Punting the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

This Week with George Stephanopolis: The guests on Sunday’s “This Week” are: former Secretary of State Colin Powell; Ferguson Mayor James Knowles; and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

The roundtable guests are: Democratic strategist Donna Brazile; Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, managing editors of Bloomberg Politics; former Bush White House communications director Nicolle Wallace.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: MR. Schieffer’s guests are: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY);  Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC); Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC); and Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Trayvon Martin’s and Michael Brown’s families.

His panel guests are: Ruth Marcus, Washington Post; Gerald Seib, The Wall Street Journal; April Ryan, American Urban Radio Networks; and CBS News State Department correspondent Margaret Brennan.

Meet the Press with Chuck Todd: This Sunday on “MTP” the guests are: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Rep. John Lewis (D-GA); Curt Schilling, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher; and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO).

The roundtable guests are: Jonathan Martin, The New York Times; Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post; Manu Raju, POLITICO; and Amy Walter, The Cook Political Report   .

State of the Union: Michael Smerconish hosts this Sunday’s “SOTU.” His guests are former U.S. Ambassador Scott Gration; Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA); Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Lanny Davis; S.E. Cupp; former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; LZ Granderson; rormer Senator and Vietnam veteran Bob Kerrey; and author David Maraniss.

Reliable Sources: Brian Stelter is host. His guests are:  JFKFacts.org editor Jefferson Morley; NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen;  BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith; Sen. Al Frankin;  Byron Allen, the CEO of Entertainment Studios(D-MI); and Beau Willimon, creator of Netflix’ “House of Cards.”