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January 02, 2014
• Boston Could Get Up To 14 Inches of Snow; Snowstorm Set To Slam NYC; Criticism Of Bloomberg At NYC Inauguration; Netflix Testing New Pricing Plans; "The Wolf Of Wall Street" Backlash
• Winter Weather; Forgive Edward Snowden?; Priest Murdered; Calls for Clemency for Edward Snowden; Arrest in Murder of Popular Priest


January 01, 2014
• "The Tip of the Iceberg?"; What You Drink and How You Vote; "It's a Win Just Being Nominated"; A Lesson from the Roastmaster General;
• Birth Control Block; It's Better to Give; Fly Girls Honored; "Two Cities" Mayor?


December 31, 2013
• Ethnic Chinese Uighurs Freed from Guantanamo; Fast and Furious Gun Found at Mexican Shootout; 2013's Political Highs, Lows; Is 2014 the Year of the Boomer?; People We Lost in 2013
• Wall Street's Record Year; New Year's Celebrations; Syria Missing Chemical Weapons Deadline; Wait, That's Illegal Now?


December 30, 2013
• Bloomberg Signs One Final Act Of Controversy Into Law For New Yorkers; America's Longest War Becoming Increasingly Unpopular; Are Drugs Alone Enough?; Robin Roberts Reveals She's Gay; Rich, Famous And Generous
• Bombings in Russia; Stranded Ship; Colorado Cana-Bliss; Racing Legend In A Coma


December 27, 2013
• 1.3 Million Americans Lose Unemployment Benefits; Fight Over Benefits: More Than Words?; Shirley Maclaine's Award-Winning Career; Riding Into The Sunset?
• Federal Judge Calls NSA Surveillance Legal; Breaking the Ice; New Battle for Family of Brain-Dead Teen; Icebreakers Racing to Rescue Ship; Former Ambassador to U.S. Killed in Attack


December 26, 2013
• Utah Judge Strikes Down Part Of Anti-Polygamy Law; Who Can Win In 2016?; Christmas Week In the Dark; For Rent: NFL Player's Apartment; Belieb It Or Not?
• Wall Street Soars; UPS Under Fire; Justin Bieber's Break; "Totally Abandoned and Forgotten"; Strategy Behind New Hostage Video; Obamacare Sign-Ups Surge; NSA Facing Legal Challenges in 2014?


December 24, 2013
• 2013 Proved To Be Rough Year Politically; What Lies Ahead For The Movers And Shakers Of Washington D.C.?; Pope Francis' First Christmas On The Job; At The Movies For Christmas
• Edward Snowden Opens Up; Pope Francis' Message; One-on-One With Senate Chaplain; South Sudan "Spiraling into Disaster"; Can Mayor Ford Step Up?


December 23, 2013
• Dennis Rodman Gets No Face Time With "Dear Leader"; Obama Signs Up For Obamacare; Pope To Priests: Cut The Gossip
• Target Sued Over Hacking; Judging Diversity; Target at Center of Legal Bulls-Eye; Civil Rights Leaders Upset Over Obama Nominees


December 20, 2013
• Future Of "Duck Dynasty" Up In The Air; Obama's Choice For China
• President Obama Meets with Media; 'Duck Dynasty' Controversy; NSA Snooping Hounds Obama Into 2014; Utah Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down; Holiday Travel Nightmare


December 19, 2013
• London Theater Collapses, Dozens Injured; Misplaced Rage Over Diplomat's Arrest?; Rodman Returns to North Korea
• Dennis Rodman Visits North Korea; Theater Ceiling Collapses in London; "Duck Dynasty" Star Suspended


December 18, 2013
• Interview with Greg Louganis; Cult Comment Called Out; New Hampshire Democrat Under Fire for Obamacare
• Interview With Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn; Interview With Will Ferrell; NSA Surveillance Changes?; Outrage Over Indian Diplomat's Arrest


December 17, 2013
• Deadly Day For U.S. Forces In Afghanistan; Mega Millions Jackpot Over Half a Million Dollars; Snowden Offers To Lend Brazil An Investigative Hand; Bidding For Zimmerman Painting At $100K; Beatles Bootlegs Make iTunes Cameo
• North Korea Planning Show of Force?; President Obama Meets With Tech CEOs; Interview With New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte; The Lowest Approval of His Presidency; A Show of Allegiance in North Korea


