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From: Michael Allen <mallen2@politico.com>
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Subject: POLITICO Playbook, presented by the American Petroleum Institute -
 Brunch Edition -- OBAMA: ASSAD MUST STEP ASIDE - Robert Draper book on
 House out April 24: Kevin McCarthy is a central player - Lance Armstrong
 cleared -- Hunter Biden, Matt McDonald b'day
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BULLETIN =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CStatement by the President on Syria:=E2=80=9D: =
=E2=80=9CThirty years after his father massacred tens of thousands of innoc=
ent Syrian men, women, and children in Hama, Bashar al-Assad has demonstrat=
ed a similar disdain for human life and dignity. Yesterday the Syrian gover=
nment murdered hundreds of Syrian citizens, including women and children, i=
n Homs through shelling and other indiscriminate violence =E2=80=A6  I stro=
ngly condemn the Syrian government=E2=80=99s unspeakable assault against th=
e people of Homs =E2=80=A6 Assad must halt his campaign of killing and crim=
es against his own people now. He must step aside and allow a democratic tr=
ansition to proceed immediately. =E2=80=A6 The suffering citizens of Syria =
must know: we are with you, and the Assad regime must come to an end.=E2=80=
=9D

--AFP/Damascus: =E2=80=9CSyrian forces shell the city of Homs, killing more=
 than 200 people in a =E2=80=98horrific massacre,=E2=80=99 activists say, a=
s Russia says it will press President Bashar al-Assad for a political solut=
ion to the nearly 11-month-old crisis.=E2=80=9D

BREAKING =E2=80=93 L.A. Times, =E2=80=9CCatholic Church vows a battle: Angr=
y U.S. bishops say they=E2=80=99ll challenge the White House edict on contr=
aceptives,=E2=80=9D by Mitchell Landsberg: =E2=80=9CThe Catholic Church rea=
cted strongly Friday to a White House defense of new rules that will force =
many religious employers to provide contraception to their workers in gover=
nment-mandated health insurance plans. =E2=80=98The White House information=
 about this is a combination of misleading and wrong,=E2=80=99 said Anthony=
 Picarello, general counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He =
said the bishops would =E2=80=98pursue every legal mandate available to the=
m to bring an end to this mandate. That means legislation, litigation and p=
ublic advocacy.=E2=80=99=E2=80=9D http://lat.ms/Ai4MxI

FIRST LOOK =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CNew Book Offers Revealing Look Inside The Cur=
rent House of Representatives=E2=80=9D: =E2=80=9COn April 24th, Free Press,=
 an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., will publish DO NOT ASK WHAT GOOD WE=
 DO, an eye-opening look at the current House of Representatives =E2=80=A6 =
The title is a direct quote from one of the nation=E2=80=99s first House me=
mbers, Fisher Ames, who was lamenting the divisions already emerging in Con=
gress by the mid- 1790=E2=80=99s. =E2=80=A6 DO NOT ASK WHAT GOOD WE DO is a=
 high-octane narrative, following several current representatives on both s=
ides of the aisle=E2=80=94including four of the hot-blooded GOP freshmen=E2=
=80=94through the past year=E2=80=99s tumultuous legislative session.  =E2=
=80=A6 [T]he fevered antics captured in Draper=E2=80=99s tale constitute a =
case study in Beltway dysfunction.=E2=80=9D

--The four GOP freshmen are Reps. Allen West (Fla.), Jeff Duncan (S.C.), Bl=
ake Farenthold (Tex.) and Renee Ellmers (N.C.). Also followed: House Majori=
ty Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Chris V=
an Hollen (D-Md.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), among others.

TIM TEBOW, ON POSSIBLE FUTURE IN POLITICS (to golf commentator Dave Feherty=
 on a =E2=80=9CFeherty Live=E2=80=9D special from the Super Bowl, airing on=
 the Golf Channel at 10 p.m. tonight): =E2=80=9CI don=E2=80=99t know -- it =
could be something in my future. If it=E2=80=99s something I care about, po=
ssibly.=E2=80=9D

