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June 03, 2013
• Turkish Protests Turn Deadly; Prices Going Up In The Magic Kingdom; Nobody Is Safe On TV's Biggest Hits; Actor Denies Blaming Cancer On Oral Sex; All On The Line For Lebron; Hibbert Sorry For Gay Slur
• Oklahoma Tornadoes; Violence in Turkey; The IRS Scandal Gets Ugly; Whistleblower on Trial


May 31, 2013
• American Woman Killed In Syria; Profiting Off White House Resumes; Tornado Warning In Central Missouri; Is College Worth It?; Asteroid Close Encounter
• Hillary Clinton's Numbers Dropping; Interview with Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin; Smoking Gun, or Fuzzy Math?; "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Developing


May 30, 2013
• Suspicious Letter Sent to President Obama; Interview with Rep. Peter King; Al Qaeda Magazine Praises Boston Attack; Obama Taps a Republican to Head FBI; Report: Mayor "Knows Where Video Is"
• Tornado Warnings in Oklahoma


May 29, 2013
• Key Pakistan Taliban Figure Killed; Rob Lowe: Back To The "West Wing"; Tough Business Of Casting Washington
• Tornado Threat; Michele Bachmann's Future; What Did Eric Holder Know, and When?; LeBron James Now Hiring Interns; Bringing Home the Bacon


May 28, 2013
• Weiner Gains Ground; Peace Or Arms In Syria?; Nike Stops Making Livestrong Products; "Fast And Furious 6" Tops $120 Million; Rough Reviews For New "Arrested Development"; Yahoo! Lowballing In Bid For Hulu
• President Obama Visits New Jersey; More Cruise Ship Troubles; Millions Protest Genetically Modified Food; "Crackstarter" Campaign Reaches Goal


May 24, 2013
• Hitting The Road And Spending Dough; Scammers Circle After Tragedy; Did Holder Mislead Congress?; The Bluths Are Back!; Celtics Number One Fan?
• Hacking Your World; Putting Veterans Back to Work; Bridge Collapses; Putting Veterans Back to Work; Obama: Attacks Threaten "Trust and Discipline"


May 23, 2013
• Who the Tornado Took from Us; Anthony Weiner's PR Campaign; "Behind the Candelabra"; Fort Hood Suspect Still Being Paid; Free Burgers
• Examining President Obama's Speech on National Security; Interview with Donald Rumsfeld; Soldier Hacked to Death Now Identified; Obama's Legal Argument for Drone Strikes


May 22, 2013
• Tornado Survivors Pull Together; Administration Admits Deadly Drone Strikes; Man Killed By FBI Knew Bombing Suspects; Sergio Sorry For "Fried Chicken" Remark
• Oklahoma Aftermath; Interview With Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin; Killed Seeking Shelter from Storm; Reporter Labeled "Co- Conspirator" by DOJ; IRS Official Takes Fifth Amendment


May 21, 2013
• Two Powerful Twisters, One Familiar Path; Strength In The Face Of Loss; "Sticking It Out"
• Oklahoma Tornadoes; Several School Children Among the Dead; Medical Center "Flattened" in Storm


May 20, 2013
• Interview With Red Cross Worker In Oklahoma; First Pictures Of Damage From "Mile Wide" Twister
• Tornado Hits Moore, Oklahoma


May 17, 2013
• Will Google's E-Commerce Erase Paypal?; Apple Losing Its Cool?; Bad Press, Worse Metaphors; "Fleeting Issues"; Will The Scandals Stick?; Mystery Of The $1 Million Jewelry Heist; Mayor's Crack Scandal
• Interview With Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan; NRA Pushing to Recall Lawmaker; Interview with Colorado State Senator John Morse; Packers Fans: Must See TV?


May 16, 2013
• Interview with Rick Santorum; Who's Really in Witness Protection?; Shonda Rhimes: Hollywood's "Fixer"; Conservatives Targeted; Bourdain Travels to Libya; YouTube Launches "See It, Buy It" Service; NYC Sandy Victims Get Hotel Extension
• Terror Suspects Lost; A Laundry List of Scandals; Beckham Kicks Soccer to the Curb


May 15, 2013
• Interview With Senator Kirsten Gillibrand About Sexual Misconduct In The Military; Calls For Blood In IRS Scandal Getting Louder And Louder; Madison Avenue Goes Mobile; O.J. Simpson Takes The Stand; Other Marshals: Tiger's Not A Liar; Treating Doctors' Emotional Wounds
• Eric Holder Grilled on Capitol Hill; Interview With New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; Rpt: Plot Foiled Against U.S. Embassy in Egypt; Healing, Heartache 1 Month After Bombings


