Sunday Night's Countdown to Election Day

Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer hosted a special edition of Countdown to Election Day on CNN Sunday night. 
The latest CNN-ORC Poll released on Sunday have Present Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney in a tie at 49% each.

John King was working the maps and also joined in the anaylsis with Dana Bash, David Gergen, Van Jones, Alex Castellanos and Gloria Borger. Jessica Yellin was with the President in Ohio and 2 other States today.Jim Acosta reported from Pennsylvania while traveling with the Romney campaign.

Anderson checked in with Don Lemon in Ohio, Poppy Harlow in Iowa and Kyung Lah in Colorado. Tom Forman reported on the Senate campaign from CNN's 'virtual Senate'.  Portions of POTUS speech in Ohio were shown live and sound bites from Romney's speeches today were shown also.

Tuesday night's coverage starts at 6PM ET.  Here's the rundown for CNN's election coverage this week:

• Monday, November 5
• Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien air live from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., respectively, from Washington.
• The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer airs live from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Erin Burnett OutFront airs live from Columbus, Ohio, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Anderson Cooper 360° airs live from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. from Washington.
• Erin Burnett OutFront airs live from Columbus, Ohio, from 11 p.m. to midnight.
• Piers Morgan Tonight airs live from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. and midnight to 1 a.m. from New York.
• Tuesday, November 6: ELECTION DAY
• Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien air live from Washington from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., respectively.
• Election Day in America editions of CNN Newsroom will provide live coverage from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with updates from CNN’s correspondents in the final battleground states.
• A special one-hour Election Day in America edition of Erin Burnett OutFront airs live at 2 p.m. from Columbus, Ohio.
• A special one-hour Election Day in America edition of Anderson Cooper 360° airs live at 3 p.m. from Washington.
• A special Election Day in America edition of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer airs live beginning at 4 p.m.
• ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA full team coverage begins at 6 p.m. and continues through night and early morning to 3 a.m.
• Wednesday, November 7
• America’s Choice 2012 coverage will begin at 3 a.m. with Early Start anchors John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin and Starting Point anchor Soledad O’Brien. Sambolin will be live from Chicago, Berman and O’Brien are live from Washington.
• At 9 a.m. America’s Choice 2012 continues with Kate Bolduan and Joe Johns from Washington.
• At noon, post-election day editions of CNN Newsroom continue with anchors Wolf Blitzer, Suzanne Malveaux, John King and Brooke Baldwin from Washington and Atlanta.
• Post-Election Day editions of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360°, and Piers Morgan Tonight will air live at their regularly scheduled times.

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Anderson Cooper Keeps Them Honest with the War on Women

Lots of outrage over Anderson Cooper's 'Keeping Them Honest' interview with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D. NY) on Friday night's AC360. Here are the segments so you can see what the kerfuffle is all about.

The follow up with David Gergen and Candy Crowley:



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Real Breaking News!

When the news broke of the impending announcement by President Obama that Osama Bin Laden had been killed by the US military CNN was quick to assemble a team and get on air. Wolf Blitzer anchored from Washington, DC.

CNN contributor Peter Bergen joined Wolf in the CNN DC studios.


Ed Henry reported from the White House lawn.

John King was at the magic wall with a geography lesson on where Osama was hiding out.


Also Fran Townsend, Jason Carroll from Times Square in NYC, Chris Lawrence from the Pentagon, Gloria Borger, Nic Robertson by Skype and David Gergen all spoke with Wolf.

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Gergen Quizzes Spitzer

On Sunday Parade.com published an exclusive interview that Eliot Spitzer did with David Gergen. Remember that Spitzer/Parker (or is it Parker/Spitzer) premiers on CNN Monday night at 8.

DAVID GERGEN: You once said your obituary had been written in March 2008. How would you like your public life to be remembered?

ELIOT SPITZER: For trying with enormous passion to influence the course of the state and the nation toward a society that is progressive, based on opportunity, equality, fairness, and decency.

