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December 21, 2011


December 20, 2011
• North Korea's Leadership Void; President Obama Urges Tax Deal; Defendant Sentenced to Life for Murder of Student; Financial Planners Answer Questions; Top Stories of 2011 Reviewed; North Korea After Jim Jong-il
• President Obama Urges Deal on Payroll Tax Cut; Boehner Speaks On Payroll Tax Cut; Blizzard Hammers Parts of West, Midwest; Priest Talking On Free Speech Nearly Arrested; Gingrich Goes After Activist Judges; Lady Gaga's Twitter Account Hacked; Piers Morgan Testifies
• House Rejects Payroll Cut Extension; Controversial Use of Federal Funds; Piers Morgan Testifies; Newt Gingrich's Big Lead Evaporates; A Look Back at 2011 News; New Poll Shows American Discontent with Washington; Obama Speaks On Tax Cut Extension
• Interview With Congressman Steny Hoyer; 'Million Women' March in Cairo; After Kim Jong-il; Re-Examining the 'Axis of Evil'; New Polls On Obama, Congress; Colors Ceremony Closes Iraq War; The State Of Post-War Iraq; Beaten and Locked Up; The year That Was In Tech; House Rejects Tax Cut Extension
• Payroll Tax Cut Extension Causing Gridlock on Capitol Hill; Eye on New North Korean Leader; Former Executive Stuck in Low-Paying Job; Inside North Korea After Death of Leader; Winter Weather Derails Some Travel Plans; Rick Santorum Receives Big Endorsement in Iowa
• House To Vote On Payroll Tax Cut; Blizzard Pounds The Plains; Kim Jong-il Lies In State; Lawmaker: Call Out National Guard; Wikileaks: Cybercrimes Cop Testifies; 2011 Headlines and Highlights
• House to Vote on Payroll Tax Cut; Storm Closes 200 Miles of Texas Interstate; Gingrich Slipping in Latest Poll; Kim Jong-Il Likes in State; NASA: More Planets Out There; Who is North Korea's Next Dictator?; Ex-Army Captain Helps Fellow Vets; AT&T Owes Up to $39 Billion Bid for T-Mobile; Disabled, But Helping Others; Lights Out Twice at Candlestick Park; Remembering the "Dear Leader"


December 19, 2011


December 18, 2011


December 17, 2011
• The End of the Iraq War
• Senate Passes Two-Month Extension of Payroll Tax Cut; Des Moines Register Endorses Mitt Romney; U.S. Troops Move Out of Iraq
• Floods Kill At Least 436 in Philippines; Extending Payroll Tax Cut Temporarily; Seventeen Days Until Iowa Caucuses
• Hundreds Dead and Missing in the Philippines; Troubles in Iraq as U.S. Troops Leave; Ten-Year-Old Saves Sisters from Abuse; Ending the Iraq War; Two Former Penn State Officials to Stand Trial; Georgia County Suspends Band Activities; Cancer Survivor Becomes a Mom; Paying Your Debts
• Short-Term Extension of Tax Cut Passed; Powerful Bloc Quits Iraqi Parliament; Chicago Bears Drop Sam Hurd; Battle of the Wives in the GOP Campaign
• Tropical Storm Slams the Philippines; Senate OKs Spending Plan; Powerful Bloc Quits Parliament; Fortune Brainstorm; Hottest Video Games; Star Witness Testimony; Ron Paul Talks Fellow GOP Hopefuls; Romney Courts Tea Party in S.C.; Alive Thanks to A "Safe Room"; Big Shrimp Causing Big Problems; Band Death Ruled A Homicide
• Storm Hits Philippines; Iraq War Ends; Financial Planners Give Advice About Gift Cards; Actor and Singer Promotes Salvation Army; Movie Critic Looks at Recent Box Office Arrivals; Iraq War Veterans Discuss Difficulties of Returning Home
• Senate Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Iraqi Government Divided as American Troops Depart; Press Cameraman Beaten In Iraq; Mitt Romney's Wife Making Campaign Appearances; President Obama Speaks About Senate Passing Payroll Extension; Iowa Paper Endorsement Today; Storm Kills 436 in Philippines; Alternative Court to Treat Veterans; Don't Give Yourself Debt; Band Death Ruled a Homicide; Curley, Schultz Will Stand Trial


