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There is no shortage of stories dominating the news this week, but what will be leading the headlines on Sunday morning? These are some of the stories we are looking at this week.
The ad wars move to stage two. Following two $25 million ad buys last month from President Obama’s campaign and the top SuperPAC backing Mitt Romney, a spate of new ad buys signals the next round of spending is underway.
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Early Bird morning research for Sunday, May 27
Good Sunday morning. The staff is working its way in and we're preparing for today's program. Prepare along with us – check out what we're reading this morning.
On our radar: Memorial Day and veterans issues - why aren't our country's bravest men and women getting the treatment they need and deserve? Also, politics, 2012 and the looming recall election in Wisconsin.
Check out what we're reading, and be sure to watch our exclusive interviews with Rudy Giuliani and DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. We'll also be joined by Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairwoman Patty Murray; Former Vice Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army, Gen. Peter Chiarelli (Ret.); the executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Paul Rieckhoff; and the legislative director for the American Legion, Tim Tetz.
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Early Bird morning research for Sunday, May 20
Good Sunday morning. The staff is working its way in and we're preparing for today's program. Prepare along with us – check out what we're reading this morning.
On our radar: a deadly earthquake in Italy, protests in Chicago during a NATO summit with world leaders and a recall election in Wisconsin that that political world is watching closely.
Check out what we're reading, and be sure to watch our exclusive interviews with senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus and the secretary-general of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Also joining us: Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas); and our political panel, Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times and CNN senior congressional correspondent Dana Bash.
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Early Bird morning research for Sunday, May 6
Good Sunday morning. The staff is (mostly) in and we're preparing for today's program. Prepare along with us – read what we're reading this morning.
On our radar: the official kick-off of the general election, Newt Gingrich's withdrawal from the GOP race, the debate over U.S. policy for Afghanistan, France's runoff presidential election and plenty more.
Check out what we're reading, and be sure to watch our interviews with Gingrich, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis on the importance of their swing states; Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Mike Rogers on the way forward in Afghanistan; and economists Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Alice Rivlin (joined by the National Journal's Major Garrett) on the latest jobs numbers. State of the Union airs today at 9am/12pm ET. FULL POST
SOTU Sneak Peek for Thursday, April 26
There is no shortage of stories dominating the news this week, but what will be leading the headlines on Sunday morning? These are some of the stories we are looking at this week.
One day after President Obama returned from three swing state rallies, House Speaker John Boehner lashed out at him for acting “beneath the dignity of the White House.” He suggested the Obama campaign should “pony up” and reimburse the federal government for the expenses of his trip to North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa.
Obama made the trip to three college campuses to push Congress to extend student loan interest rates that were halved to 3.4 percent during the Bush administration. On Wednesday, Republicans announced a plan to extend the low interest rate, and Democrats accused the plan of draining funds for women’s programs to pay for it.
Be sure to watch our exclusive interview with Speaker of the House John Boehner, this Sunday at 9 a.m. and noon ET.
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SOTU Sneak Peek
There is no shortage of stories dominating the news this week, but what will be leading the headlines on Sunday morning? These are some of the stories we are looking at this week.
The Race Rages On. Mitt Romney averted disaster by winning a Tuesday two-fer, picking up wins in Arizona and his home state of Michigan. But he just narrowly eked out a 16-14 delegate victory over Rick Santorum in Michigan, who raised $9 million in February and is making a strong push to Super Tuesday. Some say it’s a two man race, but Newt Gingrich is fighting on. He’ll join us to discuss the way forward.
Mitch McConnell’s tough week. When a moderate Republican senator from a moderate Democratic state announces she’s retiring, GOP leaders may start to worry. When the GOP is a mere four seats from capturing a majority, GOP leaders may inch toward the panic button. What are the GOP’s prospects for 2012 now that Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe has announced her retirement?
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SOTU Sneak Peek for Thursday, February 2
After four nomination contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida, the Republican Party isn’t any closer to having a presidential nominee than they were on New Year’s Day. In fact, they may be further away.
With the Sunshine State in the rear-view mirror, the four remaining candidates have eight states to campaign through before the Super Tuesday contests in 10 states on March 6.
Nevada is set to hold its caucuses on Saturday and Mitt Romney looks poised to capture an easy victory, capitalizing on a large Mormon population that gave him plenty of support in 2008.
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Sneak Peek for Thursday, December 8
Here are some stories we’re following today:
Payroll tax cut: President Obama has hit the campaign trail and ramped up his rhetoric; he says he’ll forego his annual Hawaiian vacation to stay in Washington until Congress passes an extension of last year’s payroll tax holiday. Failure to extend the cuts would mean the average American family would see an additional $1000 taken out of their paychecks in 2012. With less than three weeks until the new year, Congress continues to battle over this legislation.
Debate night: A string of new polls this week confirm Newt Gingrich as the current GOP frontrunner. His surge couldn’t have come at a better time, with only three and a half weeks until the Iowa caucuses. Gingrich and the other leading Republican presidential candidates will take the stage on Saturday for another presidential debate. After being knocked off his top-of-the-pack perch, will Mitt Romney go on the attack?
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This Sunday...
It’s the day before Thanksgiving and this year, among many other things, we’re thankful to be booked on Wednesday.
Joining us this Sunday will be presidential candidate Herman Cain. Once the GOP frontrunner, Cain has slipped to the middle of the pack. We'll ask him how he plans to get his mojo back.
Then, we’ll bring the second installment of our interview with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In it, she talks about what she’d most like to “do over” if she could. Plus, we ask her about her often tense relationship with former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
And finally, with the first presidential contest just under six weeks away, we examine the political advertising landscape that lies ahead. We’ll have an expert on political advertising, Ken Goldstein; former Hillary Clinton adviser Kiki McLean; and former advertising director for President George W. Bush, Mark McKinnon.
Sneak Peek for October 30th...
As always, we’re keeping an eye (sometimes both) on the presidential field and there’s a lot to look at this week.
Rick Perry caused a stir earlier this week, calling into question President Obama’s citizenship. Perry first said it’s “fun to poke fun at” Obama, but then backed away from the long-refuted accusation.
Mitt Romney didn’t exactly win over Ohio conservatives on Tuesday when he refused to express his support for a ballot initiative that curbs collective bargaining rights for Buckeye State employees. But once Perry pounced on the non-committal stance, Romney affirmed his support for the ballot initiative and apologized for any confusion.
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