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August 17, 2009


August 16, 2009


August 15, 2009


August 14, 2009
• President Obama Holds Town Hall Meeting in Montana
• President Obama Takes Reform Pitch to Montana; 'Blue Dog' Feels Heat From Both Sides of Health Reform; Another Bank Failureon the Horizon?; The Partnership Between Michael Vick and Humane Society
• Obama to Speak at Montana Town-Hall; Air-Traffic Controllers Suspended after Hudson River Crash; Freerunners Use City as Playground; New Cash for Clunkers Promises More Selection, Faster Pay; Germany a Model for U.S. Health Insurance Debate; Some Parents Wary of HPV Vaccine; Organization that Aids Former Gang Members is Strapped for Cash
• Fire Help on the Way in California; Health Care Town Halls Touch Off Broader Debate; New York Air Controllers Suspended; Health Care Not Color Blind; Michael Vick Returns to NFL; Pre-Existing Health Problems; Is the Recession Over?
• Michael Vick Returns to NFL; President Obama Back on Road, Offensive on Health Care Reform; Congressman Mike Ross Criticized From Both Sides on Health Debate; Wildfires Burning in Northern California; 118 Confirmed Dead after Typhoon; BB&T Reportedly Buying Colonial Bank
• Funeral Procession Held for War Hero; Getting the Pulse of the People on Healthcare; New Troubles for Colonial Bancgroup; Michael Vick Back in the NFL; Surprises About Arlo Guthrie
• Biggest Bank Failure Yet; FAA Suspends NYC Air Controllers; President Pitches Health Care Plan; Typhoon in Taiwan Cuts Off Towns; Kids Enrolled in Vaccine Trials; Gates Assesses the Mission in Afghanistan; Ross on the Battle for Health Care Reform; Fortieth Anniversary of Woodstock; Afghanistan Preps For Key election


August 13, 2009
• Captain Speicher's Body Finally Returns Home; Pitino Embroiled in Sex Scandal; Banning of "Burquinis" Cause Controversy; Representative Sheila Jackson Lee's Phone Call During Town Hall Causes Controversy
• Health Care Debate Hits Home; Touring the Heartland, Talking Health Care, Economy; College Squeeze: Less Student Financial Aid; Boys Admit to Raping Fellow Liberian Refugee; Sheila Jackson Lee Answers Cell Phone in the Middle of Town Hall Meeting; Part of Operation Eastern Resolve Two Kicks Off in Afghanistan; Go Anywhere JetBlue Goes For Flat Fee
• Everyday Americans Weigh in on Health Care; Couple Faces Jail After Foreclosure; Wildfire Ablaze in California; Young Muslims Attending Boot Camps; Thailand's Health System Depends on Volunteers
• Survey Says Recession Ended; Fight Over Health Care Reform; Fierce Fighting in Afghanistan; Pulsing of the People; College Squeeze; Reform and Single-Payer Plans, Overcoming Health Obstacles; Pilot Rescued by Rowers
• Mixed Signals on Economic Recovery; Weather Slows Taiwan Rescues; Extremist Militants Make Comeback in U.S.; Right-Wing Extremist Groups Growing; North Carolina Investigators Suspect Serial Killer; Wildfires Burn in California; Woman Vows to Read Entire Health Care Bill
• Fast Moving Wildfire in Santa Cruz; Tricks to Getting Final Extension on Unemployment Claims; Retail Sales Fall Flat; New Attacks Threatening Security Ahead Afghanistan Elections; New Offensive in Southern Afghanistan; Record Month of Foreclosures; Viewers Sound Off About Rick Pitino; More Americans Turning to Free Health Clinics; Rumors Swirling Around Health Care Reform; Foreclosure Packs One-Two Punch as Banks Walk Away From Seized Homes
• Fast-Moving Wildfire; GOP Gets an Earful; Pulse of the People on the Economy; Record Month of Foreclosures; Going after Afghan Drug Lords; Fact and Fiction about Health Care; Stocks Ready to Rally; Fast-Moving Wildfire; Coach Admits to Casual Sex


