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(Email from Melissa Noriega, for Rick Noriega's Senate campaign.)

This week and the next, my husband Rick Noriega will take leave of his campaign to perform mandatory National Guard Annual Training (AT).

During this time, I will be joined by several prominent Texans in the effort to "Fill Rick's Boots" on the campaign trail.

Each of us has agreed to give several hours of our time to raise funds for Rick's campaign while he is away. I'm honored to fill in for my husband. And I am hoping you will join me and help us "Fill Rick's Boots."

We've set an ambitious $50,000 online fundraising goal for the 2 weeks that he's gone, and there are 2 ways you can help right now:

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This Week (ABC): Senators Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and John Ensign, R-Nev. As the Senate faces Senator Craig's embarrassing incident, and the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the two Senate Campaign Chairs join George Stephanopoulos to discuss what is in store for the Senate this fall and their parties prospects for the 2008 election.

Then, in another Sunday EXCLUSIVE, we continue our 2008 election series with former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee. He will talk to Mr. Stephanopoulos about his strong second place finish in Iowa, and how he plans to turn his conservative credentials into a viable candidacy for the Republican nomination.

On "Roundtable," The American Prospect's Robert Reich, Matthew Bai of the New York Times, and ABC News' George Will.

Face the Nation (CBS): Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) discuss Iraq, Gonzales and Politics with Katie Couric.

60 Minutes (CBS): The Killings in Haditha
Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich speaks publicly for the first time about the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq, resulting in murder charges against him and three other soldiers. Scott Pelley reports.