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Barack Obama has only been President for a little more than a week and a half, but he's already fallen victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is never get involved in a guerrilla war in Iraq, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against Rush Limbaugh when the economy is on the line!
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Morning lineup:
Meet The Press: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX); Sen. John Kerry (D-MA); Roundtable with: Erin Burnett (CNBC), Steve Forbes (Forbes), and Mark Zandi (Moody's).
Note: "Meet the Press" will air at 11 am EST on most NBC stations due to coverage of the Super Bowl. Click here to find out what time it will air in your area.
This Week: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC); Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA); Google CEO Eric Schmidt; FedEx CEO Fred Smith; Roundtable with: George Will (ABC News), Martha Raddatz (ABC News), David E. Sanger (The New York Times), and Bob Woodward (The Washington Post).
Face The Nation: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY); David Brooks (The New York Times).
Fox News Sunday: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL); Sen. John Kyl (R-AZ); RNC Chairman Michael Steele.
State of the Union: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R); Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D); Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI); Sen. John Ensign (R-NV); Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich; President of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist.
The Chris Matthews Show: Bob Woodward (The Washington Post); Kelly O'Donnell (NBC News); Anne Kornblut (The Washington Post); Howard Fineman (Newsweek).
Note: "The Chris Matthews Show" might be a re-run. The listed guests are exactly the same as last week.
Fareed Zakaria GPS: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown; Mexican President Felipe Calderon; South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo; South African President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Super Bowl XLIII:
NBC's pre-game coverage, which begins at 12 pm EST, will feature Matt Lauer sitting down with President Obama for a live interview from the White House.
Later on, Obama will be hosting a bi-partisan Super Bowl party at the White House.
As far as who he'll be rooting for, President Obama said:
"I wish the best to the Cardinals. They've been long suffering. It's a great Cinderella story," Mr. Obama added. "But other than the Bears, the Steelers are probably the team that's closest to my heart."
Kickoff is at 6 pm EST.
The halftime show will feature a performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Primetime viewing:
"60 Minutes" will be pre-empted for the CBS News special CBS REPORTS: "The Road to the White House," a chronicle of Barack Obama’s historic journey to the presidency reported by Steve Kroft.
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Jon Stewart presents "Guantanamo Baywatch - The Final Season":
The Daily Show
Monday: Former Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Lindsey.
Tuesday: Actor Dev Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire").
Wednesday: Executive Director of the Center on Law and Security at the NYU School of Law Karen Greenberg.
Thursday: Actor John Glover.
Stephen Colbert applauds Republicans for possessing "The Audacity of Nope":
The Colbert Report
Monday: Co-founder of Indaba Music Dan Zaccagnino.
Tuesday: Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ("Looking for Lincoln").
Wednesday: Author Jonah Lehrer ("How We Decide").
Thursday: Actor Steve Martin ("The Pink Panther 2").
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Speaking words of wisdom...
Newly-elected RNC Chairman Michael Steele:
"You and I know that in the history of mankind and womankind, government — federal, state or local — has never created one job,” he said. “It’s destroyed a lot of them."
Let it be.
- Trix