August 12, 2009
• President Obama Hands Out Presidential Medal of Freedom; 2009 Presidential Medal Of Freedom Ceremony; Hillary Clinton Makes Controversial Comments About U.S. Elections; Swastika Painted at Congressman's Office
• On the Fringe Line: Health Care Town Halls; 'Culture of Corruption' in Detroit; Holding Steady on Interest; Army Private Accused of Being Drug Cartel Hit Man; New Study Says More Than Half Of Health Care Spending Wasted; Horses Found Butchered and Sold For Food in South Florida
• Gibbs Responds to Town-Hall Protests; Citizens Weigh in on Health-Care Reform; Comparing U.S. Health Care to China's Health Care; Ad Campaign Drawing Attention in Washington
• Arlen Specter's Town Hall; Providing Affordable Health Care Insurance; The 20-Month Recession?; Health Care Road Trip Spurs Even More National Conversation; Tracking Your Web Searches; Electronic Haggling and Car Shopping; Urban Farming Could Be The Answer for Cities Like Detroit
• Into the Health Care Fray; Health Care Fact and Fiction; Afghanistan: Inside the Firefight; School Lunch Ads Make Point Using Obama's Daughters; Taiwan Struggles with Typhoon's Aftermath; Tropical Depression Could Become 1st Atlantic Hurricane; Study IDs Areas of Waste in Health Care
• Town Hall Blitz with Senator Grassley; White House Reception for Newly Appointed Justice Sonia Sotomayor
• Town Hall Blitz in Iowa; President Obama's PR Offensive; Is the Recession Ending? Protecting Afghan Voters; Who Will be Covered?; Health Care Fact of Fiction; Can't Afford Health Insurance; Police U.S. Soldier is Cartel Hit Man; Pharmacy raided in Jackson Case; Town Hall Blitz in Iowa


August 11, 2009


August 10, 2009
• Whale Beached in Florida Dies; Passenger on Stranded Flight Speaks Out; Discussion Over Health Care Heats Up Around the Country; Did White House Makes Deal with PhRMA?; Coroner's Report on Michael Jackson Completed Not Being Released; Are Americans Overmedicated and Turning to Illegal Substances To Satisfy Addiction?
• Corruption North of the Border; Health Reform Road Trip; Unhealthy Debate Over Health Care?; Taliban Not Losing; Passengers Stranded on Commuter Plane For Nine Hours; GM to Start Trial Run of Sales Via Ebay
• Obama to Remain Full Partner in Combating Mexican Drug Cartels; Mexican, Canadian, U.S. Leaders Meet; U.S., Canada, Mexico Wrap Up Summit; Maine Becoming a Front in Drug War
• North American Summit Held in Mexico; Toned-Down Town Hall; Taliban Gains Upper Hand; Stock Market rally Stalls; Health Care Debate Still Hot During Congressional Recess; Poll Indicates Democrats Losing Popularity, Republicans Not Gaining Any; Summit of "The Three Amigos"
• Health Care Town Halls; North American Summit; Crash in the Hudson; Professor: Health Care Reform Must Cover All, Reduce Cost Increases
• Public Anger Over Health Care Reform; Two Bodies Still Missing in Weekend's Plane-and-Helicopter Crash; Obama Meeting with Leaders of Canada and Mexico This Hour; Live Coverage of Health Care Town Hall Meeting in Missouri; Clinical Trials Started For Possible Swine Flu Vaccine; GM Starts Trial Period of Selling Cars on eBay Tomorrow; Unemployment Benefits Dwindling; Precautions Being Taken Against Swine Flu in Schools; China Experiements with Three-Dollar-a-Year Health Care Plan
• President Obama Heads to Mexico; Health Care in the Heartland; Bombings in Iraq; Recovery on the Hudson; U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan to Remain High


August 09, 2009


August 08, 2009


August 07, 2009
• A Fallen Soldier's Mom Shares Her Son's Story; Sister of Pres. Kennedy in Critical Condition
• Town Hall Free-For-Alls; President Obama: 'The Worst May Be Behind Us'; Should You Junk Your Clunker?; Health Care Fraud a Forgotten Problem; Movie Director Hughes Dies; Two Rhode Island Doctors Slash Expenses By Cutting Costs; The Weekend to Save on Sales Tax; Leader of Pakistani Taliban Reportedly Dead
• Some Sectors of Economy Still Hiring; Cash for Clunkers Fueling Car Sales; Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly; CDC Makes Recommendations for Returning Students; Trying to Restore Dignity to Burr Oaks Cemetery; What Unemployment Numbers Mean For the White House; Town Halls Turn Violent
• Shoving and Shouting and Health Care Town Halls; White House Reaction to Jobless Numbers; Window Washer in Peril; Grading the President; July Jobless Rate Falls to 9.4 Percent; Program Targeting Street Violence in Baltimore; Health Care Fraud Drives Up Prices; Battle over Soldiers' Flame-Resistant Uniforms; Two Doctors Cut Costs to Give Patients More Time
• July Jobless Rate Falls to 9.4 Percent; Rowdy Health Care Town Hall; Contractors Complain of Slow Stimulus Fund Arrival; World's Longest Yard Sale; Director John Hughes Dies
• Top U.S. Commander Talks Strategy in Afghanistan; New Jobless Rate A Glimmer of Hope; Obama Extends Cash for Clunkers; Pakistan's Taliban Leader Reportedly Killed in U.S. Drone Attack; 654 Miles of Bargain Hunting This Weekend; Best Bargain at Tax-Free Holidays; Manson Murders Still Resonate 40 Years Later; Bringing Children From Afghanistan Solace
• New Jobless Numbers Better Than Expected; President Obama to Talk about the Economy; Taliban Leader Suspected to be Dead; Cash for Clunkers Program Extended; Hypothermia Can Help Cardiac Arrest Survivors; New Flu Guidelines for Schools; Flu Guidelines for Schools; Grading the President; Explosive Health Care Meeting; Trade Law May Ban Troops Protection; New Jobless Numbers


