For your listening/viewing pleasure
Here's the rundown of the weekend shows on the local/national scene.
TPT's Almanac will feature:
Senate Trial reporters Rachel Stassen-Berger, Pat Doyle and Jay Weiner assess the week's developments.
Peg Chemberlin, with the Minnesota Council on Churches, on being named to President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
A replay of a Steve Cannon Almanac interview from the week he retired in 1997.
Mary Lahammer's assessment on where things stand at the capitol at the Easter/Passover break.
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KSTP's At Issue will feature:
A heated debate between GOP Chair Ron Carey and DFL Chair Brian Melendez regarding Minnesota's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
WCCO's Sunday Morning will feature:
University of Minnesota Professor Larry Jacobs on the U.S. Senate trial.
David Francis, with the Jon Francis Foundation, will talk about a legislative proposal that would force a search for some missing adults under the age of 21.
Minnesota Cup Co-founder Dan Mallin will discuss the U of M's business idea competition.
MPR's Midday with Gary Eichten will feature:
Governor Tim Pawlenty on Monday at 11 am
DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller on Tuesday at 11 am.
On the National Scene:
(According to The Page)
Meet the Press: NPR's Michele Norris, Washington Examiner's York, Atlantic's Goldberg, public policy scholar Wright, NPR's Davidson and Blumberg.
Face the Nation: Mexican Ambassador to U.S. Sarukhan. Roundtable with NY Times' Sanger, WashPost's Parker and Chandrasekaran.
This Week: Rick Warren. Roundtable with George Will, Krugman, Gingrich, WashPost's Marcus.
Fox News Sunday: Sens. Coburn, McCaskill.
State of the Union: Gen. Ray Odierno, Iraqi NSA Mowaffak al-Rubaie.