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March 02, 2015
• Moscow Assassination Of Boris Nemtsov Deepens; Homeless Man Shot Five Times While On Ground; Cleveland Blames 12-Year-Old In His Own Death; Ice And Snow Storms Stretch Nationwide
• Israeli Prime Minister to Address Congress; LAPD Shooting Death; More Than 30 Democrats Boycotting Speech; Iraqi Forces Battle ISIS for Key City


February 27, 2015
• Police: Gunman Killed Himself After Rampage; Jeb Bush Speaks At CPAC; Should Airlines Stop Underage Fliers?; ISIS Shown Destroying Artifacts In Iraq
• Stopping Jihadi John; American Blogger Killed; Missouri Murders; Is U.S. Changing Timeline to Retake Mosul?; Police: Gunman Killed Himself After Rampage


February 26, 2015
• Conservatives Gather to Woo the Base; Tensions Grow Ahead of Israeli PM Visit; D.C. vs. Capitol Hill in Pot Showdown
• Interview with Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard; Jihadi John Unmasked; FBI: Suspect's Mom Took Away His Passport; Report: ISIS Holding 262 Christians Hostage


February 25, 2015
• Stopping the Spread of ISIS Recruiting; South Facing More Snow and Ice; Is Scott Walker New Leader Of GOP Pack?; Ron Paul "Food Stamp" Comment Raises Eyebrows
• ISIS Arrests in New York; Interview with Adam Kinzinger


February 24, 2015
• Western Governments At A Loss To Deal With The Effective Recruiting ISIS Does; Veterans Affairs Secretary Called Press Conference To Apologize For Making False Claims About His Military Record; Some Veterans' Advocacy Groups Leery Of Secretary McDonald's Leadership Now; Missionary Taken By Armed Men In Nigeria; Report: Jet- Setting Congressman Used Taxpayer Dollars
• Train Wreck; Travel Warnings; ISIS Recruits; NTSB Heads to Train Wreck Site; Teenagers Flew to Turkey Last Week


February 23, 2015
• New Propaganda Video From ISIS Released Today; Midwestern United States Slammed With Wicked Winter Storm; Red Carpet Revolutionaries; Violence Rages on Despite Peace Deal; Hollywood's Biggest Night Gets Political
• Interview With Ohio Congressman Michael Turner; Malls Under Threat?; Oscars Get Political; Mueller Family Slams "No Ransom" Policy; Families Fear Missing Teens Have Crossed Syrian Border


February 20, 2015
• Former Mayor Says Obama Doesn't Love America; Record Cold Freezes Niagara Falls; Key Town Collapses As Cease-fire Crumbles
• ISIS Rampage; Deadly Cold; New Twist in Road Rage Case; Missing Teen Girls May Be Heading to Syria; Another Cold Front


February 19, 2015
• Former Mayor Says Obama Doesn't Love America; Record Cold Freezes Niagara Falls; Key Town Collapses As Cease-fire Crumbles
• Arrest Made in Road Rage Incident; Fighting ISIS; ISIS Grows Presence, Builds Strength in Libya; Interview with U.S. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas


February 18, 2015
• Obama: Extremism A Fight For Hearts And Minds
• President Obama on Terror Threats; ISIS Pushed Back in Iraq; Obama Speaking at Violent Extremism Summit


February 17, 2015
• Examining the Ukraine Ceasefire; Judge Blocks Obama's Immigration Orders; Nashville Struggles Through Ice Storm
• New Details on Paris Terror Attacks; Terrorist Hit List; Report: Hebdo Terrorist Texted Market Gunman; Gunman Had Gang Past Became Radicalized; U.S. Fights ISIS Propaganda Machine


February 16, 2015
• Fifty Five Million Feeling Freezing Temps, Snow; Sleazy Politics Isn't A New Thing
• Terror in Denmark; Egypt Attacks ISIS; Killer Freeze; CNN Poll: 58 Percent Say ISIS War Going Poorly; Copenhagen Gunman May Have Had Help


February 13, 2015
• Ginsburg And Scalia's Wild Adventures; Coast Guard Sent To Save Fishing Crew; Oregon Governor Resigns During "Ugly" Scandal; "New York Times" Media Critic David Carr Dies
• Battle Against ISIS; North Carolina Muslim Students Killed: FBI Looking Into Case As Possible Hate Crime