December 16, 2011
• House to Vote on Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Barry Bonds Sentenced; Radioactive Material Found in Russian Flight to Iran not Used in Nuclear Weapons; Last Detainee of U.S. Forces in Iraq Not Extradited to U.S.; Penn State Assistant Coach Testifies in Jerry Sandusky Trial
• Countdown to Iowa; NFL Player Called Drug Kingpin; Star Sandusky Witness Takes Stand; Mansion Murder Mystery; Barry Bonds Sentenced to Two Years Probation; Baby Fits In Palm Of Hand
• Laws or Quality To Blame For Failing Schools?; Mike McQueary's Culpability; Last Debate Before Iowa; Veteran Crisis Line Helps Veterans In Need
• Barry Bonds Sentencing Today; Penn State Molestation Scandal: McQueary Testifies; Afghans to Fight Taliban; Last Debate Before Iowa Caucuses; Congress May Avoid Government Shutdown; No Deal Yet On Payroll Tax Cut
• Congress May Avoid Government Shutdown; Penn State Molestation Scandal; Republican Presidential Candidates Take Aim at Newt Gingrich; Department Goes After Sheriff Joe Arpaio; John McCain's War of Words with Russia's Vladimir Putin; Does Banning Cell Phones Cause Fewer Crashes?
• Congress May Avoid Government Shutdown; Still No Deal On Payroll Tax Cut; GOP Candidates Gang Up On Gingrich; Judge To Sentence Barry Bonds Today; Penn State's Star Witness Testifies; Nuke Material Seized At Moscow Airport; Students Rally Behind FAMU's President;; Mortgage Rates Sink To Record Lows; Stocks Moving Higher; Iraq Veterans Fight For Jobs, Benefits; WikiLeaks Suspect Wants Judge Recused; Shutdown Achieved at Japan Nuke Plant
• GOP Candidates Gang Up on Gingrich; Still No Deal on Payroll Tax Cut; Key Day for Penn State's Star Witness; Nuke Material Seized at Moscow Airport; Judge to Sentence Barry Bonds Today; Arraignment Begins in WikiLeaks Case; Arizona Sheriff Arpaio Under Investigation; Record Low for Married Couples; "Batman" Star Roughed up in China


December 15, 2011
• Iraq War Officially Over; Republicans Prepare to Debate; Woman Uses Recycled Glass to Make Jewelry; Phone Line Dedicated to Helping Suicidal Veterans; Hexacopter Used to Film Moscow Protests; Dutch Airline Allows Passengers to Choose Who They Sit Next To
• U.S. War in Iraq Declared Over; Blowback Against Newt Gingrich; Beluga Whales Prisoners of Ice in Eastern Russia; Kids Testify About Homelessness; Fraternity's Rape Survey
• Seventeen Days Until A Tax Hike; Thirty-Five Hours Until Shutdown ; T. Boone Pickens Interview; War In Iraq Officially Ends; Arpaio Under Fire; Knox Judge Explains Murder Acquittal; Corzine Returns To Hot Seat; Chirac Found Guilty On Corruption Charges; New Statistic: One in Five Women Sexually Assaulted; Woman Donates Kidney To Stranger; Did Iran Hack U.S. Drone?
• Payroll Tax Cut Inches Forward; Census: More Americans in Poverty; President Obama on Home Care Worker Pay; Golden Globe Nominees; Hints of the God Particle; The War In Iraq Ends; FAMU President Addresses Hazing
• Melody Barnes Interview; Census: More Americans in Poverty; Foreclosures Dim, but Grim Outlook; What's Next for Iraq?; Typical Worker Could Lose $1,000 if Payroll Tax Not Extended; Mitt Romney Attacks Newt Gingrich; Strange Objects Hover Above Protests; Florida A&M President Discusses Hazing; Possible Government Shutdown Over Payroll Tax Cuts.
• U.S. Ends Military Mission In Iraq, World Reacts; Obama Pays Tribute To Troops; Payroll Tax Cut Inches Forward; Last Debate Before Iowa Caucuses; Chirac Guilty of Corruption; Herman Cain Wants Pentagon Job; Florida A&M President Talks about Hazing
• World Reacts to End of Iraq War; Last Debate Before Iowa Caucuses; Payroll Tax Cut Inches Forward; U.S. Ends Military Mission in Iraq; Disappearing Tax Breaks; UC Berkeley Easing the Burden; Final Faceoff Before Iowa Caucusesj; 2012 Golden Globe Nominees; Chris Paul Headed to Clippers