--NBC=E2=80=99s  Super Bowl 46 pre-game starts at NOON tomorrow; kickoff is=
 at 6:30 p.m.: =E2=80=9CBob Costas will open NBC Sports=E2=80=99 six hours =
of Super Bowl XLVI pre-game coverage with a live report from Georgia Street=
 in downtown Indianapolis =E2=80=A6 Matt Lauer will interview President Oba=
ma from The White House during a special pre-game edition of TODAY airing l=
ate Sunday afternoon. =E2=80=A6 The Weather Channel=E2=80=99s Jim Cantore w=
ill provide reports on the fan atmosphere surrounding Lucas Oil Stadium, in=
cluding a ride on the popular 800-foot zip line located in the Super Bowl V=
illage in downtown Indianapolis =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=98Top Chef=E2=80=99 =E2=80=
=A6 host Tom Colicchio and two popular former contestants, Richard Blais an=
d Antonia Lofaso, [will compete to] create the perfect tailgate food. Tony =
Dungy and Rodney Harrison=E2=80=9D pick the winner.

--To show the kids: =E2=80=9CRoman Numeral Translation Table, 1 to 2,105=E2=
=80=9D http://bit.ly/waWdky

TV TOMORROW =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CMeet=E2=80=9D: Gingrich, plus =E2=80=9CThe p=
olitical Super Bowl=E2=80=9D: N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg, Mass. Gov. Patrick and =
Indiana Gov. Daniels) =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9CFace=E2=80=9D: Newt and Rudy =E2=
=80=A6 =E2=80=9CThis Week=E2=80=9D: Ron Paul =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9CFox News Su=
nday=E2=80=9D: Rick Santorum =E2=80=A6 CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CState of the =
Union=E2=80=9D: Maryland Gov. O=E2=80=99Malley, Va. Gov. McDonnell, plus To=
ny Perkins and Dick Armey.

CORRECTION: Based on info from a spokesman, Playbook yesterday incorrectly =
attributed comments to Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman that were made by =
Blackstone President Hamilton =E2=80=9CTony=E2=80=9D James. Thanks to alert=
 reader Devin Banerjee of Bloomberg News for the outpoint. Always grateful =
for corrections, large or small: mallen@politico.com.

GAME CHANGE? WSJ 5-col. lead, =E2=80=9CJobs Power Market Rebound: Unemploym=
ent Dips to 8.3 on Broad Gains =E2=80=A6 Dow Highest Since May 2008,=E2=80=
=9D by E.S. Browning: =E2=80=9CNews of strong job growth, a three-year low =
in unemployment and other positive developments Friday pushed the Dow ahead=
 156.82 points, or 1.23%, to 12862.23 =E2=80=A6 The blue-chip index would h=
ave to rise just 10% to reach its record close of 14164.53, hit Oct. 9, 200=
7. =E2=80=A6 The Dow's surge is a sign of the extent to which investors hav=
e put aside the global fears that gripped them last summer. =E2=80=A6 Since=
 Lehman collapsed in September 2008, stocks have often been driven by raw f=
ear of financial meltdown rather than by economic fundamentals.=E2=80=9D

--N.Y. Times 2-col. lead, =E2=80=9CJobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Fac=
e of Campaign: President Gets New Hope on Crucial Issue, but Romney Must We=
igh Strategies=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 WashPost 2-col. lead, =E2=80=9CSurprise g=
ains in employment shift landscape: U.S. ADDS OVER 200,000 JOBS IN JANUARY =
-- Markets surge as economists rethink outlooks=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 L.A. Tim=
es 1-col. lead: =E2=80=9CJobs report may be turning point.=E2=80=9D

IF YOU READ ONLY ONE THING -- WSJ A5, =E2=80=9CJobless Figures Cut Two Ways=
 for Obama: Trend Line Looks Like Reagan's, but Without More Improvements T=
his Year, It Could Wind Up Closer to the Elder Bush's.,=E2=80=9D by Janet H=
ook and Jon Hilsenrath: =E2=80=9CThe unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% in J=
anuary, not far from where it was at the same point in Mr. Reagan's first t=
erm, when it was 8.0%. And under both Mr. Obama and Mr. Reagan, joblessness=
 was heading down. But the key for Mr. Reagan was that unemployment kept fa=
lling through his re-election campaign. By his first term's end, it had dro=
pped to 7.3%=E2=80=94below where it was when he was inaugurated. =E2=80=A6 =
Economists generally don't expect such rapid job growth this year. The Fede=
ral Reserve expects unemployment to be stuck between 8.2% and 8.5%. That wo=
uld be higher than the 7.8% rate in January 2009, when Mr. Obama took offic=
e. =E2=80=A6=20