DG: You omitted what’s obviously going to be in the first paragraph.

ES: I had a failing that I acknowledged, confronted, and am trying to move beyond. Whether I will or will not is obviously yet to be determined. But there is a before and perhaps an after.

DG: Is your new TV show a path to redemption?

ES: No. I see it as an opportunity to create persuasive arguments about the direction we should move in as a society. If there is a redemptive consequence, wonderful.

DG: You have said it would be unbearable to put your family through another run for office. Yet friends of yours are quietly promoting the idea.

ES: I don’t think there’s any real close friend of mine who’s been saying that.

DG: So you’ve closed that door?

ES: You never in life close the door. But I would say this: It is not where I am heading.

DG: Do you see yourself as a journalist now?

ES: Over the last 20 years, the integrity of journalism as reporting has been lost. What we now have is journalistic advocacy, which has diminished the quality of news. I will be a commentator who will try very hard to present fact as fact; opinion will be clearly denoted as opinion.

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State of the Union October 18. 2009

A few quick highlights from this morning's State of the Union with John King. Today's program focused on health reform, the war in Afghanistan, and the economy.

King interviewed White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senator John Kerry.

• Emanuel: Obama asking questions that have never been asked


• Obama aide defends tax on so-called 'Cadillac' plans


• Obama aides question Wall St. firms lobbying against reforms


• Emanuel explains White House's view of Fox News


• Kerry: Obama would be 'irresponsible' to send more troops to Afghanistan now


• 'This is not Vietnam,' Kerry says of Afghanistan

During the first part of the Sounds of Sunday, we heard from Bill Bennett, Donna Brazile, and David Gergen.

The conversation continued with the addition of Jessican Yellin and Gloria Borger.

The Last Word went to Hew Hampshire's Republican Senator Judd Gregg.

King visited his 40th state this week: Alaska. He took a look at the impact the recession has had in this week's American Dispatch as well as spoke with Zina Egbert, David Newlon, and Dan King in Wasilla, Alaska for the CNN Diner segment.

• State of the Union: The recession reaches Alaska

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Out of the Box - Sept. 16

Hi, I'm back with Out of the Box. I hope you all are having a great week! Let's get started...


David Gergen to speak in Minneapolis







This Friday, David Gergen will speak at a the "Summit of Leadership in Crisis". They will be discussing leading during times of troubles, including domestic and foreign issues. For more information on the summit check out their website.


Fashion Week in Pictures (CNN Edition)

Alina Cho, along with Soledad O'Brien and Betty Nguyen attended several events at fashion week. Here are some photos of Alina Cho.

Another picture of Alina Cho on the Life.com website.


Thanks to Julie for finding these items. Have a great week everyone!

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Saturday's Scoop

The Huffington Post has an article from Bill Schneider called "Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of." In it he talks about President Obama and the Democratic Party's ratings as well as healthcare reform.

Jeffrey Toobin has a new article in The New Yorker called "Kennedy and the Court." The article talks about the effect Senator Edward Kennedy has had on the Supreme Court.

My Urban Report posted a video interview they had with TJ Holmes.

The Packer has a Q&A they did with Paul Begala about agriculture. Click here for the link.

Twitter Pictures:

@joneskay posted this picture of David Gergen in Hyannis Port

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Saturday's Scoop

David Gergen is writing a new book about presidential transitions and what happens when a new administration is elected into office. Click here for the full article from the New York Observer.

Publishers Weekly posted an interview they did with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. In it they discuss his book , the healthcare system, his decision to withdraw his name from the Surgeon General position and which was better People Magazine listing you as one of the sexiest men alive or getting the journalist of the year award. Click here for the interview.

American Morning Producer Stephen Samaniego was written about in TVNewser this week for his efforts in saving a fellow surfer off of Rockaway Beach in Queens, NY. Here is the article.

