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Cheney, Powell interviews winners for Schieffer

While followers of the Sunday morning political shows obsess about which host best represents the genre's future, a man who's proven an utter failure at setting retirement dates is making some noise.

Bob Schieffer guides a fluid debate

Bob Schieffer's finest moment as debate moderator Wednesday came when he emulated a basketball referee tossing a jump ball.

Schieffer set to moderate last debate

The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion.

Schieffer: Grand Ole Opry debut a pressure cooker

CBS News' Bob Schieffer said moderating the debate between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama won't be nearly as unnerving as his Grand Ole Opry debut was Sunday.

Presidential debate commission chooses moderators

The Commission on Presidential Debates has named Jim Lehrer and Gwen Ifill of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC News and Bob Schieffer of CBS News as moderators of the three presidential debates and one vice presidential face-off.

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Fox News goes 10 for 10!
Source: Politico

Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.

"Uncomfortable" with wall-to-wall Michael Jackson

David Schuster, MSNBC anchor person, tweeted Friday or Saturday that he felt the MSNBC coverage of Michael Jackson's death was about in the correct ratio to its importance.

Is Cheney's ultimate defense that he didn't understand the oath he took?
Source: The Daily Dish

Dick Cheney to Bob Schieffer ...somebody like myself, who stood up and took the oath of office on January 20th of '01 and raised their right hand and said we're going to protect and defend the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic...

Arianna & Bob Gab About Mrs. Obama's Popularity
Source: Daily FishbowlDC

Arianna Huffington stopped by the CBS newsroom today to talk about the British buzz around First Lady Michelle Obama with Bob Schieffer on CBSNews.com's "Washington Unplugged."

President Obama's Face The Nation Interview - discusses approach to Afghanistan and laying down the law to leaders of the nation's largest banks (video excerpt)
Source: CBS News

"We're going to have to go with a strategy that is focused, that is narrowly targeted on defeating al-Qaeda," the president said.

Joe Klein's extreme revisionism - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Source: Salon.com

Love to compare these two very different Joe Klein takes on the "Mission Accomplished" Bush landing (which I had to cover live, at the time, at CNN Headline News): Joe Klein, this week's Time Magazine, on George Bush's legacy:

Schieffer Wants 'Freewheeling' Third Debate
Source: Broadcasting & Cable

CBS moderator "felt very badly for Tom Brokaw" after second debate, hopes Obama, McCain mix it up in more intimate format

Tavis Smiley: Where's the Debate Diversity?
Source: The Huffington Post

On Wednesday I interviewed host of CBS' Face The Nation about the race gap amongst the moderators selected for the 2008 presidential debates. Earlier this month Veteran Newsman Bob Schieffer was announced as the host of the final presidential Debate slated for Oct.

Fox News suffers another debate snub; bloggers take a bow
Source: Media Matters for America

Coveted assignments for presidential debate moderators were handed out last week, and guess who was left off the list ... again.

After 40 Years, Schieffer Plans to Quit CBS in Early 2009
Source: The New York Times

Bob Schieffer, a reporter for CBS News for nearly four decades and the host of "Face the Nation" for 17 years, said Tuesday night that he would retire next January.

Bob Schieffer: A Heck Of A Mistake
Source: CBS News

If there is one thing you would think the White House would not want to call attention to especially in an election year, it would be the government's bumbling response to Hurricane Katrina and the man who led that effort — Old Brownie, as we have come to know him.

Americans Rate Television News and Talk Personalities
Source: The Gallop Poll

A recent Gallup Panel poll asked a random sample of Americans to indicate if they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of 17 personalities who regularly appear on news and talk shows on broadcast television and cable news networks.

Female reporters prominent on Schieffer's Evening News
Source: USA Today

Airtime for female CBS News correspondents has increased 32% since Bob Schieffer became interim anchor of the CBS Evening News.

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