=E2=80=9CUnder Mr. Reagan, the economy enjoyed many months of superfast gro=
wth. From April 1983 until June 1984, =E2=80=A6 the economy grew at an annu=
al rate of more than 8%. =E2=80=A6 Last year, =E2=80=A6 the economy expande=
d a meager 1.6%. =E2=80=A6 A more ominous comparison for Mr. Obama is Mr. B=
ush's failed re-election bid in 1992. The economy was improving during Mr. =
Bush's final year in office, but not enough for him to win. Economic output=
, for example, rose at an annual rate of more than 4% during his re-electio=
n campaign. The unemployment rate was falling by November 1992, but at 7.4%=
 it was a full two percentage points higher than when Mr. Bush took office.=
=E2=80=9D

FIRST IN THE WEST =E2=80=93 Nevada caucuses today =E2=80=93 AP advisory: =
=E2=80=9CRepublican voters in Nevada will meet [today] in precinct caucuses=
 across the state, beginning at noon EST in most counties and continuing un=
til the final caucus convenes at 10 p.m. EST in Clark County.  We expect Ne=
vada Republican Party officials to release the first results of the preside=
ntial preference vote at these caucuses shortly after 8 p.m. EST.  Party of=
ficials will not release results from Clark County, the state's largest cou=
nty, until after 10 p.m. EST, following a special caucus for people observi=
ng the Sabbath. Clark County in the past has accounted for more than half t=
he total vote in statewide Republican primaries and caucuses.=E2=80=9D

--POLITICO.com will have instant AP results feed (raw count and %) at top o=
f homepage.

--TVNewser: =E2=80=9CMSNBC=E2=80=99s coverage will run from 6-10:30pmET. Th=
e first two hours will be hosted by MSNBC political analyst Michael Smercon=
ish. Chris Matthews will take over from the DC bureau at 8pmET. CNN=E2=80=
=99s live coverage will run from 7-10pmET and will be anchored by Wolf Blit=
zer, Anderson Cooper and John King. At 11pmET, Don Lemon will anchor a live=
 edition of =E2=80=98Newsroom.=E2=80=99 Fox News will stick with a regular =
Saturday night schedule in the early part of primetime =E2=80=94 =E2=80=98H=
uckabee=E2=80=99 at 8pmET, followed by =E2=80=98Justice with Judge Janine.=
=E2=80=99 At 10pmET, Bret Baier will host a one-hour live special on the ca=
ucus results. Baier will also provide extended live cut-ins during the rest=
 of primetime programming.=E2=80=9D

--WHAT TO WATCH -- Charles Mahtesian and Juana Summers: =E2=80=9CMitt=E2=80=
=99s margin: =E2=80=A6 Romney could take a step toward proving he can win o=
ver conservatives by rolling up a big winning margin. =E2=80=A6 In 2008, Ro=
mney managed to win just over half the vote, 51.1 percent. While recent pol=
ls have him just below that, breaking the 50 percent barrier for the first =
time this year would give him some welcome momentum going into Tuesday=E2=
=80=99s contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. =E2=80=A6 Newt=E2=80=
=99s percentage: =E2=80=A6 [I]f the former House speaker were able to finis=
h in second and win close to, or more than, a third of the vote it would su=
ggest that even at a low point he maintains a reservoir of support among te=
a party activists and the very conservative =E2=80=94 and that there contin=
ues to be a determined resistance to Romney.=E2=80=9D http://bit.ly/xZOzdl

SPOTTED, by the Gingrich press corps at The Fix, a restaurant in the Bellag=
io in Las Vegas: Bill Richardson, eating alone at a table for two. (hat tip=
: Ginger Gibson)

=E2=80=9CBC-CYC--Doping-Armstrong: Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance A=
rmstrong,=E2=80=9D by AP=E2=80=99s Greg Risling, in L.A.: =E2=80=9CFederal =
prosecutors dropped their investigation of the seven-time Tour de France ch=
ampion Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort to determine whether the wor=
ld's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program durin=
g his greatest years. =E2=80=A6 =E2=80=98I am gratified to learn that the U=
.S. Attorney's Office is closing its investigation,=E2=80=99 Armstrong said=
 in a statement. ;It is the right decision and I commend them for reaching =
it.=E2=80=99 =E2=80=A6 U.S. Attorney Andr=C3=A9  Birotte Jr. announced in a=
 press release that his office =E2=80=98is closing an investigation into al=
legations of federal criminal conduct by members and associates of a profes=
sional bicycle racing team owned in part by Lance Armstrong.=E2=80=99=E2=80=
=9D