August 06, 2009
• Politics of Chaos: Who's Behind Health-Care Protests?; Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed by Senate; Soldier is Laid to Rest; Tattered U.S. Flag Gets Replaced As Soldier Returns Home
• E-mail, Economy Stamping out Post Office; 200 Days in Office; Judgment Day for Sotomayor; Grading the President and His Money Moves; Will Homeowners Be Underwater Soon?; Two Is the Loneliest Number In Condo Building To Yourself
• Contractors: Stimulus Money Too Slow; Killer's Blog Reveals Motivation for Shooting; The War Next Door: Los Zetas; Hawaii Preps for Possible Hurricane Strike; Is Former President Clinton Overshadowing His Wife?; 1 in 15 Hospitalized Kids Face Medical Error; Dollar Stores Thriving; Were There More Manson Victims?
• Health Care: Deal or No Deal?; Senate to Vote on Sotomayor Nomination; Cyberattack on Twitter; Sinking Home Values; How To Save Your Home; Examining Cuba's Health Care System; Grading the President; Adjusting After North Korea
• Jobless Numbers; Taking the Economy's Temperature; Grading the President; Edwards Campaign Investigation; Town Hall Meetings: Genuine Outrage or Coordinated Disruption?; Hurricane Felicia Heading toward Hawaii; China's Three-Dollar Health Care Experiment; Twitter on the Fritz; Combating Trachoma in Ethiopia; Dollar Store Delight
• Grading The President on His 200th Day In Office; Gym Club Killer Revealed His Plan on the Internet; Avoiding Hospital Mistakes; Pricey Planes on the Taxpayers' Dollar?; Some Giving Up on Stereotype of the American Dream; Are There Other Manson Family Victims?
• Milestone Approaches for President Obama; More People Owing More than Home; More Details on Fitness Club Shooter from Police; Pricey New Planes for Congress? Freed Journalists Readjusting to Home; Grand Jury Meets on John Edwards Case; New Jobless Claims Numbers Dropped; Former Congressman Found Guilty in Bribery Case; Deadly Roadside Bombing in Afghanistan; Afghanistan Elections Approaching; More Cash for Clunkers; Fallen Hero of Korean War Back in Missouri


August 05, 2009
• Fitness Center Rampage; Joyous Homecoming for Ling and Lee; Fresno Man Flies Tattered Flag; Government's Homegrown Terror Case; No Bail for North Carolina Terrorists; A Different Kind of "Family"
• Home Funerals and Burials; Pardoned Journalists Return From North Korea; Time Running out for Cash for Clunkers Program; New Developments in Oklahoma Rape Case; Obama Administration To Give $2.4 Billion in Grants to Building Electric Cars; Live News Conference on Deadly Gym Shooting in Pennsylvania
• Obama: Stimulus Bill Helping to Push Forward Electric Cars; Birmingham May Have to Cut Police Force; American Journalists Return Home from North Korea; Hatred of Women May have Driven Pittsburgh Shooter; Public Bike System Takes off in Montreal; Vets Suing over Contaminated Medical Equipment; "Domino" Kidney Transplants Successful; Manson Family Members up for Parole
• President Obama on the Economy; U.S. Journalists Back Home; Iran's President Takes Office; Opinions on Health Reform; Bill Clinton Back on Stage; Deadly Gym Rampage; Health Care Reform Questions; Christmas in August at Famed London Shop
• Freed American Journalists Return Home; Protests Continue in Iran; Seven-Way Kidney Transplant Performed; Obama Speaks in Indiana
• Four Killed in Pennsylvania Gym Shooting; Ling and Lee Freed from North Korean Prison; President Obama Stumping for Stimulus Package in Indiana; Ahmadinejad Takes Oath of Office and Begins Second Term; How Washington Is Preparing Against Swine Flu; Will Bill Clinton's Visit Affect Future U.S.-North Korea Relations?; Battery Research As An Economical Jumpstart; Fortieth Anniversary of Charles Manson Murders; Economics and Giving Up Babies in South Africa
• Formerly Imprisoned Journalists, President Clinton Arrive in U.S. from North Korea