May 14, 2013
• Focus On Jolie's Looks Post-Op Misplaced, Says "Slate" Writer; Americans Split On Benghazi; Missing Children Myths
• Russia Accuses U.S. of Spying; White House Under Fire; Russia Says It Caught an American Spy; World Oil Prices Heading Down


May 13, 2013
• Amazon's Pilot Program; Barbara Walters Announced Retirement Plans On "The View"; Tiger Woods Haters Up In Arms
• Kermit Gosnell Found Guilty; Interview With Senator Al Franken; Benghazi Car Bomb


May 10, 2013
• Tamerlan Tsarnaev Buried; Boston Never Got Tamerlan Warning; Defense Distributed Shut Down; The Great Gatsby Is Back; "Louwanna Died Of A Broken Heart"; Interview with Rep. Michael McCaul
• IRS: We Made Mistakes; White House: Talking Points Not Heavily Edited; Blame Flies Over Benghazi Attack; Interview with Cleveland Deputy Chief of Police Ed Tomba; "I am Alive, Rescue Me!"


May 09, 2013
• Boston Police Left In The Dark?; What Happened In Benghazi?; One Mother's Search For Answers; Teed Off; Prince Harry At White House; Farewell To Dunder Mifflin
• Authorities Investigate Alleged Cleveland Kidnappings; Interview with Congressman Bill Keating of Massachusetts; Interview with Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts


May 08, 2013
• Anticipation Of Arias Verdict; Arias Guilty Of First Degree Murder
• Guilty Verdict In Jodi Arias Trial


May 07, 2013
• What's Next For Freed Cleveland Captives?; Four Americans Killed in Benghazi: Why?; One Mother's Search For Answers
• Three Women Missing For Years Found Alive; Chris Christie Slimming Down?


May 06, 2013
• Sanford Versus Colbert-Busch; Clarence Thomas Speaks Out; Wait The Trailers Get Awards Too?
• Boston Burial Controversy; Syrian Crisis Escalates; Interview With New York Congressman Steve Israel; Syria: More than Just a Civil War?; Collins and First Lady to Team Up


May 03, 2013
• Another Violent Day in Syria; Time to Arm Syrian Rebels?; Benghazi Review Gets Review; Forgotten Hero of Bin Laden Hunt; 70,000 People Come to "Stand and Fight"; Comic Books: From Campy to Cool;
• Wall Street Soars; New Info in Boston Investigation; The Dangers of Self-Radicalization; Kentucky Derby Steps Up Security; NRA Convention in Houston


May 02, 2013
• The Anatomy Of Violence; The Mind Of A Terror Suspect; 17 Boston Victims Remain Hospitalized; Disney Cuts Ties With Bangladesh Factories; Companies Rethink Overseas Safety Standards; Tupac's Godmother On Most Wanted Terrorist List; Vogue Launching Online TV Channel; Fail To The Redskins
• Boston Terror Investigation; Charged with Obstructing Justice; What Doomed Gun Bill?


May 01, 2013
• Attorney: Suspect Didn't Know Items Were Evidence; Interview With Former Senator Joe Lieberman; Three More Arrests In Boston Case; Suspect's Widow Spends Hours With FBI; Three Newly Charged Suspects Appear In Court
• More Suspects Arrested in Boston Bombing Case; Interview With Congressman Peter King; Interview with Congressman Peter King of New York; Interview with Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff


April 30, 2013
• Another Shot at Closing Gitmo?; Living Below the Boston Bombing Suspect; Branded "A Devil"; Amanda Know Tells Her Story; Bombing Suspect's Legal All-Star; Another Shot at Closing Gitmo?
• Interview With Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz; President Obama Defends Intelligence Agencies; Closing Guantanamo; Gunned Down Officer's Family Speaks; Mark Sanford's Affair Comes Up in Debate


April 29, 2013
• Profiting From National Tragedy; NBA Center Comes Out In Upcoming "Sports Illustrated" Issue; Failure To Communicate On Bomber Case?; Governor Perry Calls Cartoon "Disgusting"
• Were Boston Suspects Working Alone?; Interview With Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey; Roots of Radicalism; Interview with Peter Galbraith on Afghan President Receiving Money from U.S.


