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June 24, 2013
• Chasing the NSA Leaker; Mandela Remains in Critical Condition; Wild Day on Wall Street


June 21, 2013
• Aaron Hernandez's Home Searched; A House Divided; Food Network Cuts Ties With Paula Deen; Box Office Deja Vu; From Child To Adult To Caregiver; Moving In With Grandma
• Spying Oversight; Paula Deen Apologizes; Interview With Michael Chertoff; FAA to Ease Plane Gadget Rules; Training Syria's Rebels


June 20, 2013
• Border Rush During Immigration Debate; New Momentum For Immigration Reform; Instagram Now With Video!; NFL Star Tied To Murder Probe; New Jersey Bans Trash Talking In High School Sports
• James Gandolfini Dies; Dow Drops; Friends, Fans Remember Gandolfini; "Stop Hillary 2016"


June 19, 2013
• TWA Flight 800 Case Investigation Reopens; Taper: The New Word On Wall Street; Where's The Economy Going?; Rallying On Immigration; Christie Disses Giants, Jets; Remembering Michael Hastings
• President Obama in Germany; Modern-Day Slavery; IRS Scandal Investigation; TWA 800 Disaster Report a Whitewash?; Off with His Band!


June 18, 2013
• President Obama And NSA Deny Whistleblowers' Allegations; House Speaker Boehner Backpedaling On Immigration; Searching For Hoffa At What Cost?; The Lead Read: "The Silver Star"; No "Platinum" Shortcuts For Jay-Z
• NSA Defends Surveillance Program; Interview with Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger; Study Links Pollution to Autism; Chrysler Caves, Will Recall 2.7 Million Jeeps


June 17, 2013
• Plot Twists on Soaps; Jay-Z's Album Brought to App Users by Samsung; Obama's Ratings Take Hard Fall; Obama's Plummeting Poll Numbers; "Man Of Steel's" Christian Connection; Putin Versus The Patriots; DC Delegate Lashes Out At Redskins Owner
• Edward Snowden Speaks Out; Online Activist Demands Justice; Hacker, or Hero?; Chicago's Bloody Weekend


June 14, 2013
• Murdoch's Split Could Get Ugly and Pricey; Who Owns "Happy Birthday"; Immigrants More "Fertile"; "Born to Run"; Confessions of a "Fat" Dad; Fatherhood First for Phil
• Colorado Wildfires; Syrian Crisis; Interview With Senator John McCain; Is Clinton Setting Stage for 2016?; 9 Girls, 9 Countries, 1 Mission


June 13, 2013
• Newtown Six Months Later; Here Comes Hillary; "You'd Look Like A Total Wuss"; Abortion Battle Rages On The Hill; Putin On The Ritz; Rupert Murdoch Divorcing Third Wife
• Colorado Fires Continue to Rage; Interview With Newt Gingrich; Ground Stop at Baltimore's BWI Airport


June 12, 2013
• E-Cigarette Makers Take Advantage Of Loophole in Cigarette Advertising Ban; "Bush's Fourth Term"?; Liberty Versus Security; Kanye West So Money And He Knows It; Report: Redskins Hire GOP Spin Doctor; 80's All Stars Brawl In L.A.
• Senate Investigates NSA Leak; Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Window Washers Trapped on NYC Skyscraper; 10-Year-Old Undergoing Lung Transplant; Real-Life "Departed" Story


June 11, 2013
• Fireworks And Tear Gas In Taksim Square; Turkish Protesters Driven Out With Force
• Violent Protests in Turkey; Turkish Protesters Driven Out with Force


June 10, 2013
• Shooting At Texas Army Fort; Who Will Decide George Zimmerman's Fate?; Hollywood's Dirty Little Secrets Revealed
• NSA Leaker Revealed; Flu Shots Overrated?; Expert Argues Against Getting Flu Shot; Kobe Bryant Settles Spat with Parents


June 07, 2013
• Classified Documents Released; Report: Three Injured In Santa Monica Shooting; Actress Arrested In Texas Ricin Case; Putin And The Gymnast?
• Shooting at California College; Interview With Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Arrest in Ricin Case; Interview with Rep. Keith Ellison


June 06, 2013
• Chrysler Recalling 630,000 Newer SUVs; Two Student Loan Bills Fail In Senate; "Shoppable Windows" Have Arrived In NYC; First Lady Skipping China Summit; Do They Control The World?; Tiger Is Top Paid Sports Star; Esther Williams Dies At 91
• Report: U.S. Government Tracking Verizon Calls; Interview With Mitt Romney and Ann Romney


June 05, 2013
• Rice And Power: Game Changers On Syria?; Obama Picks Rice As National Security Adviser
• Susan Rice Named as National Security Adviser; Chrysler Refuses Recall; Interview With Texas Congressman Michael McCaul; Chrysler Won't Recall Vehicles; Major Steroid Crackdown Coming?


June 04, 2013
• Christie Calls Election In October; "I Need The Senate To Do Its Job"; "The Queen Of Mean" Returns; Recall Rejected; OSU President Out After Catholic Jab; GQ's Revealing Interview With Kim Jong-Il's Former Chef
• Violence in Turkey; Interview With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; New Jersey Special Election; Interview with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Thousands Riot in Turkey


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


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