Weekend Lineup
Here are the scheduled guests for the Sunday public affairs shows and other weekend programs:
SUNDAY:
Meet the Press hosts Colin Powell and a roundtable with NBC pol. dir. Chuck Todd, New York Times' David Brooks, Newsweek's Jon Meacham, NBC's Andrea Mitchell and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough.
Face the Nation hosts Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), ex-Rep. Rob Portman (R-OH), MO Gov. Matt Blunt (R) and VA Gov. Tim Kaine (D).
This Week hosts TBD.
Fox News Sunday hosts John McCain.
Late Edition hosts Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), House Min. Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO), GOP strategist Leslie Sanchez, GOP strategist Alex Castellanos, Dem strategist Jamal Simmons, CNN's Gloria Borger, CNN's Campbell Brown and CNN's Bill Schneider.
See other weekend shows after the jump.
(KATHERINE LEHR)
OTHER WEEKEND SHOWS:
Washington Week features National Journal's John Maggs on growing concerns that the U.S. is headed toward a severe recession; New York Times' Jackie Calmes examines the different proposals McCain and Obama have for restoring the U.S. economy; Los Angeles Times' Doyle McManus analyzes the final presidential debate and the state of WH '08; and Time's Michael Duffy reports on ACORN (PBS, FRI, 8pm).
Political Capital features VA Gov. Tim Kaine (D) and author/satirist Christopher Buckley (Bloomberg, FRI, 7:30pm).
Real Time hosts actor Martin Short, actor Ben Affleck, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), New York Times' Tom Friedman and GOP pollster Frank Luntz (HBO, FRI, 11pm).
This Week in Politics features CNN's Jessica Yellin, Time's Karen Tumulty, Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib, CNN's Ali Velshi, CNN's Roland Martin, Washington Times' Brian Debose, CNN's Drew Griffin and CNN's Bill Schneider (CNN, SAT, 6pm).
The Next President: Battlegrounds features GOP strategist Ed Rollins, Dem strategist Donna Brazile, CNN's Gloria Borger, GOP pollster Neil Newhouse, Dem pollster Anna Greenberg, CNN's Dana Bash and CNN's Jessica Yellin (CNN, SAT, 9pm).
Josh Brolin hosts SNL with musical guest Adele (NBC, SAT, 11:30pm).
Newsmakers hosts Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) (C-SPAN, SUN, 10am/6pm).
Road to the White House features the latest events from WH '08 (C-SPAN, SUN, 6:30pm/9:30 pm).
Chris Matthews Show features Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan, BBC's Katty Kay, NBC DC bureau chief Mark Whitaker and Washington Post Writers Group's Kathleen Parker (NBC, check local listings).
Reliable Sources features CNN's Gloria Borger, Time's Mark Halperin, AP's Beth Fouhy, author/satirist Christopher Buckley, Washington Times' Tara Wall, HuffingtonPost.com's Rachel Sklar and CBS' Lara Logan (CNN, SUN, 10am).
GPS features New York Times' Paul Krugman, Financial Times' Martin Wolf, New York Times' Joe Nocera, Columbia Business School Dean Glenn Hubbard and Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan (CNN, SUN, 1pm).
Roll Call TV with Robert Traynham features DNC comm. dir. Karen Finney, RNC E-campaign dir. Cyrus Krohn, Roll Call's David Drucker and Roll Call's Emily Heil (CN8, The Comcast Network, SUN, 10pm).








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