Political Television

by Sheri Divers [courtesy of Blog for America]

This Week (ABC): This Sunday, a live 90-minute debate with the Republican Presidential contenders on a special edition of "This Week With George Stephanopoulos."  The candidates: Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Senator Mike Huckabee (R-AK), Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA), Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), and Former Governor Tommy Thompson (R-WI).

Face the Nation (CBS): Topics:Iraq, The Middle East, Congress And Politics. Guests:Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Chairman of the Democratic Caucus Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL).

60 Minutes (CBS): The Other Iraq
Bob Simon reports from Kurdistan, a peaceful swath of Iraq where Americans are liked, violence rare and the Kurdish people yearn to be their own separate country.

The Phantom Of Corleone
The law finally caught up with Bernardo Provenzano after decades on the run. The capture of the head of the Sicilian Mafia , however, will probably do little to curb the ubiquitous influence of the Italian Mafia. Steve Kroft reports. |

Dame Helen
Morley Safer profiles the British actress Helen Mirren, who is noted for her playing strong female characters, most recently, the Queen of England. All this and more, Sunday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. ET/PT

Meet the Press (NBC): Secretary of Defense Robert Gates discusses the war in Iraq. Then, a roundtable with Carl Bernstein, author of "A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton," CBN's David Brody, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and David Mendell, author of  "Obama: From Promise to Power."