** A message from the American Petroleum Institute: Americans from all walk=
s of life are becoming energy voters. They know America needs more energy f=
rom all sources =E2=80=93 including domestic oil and natural gas =E2=80=93 =
to create jobs and get our economy moving. Learn more at Vote4Energy.org <h=
ttp://www.vote4energy.org/> . **

BIRTHDAYS: Hunter Biden is 42 =E2=80=A6 Matt McDonald, seen here blowing ou=
t the candles on a chocolate football cake from co-workers at Hamilton Plac=
e Strategies http://yfrog.com/mock2ej <http://yfrog.com/mock2ej>  =E2=80=A6=
 David Edelman, White House=E2=80=99s National Security Staff director for =
international cyber policy, is 27. Will be spotted later this evening at Li=
ttle Miss Whiskey's on H Street =E2=80=A6 Sara Himeles in communications sh=
op at Department of Homeland Security =E2=80=A6 Abigail Cable is 24, wishin=
g for a big win for Mitt in Nevada =E2=80=A6 @SethDMichaels, writer at Work=
ing America, AFL-CIO (h/t Tyrone Gayle) =E2=80=A6 Susan Roth of Roth P.R. =
=E2=80=A6 Janice Laurente, press director at Peace Corps ... Jennifer Granh=
olm (h/ts Patrick Gavin) ... David Brenner is 76 =E2=80=A6 Dan Quayle is 65=
 =E2=80=A6  Lawrence Taylor is 53 =E2=80=A6 Oscar De La Hoya is 39 (h/ts AP=
) =E2=80=A6 H.P. Patel =E2=80=A6 Chuck Pruitt =E2=80=A6 Ann Liston =E2=80=
=A6  Jason Hitchman (h/ts Teresa Vilmain).

BIRTHDAYS TOMORROW: Michael Steel, the Speaker=E2=80=99s press secretary =
=E2=80=A6 former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is 53.=20

OLIVIER KNOX=E2=80=99s last day at AFP, before becoming Yahoo=E2=80=99s fir=
st White House correspondent: Friday. Olivier=E2=80=99s first day at AFP wa=
s July 23, 1996, as a desk editor: =E2=80=9CFirst stories I remember editin=
g were TWA Flight 800 crash stuff. First byline was, I think, a Jack Kemp p=
rofile.=E2=80=9D First day at Yahoo is Feb 13 -- the day in 2003 that he pr=
oposed to Jen.

KOMEN=E2=80=99S 180:

--=E2=80=9CStatement from Susan G. Komen Board of Directors and Founder and=
 CEO Nancy G. Brinker: We want to apologize to the American public for rece=
nt decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving w=
omen=E2=80=99s lives. The events of this week have been deeply unsettling f=
or our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen.  W=
e have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our fund=
ing criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Pl=
anned Parenthood.  They were not.  =E2=80=A6 We will continue to fund exist=
ing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligi=
bility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our aff=
iliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities.=
=E2=80=9D

--@NancyGBrinker: =E2=80=9CWe will have calls with our network and key supp=
orters to refocus our attention on our mission and get back to doing our wo=
rk.=E2=80=9D

--=E2=80=9CPlanned Parenthood's image boost,=E2=80=9D by Anna Palmer and Ro=
bin Bravender: =E2=80=9CPlanned Parenthood has been under siege for a year,=
 but in three days it managed to recast its controversial image thanks to a=
 fight with Susan G. Komen. When House Republicans voted to defund Planned =
Parenthood a year ago, the usual suspects came to the group=E2=80=99s aid, =
like liberals and Democrats in Congress. But when Komen announced last week=
 it planned to pull grants for breast cancer screenings, they got an unexpe=
cted response: the Internet exploded with thousands of angry supporters and=
 others who gave the group $3 million. Komen changed course Friday and Plan=
ned Parenthood claimed a win on an important source of power in Washington =
=E2=80=94 angry, organized voters.=E2=80=9D http://bit.ly/wlicTw

