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October Sunday Morning Talk Shows October Sunday Morning Talk Shows October 3, 2010 13 men and 4 women NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory: No Airing CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: 3 men and 0 women Gov. Bill Richardson (M) Gov. Ed Rendell (M) Sen. Bernie Sanders (M) ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: 4 men and 3 women 'This Week' town hall meeting in New York City, 'Holy War: Should Americans Fear Islam?' Franklin Graham (M) Daisy Khan (F) Azar Nafisi (F) Robert Spencer (M) Peter Gadiel (M) Donna Marsh O'Connor (F) Gary Bauer (M) CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley: 4 men and 1 woman Sen. John Cornyn (M) Sen. Robert Menendez (M) Husain Haqqani (M) Donna Brazile (F) Ed Gillespie (M) Fox News' Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: 2 men and 0 women Rand Paul (M) Attorney General Jack Conway (M) October 10, 2010: 19 men and 8 women NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory: 3 men and 1 woman State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (M) Rep. Mark Kirk (M) Peggy Noonan (F) Joe Klein (M) CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: 2 men and 0 women David Axelrod (M) Ed Gillespie (M) ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: 5 men and 3 women Richard Blumenthal (M) Linda McMahon (F) Pervez Musharraf (M) Christine Lagarde (F) George Will (M) Paul Krugman (M) Amy Walter (F) Tavis Smiley (M) CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley: 4 men and 1 woman Rep. Chris Van Hollen (M) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (M) Michael Hayden (M) Whit Ayres (M) Celinda Lake (F) Fox News' Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: 5 men and 3 women Rep. Eric Cantor (M) Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schulz (F) Karl Rove (M) Joe Trippi (M) Bill Kristol (M) Nina Easton (F) Dana Perino (F) Juan Williams (M) October 17, 2010 17 men and 8 women NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory: 3 men and 0 women Robert Gibbs (M) Sen. Michael Bennet (M) Ken Buck (M) CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: 3 men and 1 woman former Gov. Howard Dean (M) Liz Cheney (F) Sen. Lindsey Graham (M) William Galston (M) ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: 4 men and 3 women Christine O'Donnell (F) Chris Coons (M) Maria Shriver (F) George Will (M) Terry Moran (M) Matthew Dowd (M) Meghan McCain (F) CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley: 4 men and 0 women David Axelrod (M) Gary Bauer (M) Evan Tracey (M) Michael Duffy (M) Fox News' Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: 3 men and 4 women Sen. John Cornyn (M) Sen. Claire McCaskill (F) Carly Fiorina (F) Brit Hume (M) Mara Liasson (F) Bill Kristol (M) Elisabeth Bumiller (F) October 24, 2010 19 men and 4 women NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory: 5 men and 1 woman Michael Steele (M) David Brooks (M) E.J. Dionne (M) Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (M) Rachel Maddow (F) Rick Santelli (M) CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: 2 men and 0 women Rep. Chris Van Hollen (M) Karl Rove (M) ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: 4 men and 2 women Tim Kaine (M) Gen. Hugh Shelton (M) George Will (M) Ed Gillespie (M) Anita Dunn (F) Amy Walter (F) CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley: 3 men and 0 women Marco Rubio (M) Kendrick Meek (M) Charlie Crist (M) Fox News' Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: 5 men and 1 woman Pat Toomey (M) Joe Manchin (M) Juan Williams (M) Bill Kristol (M) Brit Hume (M) Nina Easton (F) October 31, 2010 26 men and 7 women NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory: 7 men and 1 woman John Brennan (M) Frm Gov. Tim Kaine (M) Gov. Haley Barbour (M) Charlie Cook (M) Mark Halperin (M) Tom Brokaw (M) Michele Norris (F) Chuck Todd (M) CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: 4 men and 1 woman John Brennan (M) Rep. Peter King (M) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (F) Gov. Tim Pawlenty (M) Gov. Ed Rendell (M) ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: 6 men and 3 women Sen. John Cornyn (M) Sen. Robert Menendez (M) John Brennan (M) Donna Brazile (F) George Will (M) Cokie Roberts (F) Jonathan Karl (M) Arianna Huffington (F) Dick Armey (M) CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley: 5 men and 0 women John Brennan (M) Michael Steele (M) Sen. Richard Durbin (M) Bill Bennett (M) Bob Kerrey (M) Fox News' Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: 4 men and 2 women Sarah Palin (F) Rep. Chris Van Hollen (M) Brit Hume (M) Mara Liasson (F) Bill Kristol (M) Juan Williams (M) .
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