February 12, 2015
• Obama Uses Selfie Stick To Sell Obamacare; Deadly Parking Dispute Or Hate Crime?; Boston Braces For Another Blizzard; Legendary Newsman Killed In NYC Car Crash
• Suspected ISIS Terrorist Breaks Silence; North Carolina Murders; Interview with Republican Congressman Mike McCaul; Vladimir Putin Agrees to new Ceasefire


February 11, 2015
• Man Accused Of Killing Three Muslim Students; Stewart To Leave "Daily Show" Later This Year; Williams Suspended From NBC For Six Months
• Interview With New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez; President Obama Requests Authority for War on ISIS; North Carolina Murders; Intel: Mueller Possibly Given to ISIS Fighter; Ukraine Fighting Intensifies Ahead of Talks


February 10, 2015
• Growing Concern Over ISIS; Interview With Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Heavy Snow Caving In Roofs In New England; Massive Security Flaw Exposed At U.S. Airports?; Chris Christie Takes "Straight Talk" To Iowa
• U.S. Hostage Killed; Airline Safety Fears; ISIS Sent Family Proof U.S. Hostage is Dead; Interview with U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona


February 09, 2015
• Kayla Mueller's Fate Remains Unknown; Kurdish Forces Hope to Retake Key City; Interview with Rep. Peter King; Measles Outbreak Spreads To Three New States, D.C.; Exit Stage West
• More Snow Targets New England; Russia's Aggression; Dangerous Snow Piles High In Northeast; Battle Between Ukraine and Pro-Russia Rebels Escalates


February 06, 2015
• Conflicting Accounts On Chopper Claims; Pilots May Have Shut Down Wrong Engine; ISIS: American Woman Killed In Airstrike
• ISIS Claims Jordan Airstrike Killed U.S. Hostage; Brian Williams Controversy


February 05, 2015
• What Went Wrong with Flight 235?; Jordan Steps Up Airstrikes in Syria; New Cases of Measles Confirmed at Daycare
• Interview with Ohio Congressman Michael Turner; Ukraine on the Brink; Brian Williams Under Fire; Williams Apologizes for False Iraq Story; Chopper Pilot Speaks Out; 12 Missing After Plan Clips Bridge


February 04, 2015
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki; Interview With Rep. Lindsey Graham; Six Killed In Fiery New York Train Wreck; Surgeon General Pushes For Vaccination
• Plane Crash Caught on Tape; New York Train Crash; Flight Clips Bridge, Plunges Into River; Jordan Vows to Avenge Pilot's Death


February 03, 2015
• Shocking ISIS Video of Execution; Interview with Michael Steinbach; Carson: No Religious Exemptions For Vaccines; Harper Lee Releasing Second Novel Ever
• ISIS Terror; Stabbing Attack in France; Interview with Congressman Mac Thornberry; 2 Soldiers Attacked Outside Jewish Center


February 02, 2015
• Cancelation and Delay for Air Travel; Dropping Temperatures in the Northeast; Escalation of Conflict in Eastern Ukraine; Are Brash Ads A Thing Of The Past?; More Commercials Target Dads, Families; "American Sniper" Top War Film Ever
• Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; Snowstorm Batters Northeast; Terror of ISIS; CDC Warns Large Outbreak is Possible; Strong Storm Hits Midwest & Northeast


January 30, 2015
• Fight For Wounded Warriors Pays Off; Mitt Romney Says No To 2016 Run; More Snow Hits New England; Rap Mogul Accused In Fatal Hit And Run
• Interview with Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark; Paris Terror Video; FAA Calls for a "No Drone Zone"; Fight for Wounded Warriors Pays Off


January 29, 2015
• Indonesia: Co-Pilot At Controls; North Korea Restarting Nuclear Reactor?; Costner Confronts Race In New Film; Super Bowl Caps Season Of Scandal
• U.S. Contractors Killed in Afghanistan; ISIS Hostage Swap?; Vaccine Recommended for Kids 12 Months & Up; Cuba's President Makes Demands of U.S.


January 28, 2015
• Israeli-Hezbollah Clashes in Golan; Dire Situation in Nantucket; Some Claim Link To ISIS, FBI Investigating; Questions Raised About Drone Safety
• ISIS Deadline; Flooding Worries; Attack in Libya; ISIS Says It's Behind Fatal Hotel Siege in Libya; New England Digging Out From Blizzard


January 27, 2015
• FBI Busts Alleged Russian Spy Ring In NYC; Storm Kills Power On Nantucket; Charging Bo Bergdahl; Dangerous Flooding in Massachusetts; Storm's Effect on Aviation and Air Travelers
• Snowstorm Batters Northeast; Flooding Concerns Along Massachusetts Coast; Source: Army Nears Bergdahl Decision


