Sunday Talk Shows Open Thread

An eclectic mix of guests today. Lot of foreign policy. Lot of politics. Jimmy Carter. Nancy Pelosi. Robert Gates. Hadley. A slew of Senators and a couple athletes.

Yet, Russert has yet another show with no guests -- just the same painful panel of pundits. I don't get that. Who cares what they think?

The full lineup is after the break.

Here it is:

ABC's "This Week" — Former President Jimmy Carter; national security adviser Stephen Hadley.

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CBS' "Face the Nation" — Defense Secretary Robert Gates; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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NBC's "Meet the Press" — Democratic strategists James Carville and Bob Shrum; Republican strategists Mary Matalin and Mike Murphy.

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CNN's "Late Edition" — Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., Joe Biden, D-Del., Bob Casey, D-Pa., Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent; Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.

"Fox News Sunday" _ Former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.; Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Hadley; Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek; Alex Ovechkin, left wing player for the Washington Capitals hockey team.