August 04, 2009
• Town Halls Get Heated Over Health Care Reform; North Korea Pardons U.S. Journalists; Soldier is Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery; Fight Over 'Clunkers'
• Detroit Schools Consider Filing Bankruptcy; Bill Clinton Trying to Negotiate Release of Two American Journalists From North Korea; White House Briefing; Town Mourns Gulf War Hero; August Recess Working Vacation for Lawmakers; Researchers Think They May Have Found Source of Malaria; How to Can Your Trash
• Bill Clinton in North Korea to Free American Journalists; Obama Meets with Democratic Senators; Baltimore Couple Accused of Making Child Porn; Michigan Prison Possible Site for Terror Detainees?; Young Teen Boys Brainwashed and Trained to Kill in Pakistan; One Oregon Couple Wants to Waste Not, Want Not Over the Next Year
• Bill Clinton Visits With North Korean Leader; Americans Held in Iran; Navy Town Honors One of Their Own; Health Care Helping Hand; Detroit Public Schools; Turbulent Sky; Jackson's Estate Value; Candidate Stumps on Bike
• Bill Clinton Meets With Kim Jong-il; Senate Debates Sotomayor; More Cash for Clunkers; Obama Meets with Democratic Senators; Australia Terror Plot Interrupted; Taliban Captures, Brutalizes Boys for Jihad
• Bill Clinton Visits North Korea; Senate Begins Debate on Sotomayor's Nomination Today; Police Looking for Possible Victims of Child Pornographers in Maryland; Remembering Charles Manson; Personal Income Fell Over One Percent in June; Detroit Public School System Considers Bankruptcy; Debating the True Cost of Healthcare
• Bill Clinton in North Korea; Americans Held in Iran, Australia Terror Plot Foiled; Dow Hits Nine-Month High; Finding the Next Guantanamo; Uniform Prices in Health Care; Stock Rally on Hold; U.S. Army Aims Higher for Recruits; Bill Clinton Delivers Message to Kim Jong Il; The Fight Back Against Bank Fees; Taliban Trained Children to Kill


August 03, 2009
• Obama's Taxing Decisions; Gulf War Mystery Ends, Violence Growing in Afghanistan; An Intern's Story of Extortion; McCain Plans to Vote No on Sotomayor
• Post-9/11 GI Bill Now in Effect; Paving the Way?; Tax Hikes on Middle Class?; Postal Service Faces Heavy Losses; Earthquake Hits Remote Area of Baja California; Geisinger Hospital's Innovative Change in How Services Offered
• Will White House Reverse Stand on Taxes?; Three Americans Arrested in Iran; White House Spokesman Says Raising Taxes on Middle Class Wouldn't Make Sense; Obama Signs New G.I. Bill
• Concern for Possible Middle Class Tax Hike; July Sizzles for Stock Market; Ford Has Positive Sales; Three Americans Detained in Iran; What's a Blue Dog Democrat; Auto Rebate Program Needs Cash; Cash for Clunkers; More Protests in Iran; NATO in Afghanistan as Long as it Takes; Iraq's Celebrity Traffic Cop
• More Education Money for Vets; 'No Tax Hike' Pledge in Doubt; Three Americans Detained in Iran; Michael Jackson's Mother Wants More Control over Estate; More Protests in Iran
• Continental Airlines Flight Diverted Due to Turbulence; Three Detained Americans Named; Possible Tax Hike for the Middle Class; Keeping Cash for Clunkers Alive; Katharine Jackson Fights for Control of Her Son's Estate; Stock Market Looking Up; Last Month Deadliest for Troops in Afghanistan, August Off to Bad Start; Possible Rift Between Iranian President and Supreme Leader; Church in Flordia Opts to Pay It Forward
• Possible Tax on the Middle Class; Deadliest Month in Afghanistan; Three Americans Detained in Iran Named; Gulf War Navy Pilot Found Buried in Iraq; Cutting Edge Healthcare for Less; Continental Flight Diverted; Fight for Michael Jackson's Estate; Ayatollah Endorses Ahmadinejad; Keeping Cash for Clunkers Alive; Baghdad's Top Traffic Cop


August 02, 2009


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