December 16, 2013
• First Legal Blow To NSA's Surveillance Program Handed Down From Federal Court; "John Just Got His Irish Up"; What's Next For Ryan?; Shooter's Parents Ask For Privacy; "Bow Down" To Beyonce
• Interview With Mike Tyson; Judge Rules NSA Phone Surveillance Unconstitutional; Family Demands FBI Meeting


December 13, 2013
• Police: School Shooting Suspect Dead
• Shooting at Colorado's Arapahoe High School


December 12, 2013
• A Secret Service Failure?; U.S. Suspends "Non-Lethal" Aid to Syria; Politifact's "Lie of the Year"; The Award Show Critics Love to Hate; Oprah Gets "Golden Globes" Diss; Safer at Home
• House to Vote on Budget Deal; Interview with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; Lost in Translation; Did Newtown Shooter Give Warning Signs?; Phone Calls on Flights?


December 11, 2013
• Media Too Focused on Castro Handshake and "Selfie-Gate"?; Former DEA Agent Now Works With Marijuana Supplier; A Budding Career In Cannabis; Most Influential Man Of 2013?; Fake Interpreter Signs "Gibberish"
• Interview With Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan; Pope Francis 'TIME' Person of the Year; Mom Takes on Revenge Porn Websites; Selfie- Gate


December 10, 2013
• Mandela And The Media; Reporter Won't Have To Divulge Sources; All I Want For Christmas is New Songs
• Capitol Hill Thaw?; Remembering Mandela; Mary Barra Makes Auto History; Biden Announces More Mental Health Funding


December 09, 2013
• NSA Agents Spying On Virtual Worlds; Bad Weather, Good Times; Torre, Cox, La Russa Going To Cooperstown; "Frozen" Ices Box Office Competition
• Winter Blast; Nelson Mandela's Memorial Service; New NSA Revelations; Air Force Awkward; North Korea Announces Uncle's Ouster


December 06, 2013
• Backlash To Cruz Post On Mandela; Reverend Jackson Remembers Mandela; Mandela Actors Mourn His Death, Honor His Life
• Interview with Former President Jimmy Carter; Positive Jobs Report; Deep Freeze; Team USA in World Cup "Group of Death"


December 05, 2013
• Boehner: GOP Should Support Gay Candidates; Fighting Fat With Faith; Nelson Mandela Has Died
• American Teacher Killed in Libya; Twenty-Five Years for a Crime He Didn't Commit; Cold Snap Moving Across Country; How to Talk to Women


December 04, 2013
• Elizabeth Warren: "I Am Not Running For President"; Biden 2016: Will It Happen?; Inside The Real "Alpha House"; Mega Musicians Are Now "Franchise Players"
• Newtown 911 Tapes Released; Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal; Cold Snap Creeping Across the West; Biden Relays Concerns to Chinese President; Interview with Jon Huntsman


December 03, 2013
• NTSB Live Press Conference; Kim Jung Un's Uncle Pushed Out?; Dylan Charged With "Inciting Hate"; Seth Rogen Should Thank Rob Ford?
• Train Derailment Investigation Continues; President Obama Touts Affordable Care Act; "I Wish I Hadn't Called It 'Obamacare'"; Cyber Monday Hits Sales Record


December 02, 2013
• Could A Clinton Run Harm Obama?; Alabama's Agony, Auburn's Ecstasy
• Interview With Bill Gates; Train Derailment Kills Four; Train Was Going 82 MPH in 30 MPH Curve; Interview with Bill Gates


November 29, 2013
• What If Hillary Clinton Doesn't Run?; Picket Signs At WalMarts Nationwide; Shoppers Mob Stores On Black Friday; J.D. Salinger Stories Leaked, Sold Online; Wall Street Closes Record-Busting Month; Out Of Bounds Behavior?
• Black Friday Madness; Japan-China Tensions; Website Deadline Looms for the White House; With Ways to Go, Christie Out in Front


November 27, 2013
• Healthcare.gov Rollout Delayed For Small Biz; "Nebraska" Tells Story Of Finding Hope In Hard Times
• Holiday Travel Mess; Will Balloons Fly at Macy's Parade?; Dodging Delays and Bad Traffic; Police: Three Sisters Freed from Personal Hell


