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Political Television

by Sheri Divers [courtesy of Blog for America]

This Week (ABC): Republican Presidential candidate, Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, and Vietnam veteran Senator John McCain (R-AZ) joins George Stephanopoulos to discuss when and whether American troops should begin withdrawing troops from Iraq and whether the Iraqi government has successfully met the benchmarks for progress set by Congress.Then, we get the Democratic response from another Vietnam veteran, former Presidential candidate, and member of the Foreign Relations committee, Senator John Kerry (D-MA).

Roundtable: Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, and George Will debate the week's politics. Plus, Actor Alan Alda, author of the new book, "Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself" on living a meaningful life. And, as always, "This Week" honors lives of note In Memoriam, and catches up on the best in political comedy in the Sunday Funnies.

Face the Nation (CBS): Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Former National Security Advisor Gen. Brent Scowcroft discuss Iraq, Gonzales and Politics.

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Political Television

by Sheri Divers [courtesy of Blog for America]

This Week (ABC): The former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich discusses the tragedy at Virginia Tech and the rest of the week's news. Then, "This Week" continues its "On the Trail" series in New Hampshire with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and his wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd. Roundtable: ABC News' Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts and George debate the week's politics.

Meet the Press (NBC): Two Bush administration cabinet members who will conduct a nationwide review and issue recommendations on school safety in the wake of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, plus two members of the review panel established by Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, retired VA State Police Superintendent Col. Gerald Massengill and Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, will join us to discuss the massacre and the broader issues of school safety.

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