Congratulations to Howie Lutt, Senior Director for The Situation Room, and Lydia Garlikov, Producer who were married last Saturday. Wolf Blitzer and other members of the Situation Room team were in attendance at the wedding. Here's the article from Mediabistro.

Home and Design published an article on Candy Crowley's home in Bethesda, MD. The article talks about some of the mementos she keeps in the house and all the remodeling that's been done. Click here for the article. Thanks to Phebe for the find!

Twitter Pictures

@KyraCNN in a morning meeting posted by @CarrieCNN

@sanjayguptaCNN preparing for his live shot from Ireland posted by @Danielle CNN

@sanjaygupta CNN interviewing Nike CEO Mark Parker in Dublin posted by @DanielleCNN

@sanjayguptaCNN speaking with @lancearmstrong at the Global Cancer Summit. This was also posted by @DanielleCNN

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Out of the Box--Tedi B style!

Hi everyone! This is Tedi B. You normally see me over at All Things Anderson on occasion but I've been 'hired' to take over for the departing Sapphire. I'll be keeping you up to date on what CNNers are doing outside of CNN. This week we've got a couple of interesting things going on....

TJ Holmes Becoming An Actor??

Well, not exactly, but he is lending his voice to a character in new animated film for BET. According to the blog, Favorite Media, he will play Lusafo, a leader of a village of bullies. Sounds like a far cry from TJ himself! Here's a small clip from YouTube...

Auction Off Christiane Amanpour? But CNN Needs Her.

You could win a chance to meet Ms. Amanpour and also benefit the National Press Club's scholarship program! For more info check our the video.

Ali Velshi & the Mouth of the South (James Carville) Together at Last!

Both will speak at the Mississippi State University Leadership Summit Sept. 29/30. Mr. Carville's wife, Mary Matalin will also be speaking. More info check out the MSU site.

David Gergen Advices More Than Just Presidents, You Know

Mr. Gergen will be the keynote speaker for the Catholic Charities annual convention in Oregon. Held from Sept. 23-26, will focus on "The Journey to Reduce Poverty". For more information please check out the complete article about the event HERE.

Well, that's it for me today! Have a great week and I'll see you back here next Wednesday.

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Out of the Box August 19

Soledad O’Brien to speak at AARP event on October 22-24, 2009

David Gergen speaking on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at a seminar intitled. “The Obama Administration: One Year Later.”

James Carville will be speaking at the "Southern and Soulful City" of New Orleans for the SLA 2010 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, to be held 13-16 June at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Better Late Then Never

Sanjay Gupta attended a movie screening in Atlanta. A great pic of Sanjay can be found by clicking on the link

TJ Holmes emcees The National Association of Black Journalists at its annual Salute to Excellence Awards

Many thanks to Julie for the great finds ~ Sapphire

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Out of the Box August 12

Larry King will be on Jimmy Kimmel on 8/12

Fareed Zakaria speaking in Toronto Tuesday, August 18/09 at 2:30-4:00 p.m.

Anderson Cooper will host the upcoming New Yorkers For Children Tenth Annual Fall Gala in late September honoring singer Mary J. Blige for her philanthropy.

Soledad O’Brien at ISU on January 22/10

Christiane Amanpour in Harpers Bazaar

Candy Crowley in Documentary called Backstage at the Campaign

Soledad O’Brien in JamRock magazine

David Gergen in Rolling Stone magazine: Obama So Far Issue

Alina Cho attends a screening of the film “Adam,"

Thanks to Jule for the great finds ~ Sapphire

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Out of the Box August 5

Wolf Blitzer on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on August 5th

Howard Kurtz celebrated his birthday on August 1st. We at All Things CNN send him belated birthday wishes.

David Gergen speaking on Thursday & Friday at The Leadership Summit

Alina Cho attends premier of Julie & Julia

Wolf Blitzer and Candy Crowley are on the “Ask the Expert” lifeline for the return of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire


Thanks to Julie for the great finds ~ Sapphire

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