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Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., appears on "Face the Nation" in Washington, Nov. 29, 2009.

QUESTION: And joining us now in the studio, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

President Barack Obama has his troop surge. Afghanistan's beleaguered security forces have theirs.

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., appears on "Face the Nation" in Washington, Nov. 29, 2009.

Looks like Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are making the Sunday show rounds this week, with appearances already announced by NBC's "Meet the Press" with David Gregory and CBS' "Face the Nation" with Bob Schieffer .

What should Diedre Scozzafava want to accomplish by Sunday's appearance on Face the Nation on CBS? Is it just another post-election 'poor poor pitiful me' about being beat up by tea party thugs led by Dick Armey, who will be on the same show? Well, I hope not.

Expect the focus of this Sunday's talk shows to shift from health care to President Barack Obama's much-anticipated speech Tuesday at West Point, where he plans to unveil his new strategy in Afghanistan, including how many more American troops he intends to send there.

David Gregory will moderate NBC's "Meet the Press" with guests Pastor Rick Warren, author of "The Purpose Driven Life" and foundation co-chairs Bill and Melinda Gates.

Dems and Rs are day and night on tax issue - POLITICO Live: Dems and Rs are day and night on tax issue Categories: Dems and Rs are day and night on tax issue Ordinary people trying to figure out just what health care reform legislation will mean for their pocketbooks aren't getting a lot of clarity from Washington.

New York Sen. Charles Schumer boasted of Democrats' unity in pushing their health care reform package over a major procedural hurdle in the Senate Saturday night, saying on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday that his party showed "real momentum." "Last night was a very good night for us," Schumer told CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob ...

Bob Schieffer was in Maine for a book signing held earlier this summer at Montpelier-The General Henry Knox Musuem in Thomaston.

Bob Schieffer has been with CBS News since 1969, hosting FACE THE NATION since 1991.

Big political names abound in New York: Mario Cuomo. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Rudy Giuliani.

A panel of civilians and military personnel will review whether the Army properly managed Maj.

Before Sarah Palin's highly-anticipated book, "Going Rogue," goes on sale this week, it has already generated controversy, skepticism and blowback.

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan stepped up his criticisms today of the Obama administration for not being more open about the probe of the Fort Hood shootings and called it a bad decision to try alleged 911 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City.

Missouri Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, said during an appearance on "Face the Nation" that launching a congressional investigation now into the deadly shooting at Fort Hood would be premature.

Appearing on CBS program Face the Nation on Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham warned the House health reform legislation that passed Saturday night is a "disaster" for private choice, adding that he hopes and prays Democrats' reforms do not become law.

At the end of Sunday's Face the Nation on CBS, host Bob Schieffer offered commentary on the cause of the mass shooting at Fort Hood: "That doctor [Major Nidal Hasan] should not have been at Fort Hood.

The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Obama as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House of Representatives has nowhere to go in the Senate.