Weekend Talk Shows
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TODAY
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer 3 p.m. CNN
Larry King Live 6 and 9 p.m. CNN
McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET
The Chris Matthews Show Politics and the deficit; resistance to repeal of “Don’t ask, don’t tell”: Andrea Mitchell, NBC; Andrew Sullivan, the Atlantic; John Heilemann, New York Magazine; Susan Davis, the National Journal. (N) 5:30 a.m. KNBC
SUNDAY
CBS News Sunday Morning Foreign students come to the U.S. for a better education then return home after graduation. (N) 6 a.m. KCBS
Today Al Roker; a holiday playlist; pairing wines and meats. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC
State of the Union With Candy Crowley START; bipartisanship; GOP priorities: Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.). Legacy of John Lennon: author Jon Wiener (“Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files”). 6 and 9 a.m. CNN
Fareed Zakaria GPS 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. CNN
Face the Nation Senate whips debate tax cuts, unemployment, the debt, Afghanistan and START: Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill); Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.). Nancy Cordes CBS; Jim VandeHei, Politico. (N) 7:30 a.m. KCBS
Meet the Press Unemployment; tax cuts; the deficit; START treaty; Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.); Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.). Panel: David Brooks, the New York Times; Tom Friedman, the New York Times; Katty Kay, BBC. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC
This Week With Christiane Amanpour “Don’t ask, don’t tell” debate: Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark; Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis (U.S. Army, ret.); R. Clarke Cooper, Log Cabin Republicans; Elaine Donnelly, Center for Military Readiness; Tammy Schultz, Marine Corps War College. Afghanistan: Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, former ambassador to the U.N. and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad; George Will. (N) 8 a.m. KABC
Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Congressional fiscal deliberations: Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas). GOP agenda: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Panel: Dana Perino; Nina Easton; Liz Cheney; Juan William. 8 a.m. KTTV
Reliable Sources WikiLeaks coverage: former Pentagon spokeswomanperson Torie Clarke. A reporter’s captivity in Afghanistan: Authors David Rohde and Kristen Mulvihill (“A Rope and a Prayer”). “CBS Early Show” shakeup: Erica Hill. 8 a.m. CNN
Meet the Press 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. MSNBC
Larry King Live 6 and 9 p.m. CNN
60 Minutes The economy: Ben Bernanke; Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS