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OK, who else partied hardy?

Washington Journal:  7:30am – Alexander Heffner, Scoop44.com, Editor in Chief & Matt Lewis, PoliticsDaily.com, Blogger & Writer.   9am – Paul Keckley, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, Exec. Dir.  9:30am – Iraqi Amb. Samir Sumaida’ie.   journal@c-span.org

ABC’s This Week:  VP Joe Biden in Iraq.  Roundtable: Todd Purdum, George Will, Tony Blankley, Matthew Dowd, and Cynthia Tucker.  contact George

CBS’ Face The Nation:  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff  Admiral Mike Mullen, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY).  contact Bob Schieffer

Chris Matthews:  Gloria Borger CNN Senior Political Analyst; Bob Woodward The Washington Post Associate Editor; Joe Klein TIME Columnist; Tina Brown The Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief.  Topics: How can the American newspaper industry evolve to ensure its survival?  What are some promising new sources of investigative journalism?  contact Chris

CNN’s State of the Union:  Colin Powell "discusses his passion for community service, his feud with Rush Limbaugh, and his concerns with President Obama’s expensive agenda."  Queen Noor, Chair of the King Hussein Foundation.  contact CNN

Fareed Zakaria – GPS:  British Foreign Secretary David Miliband "about why Iran is so angry at Great Britain. Plus, a discussion on aid in Africa — are celebrities throwing money at the problems or making an actual difference?" Contact Fareed at GPS@cnn.com

Fox News Sunday:  Alaska’s Lt Gov. Sean Parnell, Karl Rove and Mike Huckabee talk Palin.  "The latest on the U.S. Armed Forces from our nation’s highest ranking officer [Admiral Mike Mullen], plus health care reform bill latest from House leaders [Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. John Boehner (D-OH)] ."  email fns@foxnews.com

NBC’s Meet The Press:  Canceled due to Wimbledon.  contact David

Newsmakers:  "Following Pres. Obama’s town hall meeting on health care, Austan Goolsbee, the Chief Economist on the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, gives further detail on reform legislation."  C-SPAN at 10am & 6pm ET

Q & A:  Walter Kirn, "Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever." In his first non-fiction book, Mr. Kirn tells the story of his years at Princeton University in the 1980s. Walter Kirn regularly writes for The New York Times Book Review.  CSPAN, 10am and 6pm ET

Religion & Ethics:  Faith Communities and Disability – How do houses of worship welcome people with disabilities.  Aravind Eye Hospital - Inspired by the power of spirituality, it cures needless blindness.  Parents Circle – "It’s not our destiny to keep on killing each other."  Muslim Reaction to Obama’s Address – "I have come here to seek a new beginning."  for broadcast times in your area click here

60 Minutes:  Saving Flight 1549 – Hero pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and his flight crew. (This is an extra-length story.)  Jon Bon Jovi – Jon Bon Jovi and his band.

To The Contrary:  Topics: 1- Race, gender and judicial politics;  2- The barriers to postponing retirement.  Panelists: Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD); Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez; Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; Former Labor Dept. Official Karen Czarnecki; and Wider Opportunities for Women’s Joan A. Kuriansky.  for broadcast times in your area click here

After Words;  "2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai talks about her latest book, "The Challenge for Africa."  In the book, Ms. Maathai looks at the problems facing the continent and provides advice on how to improve things there.  She discusses her book with Nicole Lee, executive director of TransAfrica Forum."  CSPAN 2, Sunday at 9pm ET, Monday at 12am ET, 3am ET. 

In Depth:  CSPAN’s live three hour interview series, this month’s guest is author and historian John Ferling. Today’s show will broadcast from George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate.  Ferling is "the author of ten books, including A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic that was the recipient of the 2004 Fraunces Tavern Book Award for best book on the American Revolution and his most recently published title The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon.  John Ferling is professor emeritus at the University of West Georgia where he taught for thirty-three years."  Check link for info on asking questions.  CSPAN 2, 12pm to 3pm ET.  And, here’s the Book TV schedule.

FDL Book Salon:  Eli hosts Eric Lotke, author of the novel 2044: The Problem isn’t Big Brother. It’s Big Brother, Inc.  "2044 starts where George Orwell’s 1984 left off. The problem isn’t Big Brother and the leviathan government. The problem is Big Brother Inc., and the all-powerful marketplace."  Sign in for a lively discussion this afternoon at 5pm ET.

And I regret to inform you that there will be no Movie Night on Monday.

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