January 26, 2015
• Snowstorm Coming to Northeast; Empty Shelve in Stores as People Stock Supplies; Floods, Winds and Snow Hitting Northeast; Drone Crashes On White House Lawn; New York Governor Talks Storm Prep
• Massive Snowstorm Hits East Coast; State of Emergency Declared Across Northeast; Interview with Boston Mayor Martin Walsh


January 23, 2015
• Israeli-U.S. Relations Very Cold; NFL Confirms Patriots Game Balls Improperly Inflated; How Nasty Will 2016 Primary Fight Get?; Messy Weekend Winter Storm
• Yemen Plunged into Political Turmoil; Power Vacuum Erupting Throughout Arab World; U.S. Official: Netanyahu "Spat In Our Face"; Uncertain Fate for ISIS Hostages; Patriots Investigated for Cheating


January 22, 2015
• New England Patriots Quarterback News Conference; Analysis of Brady's Remarks
• Navy Scandal; Patriots Address Cheating Allegations


January 21, 2015
• Congress Invites Netanyahu to Speak Without Consulting White House; Interview with Sen. Cory Gardner Official: Alarms Heard On Airasia Black Boxes; YouTube Stars To Question President Obama
• Interview With Indiana Congressman Andre Carson; New England Patriots Caught Cheating?; Terror Hunt; Yemen on the Brink of Collapse; Deflate-Gate: Did Pats Cheat to Win?


January 20, 2015
• Preview of State of the Union Speech; First Lady Welcomes Inspirational War Hero; Russian Spy Ship In Cuba
• Interview With Senior Presidential Adviser Valerie Jarrett; ISIS Holding Japanese Hostages; Terror Crackdown; AirAsia Jet Climbed "Too Fast" Before Crash


January 19, 2015
• Tracing Terrorists in Europe; Obama's Coming State of the Union Address; NSA Had Hacked North Korea before Sony Was Hacked; Black Boxes Reveal New Clues In Airasia Crash; "American Sniper" Shatters Box Office Records
• Interview With Ohio Congressman Michael Turner; Terror Dragnet; U.S. Concerned Over Violence in Yemen; Boko Haram Hostages Freed; Authorities Hunting Alleged Ring Leader of Belgian Terror Cell


January 16, 2015
• More Airport Security Expected Soon; Source: Up To 20 Terror Cells Ready To Strike; Does Thwarted Plot Signal New Era Of Terror?
• New Phase of Terrorism?; Terror Raids in Europe; Source: Up to 20 Terror Cells Ready to Strike; Obama, Cameron United Against Terror


January 15, 2015
• 10 Raids Take Place Across Belgium; Interview with Tony Blair; Ohio Man Plots Terror Attack on U.S. Capitol
• Interview with Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff; Two Terror Suspects Killed in Belgium Raid; Belgium "Major Imminent Attack" Foiled


January 14, 2015
• Fourth Suspect in French Terror Attacks Identified; Boko Haram's Deadliest Attack?; Plot To Poison Speaker John Boehner Uncovered; Ohio Man Arrested For U.S. Attack Plot
• Poison Plot; Terror Group Claims Credit for French Attack; Increased Screening in Place at U.S. Airports; Interview with U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff of California


January 13, 2015
• Interview with Bradley Cooper, Taya Kyle; Officials Closer To Learning Cause Of Crash; Woody Allen To Create Amazon TV Series
• New Video of French Terror Attack; New Airport Security Measures; Interview with Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina


January 12, 2015
• Some Leaders' Presence at Unity March Raised Questions; Prevention of Terror Attack in U.S.; Terrorists Kill Up to 2,000 People in Nigeria; Demonstrations of Resilience in France
• CENTCOM's Twitter and YouTube Accounts Hacked; Obama Absent From Paris Unity Rally; Terror Hunt


January 09, 2015
• Report: AQAP Claims Responsibility For "Charlie" Terror Attack; Officials: Three French Terrorists Killed; FBI Warns Law Enforcement After Paris Attack
• Terror in France; Officials: 3 French Terrorists Killed; Report: AQAP Claims Responsibility for "Charlie" Terror Attack


January 08, 2015
• Manhunt Underway For Paris Terror Suspects; France To United States: Suspect Trained With Al Qaeda In Yemen; FBI: Blast Near NAACP Could Be Domestic Terror; World Mourns Victims In Terror Attack
• French Manhunt Continues; Intelligence Agencies Reevaluating Targets with Suspected Terror Links; Tracking Potential Terrorists; Interview with U.S. Congressman Peter King of New York


