Opinion: Sunday shows: McConnell, Patrick, Gingrich, Gibbs

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ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Homeland Security Secy. Janet Napolitano, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Obama press secy Robert Gibbs. Roundtable with Matthew Dowd, Ruth Marcus and David Brooks.

Bloomberg Capitol Report with Al Hunt: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

CBS Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Reps. James Clyburn (D-SC) and Peter King (R-NY) and Gibbs.

CNN GPS with Fareed Zakaria: (Repeat) Russian Pres. Dmitry Medvedev and author Malcolm Gladwell.

Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) on the alleged airliner terrorism attempt; Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Sens. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Jim DeMint (R-SC), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Arlen Specter (D-PA), plus panel discussion among Bill Kristol, Jennifer Loven, Laura Ingraham and Juan Williams.

NBC Meet the Press with David Gregory: Napolitano, Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA), Mayor Michael Bloomberg, (I-NY), ex-Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and Gibbs with NBC’s Andrea Mitchell.

-- Andrew Malcolm

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