December 14, 2011
• President Obama Welcomes Home Troops From Iraq; Lowe's Under Fire; Ron Paul: Serious Contender?; Interview With Jack O'Reilly, Mayor of Dearborn, Mich.; Hospital Temporarily Mixes up Two Newborn Babies; Insurgent IED Use In Iraq; Oil Tanker Catches Fire in California; Democrats Introduce Political Fundraising Technique
• President Obama Marks End of Iraq War; Jailed Afghan Rape Victim Freed; New Trouble for Florida A&M; Ron Paul Surging in Iowa Polls; NTSB Seeks to Ban Cellphone Use in Cars; Video of Woman Beaten in Turkish Prison Causes Outrage; Hundreds of News Specials Discovered in Southeast Asia
• President Says Welcome Home To Troops; AAU Says They Did The Right Thing; Florida Investigates FAMU; Body Found And Mystery Deepens; Distracted Driving; Unpaid Bills Land Some In Jail; Ron Paul Increasing in Polls, Possible Win in Iowa? Crackdown on Protests Continue in Syria; Did Hezbollah Out 10 CIA Agents?
• President Obama Speaks to Troops at Fort Bragg; Fraud Investigation At FAMU; Iraqis On End To Their War; Driving and Cell Phones
• Jailed Afghan Rape Victim Free; Jobless Benefits on the Line; Mug Shot or Snapshot?; Obama At Ft. Bragg; What Has/Hasn't Been Accomplished in Iraq; Tax Breaks in Place for Businesses Hiring Returning Iraq Soldiers; Ron Paul Closing Gap in Iowa
• Showdown Looms Over Payroll Taxes; Gingrich Iowa Aide Ousted; Trump Won't Host GOP Debate; Three FAMU Band Members Arrested; NTSB Calls For Total Cellphone Ban; U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq; Obama Speaks to Troops at Ft. Bragg; Marine Corps' Ornament Mistake; Married Couples at Record Low; Romney Slams Gingrich's Credentials
• Polls Shows Gingrich Weak against Obama; Showdown Looms over Payroll Taxes; Ban on Cell Phone Use; Inside Look at Troops Leaving Iraq; Interview with Steve Forbes; Stocks Set to Open Lower; Operation Christmas Child; Fighter Pilot Reflects on Iraq War; Syracuse Sex Abuse Accusers Sue; Nolte's Naughty Night