November 26, 2013
• CBS's Lara Logan On Leave; Pope Outraged Over "Idolatry Of Money"; Pope Francis Unveils New Vision For Church; Prosecutors Want 30 Years For Knox; Gore Goes Vegan, Just Like Former Boss
• Winter Storms Impact Holiday Travel; Testing China's Airspace Claims; GOP Gains Ground Going into Midterms; "The War on Thanksgiving"


November 25, 2013
• Saeed Abedini's Family Not Celebrating Iranian Nuclear Deal; Obamacare's Looming Deadline: November 30; Beasties In Battle Over "Girls"; Beloved "Family Guy" Character Killed Off
• More Charged in Steubenville Rape Case; Weather Impacting Holiday Travel; Israel Criticizes Iran Nuclear Deal; Diplomatic Fallout Over Iran Nuclear Deal; Steubenville Schools Chief Indicted


November 22, 2013
• Are Young People Enrolling In Obamacare?; Obamacare And The Coming Elections; Running To Protect The President; Holding On To What We Got
• JFK Conspiracy Theories; Interview with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker; Secretary Kerry Heads to Geneva for Iran Talks


November 21, 2013
• Trapped In North Korea; Kerry Optimistic As Talks Resume In Geneva; Should The U.S. Apologize To Afghanistan?; Is Insurance "Fix" Working?; Representative Radel Has Checked Into Rehab; Man Found With Nazi-looted Art Work Speaks Out; Double Crash Survivor Shoots For The Stars; Canseco Pulled Over With Goats In Diapers
• Interview with Senator Tom Udall; Senate Changes Filibuster Rule; Iranian Nuclear Deal Close?; Reid Drops the Bomb; Interview with Senator Dan Coats; Launching Pad for 2016?


November 20, 2013
• Ernie Banks Receives Presidential Medal Of Freedom; U.S., Afghanistan Agree On Security Deal; "Atliens" Invading Coachella?; "Animal Planet" Host Busted
• Interview With Pennsylvania Congressman Tim Murphy; Mental Health in America; President Bush's Muse; Interview With Ernie Banks; Who Killed JFK?; George W. Bush Unveils His Latest Portrait


November 19, 2013
• Health Insurance "Success Story" Takes 180 Turn; Two Former Governors Debate Next Step In Affordable Care Act Battle; Silicon Valley Loves The Ladies?; Congressman Arrested For Coke; More People Have Cell Phones Than Toilets; "It's A Wonderful Life" Sequel Underway; "Best Man: Holiday" Sequel In the Works
• Virginia State Senator Stabbed; Interview with Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa; Interview with Israeli Government Spokesman Mark Regev


November 18, 2013
• Crack-Smoking Mayor Says He Won't Go; Cheney Versus Cheney
• Stock Market Soars; Devastation in Illinois; Interview with Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois; Surviving an EF4 Tornado; Cheney Vs. Cheney


November 15, 2013
• Are Energy Companies Marketing To Children?; Matt Damon Sits Down With Jake; Family: "All He Had To Do Was Call 911"; Praying For The Leader Of The Free World
• Interview With U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes; Interview With Matt Damon; Relief Efforts Continue in Philippines; Obama's Legacy on the Line?; "Rockstar Energy Drink" Toys?


November 14, 2013
• Is Andy Kaufman Still Alive?; House Democrats Comment On Obamacare Fix; What If JFK Had Lived?
• Interview with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin; President Obama Offers Obamacare Fix; "I Was Not Informed Directly"; Newly Found Papers from Day JFK Died


November 13, 2013
• Costas Doesn't Want Son Playing Football; "Ghost" Coming To The Small Screen?; "The Bully Pulpit"
• Interview With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Released; 106,185 Enrolled Through Obamacare
• Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Released


November 12, 2013
• Interview With Sarah Palin On Faith And Family; Frantic Search and Rescue Continues In Hard-Hit Philippines; "Let Them Keep What They've Got"; The World's Biggest Airline; Viral Video Spawns Children's Book
• New Healthy Heart Guidelines; Interview With Sarah Palin


November 11, 2013
• Incognito: "I Am Not A Racist"; Atlanta Braves Moving To The Burbs; Cosby Working On New Shows; "Downtown Abbey" Gets Fifth Season; Marines To Disaster Zone; Children Of The Fallen
• Disaster Relief Continues in Philippines; No Deal With Iran on Nuclear Program; Amazon to Offer Sunday Deliveries


November 08, 2013
• Has Easing Of Sanctions Already Begun With Iran?; The Downfall Of Cycling's Superman; Economy Survived Government Shutdown; Starving For An Oscar
• Super Typhoon Strikes Philippines; Iran Nuclear Talks Continue; An "Administrative Fix"?; Will There Be A Deal with Iran?


