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September 03, 2008
• What's Fair Game in Presidential Election?; Will GOP Strategy Succeed?; Country Stars Pen McCain Song; New Orleans Residents Head Home
• Palin to Address Republican National Convention; Interview With Congressman John Boehner
• Analysis of Republican National Convention; Foreign Policy and the Election; Gustav's Aftermath: Assessing the Damage
• Republican Convention: Sarah Palin Looks to Deliver Big with Speech; Capturing the Youth Vote; Monitoring the Weather, Tropical Storm Hanna Continues Raging
• Learning About Sarah Palin; Preveiwing RNC Day Three Festivities; Examining Day Two Speeches


September 02, 2008
• Republican National Convention Focuses on McCain Biography; LAX Plane Emergency; Tornado on the Ground in Louisiana
• Obama's Five-Point Lead Over McCain; Interview With Tommy Thompson; After Gustav: Assessing the Damage
• GOP Launches Second Day of Convention; Gulf Coast Assesses Hurricane Damage; Stocks Surge on Storm's End
• Spotlight Remains on McCain's Surprising Choice for Running Mate; Day Two of Republican National Convention; Aftermath of Hurricane Gustav
• Effects of Gustav: How Did Oil & Gas Industries Withstand?; Republican National Convention Gears up for Day 2
• Governor Bobby Jindal Holds Press Conference; Interview With FEMA Administrator David Paulison; Republican Convention Changes
• Peak Hurricane Season Has Arrived; Republicans Gear up to Get Convention on Track


September 01, 2008
• Hurricane Gustav Pounds Gulf Coast; Republicans Limit First Night of Convention
• Concern About Levees, Industrial Canal Overtopping; Power Out in Baton Rouge, Command Center for Storm in Louisiana
• Hurricane Gustav Hits Louisiana
• Industrial Canal Overflows in New Orleans; Biggest Threats, Flooding and Tornadoes; President Bush on Gustav
• Hurricane Gustav Hits Louisiana; Power out in French Quarter Since Daybreak; Some Levees Along Industrial Canal Getting Overtopped
• Hurricane Gustav Makes Landfall in Cocodrie, Louisiana. New Orleans Battered By Surge, Winds; Waves Splash Over Industrial Canal Levee Short of A Breach
• Further Coverqage of Hurricane Gustav


August 31, 2008
• New Orleans Braces for Gustav; Jindal, Chertoff Update Emergency Info
• More Speculation on Gustva's Potential Damage on the Gulf Coast as it Nears Landfall
• Watching Hurricane Gustav
• Gustav Causes Changes in Republican Convention Schedule
• Continuing Coverage of Hurricane Gustav. RNC to be Abbreviated Due to Hurricane Gustav


August 30, 2008
• Memorial Service for Rep. Tubbs-Jones; Gustav Headed for New Orleans; Evacuation Planning Underway; Who is Sarah Palin?
• Cat. 4 Gustav Moves into Gulf; Who Is Sarah Palin?
• Tracking Hurricane Gustav; McCain and Palin Campaign
• Gustav Hitting Cuba Now; Republican Convention in Jeopardy; Tough Line on Protesters Ahead of GOP Convention
• McCain's Pick; Hurricane Katrina Anniversary; Hurricane Gustav; Stephanie Tubbs-Jones Memorial
• Hurricane Gustav; Political Recap
• Hurricane Gustave Upgraded to Category 3 and Heading Towards the Gulf Coast; Is FEMA Ready This Time Around?; John McCain's Surprise VP Pick, Governor Sarah Palin: Does She Have What It Takes?


August 29, 2008
• McCain Announces Running Mate; Gulf Coast Prepares for Gustav
• McCain Picks VP; President Bush's Reaction to McCain's Choice for VP; Interview With Congresswoman Heather Wilson
• McCain Chooses Sarah Palin as V.P.
• John McCain Picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Running Mate; John McCain Introduces Sarah Palin in Dayton, Ohio
• McCain Picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as VP Choice; Will McCain's VP Choice Affect Obama's Bounce?
• Reaction From Obama's Historic Acceptance Speech; Buzz Abounds over McCain VP Pick; New Orleans Back on Alert for Gustav
• Discussion of Obama's Acceptance Speech; McCain to Unveil His Pick for Running Mate Today; Tropical Storm Gustav Heading Toward the Gulf Coast


