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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Republican Response 8-28-2010

George Wenschhof

Today, Florida Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio delivers the Republican weekly address. He calls the 787 billion Stimulus bill a failure and calls for the repeal of the recently passed health care reform legislation.

Rubio also wants to extend the former George W. Bush administration tax cuts for the wealthy set to expire at the end of this year.



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Daily Political Wire 8-16-2010

George Wenschhof

Today, President Obama heads to Milwaukee, Wisconsin - he will be touting the success of ZBB Energy Corp. which makes batteries and fuel cells. Afterward, he will attend a fundraiser for Milwaukee Mayor and Democratic Governor candidate Tom Barrett. The Boston Herald has more here. Back in 1980, when I was Employment and Training Director for the National Association of Counties, I had the fortune of traveling to this wonderful city.

The president is then off to Los Angeles, where he will speak at a fundraiser for the DCCC.

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In case you missed them, here are highlights of the Sunday morning "Talking Heads".



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Crist Ahead in Florida Senate Race - The new Independent has a slight lead according to a Ipsos Public Affairs poll. Charlie Crist had 32% and Republican Marco Rubio had 30%. Democratic candidates Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene are also running close. Reuters.com has more here.

Look to see Crist prevail in the fall with the major question being which political party does he caucus with while serving in Congress? A hint - he showed up when President Obama visited Florida over the weekend and gave his support of the president's statement on religious freedom.

Former President Bill Clinton will be campaign for Kendrick Meek today and while Clinton still has star power, he will not be enough to propel Meek to victory. You can read more here.

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Bloomberg helping Sestak in Pennsylvania Senate Race - the Mayor of New York will be helping Democratic candidate for Senate Joe Sestak who is in a close battle with Republican Pat Toomey. The winner will take the seat currently held by Senator Arlen Specter (D). Politico.com has more here.

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Defense secretary Robert Gates plans to leave next year - a left over from the former George W. Bush administration, he recently stated he plans to step down next year after the U.S. review of Afghanistan policy is complete. ForeignPolicy.com has more here.

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