April 26, 2013
• Flight Delays from Spending Cuts to End; Tsarnaev Family Has Chechen Ties; Piece of 9/11 Plane Found; "We Will Finish the Race"; Inside the Emergency Room; "A Song for Boston"
• Bombing Suspect Moved to Prison; Boston Carjacking Victim Speaks Out; Carjacked by the Tsarnaevs; Surviving Bombing Suspect is Sitting Up and Writing


April 25, 2013
• Bill Clinton Goes There; A Mother's Pain And Denial; Looking To Be Radicalized Online; Prayers, Tears For Texas Blast Victims; Obama Consoles Devastated Texas Town
• Interview with Congressman Peter King; Interview with Senator John McCain; Chemical Weapons in Syria?; Cab Driver Remembers Tsarnaevs; Hail to the Chiefs; Interview with Andrew Card, Former White House Chief of Staff


April 24, 2013
• Boston Bombings Personal For One ICE Official; Interview With Ken Feinberg; Boylston Street Reopens To The Public; GOP Releases Benghazi Report; More Items Banned For Kentucky Derby; Defense Rests In Abortion Doctor Trial; Charges Dropped After Ricin Arrest
• Boston Bombing Investigation Continues; Interview With Congressman Mike McCaul; Doctor: "Remarkable" So Many Victims Survived; Dagestan Militant Ran Bomber Training Camp


April 23, 2013
• Boston Reclaims Boylston Street; Boston Stronger; Slain MIT Officer Laid To Rest; Amputee Vets Reach Out To Bombing Victims
• New Boston Bombing Details Revealed; Suspect in Ricin Case Released; First Photos of Boston Shootout; Interview with Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa


April 22, 2013
• From A Boxer To A Terror Suspect; Boston Bombings: Big Brother Was Watching
• Interview With Attorney General John Ashcroft; Trail of Terror; Suspects' Aunt Speaks Out


April 20, 2013
• Boston Bomber Suspect In Custody; Interview with Representative Michael Capuano; Questioning Miranda Rights Exception


April 19, 2013
• Thousands Of Police Sweep Boston Area; A City On Lockdown; Suspects' Mother: "This Is A Setup"; Suspects' Uncle: "Shocked" At "Atrocity"; Interview with Rep. Peter King
• Boston Manhunt Continues; Talking with Friends and Acquaintances of the Suspects; Interview with Rep. Peter King


April 18, 2013
• Battery In Bomb Debris Possibly Identified; Risking Their Lives To Help Others; Texas Explosion News Conference; FBI News Conference At 5PM ET
• President Obama in Boston; Explosion Rocks Texas; Interview with Senators John McCain and Chuck Schumer


April 17, 2013
• Gun Legislation Fails In Senate Today; Officials: No Arrest Made In Bombings; Prosecuting A Terror Case
• Boston Bombing Investigation Continues; Letter to President Obama Tests Positive for Ricin; Interview With Former Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge; Ricin Possibly Mailed To President Obama; Bipartisan Gun Control Bill Fails In Senate


April 16, 2013
• Boston Medical Press Conference; Boston The Day After; Runner Escapes Chaos By Seconds; Second Bombing Victim Identified; Olympian Frank Shorter Heard Explosions
• Boston Bombing Investigation Continues; Interview With Congressman Bill Keating; Boston Community Grieves for 8-Year-Old; "Everyone was My Patient"


April 15, 2013
• Two Bombings At Boston Marathon
• Explosions at Boston Marathon; At least 2 Dead, 28 Hurt in Boston Blasts


April 12, 2013
• Caught in the Middle of a Drone War; Are Targeted Killings Effective?; RNC Holding Fast on Same-Sex Marriage; Doctor's "House of Horrors"
• North Korean Crisis; Debating Drones; Psy Time or "Sigh" Time?; Generation Jihad


April 11, 2013
• Latest Social Media Craze; Pakistan Agreed to Secret U.S. Drone Deal; Bugged by a Progressive Group; Rift Over Same Sex Marriage; The Cicadas Are Coming; What's in the Box?
• Gun Control Filibuster Blocked; Interview with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin; Interview with Defense Department Spokesman George Little; Jay-Z's "Open Letter" to Congress


April 10, 2013
• Gun Control Compromise; Interview With Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey; Anthony Weiner for Mayor?; Rand Paul Reaches Out to Black Community; Obama's Budget Wish List; CNN's "Parts Unknown" Begins Sunday; Where Have You Gone, Jackie Robinson?


