COMING UP ON “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” 2/15/15: SEN. MCCAIN & SEN. REED ON HOW AMERICA GOES TO WAR; VA SEC. MCDONALD; DANA CARVEY

HOW DOES AMERICA GO TO WAR?: Chuck Todd will sit down with key players from the Senate Armed Services Committee just days after President Obama asked Congress to authorize military force against ISIS. They will tackle the fundamental question of what does it take to go to war in this day and age?

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)

Chairman, Armed Services Committee

Sen. Jack Reed (D- RI)

Ranking Member, Armed Services Committee

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INSIDE THE VA: In his first Sunday show interview, VA Sec. Robert McDonald will discuss his first six months on the job and how he is trying to bring accountability back to the agency.

Sec. Robert McDonald

Veterans Affairs Administration

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THE ART OF POLITICAL IMPRESSIONS: As SNL celebrates its 40th anniversary, the mastermind behind some of the most memorable political impressions, including Pres. George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot, will discuss the intersection of comedy and politics.

Dana Carvey

Comedian

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POLITICAL PANEL:

Joe Scarborough

Host of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ and NBC News Senior Political Analyst

David Axelrod

Author, ‘Believer: My Forty Years in Politics’

April Ryan

White House Correspondent, American Urban Radio Networks

Kathleen Parker

Columnist, Washington Post

For more information contact:
Maggie Steenland
NBC News
212-664-7874

maggie.steenland@nbcuni.com

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MEET THE PRESS

“Meet the Press” is where newsmakers come to make news—setting the political agenda, and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. “Meet the Press” reaches more than 3 million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, the #TweetThePress interview series, Flipboard, and social media platforms.  Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.

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