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August 13, 2013
• Anti-Islam Filmmaker Speaks Out; Stop and Frisk Policy Under Fire; Who Will Establish Intelligence Review Panel?; "Stop & Frisk" Policy Ruled Unconstitutional


August 12, 2013
• Another Piece In The Vast Puzzle Of Autism; 2016 Presidential Hopefuls Flood Iowa; From L.A. To San Francisco In 30 Minutes?; New Images Of Florida Hotel Collapse; TV For The "Cause Of Liberty"; "Elysium" Tops The Box Office; Lady Gaga's "Pop Music Emergency"
• Whitey Bulger Found Guilty; Interview With Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey; Cutting Lower-Level Drug Offenders Slack; Hannah Anderson's Father of Speak


August 09, 2013
• Police: Kidnapper's Car Found In Idaho; At Least Two Killed After Plane Hits House; Tiger Tries To Snap Major Drought; The Era Of The TV Anti-Hero
• Discussing President Obama's News Conference; Interview with Congressman Peter King of New York; Obama Addresses Strained Relationship with Russia


August 08, 2013
• Russia's Mixed Messages on Gay Rights; Badmouthing the Boss on Tape; Slate Won't Use the Name Redskins; MMM-Hops
• Interview With Missouri Governor Jay Nixon; Flames and Floods; Interview With Senator John McCain; Vaccine for Malaria?


August 07, 2013
• Rep. Issa Demands More Information Over IRS Scandal; CNN's Crossfire Returns September 16th; Weed On the Hill; Did Discovery Channel Jump The Shark?
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki; Widow of Firefighter Fights for Benefits; Widow: City Denigrated Firefighter's Service; IRS Probe Deepens


August 06, 2013
• So Long, Fannie And Goodbye, Freddie?; Jeff Bezos Buys "Washington Post"; George W. Bush Gets Heart Stent; U.S. Files First Charges In Benghazi Attack
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Trial Of Nidal Hasan Begins; Facebook CEO Gets Political


August 05, 2013
• GOP Leader Warns CNN, NBC Over Shows; Amazon CEO Buying "Washington Post"; Live Every Week Like It's "Shark Week"
• Terror Fears; Alex Rodriguez Suspended; The World's First Laboratory-Grown Burger; A-Rod Suspended for 211 Games


August 02, 2013
• Could Zimmerman Face Federal Charges?; "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?; Citizenship Scam; Summer of Duds At The Box Office
• Terror Warnings; Sources: Al Qaeda in Yemen Planning Attack; 9th Woman Accuses San Diego


August 01, 2013
• Edward Snowden Granted Asylum In Russia; The Smartphone Wars; Source: CIA Polygraphing Operatives; Oprah's Reign Returns
• Ariel Castro Sentenced; Edward Snowden Leaves Russian Airport; Cleveland Survivor Confronts Her Captor; Manning Waiting to Learn His Sentence


July 31, 2013
• Battling Over Summers; Zimmerman Pulled Over By Police; "Our Nixon"; Big Screen Here, Commercials Abroad; Clooney Ads Fund Spy Program In Sudan; O.J. Gets Parole, But Not Freedom
• Government Surveillance; Energy Drinks and Children; Interview With Oregon Senator Ron Wyden; Energy Drink Makers Targeting Kids?; The Facebook Comeback


July 30, 2013
• Interview With Rep. Keith Ellison; Obama's "Grand Bargain"; San Diego Files Cross Complaint; Love Letter To The Boss; Driver On Phone, Train Going 119; Arrest In National Cathedral Vandalism
• Interview With Father of Edward Snowden; Bradley Manning Verdict; Guns in School; Virginia Governor's Gift-Gate


July 29, 2013
• Source: Clintons "Livid" With Weiner; Coming Soon: Hillary Clinton Miniseries
• Interview With Texas Senator Ted Cruz; Interview With Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange; Pope Says He Won't Judge Gay Priests


July 26, 2013
• Not Standing By Her Man?; Friendly Fire; Vandals Hurl Paint At Lincoln; The Year Of The Black Film
• San Diego Mayor Under Fire; Trayvon Martin's Mother Speaks Out; Cleveland Kidnapper Agrees to Plea Deal; Interview with NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn


July 25, 2013
• Pope Expected to Draw a Million People; Facebook's Stock is Rising; "Get a Clue"; King Stands by Immigration Remarks
• Anthony Weiner Under Fire; Zimmerman Juror Speaks Out; Sydney Leathers Speaks Out; 80 Killed in Spain Train Derailment


July 24, 2013
• San Diego Mayor Has New Accuser Of Sexual Harassment; Stop Hillary PAC Releases New Ad; "The Reality Is, We Can't Wait"; Train Derails In Northwestern Spain; Trayvon Martin's Father On Capitol Hill; Family Zimmerman Helped Cancels; Caroline Kennedy Nominated For Ambassador; The King Of Late Night Is Back
• Royal Baby's Name Revealed; Weiner Under Fire; Anthony Weiner's Wife Goes "All-In"; Cashing In On The Royal Baby's Name


July 23, 2013
• Weiner News Conference At 5 P.M. ET; Who Does The Royal Baby Look Like?
• World Gets Glimpse of Prince; Modern Twists on Royal Baby Customs


July 22, 2013
• It's a Boy! Britain's Royal Baby Arrives
• It's a Boy! Britain's Royal Baby Arrives


