{"id":790,"date":"2015-05-15T19:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T23:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=790"},"modified":"2015-05-15T19:00:45","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T23:00:45","slug":"coming-up-on-meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-51715-exclusive-with-sen-rand-paul-ntsb-official-on-latest-in-amtrak-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2015\/05\/15\/coming-up-on-meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-51715-exclusive-with-sen-rand-paul-ntsb-official-on-latest-in-amtrak-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"COMING UP ON \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d 5\/17\/15: EXCLUSIVE WITH SEN. RAND PAUL; NTSB OFFICIAL ON LATEST IN AMTRAK TRAGEDY"},"content":{"rendered":"
AMTRAK TRAGEDY – With tens of thousands traveling the Northeast Corridor by rail, the investigation into Tuesday evening\u2019s train derailment continues.<\/p>\n
Tom Costello<\/strong><\/p>\n
Correspondent for NBC News<\/p>\n
Robert Sumwalt<\/strong><\/p>\n
National Transportation Safety Board<\/p>\n
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul, vowing to \u201cdefeat the Washington machine,\u201d reacts to Jeb Bush\u2019s Iraq comments, talks foreign policy, the Patriot Act and more.<\/p>\n
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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POLITICS & PUNCHLINES – \u00a0As writer and producer for \u201cThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno,\u201d Jon Macks wrote more than 100 jokes a day in an era when the late night monologue was the home of political comedy.<\/p>\n
Jon Macks<\/strong><\/p>\n
Comedian; Writer & Producer for \u201cThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno\u201d<\/p>\n
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POLITICAL PANEL – While the Iraq question was always going to be problematic for Jeb Bush – no matter what the answer – the Republican Party has quickly moved from its longtime defense of the war to disavowing it. The panel talks foreign policy in the 2016 race and more.<\/p>\n
David Axelrod<\/strong><\/p>\n
Director, University of Chicago\u2019s Institute of Politics<\/p>\n
Helene Cooper<\/strong><\/p>\n
Pentagon Correspondent for The New York Times<\/p>\n
Sara Fagen<\/strong><\/p>\n
Former White House Political Director for President George W. Bush<\/p>\n
Tom Friedman<\/strong><\/p>\n
Columnist for The New York Times<\/p>\n
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For more information contact<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
Olivia Petersen<\/p>\n
NBC News<\/p>\n
202-885-4159<\/p>\n
olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com<\/p>\n
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MEET THE PRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cMeet the Press\u201d is where newsmakers come to make news\u2014setting the political agenda, and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. \u201cMeet the Press\u201d 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.\u00a0 Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.<\/p>\n
AMTRAK TRAGEDY – With tens of thousands traveling the Northeast Corridor by rail, the investigation into Tuesday evening\u2019s train derailment continues. Tom Costello Correspondent for NBC News Robert Sumwalt National Transportation Safety Board # # # EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul, vowing to \u201cdefeat the Washington machine,\u201d reacts to Jeb Bush\u2019s Iraq […]<\/p>\n