CBS Sunday Morninghttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/17/sunday/main20093499.shtml?tag=contentBodyCBS News Senior Business Correspondent Anthony Mason will sit down with President Barack Obama in his home state of Illinois for an interview that is scheduled to broadcast on "CBS Sunday Morning" this Sunday, August 21 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Mason will speak to Mr. Obama in the Illinois towns of Atkinson and Alpha, where he is visiting as part of his "listening tour" through the heartland of America.
Charles Osgood will anchor "CBS Sunday Morning" from New York, and excerpts from Mason's interview with Mr. Obama will first be broadcast on the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley on Wednesday, August 17 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Earlier this week, the president embarked on a three-day bus tour, planning to visit Minnesota, Iowa and northwestern Illinois.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — After a summer of setbacks for the economy and job market, President Obama is hoping for a September reset. Can the president pivot to focus on jobs in order to improve his re-election chances? Plus, his campaign and the strategy: How will Obama make his case to the voters that he deserves another term?
Joining us, former White House spokesman and one of the president’s closest confidantes: Obama for America Campaign adviser, Robert Gibbs The 2012 campaign is in full swing and the Republican field is ramping up their rhetoric against the President and his economic performance. Will the emerging top-tier candidates have what it takes to beat President Obama? How should Republican candidates craft their message on the economy?
We’ll talk with a man who decided against a White House run, former President Bush budget director - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels The latest developments and analysis of the Republican field and the political landscape as the president turns his focus to jobs and the campaign kicks into gear. Plus, how will the economy factor in to the campaign?
Our roundtable weighs in: former Tennessee congressman, Harold Ford, Jr. (D); columnist for the Wall Street Journal Peggy Noonan; columnist for the Washington Post, E.J. Dionne; and host of CNBC’s Closing Bell, Maria Bartiromo ABC's "This Week" - Sunday, in a "This Week" exclusive,
Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman talks with ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper about his plan to win his party's nomination. Behind in early polls, is he willing to take the gloves off and go on the offensive against Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann? And will Rick Perry's entrance into the race create an opening or close the door on Huntsman's chances? The former Utah governor and U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, only on "This Week."
Then, with more grim news on jobs and the economy, President Obama took to the road this week for a campaign-style bus tour. But with his approval ratings hitting all-time lows, can the president turn the economy around in time for his re-election campaign?
Jake Tapper speaks with top Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod about the bumpy road to a second term Plus, the "This Week" roundtable with
George Will, political strategist Donna Brazile, Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times, Republican pollster Frank Luntz, and Liz Claman of FOX Business Network size up the economic outlook and the 2012 field. And as the president begins his vacation, he might not be resting so easy as he gets flack from an unlikely place: his own base. That plus all the week's politics, Sunday on "This Week."
CBS' "Face the Nation" - Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), economist Mark Zandi, plus a key voice from each party: former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie, & former DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe
The economy and the 2012 fighthttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/19/ftn/main20094623.shtml?tag=contentBodyCNN's "State of the Union" At the end of a three-day Midwest bus tour touting his focus on the economy, jobs and the middle class, the White House announces the President’s plan to unveil a new jobs proposal in a September speech. Does the bus tour offer a glimpse of Obama’s re-election strategy? Will the new jobs plan be enough to encourage a wary and frustrated American public?
We’ll ask David Axelrod, Senior Strategist of the Obama re-election campaign Turning to state politics, we’ll hear from two governors of states trying to adjust to the economic downturn. What effect does the bickering in Washington have on their states and what does it mean for the 2012 campaign?
Candy talks to Governors Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Martin O'Malley of Maryland, chairs of their party’s governors associations Then the Congressional Black Caucus embarks on a jobs tour with job fairs and town halls in cities across the country after leveling criticism at the President for failing to do enough to create jobs for the African-American community.
Plus Florida Republican Rep. Allen West stirs up controversy over his “plantation” comments about African-American voters and the Democratic Party. We’ll hear from Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland Finally, a rocky week for the stock market as the Dow plummets in response to concerns in the global economy. Will the American economy be able to recover with continuing instability overseas?
Insights from U.S. economic editor of The Economist Greg Ip and Editor of Thomson Reuters Digital Chrystia Freeland GPS with Fareed Zakaria - Economic crises; U.K. riots: Rana Foroohar, Time; Richard N. Haass, Council on Foreign Relations; Jeffrey Sachs, Earth Institute; historian Andrew Roberts. Al-Qaeda: John Miller.
Fox News Sunday - Karl Rove, former Obama White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton – and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum
C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” - Arne Duncan
Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital” - Arne Duncan
Reliable Sources - Coverage of Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign: Matt Lewis, TheDailyCaller.com; Christina Bellantoni; David Sirota, Roll Call. Third political party: Thomas Friedman, the New York Times
Chris Matthews Show - Richard Stengel; John Heilemann; Helene Cooper; Katty Kay
Washington Journal 7:45-8:30 - 7:45-8:30 Karen Finney: R/T Democratic Strategist, Tony Fratto : Republican Strategist
Topic: Guests will discuss the 2012 presidential campaign; the entry of Texas Governor Rick Perry into the GOP race; President Obama's jobs tour; the economy and possibility of another recession; how both parties are mobilizing for the 2012 political season; and what's ahead for Congress.
8:30-9:15 - Lt. Col. John Nagl (Ret)
Center for a New American Security
Topic: Update on the latest in insurgent attack in the country and what that all means for possibility of U.S. withdrawal by year's end.
8:45 On the Phone: Phoner Michael Schmidt: New York Times Reporter
9:15-10:00 - Peter Gaytan
American Legion, Executive Director
Topic: A look at the unemployment of veterans, especially those coming back from Iraq & Afghanistan. Pres. Obama spoke earlier this month about initiatives to assist veterans moving back into the civilian workforce.
60 Minutes -Tom Drake, a former National Security Agency senior executive, was indicted last year for espionage after leaking allegations to the media that the nation's largest intelligence organization had committed fraud, waste and abuse.
Three months after 33 Chilean miners were rescued from a half-mile underground - where they lived in daily fear of death for 69 days - psychologists say that more than 20 of them are experiencing serious mental stress.
New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan explains why he thinks the sex abuse scandal "needs to haunt" the church for some time to come. Morley Safer profiles the archbishop for "60 Minutes"
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