July 19, 2013
• Interview with Newark Mayor Cory Booker
• President Obama Remarks on Trayvon Martin Examined


July 18, 2013
• Interview with Eliot Spitzer; Obamacare's PR Fight; Netflix Gets 14 Emmy Nominations
• Trayvon Martin's Parents Speak Out; Whitey Bulger Trial Continues; Martin's Father: Race Played a Role; Detroit Files for Bankruptcy; Potential Bulger Witness Found Dead


July 17, 2013
• Report: Government Subsidizing Junk Food; The End Of The Political Cartoon?; Biggest "Big Three" Ever?; Wrong Carolina
• Interview With Senator Lindsey Graham; Controversial 'Rolling Stone' Cover; Either Pay or "Get Killed"


July 16, 2013
• Eric Holder Addressing NAACP; A Look At "This Town"; Weapons Found On North Korea Flagged Ship
• Zimmerman Verdict Protest Rallies Planned; Zimmerman Juror Speaks Out; What It's Like to be a Juror; Backlash Over McCarthy's "View" on Vaccines


July 15, 2013
• Royal Baby Watch; What Next For George Zimmerman; Is Zimmerman A "Free" Man?; The "Classically Responsible Whistleblower"; Twinkies Get Downsized; Lucky Fan Grabs Four Foul Balls
• J.K. Rowling's New Book; Country Reacts to Zimmerman Verdict


July 12, 2013
• Will Putin Play Ball?; Snowden Wants Asylum In Russia; Castro Indicted On 977 Charges; Napolitano Leaving Obama Cabinet; Zimmerman Jury Has A Question; Jury Wants Inventory Of Evidence
• Jury Deliberates in George Zimmerman Case; Edward Snowden Surfaces; Human Rights Watch Official Interviewed on Snowden Case


July 11, 2013
• Judge Admonishes Zimmerman Attorney; Dow Rockets to Record High; "We're Trying to Keep Her Alive"; Defense Closing Arguments Tomorrow
• Closing Arguments Continue in George Zimmerman Trial


July 10, 2013
• Break-Ins in Zimmerman's Neighborhood; George Zimmerman's Father Testifies; Murder Versus Manslaughter
• George Zimmerman Trial Continues; Tsarnaev Faces Bombing Victims


July 09, 2013
• Murder Versus Manslaughter; Pilots Questioned in 777 Crash; Zero Option in Afghanistan; Leading Egypt Out of Crisis
• George Zimmerman Trial Continues; More of Eloise Dilligard's Testimony


July 08, 2013
• George Zimmerman Murder Trial Continues; Evaluating Today's Testimony; NTSB Looking At Plane's Pilots; Two Killed, 305 Survive Asiana Crash; Egypt's Crisis Deepens; Big Questions Left In Zimmerman Trial
• George Zimmerman Trial Continues; Trayvon Martin's Father Testifies; Former Sanford Police Chief Testifies


July 05, 2013
• Prosecution Argues Against Acquittal; Judge Rejects Acquittal Request
• George Zimmerman Trial Continues


July 04, 2013
• Building A Case Against Zimmerman; Police: Ammo Found In Hernandez's Apartment; Don't Call It A Coup; White House Treads Softly On Egypt; Upholding The Founding Fathers' Words
• Egypt's Future; Gun Responsibility; July 4th Cancelled, Thanks Washington; Interview With Mark Kelly


July 03, 2013
• Morsy's Out; Egypt's President Ousted In Military Coup; Zimmerman Prosecutors Call DNA Witness
• Egyptian President Ousted by Military; Interview with Former Egyptian Army General Sameh Seif Elyazal


July 02, 2013
• Zimmerman's Language Examined, City Mourns 19 Lost Firefighters; Battle Against Yarnell Hill Wildfire Continues; Snowden's Hopes Of Asylum Dwindling; Morsy Rejects Army's Ultimatum; Soon: Saint John Paul II
• Protests in Egypt; George Zimmerman Trial Continues


July 01, 2013
• Lead Detective On Stand In George Zimmerman Trial
• George Zimmerman Trial Continues; Our Entire Crew was Lost"; Live Coverage of the George Zimmerman Trial


June 28, 2013
• Watching The Zimmerman Trial; Physician's Assistant on Stand in Zimmerman Trial
• George Zimmerman Trial Continues; Who Watches the Watchmen?; Interview with Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin


June 27, 2013
• Zimmerman Trial Continues; Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Indicted on 30 Counts; Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill; Anthony Weiner Comeback Examined


June 26, 2013
• Trayvon Martin's Friend Testifies; Aaron Hernandez Charged With Murder
• Continuing Coverage of George Zimmerman Trial


June 25, 2013
• Supreme Court Says Times Have Changed; Debating The Voting Rights Act; No Shoes, No Shirts, Big Problems
• Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act; NSA Leaker Search; Obama's Climate Change Plan; Interview with Filmmaker James Cameron


June 24, 2013
• University of Texas Faces Lawsuit On Its Admission Practices; Starbucks To Start Including Calorie Counts On Its Menu; Home, Pond, Strip Club Searched; Marathon Medal Returned To Boston; Party In Miami; Scottie Pippin Assault Suspect; Jim Carrey Calls Own Movie "Too Violent"; Remembering Bobby Blue Bland
• 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


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