December 13, 2011
• Jerry Sandusky Waives Right to Court Hearing; Lowe's Home Improvement Under Fire; Trump Won't Moderate Debate; Foundation Provides Homes and Job Opportunities for Veterans; Congress Debates Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Senators Exchange Gifts for Secret Santa
• Florida A&M Band Members in Court; Torture Chamber in Pakistan; Sandusky Waives Hearing; Music Exec Atterberry Killed In Hollywood Shooting; Preventing and Reporting Child Sex Abuse; Gingrich Vows To "Stay Positive"; Millions With Nowhere To Go; 19 Days Until Higher Taxes
• Sandusky Waives Right To Hearing; House May Vote On Tax Cut Extension; U.S. Wants Drone Back; Four Dead In U.S. Chopper Crash; Troops Ashes Dumped In Landfill; Florida A&M Hazing Arrests; Illegal Immigrant Crackdown; Six-Year-Old Boy Saves Mother From Car Crash; Turf War On Immigration; Joe Arpaio Interview; HGC: Unapproved And Illegal; Maliki Meets Leaders in Washington, Is Iranian Influence Over; Three Weeks Until Iowa Caucuses
• Interview With Joe Amendola, Jerry Sandusky's Attorney; Sandusky Waives Right To Hearing Today; Iran Taunts U.S. Over Drone; Interview With Eman al-Obeidi; L.I. Woman's Remains Possibly Found; Declining Income For Young Men; Stocks Move Higher; NASA Looks to 2012 and Beyond; Narrowing Down Tech Gift Choices; Selling Liz Taylor; Talk Back Question; The Biggest Embassy You Can't See
• Jerry Sandusky Waives Preliminary Hearing; Tycoons on Food Stamps; Eman al-Obeidi's Tough Journey; Proposed South Korean Building Causes Controversy; Gingrich Urges Colleagues to Play Nice; Iraq Vets Suffer PTSD; U.S. Wants Drone Back
• Sandusky Waives Right To Hearing; Romney Goes After Gingrich; Gingrich, Huntsman Play Nice; Women Veterans Struggle With PTSD; Four Dead after Army Choppers Crash; Life After Libya; Airline Fights Back Against Baldwin
• Sandusky Waives Right to Hearing; Gingrich and Huntsman Play Nice; Jon Huntsman's Presidential Run; Sandusky Waives Right to Hearing; Women Veterans Struggle with PTSD; Charges Possible in Cincy Brawl


December 12, 2011
• Leaders Declare Iraq War Over; Alabama's Immigration Controversy; Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman Square Off in Debate; Cellphone Camera Captures Shooting; College Basketball Teams Fight at End of Game; Woman Uses Facebook to Help Solve Murder
• Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney; Security Firm Blackwater Wants Back In; Syrians Fear Looming 'Bloodbath'; Syrians Fear Looming "Bloodbath"; Lowe's Under Fire For Pulling Ads; Hollywood Shooting Rampage; Music Monday
• Meeting With Iraqi President And President Obama; 20 Days Until Higher Taxes; Syrian Protesters Fear Massacre; U.S., Iraq Mark War's End; High Court To Review Arizona Law; Gingrich And Huntsman Debate Today; Sandusky To Face Accusers Tomorrow; Funeral For Virginia Tech Officer; Indiana's $320 Million Bonus; Romney vs. Gingrich
• Marking the End of the Iraq War; Verbal Fireworks at GOP Debate; Robin Lim: CNN Hero
• Penn State Witness' Story Varies; Marking the End of the Iraq War; Battles After War for Iraq Vets; Obama, al-Maliki to Hold Press Conference; Lives Of Iraqis; Will Withdrawal Impact Obama's 2012 Campaign?
• Romney's Latest Attack; GOP: Payroll Tax Cut Will Pass; Men: Ex-AAU Boss Molested Them; Veterans Sum Up Iraq War In One Word; Admiral Reflects On Iraq War; Admiral Reflects on Iraq War; CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute; Another Makeover for Blackwater
• Romney on the Defense; GOP to Pass Payroll Tax Cut; Sandusky Shower Incident Probed; U.S. Teen Escapes Militants; Men: Ex-AUU Boss Molested Them; Stocks Set for Lower Start; Romney's Debate Gamble; CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute; Lowe's Yanks Ads from Reality Show; Hollywood Shooting Rampage; Tim Tebow's Latest Comeback; MVP Braun Faces Drug Test Suspension


