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The Lineup (Pls link, if you're copying to another site.)
- MTP: Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)
- FTN: Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) & Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) on CIA tapes & Iran NIE
- This Week: Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) on his campaign and Iran NIE; Newt Gingrich (R-GA); roundtable of Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts and George Will; John Cusack on "Grace is Gone," a film about a man who cares for his daughters while his wife is serving in Iraq
- FNS: Mike Huckabee (R-AR); Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
- Late Edition: Pakstani Pres. Pervez Musharraf; Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
More TV Alerts (all subject to change)
- Tim Russert (MSNBC, Sat noon; repeats throughout weekend): Caroline Kennedy (author, "A Family Christmas")
- Political Capital w/ Al Hunt (Bloomberg, repeats throughout weekends): SEC Chairman Chris Cox; discussion of the subprime crisis, Iran and Mitt Romney's religion speech
- Chris Matthews Show 12/8-9: David Gregory, Michele Norris, David Ignatius, Kathleen Parker discuss "Obama's run at Hillary and her decision to go negative. Romney's religion speech. What the President learned in his August briefing on Iran's nuclear program." Quotes here.
- 60 Minutes (CBS, Sun): endangered mountain gorillas of Africa; San Diego Chargers RB, LaDainian Tomlinson; Prometa, the pill to cure addiction?
- GOP debate, Univision, 12/9, 7pm.
- Q&A (C-SPAN, Sun, 8pm): neocon Kimberly E. Kagan on Iraq
- Charlie Rose: Iran Amb to UN Mohammad Khazaee 12/7; Tom Brokaw 12/10;
- Tavis Smiley (PBS): NYT's Elisabeth Bumiller 12/11; Sally Quinn 12/12
- MSNBC Super Tuesday coverage. A day of 2008 presidential campaign coverage. Be on the lookout for guests including candidates and their advisers.
- Iowa Public Television and Des Moines Register GOP debate 12/12, 2pm, FNC
- Iowa Public Television and Des Moines Register Dem debate 12/13, 2pm, FNC
Sunday Talk Ratings for Last Week's Shows
Last Sunday, DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen went up against Karl Rove, and MTP won the ratings race. Last week's guests here.
Happy Hanukkah!
WGA Strike... Cute animals go on strike, too
Jimmy Kimmel has been paying his staff since the strike started. And Writers on Strike are IWantMedia's 2007 Media Person(s) of the Year. In the meantime, AMPTP brings in the spin doctors.
The 12 LIES OF Senator Mitch McConnell
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Campaigns & the web
TNS is estimating $3 billion in political ad spending next year. But election campaigns, according to Tracey, "don't find (online) to be an effective messaging tool for undecided voters late in the race, which is when most of the money is spent on media."
Media Mix: CNN continues to get criticism of its 'corrupt' debate practices (Lou Dobbs responds) ... Imus is back on the airwaves ... OMG, I agree with Howard Kurtz ... E&P continues to look into the shocking number of suicides among U.S. troops in Iraq or after they return home ... Lou Dobbs gets his own radio show ... Chris Matthews just can't help himself ... News Corp scoops up Beliefnet ... Idaho Statesman folks on reporting about Larry Craig and his wide stance ... FCC Chairman Kevin Martin grilled on the Hill ... One in Six Jailed Journalists Are Held Without Charges ... Are Brian Ross’ ABC Scoops All They’re Cracked Up to Be? ... The Note's Gang of 500 is exposed (sort of) ... Drudge Report Goes Mobile ... the PRNewser interview with Marketwatch's Jon Friedman ... McClatchy Baghdad bureau chief on the challenges faced ... most MSM orgs punting on Bush's Iran NIE lie ... Spies Relying More on 'Open Sources', Such As Newspapers And Web ... NYT's Week in Review section getting conservative editor ... Barbara Walters tired of celebrity interviews but does them anyway ...
Ratings, Circ & Stats: Spanish language news tops San Francisco sweeps ... NBC barely wins evening news ratings race for November 2007 sweeps ... median income in A25-54 demo by network ... 2007 Beta survey results show that FNC is top cable news channel ... Poll: Young Europeans prefer Internet to TV ... Nightline tops Leno & Letterman ... ABCNews.com sets record in unique visitors for Nov 2007 ...
Remainders
Congrats to Rep. Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY)! She and her husband, Jonathan, are expecting a baby in May.
Grammy nominees for Best Spoken Word Album: Barack Obama (The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream); Maya Angelou (Celebrations); Bill Clinton (Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World); Jimmy Carter (Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World); Alan Alda (Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself)
Everyone's least favorite AP reporter, Nedra Pickler, gets hitched
Stephen Colbert cracks a few jokes at a benefit for Michael J. Fox’s foundation.
George Clooney and Brad Pitt parody of Larry Craig.
Pimpin' for Paul, Ron Paul.
More reasons to dislike A-Rod.
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