January 07, 2015
• Paris Official: Three Suspects May Have Been Arrested; Paris Deputy Mayor: Suspects Have Been Identified
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Terror Attack in France; Paris Official: 3 Suspects May Have Been Arrested


January 06, 2015
• Boehner Challenged But Reelected Speaker; Bin Laden "Shooter" Under NCIS Investigation; LBJ Portrayal Criticized In "Selma"; LBJ Portrayal Criticized In "Selma"; New Gadgets On Display At CES; Apple Patents Bendy Phone, Smart Glasses
• Movie Fact and Fiction; AirAsia Search; U.S. Skiers Killed in Avalanche; U.S. Ski Team Mourns Loss of Olympic Hopefuls; Argument Over Allowance Ends in Murder?; GOP Control Senate for First Time Since '06


January 05, 2015
• Some House Republicans Want to Choose New Speaker; 12 Hours on Plane before Flight Even Starts; North Korea Calls Sanctions "Repugnant"; CDC: Flu Outbreak An "Epidemic"
• Stocks Fall; Flu Season; AirAsia Crash Investigation; Boston Marathon Bombing Trial Begins; Republicans to Vote for Leadership Tomorrow


January 02, 2015
• Jeb Bush Clearing Path For 2016 Run; State Department Deeply Concerned By West Bank Incident; Florida State University Quarterback Taunted By Oregon Players; Bono: I May Never Play Guitar Again; Great Scott: It's 2015
• U.S. Issues Sanctions Against North Korea; Search Continues for AirAsia Crash Victims; New Sanctions on N. Korea Over Hack; Former NY Gov. Mario Cuomo Dead at 82


December 31, 2014
• Protecting Your Family from Flu; Steve Scalise's Apology for Talking to Neo-Nazi Associated Group; Going To Have A Ball; Uber Expecting 2 Million Rides On NYE; Why We Get Drunk Is Still A Mystery
• Search for AirAsia Jet Continues; Families Asked for Medical Records; CDC: Flu Outbreak Hits Epidemic Level


December 30, 2014
• Bodies, Debris From AirAsia Plane Found; Sony Hack; Ships with Sonar Equipment Sent to Site


December 29, 2014
• Shots Fired At Two LAPD Officers; Number Three House Republican Likely Spoke To White Power Group; "The Interview" Makes $15 Million Online
• Interview with Australian Ambassador to United States Kim Beazley; Search for Missing Airliner; Los Angeles Manhunt


December 26, 2014
• Plan In Works To Transfer Gitmo Detainees; Tsunami: A Decade Later; Putin Cancels Holiday; Money Missing After Van Spills Cash; Perry On Possible Presidential Run In 2016; Conservative Base Might Challenge Jeb Bush
• Remembering Fallen Officers; Game Systems Attacked; Moviegoers Flock to see "The Interview"; Sony, Microsoft Gaming Networks Hacked


December 23, 2014
• Tornado Hits Mississippi; Feds: Delta Baggage Handler Smuggled Guns; U.S. Economy in Overdrive; Google Unveils Driverless Car; Naughty Politicians Inspire Sex Scandal Play
• Tension in New York; Independent Theaters to Show 'The Interview'; North Korea's Internet Problems; Possible Tornado Hits Mississippi; Protesters to March Despite Mayor's Plea; Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York


December 22, 2014
• Live Press Conference on the Shooting of Two NYPD Officers; Official Cop Killer Had "Despair" Anti-Government Feelings; NYC Mayor: Time To Move Forward And Heal Division
• New York Mayor and Police Commissioner Hold News Conference; Mayor Says Police "Must Be Respected"


December 19, 2014
• FBI Traces Sony Hacking To North Korea; Clooney Slams Hollywood For Folding; Steve Carell Film Set In North Korea Shelved; Obama Touts Immigration Reform, Economy, Cuba Deal
• President Obama Criticizes Sony; Head of Sony Pictures Speaks Out; Interview with Senator Dianne Feinstein of California


December 18, 2014
• Is North Korea Waging a Cyberwar?; Stars Slam Sony for Pulling "The Interview"; President Opens Door to Cuba Travel
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki; Cyber Threats; Cuba Controversy; Interview with Republican Congressman Michael McCaul on Cyberterrorism


December 17, 2014
• Controversial Swap of Prisoners between U.S. and Cuba; Movie Theaters Dropping "The Interview"; Theaters Pull Movie After Sony Hacking Threat; Terror Crackdown After Pakistan School Attack


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