Political Fund-Raising, Rap Artists on the Agenda

Here’s the rundown on guests and topics for the weekend’s public affairs programs:

TODAY

“Today”: Children’s educational books; director Mike Leigh (“Secret & Lies”); pianist Jim Brickman, 6 a.m. (4)(36).

“Evans & Novak”: Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday, 7 a.m. CNN.

“Capital Gang Saturday”: Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.), political fund-raising controversy, 4 and 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Inside Politics Weekend”: Jim Nicholson, Republican National chairman, campaign fund-raising controversy, 4:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: Eartha Kitt, 6 and 11 p.m. CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Army sex scandals; Caribbean drug smuggling, 6:30 p.m. (4).

SUNDAY

“Sunday Journal”: 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“News Conference,”: Los Angeles Police Commission President Raymond Fisher, 5:30 a.m. (4).

“Today”: Depression and teens; political satirist Christopher Buckley; actor Geoffrey Rush, 6 a.m. (4)(36).

“Pacesetters”: Father Gregory Boyle discusses his work with street gangs, 6 a.m. (5); repeats at 1:30 a.m.

“Meet the Press”: Franklin Raines, director of Office of Management and Budget; Sen. John Breaux (D-La.); Haley Barbour, former Republican National Committee chairman; Reps. J.C. Watts (R-Okla.) and Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), 7 a.m. (4)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Poland and NATO; Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project; playwright Todd Moore, 7:30 a.m. (2).

“Fox News Sunday”: Roy Romer, chairman of Democratic National Committee; Jim Nicholson, chairman of Republican National Committee; Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), 8 a.m. (11).

“This Week”: Sens. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.), 10 a.m. (7); 11:30 a.m. (3).

“Life & Times”: Journalist Darryl James, investigating the “rap wars,” 10:30 a.m. (28).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), Peter Edelman, former assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“Reliable Sources”: Ennis Cosby case, 3:30 p.m. CNN.

“Face the Nation”: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), 4:30 p.m. (2).

“Crossfire Sunday”: Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), Gerald Tirozzi, assistant secretary of education, 4:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: Ambassadorial nominee to Hanoi and former POW Pete Peterson; Paula Jones; Rich International Airways, 7 p.m. (2).