Sunday Talk Shows: Republican presidential contenders
Happy & Healthy New Year. May this year bring Peace, Happiness and Joy to all. 
ABC This Week- The GOP presidential candidates make their final push in Iowa, with just days before voters caucus on Jan. 3. Two candidates who have squared off repeatedly on the campaign trail, Rep. Ron Paul and Rep. Michele Bachmann, come to "This Week" this Sunday
Will Ron Paul's ground game and fervent supporters be the key to pulling off a victory in Iowa? Can he withstand the furious last-minute attacks from opponents like Bachmann who say he would be a "dangerous" president?
As time runs out for Bachmann to salvage her presidential hopes, can she survive a high-profile defection from her campaign team? And can she persuade social conservatives to keep her campaign alive, or will Iowa be her last stand?
Paul, who is a Texas congressman, and Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman, speak to senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper, Sunday on "This Week."
Mitt Romney has moved to the front of the pack in the latest Iowa polls, former front-runner Newt Gingrich tumbled 20 points in 20 days, and Rick Santorum had made a late surge. Can Romney finally win over undecided voters and take a commanding lead for the GOP nomination? Who will make it out of Iowa with a ticket to compete in New Hampshire and beyond?
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad comes to "This Week" for his take on the competing candidates before Iowa's votes are cast next week. Plus, ABC News' senior political correspondent Jonathan Karl and Radio Iowa's O. Kay Henderson report from Des Moines on how the campaigns are wooing GOP voters on the ground in the final days.
In Washington, the "This Week" political roundtable breaks down all the latest campaign politics in this unpredictable race, with ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress, Washington Examiner chief political correspondent and Fox News contributor Byron York, and former Iowa Republican Party political director Craig Robinson, founder and editor-in-chief of The Iowa Republican.
Meet The Press -Recent polls show a late surge into the top tier for Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. Will he win a surprise ticket out of Iowa? Will the conservative base coalesce around him as they did for Mike Huckabee in 2008? What are his closing arguments for the state of Iowa? And what comes next if he doesn’t win the state? We'll talk exclusively with Rick Santorum
Just two days before the Iowa caucuses, we’ll break down the GOP horserace to see who is best positioned to take the Hawkeye state. Joining us – NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd and Chair of the Republican Party of Iowa, Matt Strawn
As the Iowa Caucuses mark the beginning of the voting process in 2012, which one of the Republican candidates will ultimately emerge to challenge President Obama? Who has the best chance of taking it all in the Hawkeye state? And what will the candidates’ finish in Iowa mean for their chances in the rest of the primary states? Our roundtable weighs in: the Des Moines Register’s Kathie Obradovich, GOP strategist Mike Murphy, the New York Times’ David Brooks, Time’s Mark Halperin, and NBC’s Andrea Mitchell
CBS Face The Nation -Down to the Wire in Iowa: Bob talks with Sen. Rand Paul, a Ron Paul supporter, former Sen. Jim Talent, a Mitt Romney supporter, and former Rep. J.C. Watts, a Newt Gingrich supporter
Plus a roundtable with the latest on the Republican presidential primary race. The panel includes Mike Allen, POLITICO Chief White House Correspondent, John Dickerson, CBS News Political Director, Norah O'Donnell, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent and David Yepsen, Director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and Former Des Moines Register political reporter And New Year's resolutions from the Republican presidential candidates
Fox News Sunday -It's game on for the Iowa Republican Caucuses. We'll get a report on where the race stands right now and talk with 3 candidates who have a lot riding on what happens during the first 2012 presidential contest; Congressman Ron Paul, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann
CNN State of The Union -Just two days before voters finally weigh-in, Candy is live from Des Moines to preview the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.
First, Candy is joined by Rep. Ron Paul Will he rock the political world with a win? And what does he have to say to his fellow Republicans who claim he’s helping re-elect President Obama?
Then, Rep. Steve King a stalwart conservative Republican, still hasn't selected a candidate. Will he make his choice known before Tuesday, or do none of the choices measure to his standard?
Plus, Candy talks to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad about preserving Iowa’s first in the nation status.
Finally , what makes 2012 different from other years? We’ll ask Dan Balz of the Washington Post and Neil King of the Wall Street Journal.
Fareed Zakaria GPS - GPS this Sunday: 2012 predictions
On the first Global Public Square show of the year, we gaze into our crystal ball - what will happen in 2012?
And then, some of GPS' favorite guests on the spot:
Anne-Marie Slaughter of Princeton University, Ian Bremmer from the Eurasia Group, and Daniel Franklin from the Economist's "World in 2012" Edition look ahead at the next twelve months. Will the U.S. and/or Israel bomb Iran? What happens to Pakistan? How will the Arab Spring unfold? What of the euro's fate? And who will be the next President of the United States of America?
And looking far ahead into the future of science: Harvard theoretical physicist Lisa Randall talks about the God Particle and more.
Plus - deep inside the human mind, with Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow.
The Chris Matthews Show - The 2012 elections; New Year's resolutions for the media: Major Garrett, National Journal; Kelly O'Donnell, NBC; David Ignatius, the Washington Post; Gloria Borger, CNN
C-SPAN's "Newsmakers," -Holly Petraeus, assistant director for servicemember affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Now that the last troops have returned from Iraq, Holly Petraeus, the wife of the C.I.A. head, Gen. David H. Petraeus, joins C-Span’s “Newsmakers” to talk about the challenges facing service members and their families.
Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital” - Ron Paul
Washington Journal
7:00- Viewers Calls and News Headlines
7:45- Faith and Freedom Coalition President Steve Scheiffler
8:30- WHO Radio Talk Show Host Simon Conway on Iowa Caucus
9:15- Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll. Director J. Ann Selzer on Poll Results
Reliable Sources - Iowa caucuses preview: Michael Shear, the New York Times; Nia-Malika Henderson, the Washington Post; A.B. Stoddard, the Hill. Coverage of Ron Paul: Debra Saunders, the San Francisco Chronicle; John Aravosis. Life on the campaign trail: Rachel Streitfeld; Sara Boxer, CBS
CBS 60 Minutes
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The Majority Leader - Lesley Stahl profiles House Majority Leader Eric Cantor about his life and the recent bipartisan wars in Congress. Karen Sughrue is the producer.
The Perfect Score - In his first interview about his criminal fraud, Sam Eshaghoff tells how he was able to take the SAT and ACT college admissions exams for others who paid him up to $2,500 per test. Alison Stewart reports. Katherine Davis is the producer.
Alone on the Wall - "60 Minutes" cameras capture a feat never documented before: viewers will see Alex Honnold scale a 1,600-foot rock wall using nothing more than his hands and feet. Lara Logan interviews Honnold about his skills and his unique sport where there can be no mistakes. Jeff Newton is the producer.
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Telemundo’s Spanish-language public affairs show, “Enfoque,” hosts Staff Sgt. Juan J. Rodriguez-Chavez, a Mexican immigrant who received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism. He will talk about his experiences in Iraq.
And what does 2012 hold for Congress? Representative Xavier Becerra, Democrat of California, and Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican of Florida, discuss recent battles and the ones still to come.
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