--N.Y. Times, =E2=80=9CBAN IS REVERSED BY CANCER GROUP: Komen Restores Ties=
 to Planned Parenthood=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 WashPost, =E2=80=9CKomen foundati=
on revises grant policy: Reversal makes Planned Parenthood eligible again f=
or funding=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A6 L.A. Times: =E2=80=9CPressure on Komen wasn=
=E2=80=99t new: For years, activists have tried to break its ties to Planne=
d Parenthood.=E2=80=9D

--=E2=80=9CKomen flap spurred by social media,=E2=80=9D by Keach Hagey: =E2=
=80=9CFor the second time in this very young year, following the social med=
ia-fueled stalling of the Stop Internet Piracy Act legislation last month, =
Twitter and Facebook are being credited with giving oxygen to a wildfire of=
 protest that delivered profound, immediate political results =E2=80=A6 Pla=
nned Parenthood=E2=80=99s Facebook page got 10,000 new friends in the last =
couple days =E2=80=A6 Twitter users sent more than 1.3 million Tweets refer=
encing Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen foundation and related terms =
and hashtags =E2=80=A6 The chatter built steadily through the week, with mo=
re than 460,000 related Tweets sent on Thursday. Planned Parenthood helped =
spur the conversation by using a =E2=80=98promoted tweet,=E2=80=99 Twitter=
=E2=80=99s equivalent of advertising.=E2=80=9D http://bit.ly/A6l8ex

--=E2=80=9CThe Pink Ribbon and the Dollar Sign: The wrong lessons to draw f=
rom the Komen-Planned Parenthood debacle,=E2=80=9D by Dr. Russell D. Moore,=
 the dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, on Ch=
ristianityToday.com: =E2=80=9CThis is an important victory for Planned Pare=
nthood and the abortion rights lobby. First of all, the association with Ko=
men is a key piece in Planned Parenthood's effort to present itself as a =
=E2=80=98women's health provider=E2=80=99 =E2=80=A6 Beyond that, the surren=
der of the nation's leading breast cancer awareness group to this kind of p=
olitical pressure proves the clout of Planned Parenthood and their allies. =
=E2=80=A6 Planned Parenthood has won this one. =E2=80=A6 But what we have i=
s greater than that. We have a word that tells a pregnant young woman that =
we believe her Down Syndrome baby is a gift, not a health care burden. =E2=
=80=A6 Let's work to legally protect women and children.=E2=80=9D http://bi=
t.ly/xWLLzp

THE PRESIDENT=E2=80=99S WEEK AHEAD: =E2=80=9COn Saturday and Sunday, the Pr=
esident has no public events scheduled. =E2=80=A6 On Monday, the President =
will attend meetings at the White House.  On Tuesday, the President will ho=
st the second White House Science Fair celebrating the student winners of a=
 broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitio=
ns from across the country. The President will also announce key steps that=
 the Administration and its partners are taking to help more students excel=
 in math and science, and earn degrees in these subjects. At the fair, the =
President will view exhibits of student work, ranging from breakthrough res=
earch to new inventions, followed by remarks to an audience of students, sc=
ience educators and business leaders on the importance of STEM education to=
 the country=E2=80=99s economic future. On Wednesday, the President will at=
tend meetings at the White House.  On Thursday, the President will host Pri=
me Minister Mario Monti of Italy at the White House. =E2=80=A6 Obama looks =
forward to consulting with Prime Minister Monti about preparations for the =
2012 G8 and NATO Summits that the United States will host in Chicago, as we=
ll as discussing developments in the Middle East and North Africa. On Frida=
y, the President will attend meetings at the White House.=E2=80=9D

--THE V.P.=E2=80=99S WEEK AHEAD: =E2=80=9COn Saturday and Sunday, the Vice =
President will be in Wilmington, Delaware. There are no public events sched=
uled. =E2=80=A6 On Monday, Vice President Biden will visit Florida State Un=
iversity in Tallahassee, Florida, to discuss the importance of tackling ris=
ing college costs to ensure America=E2=80=99s students and workers can obta=
in the education and training they need so that we have a workforce prepare=
d for the jobs of the 21st century. =E2=80=A6 [T]he Vice President will dis=
cuss the importance of college and the steps the Administration has taken t=
o keep college affordable in Florida and across the country. =E2=80=A6 On T=
uesday and Wednesday, the Vice President will attend meetings at the White =
House. On Thursday, the Vice President will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to de=
liver remarks at the Ohio Newspaper Association Convention.  On Friday, the=
 Vice President will meet with senior advisors.=E2=80=9D

