Washington Post.

Betsey Stevenson (@betseystevenson), former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor (2010-2011).

William Black (@williamkblack), author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One.

Karl Smith (@ModeledBehavior), assistant professor of economics and government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

C-Span's Washington Journal

7:00am -Newspaper Articles & Phones

7:40am -On the Phone: Missy Ryan, Thomson Reuters, Correspondent

Topic: Leaders from around the world are gathering in Chicago for the NATO Summit today and Monday -- hosted by President Barack Obama. This will be the first time an American city other than Washington has hosted a NATO summit. About 2,000 journalists from across the world are expected in Chicago.

7:45- Stephen Flanagan, Center for Strategic & Int’l Studies, Diplomacy & National Security Chairman and Kati Suominen, German Marshall Fund Transatlantic Fellow

Topic: Economic and security developments at the NATO Summit being held in Chicago, and the G-8 Summit of Industrialized Nations being held at Camp David, MD.

8:45am -Amy Harder, National Journal Daily, Energy & Environment Reporter

Topic: Guest wrote the story “Your Cheatin’ Heart” published Friday in National Journal about what she calls the oil industry’s “special relationship” with the GOP, and how big oil is working with the Obama Administration.

9:20-Harry Johns, Alzheimer’s Association President & CEO

Topic: A discussion on the new plan announced on Tuesday which aims to prevent Alzheimer’s disease by 2025.

Reliable Sources- Campaign ads; President Obama on “The View”; Ramesh Ponnuru, the National Review; Erin McPike; John Avlon. New leadership at USA Today: Larry Kramer. Facebook IPO coverage: Sarah Lacy.

The Chris Matthews Show
Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune; Kathleen Parker, Washington Post; Liz Marlantes, Christian Science Monitor; John Heilemann, New York magazine

60 Minutes
Dropping Out - A billionaire's program to pay students with promising ideas to drop out of college is attracting students and critics. Internet business pioneer Peter Thiel thinks his program is a viable alternative to what he sees as a costly and ineffective university system. Morley Safer reports. Katy Textor is the producer. Watch a preview

Hard Cases - The last resort for patients with rare, undiagnosed medical conditions is Dr. William Gahl's Undiagnosed Diseases Program at the National Institutes of Health. Lara Logan reports. Howard Rosenberg is the producer. Watch a preview

Roger Waters - Pink Floyd's creative force is still performing the rock opera "The Wall" to sold-out stadiums around the world. Steve Kroft catches up with the rock legend. Michael Karzis and James Jacoby are the producers. Watch a preview

SPECIAL EDITION OF "60 MINUTES" 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT

Final Resting Place - Problems at America's cemeteries, including exhuming bodies so plots can be resold, are raising questions about whether the multi-billion dollar business needs more monitoring. Anderson Cooper reports. Andy Court is the producer. Watch a preview

Tel Aviv - Beneath the beauty and exuberance of Israel's largest city lies the cold truth no resident forgets: that the city has been attacked before and could come under attack again in the increasingly volatile Middle East. Bob Simon reports. Michael Gavshon is the producer.

The Many Meryls - The two-time Oscar-winner and Grande Dame of American screen and stage sits down with Morley Safer to discuss her many, memorable roles. David Browning is the producer. Watch a preview