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Here's a rundown for the weekend shows. Gov. Pawlenty watchers should take note that Pawlenty is scheduled to appear on CNN's State of the Union

TPT's Almanac:

This week on Almanac, Mary Lahammer gives us a behind-the-scenes look as outgoing Minority Leader Marty Seifert hands over the reins to new Republican House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers, political reporters covering the U.S. Senate trial stop by for a chat and a look at Teach For America's expansion into the Twin Cities.

KSTP's At Issue:

An interview with newly elected GOP House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers.

WCCO's Sunday Morning:

We have David Hill from Twin Cities Pride Festival, Mark Opdahl from St. Paul's Beerfest, Ross Donaldson (author of The Lassa Ward), and Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl from MN Monthly who is going to be speaking about the magazine's pizza survey.

The Capitol Report (which airs on PBS stations):

GOP state Sen. David Hann and Parents United for Public Schools Executive Director Mary Cecconi offer their perspectives on the pending $1.7 billion school payment shift.

Gov. Pawlenty explains his line-item veto of the 2011 General Assistance Medical Care appropriation, and DFL state Sen. Linda Berglin offers her view on the cut. Plus, highlights of the recent Legislative Advisory Commission meeting to review the governor's unallotment plan.

On the national scene...

CBS's FACE THE NATION WITH BOB SCHIEFFER - Topics: Iran, North Korea, GOP politics, Mark Sanford, with UN Ambassador Susan Rice, and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, new Chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

CNN's STATE OF THE UNION WITH JOHN KING - The 9 a.m. Hour. Topics: U.S. andover to Iraq; Iraqi Troop Readiness; War on Terrorism; Iran. Guest: Gen. Ray Odierno, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq. Topics: Health Care Debate; Future of the GOP; Economy. Guest: Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn. The 11 a.m. Hour. Topics: Topics: Energy. Guest: T. Boone Pickens, chairman and CEO, BP Capital.

FOX NEWS SUNDAY - Topics: Health care, with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Sen. Mitch Mcconnell, R-Ky.; Iraq, with Gen. Ray Odierno, Commanding General, Multi-National Force, Iraq.

NBC's MEET THE PRESS - Topic: The Obama agenda -- health care, energy, the troubled economy, and the administration's response on Iran. Guest: Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod. Topics: Leadership challenges facing the Republican Party; the Future of the GOP; and the Obama agenda. Guests: Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., 2008 GOP presidential candidate.