April 09, 2013
• JCPenney's Johnson Ousted; McConnell Campaign: We Were Bugged; "Accidental Racist" Song Creates Controversy; Pitino's Promise: I'll Get A Tattoo
• Interview With Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers; Mass Stabbing at Texas College; North Korean Crisis; Reporter Ruling Delayed


April 08, 2013
• Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal; President Obama Pushes Gun Control; North Korean Crisis; Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013; WhatsApp with Google?; Protecting A Lead Source; Risking It All For The Facts; Christie Calls Coach An "Animal"


April 05, 2013
• Morning After Pill Now Available to Teens; Caught in a Taliban Ambush; Getting More Oil from Canada; What We've Learned Since "Jurassic Park"
• President Obama's Apology; Federal Judge Rules on Morning After Pill


April 04, 2013
• On the Set of "Mad Men"; "Liking" Facebook's Latest Toy; After Newtown, a New Law; Meat Labeling Examined; Mysterious New Bird Flu Proving Deadly; Bitcoin ATMs Are Coming Soon
• Roger Ebert Dies; Facebook Phone; Interview with Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; Clinton Writing New Book; Inside the NFL


April 03, 2013
• The Politics Of Forgiveness; Obama Takes A Pay Cut; Chopper Crashes In Miami-Dade; The Cell Phone Turns 40; Ware Speaks About Horrific Injury; Abuse Backlash
• Interview With Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford; North Korean Nuclear Threat; North Korea Approves Nuclear Attack on U.S.; Difficulty of Enforcing Gun Laws


April 02, 2013
• Gun Fight In America; Big Money, Bizarre Bedfellows; Jon Stewart Sticks Up For Egyptian Counterpart; Show Me The Money!
• Interview With Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; Guns in Schools; Interview with Randi Weingarten of American Federation of Teachers; The Plot to Rig the Race; What's Behind Auto Industry's Comeback?


April 01, 2013
• Horrific Sports Injury; To Japan With Love; Feds Investigating Murder of Texas D.A.; Apple Says Sorry to China; Tensions On The Rise On Korean Peninsula; Responding To North Korean Threats; Chinese Version Of "Iron Man 3"; Big Night For Cable TV


March 29, 2013
• Is Billionaire Buying Off U.S. Government?; Billion Bitcoins; UPS Fined $40 Million for Illegal Pharmacy Shipments; Gadgets You Can Wear; The Marriage Wars; Last Minute Legislation: Bad for Our Health?; The Real Cost of Obamacare; Fifteen Minutes of Fame and Then Some
• Interview With Derek Jeter; North Korean Threat; Is North Korea Bluffing?; Derek Jeter the Next Steinbrenner?


March 28, 2013
• Interview With Newtown Father; Netflix Soars; Obama Goes It Alone; Reports: Barbara Walters Retiring


March 27, 2013
• I Am Palin, Hear Me Roar!; O'Reilly: Gay Marriage Opponents' "Thump" Bible; The Toughest Abortion Law In America; "The Walking Dead" Killing The Competition; Hostages Want Payback; Virtual Nuclear Bomb Hits Internet
• Supreme Court Examines Same-Sex Marriage; Viagra Turns 15; Viagra for Women?; Desperate Marlins Turn to Groupon


March 26, 2013
• Tiger Woods Regained Number One World Ranking; Senator Rand Paul Plans to Filibuster Again; David Petraeus Apologized to the Public; Where We Stand On Guns Now; Presidential Perks; Oldies But Goodies
• Italy to Retry Amanda Knox; New Revelations About Death of Osama bin Laden; Same-Sex Marriage Gets Its Day in Court; Dow Hits New Record High; Big Score for Pro Leagues


March 25, 2013
• "Kid President," at White House Easter Egg Roll; CBS Apologizes to Veterans; Jim Carrey Takes on Gun Lobby; Silicon Valley's Money and Power Play; Cinderella Men; Rethinking the War on Drugs; Changing Face of the GOP
• Supreme Court Examines Same-Sex Marriage; Criticizing Russia Hazardous to Your Health?; Don't Mess with Putin; Kerry Visits with Karzai; Hollywood Targeting the Oval Office


March 22, 2013
• The Growing Business Of Marijuana; You Don't Know Me!; "The Dream Team" That Wasn't
• FAA to Close Towers; President Obama in Middle East; Interview with Frederick, MD, Mayor; Israel's Apology to Turkey; L.A. Mayor Takes Center Stage; Jeb Bush on Brother's Art


March 21, 2013
• Too Much Salt?; Interview With Jimmy Kimmel; Jimmy Kimmel Ready for Late-Night Battle; Interview with Ben Carson; Conservatives Swoon Over Carson; No Signs of Chemical Attack in Syria; "Two States, Two Peoples"; Twitter's Jack Dorsey: Hip to Be Square


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