Punting the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: Steve’s guests list for this Sunday was not published.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: Guests are U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Jendayi Frazer; former pollster for Nelson Mandela Stan Greenberg; Mandela biographer and former New York Times Johannesburg Bureau Chief Bill Keller; and Dr. Gay McDougall; former member of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa. Also, Sen. Dick Durbin {D-IL) and Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) debate the budget battle.

At “This Week“‘s roundtable are ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd; author and Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson; and political odd couple James Carville and Mary Matalin.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are author and poet Dr. Maya Angelou; Former Secretary of State James Baker; and Randall Robinson founder of TransAfrica discuss Nelson Mandela’s life and times.

Joining him at the roundtable are host of “PBS News Hour” Gwen Ifill; Lorraine Miller, interim president of the NAACP; Michelle Norris, NPR host and special correspondent; former editor of Time Magazone and author, Richard Stengel; and Gayle King, co-host of “CBS This Morning“.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: Guests were not listed for this Sunday’s MTP. It appears it will be dedicated to a tribute to Nelson Mandela.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests are House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul; House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Adam Schiff; economist Mark Zandi; Annie Lowrey of the New York Times; and the American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin Hassett.

Joining her panel discussion are DNC Communications Director Mo Elleithee; former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell; and USA Today‘s Susan Page.