August 28, 2008
• Obama Looks for Convention Bounce; McCain V.P. Watch; Severe Weather: Louisiana and Mississippi Declare State of Emergency; Program Makes Refugee Status Available for Iraqis
• McCain's VP Choice; The Importance of Political Speeches; Conflicted in Iraq: To Stay or Go?
• Obama to Address Convention; Hurricane Heads for Cuba, Gulf Coast; McCain May Steal Dems Attention with VP Announcement; Homeland Security Secretary Addresses Storm Concerns and Preparations in Place
• Building Anticipation for Barack Obama's Historic Speech; Analysis of Democratic National Convention; Did Bill Clinton Seal the Deal with Hillary's Followers?
• Guessing Game: Who Will McCain Tap as Running Mate?; Obama's Big Speech; Vladimir Putin Speaks About Conflict with Georgia
• Anxiously Awaiting Obama's Historic Speech; Gustav Revs Up and Hits Carribean; Who Will McCain Tap as VP
• Democrats Making History and Putting Their Family Feud Behind Them; Desperate Situation in Northeast India Now Looking Even Worse; Russia Fails to Get Support from China and Other Asian Nations; High Gas Prices Making The World Thirsty for Ethanol; Taco Trucks Can Stay


August 27, 2008
• National Security Focus for Democratic Convention Day Three; Gustav to Become Major Hurricane?; Dora Torres' Surgery
• Critical Contents of Bill Clinton's Convention Speech; Joe Biden's Impact on Ticket; New Orleans Prepares for Gustav
• Biden & Bill Clinton to Speak at DNC Tonight; Activist Predicts Large Youth Turnout in November; Hurricane May Hit New Orleans; Deputy Fired Over Relationship with Missing Girl's Mother
• All Eyes on Bill Clinton Tonight; Hillary Clinton's Convention Speech; Energy Security Concern for Voters
• Clinton's Democratic National Convention Speech; Joe Biden to Bring the Heat; Iraq Steps up in Anbar
• Bill Clinton's Speech Highly Anticipated; U.S. Troops to Turn Over Anbar Province; Hillary Clinton Delivering Big in Denver: 'No Way, No How, No McCain'
• Hillary Clinton's Speech Examined; Preview of Convention Day Three; Tracking Tropical Storm Gustav; Political Divide Plays Out in Bangkok


August 26, 2008
• Democratic Spotlight Shines on Hillary Clinton; FAA Computer Glitch Impacts Flights Nationwide
• Senator Clinton Tasked to Deliver Unity with D.N.C. Speech; Women in Politics Honored; New Mexico Jail Break Leaves 5 Men Still at Large
• Clinton, Warner to Speak Tonight; Obama Advisor Evaluates First Night's Speeches; McCain Addresses Veterans about Improving Services; A Panel Discusses Obama's and McCain's View on the Economy
• Hillary Clinton to Address Democratic National Convention; Analysis of First Night of Convention; John McCain to Speak to American Legion Convention; Athletes For Obama
• How Conventions Work; Interview With Jesse Jackson, Jr.; Rare Disease Abundant in Pennsylvania
• Will Hillary Clinton's Convention Speech Bring Unity?; Are the Obamas That Different from Other American Families?; After New Mexico Jail Break, 5 Inmates are Still on the Run
• Michelle Obama Delivers Powerful Speech; Will Hillary Clinton's Speech Rally Dems to Unity?; Hurricane Gustav Takes Aim at Haiti


August 25, 2008
• Democrats United?; Plane Crashes During Little League Game; 15- Year-Old Suicide Bomber Captured in Iraq
• Day One for the Democrats; Obama in Dead Heat With McCain; Run for the Fallen; Biden's Economic Record
• Florida Begins Recovery From Fay; Democratic Nation Convention Begins; Democrats Face Rumors of Clinton Split Before Convention; Small Plane Crashes on Little League Field; Girl, 15, Caught with Suicide Vest in Iraq; How Does Biden Stack up on Economic Issues?
• Democratic Convention: Day One; John McCain Isn't Allowing Obama to Have Spotlight Just to Himself This Week; Biden on the Economy
• National Democratic Convention: Day One; Florida Still Flooded by Fay
• Final Democratic Convention Preparations; Preview of Today's DNC Activities; Spanish Airliner Crash Memorials
• Fay Has Finally Left Florida, But Flooding Continues; Iraqi Girl Duped into Suicide Bomb Vest; Convention Preparations Continue; Tornado Warnings Raised in Alabama; Beijing Olympics Handoff to London


