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This Week (ABC): As President Bush compares Iraq to Vietnam and makes another push for support of his surge plan, Sens. Jim Webb, D-Va., and John Cornyn, R-Tex, will join the debate on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

60 Minutes (CBS): Was It Murder?
Arrested for the murder of four patients by lethal injection in the tragic days after Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Anna Pou says she and two nurses are not murderers. Just recently, the New Orleans district attorney dropped the charges. Morley Safer reports.

Left Behind
Thousands of Iraqis who helped the U.S. in Iraq as translators, office help and construction workers are now labeled collaborators by the insurgents. Many want to come to America because their lives are at risk, but they are having a hard time, reports Scott Pelley.

One Laptop Per Child
MIT Prof. Nicholas Negroponte's dream is to put a laptop computer into the hands of every child as an educational aid. Lesley Stahl reports on his progress in Cambodia and Brazil. All this and more, Sunday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Meet the Press (NBC): Lance Armstrong and Sen. John Warner(R-VA).

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Face the Nation (CBS): Karl Rove on politics and the 2008 presidential race.

This Week (ABC): This Sunday, a live 90-minute debate with the Democratic presidential contenders on a special edition of "This Week With George Stephanopoulos."

The candidates: Senator Joe Biden, D-Del., Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Senator Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., Former Senator John Edwards, D-N.C., Former Senator Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Governor Bill Richardson, D-N.M.

Find out how they tackle tough questions on the campaign issues that you care about-- from Iraq to healthcare, from immigration to education. Join us for the first Democratic Presidential Debate of the 2008 cycle and the first Democratic Presidential Forum of the 2008 cycle held in Iowa.

60 Minutes (CBS):  Deepwater
The country is less secure and the U.S. Coast Guard is in worse shape now than when it began its $24 billion "Deepwater" refurbishment plan years ago, says a congressman overseeing the maritime force. Steve Kroft reports.

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. |