December 11, 2011


December 10, 2011
• Gunman Killed After Rampage in L.A. Streets; GOP Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich Walking Back Remarks on Palestinians; Should You Get Out of the Stock Market; Author Mark MacDonald Explains His Weight Loss Plan; Legendary Peter Gabriel Discusses New Album
• Gunman Goes on Rampage in Hollywood; ESPN: Ex-AAU Chief Molested Boys; Talking with Bishop T.D. Jakes; Medicating Children for School; CNN Honors Heroes
• Gunman Killed After Terrorizing Motorists; Report: Ex-AAU Chief Molested Boys; Report: Second Mile Board Members Gave $25,000 to Pennsylvania Governor's Campaign; Starting a New Business After Age 50; Atlanta Maintenance Worker Arrested in Horrible Killing of Girl, 7; Jerry Sandusky to Face Accusers in Court; Bernie Fine Not Out of the Woods Yet
• AAU Head Accused of Sexual Abuse; Obama's Economy Project; Sixteen People Dead in Syria Today; Funeral for Jorelys Rivera Held today; Another Sex Abuse Allegations for Another Sports Figure
• Obama: Not Quick Fix for Economy; Outrage from Palestinians Follow Newt Gingrich Comments; Former FBI Agent Held Captive Heart- Wrenching for Family; Stocking Stuffer Gadgets Under $50; Jury Recommends Death Penalty; Virginia Tech Shooter Identified; Report: AAU Chief Molested Boys; Sex Abuse Charges and Families; The Impact Of Sexual Abuse; Top Apologies Of The Year; Eurozone Reaches Deal; CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
• Newt Gingrich Makes Controversial Statement About Palestinians; Child Sexual Abuse Allegations Surface Against Head Of Amateur Athletic Union; Protests Continue In Russia; Green Monday Sees Record Shipping; Movie Critic Evaluates Some Holiday Films; Sexual Abuse Victim Discusses Her Case; Former Occupy Wall Street Protester Working For Wall Street
• GOP Debate Tonight in Iowa; Holiday Honors for Military Dead; Simmering to Success; Jerry Sandusky Out on Bail; Barry Bond's Sentencing Day Nears; The Impact of Sexual Abuse


December 09, 2011
• U.S.-Russia Tensions Escalate; Emergency European Summit; War On Religion?; Komisarjevsky Gets Death Penalty; New Hearing For Sandusky; Election Protests In Russia
• Video Surfaces of Missing American Robert Levinson; At Least 89 Die in Calcutta Hospital Fire; Eman al-Obeidi Struggling in U.S.; Two Kids Dead In Food Stamp Standoff; Romney Versus Gingrich; Virginia Tech Shooting; "Bulletproof" Evidence Mars Had Water
• New Hope For the Euro; 23 Days Until Higher Taxes; Candidates Campaigning In Iowa; Wake For Murdered Georgia Girl; Troops' Ashes Dumped Like Trash; Militants Destroy Tankers In Pakistan; Former FBI Agent In Iran Hostage Video; Water On Mars?; Ron Paul: Serious Contender?
• Campaign Attack Ads Hit TV; Jerry Sandusky's Wife Denies She Ignored Boy's Screams for Help; Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson Appears in Video; Deal To Save The Euro; House Plans Payroll Tax Cut Vote; Two Dead In Virginia Tech Shooting; Jay-Z: "I'll Pay More Taxes"
• Missing American's Family Posts Video; Interview With Eman al- Obeidi; New Video Surfaces in Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case; Trump Debate Losing Candidates; A Look At The Payroll Tax; Footage From Afghanistan
• Gingrich Leads Iowa, Debate Tomorrow; Ron Paul Pushing Hard In Iowa; Wall Street Reacts To Europe Deal; E.U. Debt Crisis Summit; Former FBI Agent In Iran Hostage Video; U.S. Officials Differ Over Drone; Sandusky's Wife: "Never Hurt Them"; Donald Trump Hints He Might Run
• Gingrich Leads Iowa Polls; Perry and Bachmann Says No to Trump Debate; Former FBI Agent in Iran Hostage Video; EU Debt Crisis Summit; Sandusky's Wife: "Never Hurt Them"; Putin Bashes Secy. Clinton; Wall Street Reacts to Europe Deal; $20,000 to Sit Near Kim Kardashian; Eddie Murphy to Play Marion Barry; Chris Paul Deal to Lakers Dead; Liz Taylor's Life Goes up for Sale


