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Sunday Morning Politics Preview for March 16, 2008: Obama-Clinton Contest and The Economy |
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Written by iNewsTube Team
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Saturday, March 15, 2008 |
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This Sunday, the morning shows will focus on the Democratic presidential primary race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and the Economy with US Treasury Henry Paulson making the rounds.
ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS:
ABC THIS WEEK:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Speaker
Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary
NBC MEET THE PRESS:
Former Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ), Barack Obama Supporter, and
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Hillary Clinton Supporter, SuperDelegate
CBS FACE THE NATION:
Leon Panetta, Former White House Chief of Staff, Clinton Supporter
Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA), Obama Supporter
FOX NEWS SUNDAY:
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Clinton Supporter
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), Obama Supporter
Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary
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APPEARING ON ABC THIS WEEKLink to Official Site
NAME:
Nancy Pelosi
PARTY AFFILIATION:
Democrat
BORN:
March 26, 1940 (Age 67)
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POSITION AS OF MARCH 16 2008:
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Representative of California's 8th District which includes San Francisco
- Senior member of the House Appropriations Committee
- Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
POSITIONS HELD:
- House Democratic Whip
- Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives
- Member of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics)
- Member of the Banking and Financial Services Committee
- Chair of the Congressional Working Group on China
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic Study Group
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. in 1962
SOURCES:
Official Congressional Website
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BOOKS BY GUEST:Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters Hidden Casualties: Environmental, Health and Political Consequences of the Persian Gulf War (Hidden Casualties)
NAME:
Henry Paulson
PARTY AFFILIATION:
Republican
BORN:
March 28, 1946 (Age 61)
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POSITION AS OF MARCH 16 2008:
US Secretary of the Treasury
POSITIONS HELD:
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs
- Member of the White House Domestic Council
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
Paulson graduated from Dartmouth in 1968, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and an All Ivy, All East football player.
Received an M.B.A. from Harvard in 1970
SOURCES:
United States Department of the Treasury Official Website
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BOOKS BY GUEST:
None
APPEARING ON NBC MEET THE PRESSLink to Official Site
NAME:
Bill Bradley
PARTY AFFILIATION:
Democrat
BORN:
July 28, 1943 (age 64)
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POSITION AS OF MARCH 16 2008:
- Political Pundit
- Managing Director of Allen & Company LLC
- Barack Obama Supporter (2008)
POSITIONS HELD:
New Jersey Senator (1979-1997)
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
Former NBA Player (New York Knicks 1967-1977)
SOURCES:
BillBradley.com
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BOOKS BY GUEST:
The New American Story
Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir
NAME:
Nita Lowey
PARTY AFFILIATION:
Democrat
BORN:
July 5, 1937
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POSITION AS OF MARCH 16 2008:
- 10 Term New York Congresswoman
- New York Superdelegate
- Chairwoman of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee
- Hillary Clinton Supporter (2008)
POSITIONS HELD:
New Jersey Senator (1979-1997)
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
Lowey advocated for the continuation of the Public Broadcasting System, bringing in Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street to Congress during the 1990's.
SOURCES:
Official US House Website
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BOOKS BY GUEST:None
APPEARING ON CBS FACE THE NATIONLink to Official Site
NAME:
Leon Panetta
PARTY AFFILIATION:
Democrat
BORN:
June 28, 1938 (Age 69)
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POSITION AS OF MARCH 16 2008:
- Panetta Institute Director
- Hillary Clinton Supporter (2008)
POSITIONS HELD:
- Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton
- U.S. Representative from California from 1977 to 1993
- Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the Clinton administration
- First Lieutenant in the Army from 1964 to 1966
- Legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel of California
- Special Assistant to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
- Director of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights
- Executive assistant to New York City Mayor John Lindsay
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
- Panetta serves as Distinguished Scholar to the Chancellor of the California State University system
- Served on the Iraq Study Group
- Served on the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange
- National Review Board of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
SOURCES:
Panetta Institute Official Website
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BOOKS BY GUEST:Bring us together;: The Nixon team and the civil rights retreat
NAME:
Deval Patrick
PARTY AFFILIATION:
Democrat
BORN:
July 31, 1956 (Age 51)
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POSITION AS OF MARCH 16 2008:
- Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Barack Obama Supporter (2008)
POSITIONS HELD:
- Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights under Bill Clinton
- Member of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Partner in Boston law firm Hill & Barlow
- Vice President and General Counsel for Texaco
- Executive Vice President and General Counsel to The Coca-Cola Company
- Special Assistant to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
Graduated from Harvard in 1978 and went on to attend Harvard Law School in 1979 after spending a year working on a United Nations youth training project in the Darfur region of Sudan
SOURCES:
Official Website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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BOOKS BY GUEST:None
APPEARING ON FOX NEWS SUNDAYLink to Official Site
NAME:
Chris Dodd
PARTY AFFILIATION:
Democrat
BORN:
May 27, 1944 (Age 63)
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POSITION AS OF MARCH 16 2008:
- U.S. Senator of Connecticut
- Barack Obama Supporter (2008)
POSITIONS HELD:
- Member of the Peace Corps
- Enlisted in the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves
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ADDITIONAL INFO:
- Dodd was elected to congress in 1974
- Recipient of the Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award recognizing leadership in foreign policy
- Graduated from Providence College
Has a law degree from the University of Louisville School of Law
- Fluent in Spanish
SOURCES:
Chris Dodd's Official Senate Website
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BOOKS BY GUEST:None
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