August 24, 2008
• New McCain Attack Ad; New Poll Out Showing The Race Between Obama and McCain Changed Significantly; Hillary Clinton Decided to Release Her Delegates to Barack Obama; Madonna Slammed John McCain Comparing Him to Hitler; Plane Crash Rescue on Tape; Two Tornadoes Ripping in Colorado; Fair Tax Debate
• Flood Insurance Needed in Risky Areas; Virtual World Relationship Leads to Arrest; Dems Gather in Denver for Convention; Prisoners Practicing Yoga; A look at the Beijing Elections; Iraq Heroes Honored by Race.
• Politics and Money; Dead Zone; Talk Radio; I.O.U.S.A.; Top Financial Stories; Rising Tuition Costs
• Hillary Clinton Will Releases Her Delegates; McCain Launches New Attack Ads; No More Income Tax?
• Democratic Friendly Fire Used by McCain; Obama Attacks McCain on Number of Houses; Congressman Talks About Energy Legislation; Former Olympians Celebrate 60 Years


August 23, 2008
• Biden Chosen as Obama's Running Mate
• Obama Picks Biden for VP
• Senator Biden Introduced as Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee
• Obama and Biden Speak in Illinois; Examining the Democratic Ticket
• Preview of the Democratic Convention; More Discussion of Joe Biden
• Democratic Convention Preview; Biden Profile
• Obama Picks Biden; Tropical Storm Fay
• Senator Obama Picks Senator Joe Biden For VP Nominee
• Obama Picks Joe Biden as Running Mate; Tropical Storm Fay Rages On; Democratic Convention Preview


August 22, 2008
• V.P. Decision Time; Fay Continues to Pound Florida; Taxpayers Foot Convention Bills; Age Questions Dog Chinese Gymnasts
• Obama Running Mate; Fay's Fifth Day in Florida; Russia's Deadline: Troops Seen Leaving Occupied Georgia
• Who Will be Obama's V.P.?; U.S., Iraq Reach Agreement on Withdrawal; Fay Floods Florida; Gulf War Vet Could Lose Job Due to Watch List
• Awaiting Obama's VP Announcement; U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq 2011; Russian Withdrawal From Georgia?
• Waiting to Hear Obama's Pick for Running Mate; Preview of the Democratic National Convention; Buses Collide in New Jersey; Tropical Storm Fay Continues to Create Problems for Floridians
• Obama VP Drama; U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq Scheduled for 2011; Russian Forces on the Move in Georgia; International Olympic Committee Investigates Age Controversy on China's Gymnastic Team


August 21, 2008
• Waiting on Obama's Running Mate; Russian Troops Remain in Georgia; Russia Warns U.S. About Missiles in Poland
• Fay Soaks Central Florida; Hillary Clinton Holdouts; Rice in Baghdad
• Tropical Storm Fay Continues to Plague Florida; Obama Campaign Targets McCain for House Gaffe; Bullet Biker Crashes after High-Speed Chase
• Presidential Race Tightens; Fay's Third Strike Against Florida; New York Mayor has Big Green Dream
• Obama Campaigns with Virginia Governor; Fay Continues Flooding Florida; Ponzi Scheme at University of Miami
• Senator Obama Campaigns with Virginia Governor; Fay Lingers Over Florida; The Presidential Race Tightens; Phelps' Facebook Frenzy


August 20, 2008
• Over 100 Feared Dead in Spanish Runway Disaster; Obama Nears Running Mate Announcement
• Madrid Runway Crash; Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones in Critical Condition After Aneurysm; The Running Mates: Whom Will the Candidates Choose?
• Candidates Closer to Announcing VPs; Most Passengers Feared Dead in Madrid Runway Crash; Tropical Storm Fay Floods Florida; Poland Agrees to House Missile Defense for U.S.
• VP Announcements Expected Soon; McCain's Strategy: Lifted From Clinton Playbook?; Plane off Runway at Madrid Airport
• An Airliner Has Crashed in Spain; Suspense Builds Over Number 2 Spot; Violent Crimes Lead to City Curfews
• Awaiting Vice Presidential Announcements; Fay Lingers Over Florida's Coastline; A New Front In U.S. Missile Defense


August 19, 2008
• Veepstakes Near Finish Line; Tropical Storm Fay Pounds Florida
• Rain Turns Roads into Rivers in Oklahoma; Is Ethnic Cleansing Behind Russian Invasion?; Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Discusses New Book and Old Boundaries


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