Weekend TV Talk Shows: Afghanistan remains a key topic

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SATURDAY

The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, the Middle East, the economy, the World Cup, Chelsea’s wedding: President Bill Clinton. 3 p.m. CNN

Larry King Live 6 and 9 p.m. CNN

McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

Today Straight No Chaser performs; Wimbledon finals; safe-deposit boxes; traveling with pets. (N) 4 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC

State of the Union With Candy Crowley War in Afghanistan: Afghan Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawab; Afghanistan, veterans in Congress: Rep. John Boccieri (D-Ohio), Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine), Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.). 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Volunteer firefighters; Braddock, Pa.; Norman Rockwell, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas; competitive eater Joey Chestnut. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS Global economic crisis; government spending; the recovery. 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

This Week Afghanistan: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Elena Kagan confirmation hearings; the economy; Wall Street reform; remembering Sen. Robert Byrd. (N) 8 a.m. KABC

FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace Afghanistan: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.); Gulf oil disaster: compensation fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg; financial reform, immigration, energy policy: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). 8 a.m. KTTV

Reliable Sources Larry King’s retirement. 8 a.m. CNN

Face the Nation Afghanistan, politics, the Obama administration: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). (N) 8:30 a.m. KCBS

The Chris Matthews Show Politics and the media. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

Larry King Live 6 and 9 p.m. CNN

60 Minutes Great wildebeest migration; the language of forest elephants; paleontologist Jack Horner. 7 p.m. KCBS