Sunday Morning "Talking Heads" Cheat Sheet

George Wenschhof

This Sunday, on Father's Day, most of the conversation will focus on the snooping by the NSA and what this means to you.

Also, look to see analysis on what should the U.S. military involvment be in the Syrian internal conflict, now that it has been confirmed President Assad has used chemical weapons in his battle against the rebels.

The scheduled guests follow below.

Mark Udall

NBC "Meet The Press" - Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Mark Udall (D-CO) - two key members of the Senate Intelligence committee

Roundtable with Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), former Director of the NSA and CIA – now a principal of The Chertoff Group -- Gen. Michael Hayden, Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius, New York Times national security reporter James Risen, and NBC’s foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

Obama and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough

CBS "Face The Nation" - White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)-House Intelligence Chair

Roundtable with David Corn, Peggy Noonan, Rick Stengel and Barton Gellman

Jeb Bush

ABC "This Week" - Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

Foreign policy roundtable debates the U.S. role in Syria, with ABC News’ George Will, ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, former Defense Department and CIA chief of staff Jeremy Bash, and Bloomberg View columnist Jeffrey Goldberg.

And the political roundtable debates all the week’s politics, with ABC News’ George Will, Democratic strategist and ABC News contributor Donna Brazile, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.

Mike Rogers and Bob Menendez

CNN "State of The Union" - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) and an exclusive interview with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ).

Roundtable with Peter Baker of “The New York Times,” Nia-Malika Henderson of “The Washington Post,” Ray Suarez of PBS’ “The NewsHour” and A.B. Stoddard from “The Hill” newspaper.

Fox News Sunday - Former Vice President Dick Cheney

Roundtable with Brit Hume, Jane Harman, Karl Rove and Juan Williams

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Sunday Morning "Talking Heads" Lineup for 7-18-2010

George Wenschhof

Expect a lot discussion on the upcoming mid term elections this Sunday morning. Republican and Democratic chairs of committees to elect their Representatives and Senators will be guests on NBC "Meet the Press". Also Fox News Sunday has Representatives Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and James Clyburn (D-S.C.).

The Immigration debate will heat up with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Republican Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth appearing on CBS "Face The Nation".

Vice President Joe Biden, who always seems to provide a good sound bite for the main stream media, has the spotlight on him as he is the only guest on ABC "This Week"

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell gets to explain what he meant by his recent statement that Congress should place a moratorium on passing legislation on CNN "State of The Union". There is already a lot of voters who have not seen anything positive being offered from their Republican Representatives in Congress. Instead, the Republican strategy in Congress has simply been to say "No".

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) gets to add his two cents on the BP oil spill in the Gulf and how it affecting his city which is still rebounding from the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. He will also be appearing on CNN "State of The Union".

NBC "Meet the Press" - NRSC chair John Cornyn (R-Tex.), DSCC chair Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), NRCC chair Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) and DCCC chair Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

ABC "This Week" - Vice President Joe Biden

CBS "Face The Nation" - Governor Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.)

CNN "State of The Union" - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D)

Fox News Sunday - Representatives James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Mike Pence (R-Ind.)

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Democratic Chatter 2-13-2009

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The House to vote on the 789 billion Stimulus bill today - this is the House-Senate compromise that came out of conference committee. It is expected to pass easily in the House and the Senate is expected to vote on it tomorrow. Time.com has more here.

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President Obama continues to stumble with Cabinet picks - the first three weeks of his Presidency has not been kind as a third Cabinet nominee announces his withdrawal. This time it was Republican Senator Judd Gregg (NH) who said yesterday his philosophical differences with the Obama administration would not allow him to serve as Commerce Secretary. Questions continue regarding the vetting process. When Gregg was announced as the nominee, liberal bloggers pointed out Gregg has supported discontinuation of the Commerce Department. TheHill.com has more here

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New chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee targets nine seats in 2010 - never too early to start the rhetoric. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) recently took over the chair from Senator Charles Schumer from New York who was able to claim large gains and a new Democratic majority while he served as chair. Menendez pointed out five open seats in Florida, Ohio, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Kansas and four other states where he feels Democrats will be competitive. The other states were Louisiana, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. Out of the last four states, the Senate seat held by Republican Arlen Specter is the most likely pick up with Republicans going after Specter in the Primary due to his support of the Stimulus bill. CNN.com has more here.

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Leon Panetta confirmed by Senate for CIA Director - there was some initial hesitation by some Senators who questioned his total lack of experience in the intelligence field. however, in the end, he was approved by a voice vote in the Senate yesterday. Hilda Solis, the nominee for Labor Secretary, won approval in the senate committee and will be scheduled for a senate vote as early as today. The NY Times Caucus blog has more here.

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Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) proposes special commission to investigate possible wrongdoings by the George W. Bush administration - this is a hot topic among the more liberal Democrats who want investigation into possible illegal wiretapping, use of the Justice Department for political purposes, and the use of torture on detainees. A USAToday/Gallup poll conducted January 30 - February 1 showed 60% of Americans favored some type of investigation into these actions. While only 41% favored criminal probes. So far, the Obama administration has not indicated any desire to begin these proceedings. Gallup.com has more here.

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On the foreign policy front, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves today for her first official trip - she is off to Asia to visit China, Japan, Indonesia and South Korea. Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke is in Afghanistan and Senator John Kerry (D-Ma.) is scheduled to visit countries in the Middle East next week. Politico.com has more here.

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