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CBS’ FACE THE NATION: “Dueling crises in Syria, Ukraine” with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), then Rep. Peter King (R-NY). Also, Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute and Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
CNN’S STATE OF THE UNION: ISIS with Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). Ukraine with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in Kiev. Then, Tom Delay on Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s indictment. Roundtable: (Mitt 2016?) Lanhee Chen, Penny Lee, Marc Lamont Hill, Kristen Soltis Anderson.
MOYERS & COMPANY: Encore: How Tax Reform Can Save the Middle Class. In part two of his interview, Joseph E. Stiglitz says corporate abuse of our tax system has helped make America unequal and undemocratic. But the Nobel Prize-winning economist has a plan to change that.
MEET THE PRESS: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
Bonus item: Molly Powell womansplains in the National Review why women shouldn't be offended by catcalls http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/386747/considering-catcalls-molly-powell ***If you enjoy PBD and support
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Bonus item: Will more women start reading Playboy? http://tinyurl.com/lafryyv Playboy’s shockingly astute guide to avoiding street harassment More: http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/08/playboy-figured-out-how-to-appeal-to-women.html ***If you enjoy PBD and support
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CBS’ FACE THE NATION: ISIS with Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH). Also former deputy director of the C.I.A., Michael Morell. Plus, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), book hawking: “The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea.” Then, Ferguson MO with Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO). And Gary Sinise on the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial being built in DC. Roundtable: Nia-Malika Henderson of the Washington Post, David Rohde of Reuters, and Susan Page. Plus, CBS News State Department correspondent Margaret Brennan and CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr.
CNN’S STATE OF THE UNION: ISIS with Peter Westmacott, the British Ambassador to the United States on “the alarming numbers of Westerners fighting in Iraq and Syria.” Then, Ferguson MO with Gov. Jay Nixon (D). Police Chiefs Roundtable: Thomas Manger, Chief of Police in Montgomery County Maryland and Vice President of the Police Executive Research Forum, Malik Aziz, Deputy Chief of Police in Dallas and Chair of the National Black Police Association, and James Craig, Chief of Police in Detroit. MOYERS & COMPANY: Joseph Stiglitz: In Defense of Capitalism. Inequality isn’t inevitable in capitalism, says the Noble Prize-winning economist in Harper’s. But it is with the capitalist system America currently has.
NBC’S MEET THE PRESS: Ferguson MO with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D). ISIS with House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI). And Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Also, Peter Westmacott, Britain’s ambassador to the United States. Bonus item: Companies now leaving CHINA for cheaper labor (think about it!) http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/23/made-in-china-now-being-made-in-africa.html ***If you enjoy PBD and support
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In Fox World http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/08/megyn-kelly-getting-pretty-bored-of-ferguson.html On Tuesday, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly was not happy when her broadcast about the terrible murder of journalist James Foley was interrupted by breaking news out of Ferguson, Missouri. Not happy at all. . . Bonus item: Without comment http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/ferguson-cop-who-killed-mike-brown-shot Ferguson Cop Who Killed Mike Brown Shot More Bullets Than The Entire British Police Force Did Last Year ***If you enjoy PBD and support
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/making-the-minimum Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst thinks the minimum wage ($7.25 an hour) is a "great starter wage for many high school students." The problem is that most of the people making minimum wage are not high school students. . . .
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