November 07, 2013
• "The Elephant In The Room"; Affordable Care Act Gets Ripped At CMAs; CMA Song Of The Year Honors Fallen Soldier; The Nuclear Waste Next Door
• Banning Trans Fats; Twitter's IPO; Braced for a "Super Typhoon"


November 06, 2013
• Did Coaches Unleash A "Bully"?; Monsters Of The Gridiron; Blockbuster Closing All Remaining Stores; Battle Over Looted Paintings
• Legalizing Marijuana; Interview With New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Marijuana Movement is Growing; Rock Star Of The GOP


November 05, 2013
• Politics Discussion With Co-Author Of "Double Down"; New York Says Bye To Bloomberg; Colorado Voters Take On Pot Tax; Paul Faces New Claims Of Plagiarism
• Interview With New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; Copycat Allegations Against Rand Paul; Toronto Mayor Admits to Smoking Crack Cocaine


November 04, 2013
• Eleven Colorado Counties To Vote On Secession Tomorrow; Dolphins Suspend Richie Incognito In Bullying Case; Toronto Mayor Under Fire For Alleged "Crack" Video; Blackberry Tries To Find Former Glory
• New Details on Alleged LAX Gunman; Game Changed; Dishing Dirt & Settling Scores


November 01, 2013
• TSA: Multiple Agents Shot, One Killed At LAX; Interview with Rep. Loretta Sanchez
• Shooting at LAX; Shooter Wounded, Taken to Hospital; TSA: Multiple Agents Shot, 1 Killed at LAX


October 31, 2013
• How Obamacare Is Affecting Wal-Mart; Low Attendance At Booker Swearing In?; Senator Cruz's Dad Makes Controversial Comments; Food Stamp Cuts Start Tomorrow; Boston Stronger
• Interview With New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez; Syria's Chemical Weapons; Red Sox Win World Series; Interview with Kendrick Johnson's Parents; Interview with Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon


October 30, 2013
• Obama Defends Health Care Law; Interview with Rahm Emanuel
• President Obama Speaks in Boston; Obama Defends Health Care Law


October 29, 2013
• Exclusive interview with Charles Krauthammer; White House Promises Obamacare Web Site to Be Up on November 30th; "The Government Killed Pontiac"; New Policy: Take the Weekends Off; Inside "Mad" Magazine
• Interview with California Congressman Adam Schiff; NSA Scandal; Obamacare Rollout Problems; If You Like Your Plan, You Can Keep It?; Interview with Charles Krauthammer


October 28, 2013
• Federal Judge Rules Parts of Texas Abortion Law Unconstitutional; Does The President Have A Problem When It Comes To Accountability?; Murdoch's Empire Under Fire; "Bad Grandpa" Defies "Gravity"; "Entourage" Movie A Go?; Score A $1 Million Painting For $135
• Interview With Former Vice President Dick Cheney; Texas Abortion Law Struck Down


October 25, 2013
• "Crying Crocodile Tears"?; Road Block For Fed Chair Nominee?; Missing The Signs Of The Financial Crisis; Food Network Turns 20; "Emperor" James Visits China
• Earthquake in Japan; Spying on Friends; Search for a Motive in Teacher Murder; Ironing Out the Kinks; Sebelius Not Heeding GOP Calls for Resignation


October 24, 2013
• Bush And Obama: Allies On Immigration?; Are Bush And Cheney Still Close?; A Spy On American Soil?; Eagles Player Robbed Of $225,000
• Interview With Congressman Tim Murphy; Obamacare Hearings; Pirates Attack Off Nigerian Coast; Pirates Kidnap 2 American Mariners; The Story of a Killer Whale


October 23, 2013
• New York City's Mayoral Race Heating Up; Red Sox Stay Boston Strong; Jezebel.Com's Encyclopedia; Biggest Postmortem Paydays


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