THE SHOWS, from @MattMackowiak:

--NBC=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CMeet the Press=E2=80=9D: roundtable with Rep. Xavi=
er Becerra (D-CA), New York Times columnist David Brooks, Republican strate=
gist Alex Castellanos and MSNBC=E2=80=99s Rachel Maddow

--ABC=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CThis Week=E2=80=9D: roundtable with ABC=E2=80=99s =
George Will, political strategist Matthew Dowd, AOL Huffington Post Media G=
roup=E2=80=99s Arianna Huffington and BigJournalism.com editor and radio ta=
lk show host Dana Loesch

--CBS=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CFace the Nation=E2=80=9D: roundtable with co-autho=
r and the Boston Globe=E2=80=99s Michael Kranish (=E2=80=9CThe Real Romney=
=E2=80=9D), CBS News=E2=80=99 Norah O=E2=80=99Donnell and CBS News=E2=80=99=
 John Dickerson

--=E2=80=9CFox News Sunday=E2=80=9D: Romney campaign surrogate Virginia Gov=
. Bob McDonnell and Gingrich campaign surrogate former Rep. J.C. Watts; rou=
ndtable with The Weekly Standard=E2=80=99s Bill Kristol, the Christian Scie=
nce Monitor=E2=80=99s Liz Marlantes, former State Department official Liz C=
heney and Fox News=E2=80=99 Juan Williams

--CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CState of the Union=E2=80=9D (SUN 9 a.m. and noon):=
 former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former OMB Director Alice Rivlin =
and Ron Brownstein; Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI)

--CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CFareed Zakaria GPS Live=E2=80=9D: (SUN 10 a.m., 1 =
p.m.): roundtable with author and New York Times columnist David Brooks (=
=E2=80=9CThe Social Animal=E2=80=9D), Thomson Reuters=E2=80=99 Chrystia Fre=
eland, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan and The New Yorker editor=
 David Remnick; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

--CNN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CReliable Sources=E2=80=9D: (Sun, 11 a.m. ET): POLI=
TICO=E2=80=99s Jonathan Martin, the N.Y. Times=E2=80=99 Michael Shear and P=
BS=E2=80=99 Christina Bellantoni; The Daily Caller=E2=80=99s Matt Lewis and=
 Newsweek / The Daily Beast=E2=80=99s Michelle Cottle; former Washington Po=
st reporter Mark Potts and Reuters=E2=80=99 Felix Salmon

--NBC=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CThe Chris Matthews Show=E2=80=9D: roundtable with =
TIME Magazine=E2=80=99s Richard Stengel, NBC News=E2=80=99 Andrea Mitchell,=
 the Huffington Post=E2=80=99s Howard Fineman and the WashPost=E2=80=99s Ni=
a-Malika Henderson

--Univision=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CAl Punto=E2=80=9D (Sun., 10 a.m. ET): Senate=
 Majority Leader Harry Reid ; Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); former President =
of Peru Alan Garcia; roundtable with El Sentinel=E2=80=99s Rafael Palacio a=
nd El Clarin=E2=80=99s Ana Baron

--SiriusXM's =E2=80=9CPolioptics=E2=80=9D with Adam Belmar and Josh King (S=
at., noon and 6 p.m.): Jeff Berman, GM of Digital Media for the National Fo=
otball League (and former senior aide to Sen. Chuck Schumer). And Jason Rec=
her of NorthStar Strategies, former White House Trip Director and aide to G=
ov. Sarah Palin. On SiriusXM's POTUS Ch. 124; also available for download o=
n iTunes and at www.polioptics.com <https://mymail.acc-email.com/owa/redir.=
aspx?C=3D7c89646f656b4fed9ed609187846a5d3&URL=3Dhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.polioptics=
.com%2f> .

** A message from the American Petroleum Institute: Americans from all walk=
s of life are becoming energy voters. They know America needs more energy f=
rom all sources to create jobs and get our economy moving. That means devel=
oping America=E2=80=99s plentiful domestic oil and natural gas resources, f=
or new opportunities, a new era of energy security and a brighter future fo=
r all Americans. Learn more at Vote4Energy.org <http://www.vote4energy.org/=
> . **

