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Major topics this week on the talk shows are Afghanistan, health care reform, and money matters — including executive pay restrictions and unemployment benefit extensions.

Washington Journal: 7:30am – Ari Melber, The Nation & Philip Klein, American Spectator.  8:30am – Newt Gingrich.  9:30am – Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH).  Host: Steve Scully.

ABC’s This Week: Health care reform with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), then Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO).  Roundtable: Laura Ingraham, Cynthia Tucker, Al Hunt, John Podesta, George Will.

CBS’ Face The Nation: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI).

Chris Matthews: Helene Cooper The New York Times; Dan Rather HDNet; Andrew Sullivan The Atlantic; Kathleen Parker The Washington Post.  Topics: Who’s the Likely Loser in the Fight Between the White House and the Right?  Will Talk Radio Run the GOP’s Presidential Nominating Process in 2012?

CNN’s State of the Union: Afghan Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.  Then, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT).  Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) “gets the Last Word.”

Fareed Zakaria – GPS: Afghan President Hamid Karzai.  Topics: Why should the international community believe a runoff can be any less fraud-filled than the original August election? And if Karzai were to be re-elected, is his legitimacy now tainted?  Then Shashi Tharoor, the man who handles India’s foreign affairs.

Fox News Sunday: Afghan Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.  Followed by Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ). “And, we’ll sit down with representatives from the health insurance industry and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss their current relationship with the Obama administration.”

NBC’s Meet The Press: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY).  Topics: Executive pay, Dick Cheney’s criticism of Obama’s Afghanistan policy, and heath care reform.  Then CNBC’s Erin Burnett and The New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin on the economy.  Roundtable: The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer, Joe Scarborough, Dan Senor, Tavis Smiley.

Newsmakers: Asst. Labor Sec. Jane Oates who “oversees unemployment benefits & displaced workers for the Employment & Training Admin.  This week, the Senate is expected to take up a bill on extending unemployment benefits.  The House passed a bill in Sept. to extend benefits in states where unemployment exceeds 8.5 percent.”

Q & A: Barry Black, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.  Chaplain Black is a retired U.S. Navy Admiral, serving 27 years culminating in the position of Chief of Navy Chaplains.  He became the 62nd Chaplain of the U.S. Senate in July, 2003.

Religion & Ethics: New Vatican Policy on Anglicans – The Roman Catholic Church’s plan to absorb unhappy Anglicans wishing to become Catholics. Doctors, Patients, and Prayer – Doctors who pray with patients and family members “puts a sense of comfort in you,” says Chris Barkley. Mary Setterholm - She started a support group for women with emotional problems and histories of sexual abuse, and she wants to earn degrees in social work and theological studies to help others like them.

60 Minutes: Medicare/Medicaid Fraud – Medicare and Medicaid fraudsters are beating U.S. taxpayers out of an estimated $90 billion a year using a billing scam that is surprisingly easy to execute.  Fighting For The Cure – More Americans are suffering from epilepsy than Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined.  Tyler Perry – When Hollywood refused to produce his films his way, Tyler Perry started his own studio in Atlanta and now his movies – including the popular “Madea” series – are drawing huge audiences.

To The Contrary: Topics: 1- Should Americans pay to end violence against women overseas? 2- Catholics woo Anglicans creating religious uproar; 3- Explaining the high Latina drop out rate.  Panelists: Center for Equal Opportunity Chair Linda Chavez; National Council of Negro Women’s Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever; and Former Clinton Appointee Patricia Sosa; and Former Labor Department Official Karen Czarnecki.

Univison’s Al Punto: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nicaragua Manuel Martínez.  Justice Francisco Rosales, President of the Constitutional Branch of the Supreme Court of Nicaragua.  Sen. Bob Menéndez (D-NJ).

Amanpour.

C-SPAN’s Book TV.

FDL Book Salon: Come chat with Steve Fox about his new book, Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? “Through an objective examination of the two drugs and the laws and social practices that steer people toward alcohol, the authors pose a simple yet rarely considered question: Why do we punish adults who make the rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol?”  Hosted by John Holowach, who was here in April for Movie Night.  The discussion begins at 5pm ET.

FDL Movie Night Monday: Lisa Derrick welcomes producer Jeanette Loakman and director Christie Callan-Jones of Cat Ladies.  “It’s not the number of cats that defines someone as a ‘cat lady’, but rather their attachment, or non-attachment, to human beings.”  Join in, 8pm ET.


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