December 08, 2011
• Attorney General Under Fire; Two Dead In Shooting At Virginia Tech; Obama: Ask Bin Laden; Senate Rejects President's Nominee to Head Consumer Protection Board; Orrin Hatch Interview; Shoe Company Uses All Recycled Material
• Dead in Virginia Tech Shooting; 5-Alarm Fire in St. Louis; Expanded Access to Plan B Blocked; Two; Suspect in 7-year-old's Murder In Court
• Virginia Tech On Lockdown After Shooting; Five-Alarm Fire In St. Louis; Suspect in Georgia Child-Killing In Court; Fired Syracuse Coach Faces Lawsuit; Sandusky Posts Bail; Holder In Hot Seat; Obama Blasts GOP On Economy; New Warning On Euro Debt Crisis; Morning-After Pill By Prescription Only; Troops' Remains Dumped In Landfill
• Obama On Cordray, Tax Cut, Middle East; Jerry Sandusky Posts Bail; Democrats Scramble for Gingrich Strategy; Iran Airs Images of Purported U.S. Drone; Leaving Iraq; Battling Breast Cancer; Breaking: Virginia Tech Shooting
• Obama: "Make-Or-Break Moment" For The Middle Class; Fired Syracuse Coach Facing Lawsuit; Cordray Nomination Blocked; Holder In The Hot Seat; 14 Years For Bagojevich; Corzine: I Don't Know Where Money Went
• Corzine: Don't Know Where The Money Is; Holder At "Fast And Furious" Hearing; Polls: Gingrich Leading In Key States; Police Raid Occupy San Francisco Encampment;Wall Street Watches Europe; Over-The- Counter "Plan B" Overruled; TV Show Sorry for Cannonball Accident; Snow Storm Hits South, Heads North; Christie Takes Heat for Romney
• Sandusky Faces More Child Sex Charges; Gingrich Leads in Key States; European Crisis Summit; Corzine Testifies About MF Global; Former GOP Colleagues Rip Gingrich; "Jesus was a Free-Marketer"; Angels Join the Pujols Bidding; Florida Beats Arizona in OT; Setting Tweets to Music


December 07, 2011
• Rod Blagojevich Sentenced; Canadian Prime Minister in DC; Interview With Texas Congressman Ron Paul; President Presses Congress to Pass Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Sandusky Arrested Again
• Jerry Sandusky Arrested Again on New Child Sex Charges; Newt Gingrich's 15-Point Lead Against Mitt Romney; Rod Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison; Crisis in Syria; Saaid Gadhafi Planned To Go To Mexico
• Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years; Syracuse Ex-coach won't be charged; Syrian President Says He Didn't Order Crackdown; Sandusky Arrested Again; Geithner Backs Euro Crisis Plan; Arrest In Seven-Year- Old Girl's Murder; Obama Administration: Gay Rights Are Human Rights; Saadi Gadhafi In Mexico?
• District Attorney Will Not File Charges Against Syracuse Ex- Coach Bernie Fine; Sentencing Day for Rod Blagojevich; Syrian President Denies Ordering Bloody Crackdown on the Syrian People; U.S. Push For Gay Rights Worldwide
• New Sandusky Accuser Steps Forward; Syracuse Ex-Coach Won't be Charged; 'Occupy' Protester Gets Wall Street Job; Firefighters Watch Home Burn; Saadi Gadhafi in Mexico; How Is Romney Fighting Gingrich's Lead?
• Ron Paul Attacks Gingrich; New Sandusky Accuser; Syria's Assad Defiant In Interview; Record Breaking Cold in Southwest; Cannonball Hits House; Blagojevich Sentencing Today; Downed Drone's Secrets Could Be Out; Remembering Pearl Harbor
• Romney Not Going to be Quiet by Gingrich; New Sandusky Accuser; Syria's Assad Defiant; Blagojevich Sentencing; Blagojevich Sentencing Today; AT&T Still the Worst Carrier; Downed Drone's Secrets Could Be Out; Prescription Giants want to Merge; Pujols' Price Range $200 Million Plus


December 06, 2011


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