Meet the Press guest list for December 27, 2009

ROBERT GIBBS
White House Press Secretary

Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG (I)
New York City

NEWT GINGRICH (R-GA)
Speaker of the House 1995-1999
Analyst, Fox News
Chairman, American Solutions

Gov. DEVAL PATRICK (D-MA)

ANDREA MITCHELL
Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
Host, "Andrea Mitchell Reports"

As the Senate prepares to pass its health care bill tomorrow, how and when will they be able to reconcile their version with the one in the House? Will deep differences over issues like the public option stop President Obama from achieving one of his key campaign promises? And will this whole fight over health care impact the president politically as his first year in office draws to a close? We'll get an inside look at what's happened and what's to come in a live interview with White House Press Secretary ROBERT GIBBS.

Then, what's in store for America in the next decade? Where are we headed with regards to the economy, leadership and our global standing? How can we ensure that America stays on top? What parts of President Obama's agenda will succeed, and which parts will fail? Four of the country's key political thinkers share their insights exclusively on "Meet the Press": NYC Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, Fmr. House Speaker NEWT GINGRICH, Gov. DEVAL PATRICK (D-MA) and NBC News' Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ANDREA MITCHELL.

Plus, check out our website mtp.msnbc.com after the show on Sunday for our special "Meet the Press Take Two” web extra with our roundtable. We’ll get all their predictions for the new year.

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