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November 05, 2012
• Final Election Arguments; Romney and Gay Rights
• Romney in Virginia; Obama Leads in Ohio; Battleground Blitz of Swing States; The Balance of Power; Final Arguments Before Election; Long Lines Snarl Florida Voting; Final Arguments; Ohio Provisional Ballots Controversy; States Decide Same-Sex Marriage, Marijuana; Four States Vote on Same Sex Marriage
• Cost Of The Presidential Race; CNN's I'm Voting App; Superstorm Sandy's Impact On The Election; Voter Enthusiasm; Candidates Make Final Push; What Insurance Covers; Digging Out From Superstorm Sandy; Belmar, N.J. Cleans up, Prepared for Next Storm, Elections; Campaigns Hit the Home Stretch; Why Obama Thinks He Deserves Another 4 Years
• Obama Campaigns in Wisconsin; Romney Campaigns in Virginia
• Polls Show Election Eve Tie; Obama to Campaign in Madison, Wisconsin; Romney to Campaign in Virginia; Get Out the Vote; Housing Crisis in New York City; Getting to the Polls in New York and New Jersey; Obama Campaigns in Wisconsin; Obama, Romney in Dead Heat; Open Enrollment Season for Insurance; The Battle for Florida; Live Coverage of Obama Campaigning in Madison, Wisconsin.
• Romney, Obama Blitz Swing States; Florida Dems Sue To Extend Early Voting; New Jersey's Displaces Voters' Option; Voting Concerns In New Jersey; Sharpest Dip In Gas Prices Since 2008; Making A Case For President Obama; Final Day Of Campaigning; Vote Concerns In Florida; Fighting to Control the Senate
• Romney Speaks Any Moment in Florida; Romney Speaking at Florida Event; America's Choice 2012; SNL Makes Fun of Christie; Storm Response Effect on the Election; Last Day to Vote Early in Iowa; Sports Superstitions and White House Race


November 04, 2012
• Candidates are Having Final Push on Final Days before Election Day; Polls are show Two Candidates are Tie
• Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania; Candidates on Swing State Sprint; Canvassing Colorado; Ohio Voting Controversy; Ohio's Early Voting Controversy; Candidates on Swing State Spring
• Countdown to Election Dayl Voting Headaches Post-Sandy; A Washington Outside the Beltway; International Reaction to U.S. Campaign
• Candidates are Having Final Push on Final Days before Election Day
• Two Days Until the Election; Campaigning in Ohio; Jobs Report Numbers Confusing; Most New York City Public Schools Open Monday; Candidates Last Two Days Before Election; More Help for Hurricane Sandy Victims
• Candidates Final Push; Sandy Outages May Disrupt Voting; Early Voting Extended in Parts of Florida; Obama Campaigns Hard in New Hampshire; Romney and Ryan Hit Ohio
• Candidates Make Final Push; Candidates Blitz the Buckeye State; Romney's Sprint for the Finish; Obama Making Final Push; Paul Ryan Gives Speech in Mansfield, Ohio; Concerns About Voting Machine Software; Partisan Business of Poll Watching; Down to the Wire; 30,000 Plus Could Need Housing in NYC; 10K Sandwiches Given to Sandy Survivors; Where the Presidents Slept


November 03, 2012
• New Jersey Voters Can Fax/Email It In; Candidates Pound the Battlegrounds; Interview with Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State; Mountain Mommas of Colorado; NYC Marathon Postponed
• Critical Time in Politics & Northeast; Final Push for Ohio Voters; Polls Show Both Candidates Leading, Going after Florida Votes; 11 Year Old Finds Creative Way to Help Storm Victims; E-Mail, Fax Voting Allowed to Displaced New Jerseyans; Psychological Effects of Hurricane Sandy; A Look at New Voter Information Tools
• Go Inside the Superstorm; Three Days to Go Till Election; U.S. Advances to World Cup
• Democratic Senator Bill Nelson Requests Extended Early Voting in Florida; New York Marathon Cancelled; Rep. Paul Ryan Campaigns in Virginia; President Obama to Speak in Wisconsin
• Presidential Candidates Campaign in Swing States; Clean-up Continues in Wake of Super Storm Sandy; U.S. Economy Added 171,000 Jobs in October; Michelle Obama Gives Speech in Ohio; Third Party Presidential Candidates Hold Debate; Movie Critic Picks Best Political Comedies
• Election Day Just Three Days Away; Candidates Razor Close in Ohio; Romney Battles For Pennsylvania; New Jersey Election Challenges; DOJ to Monitor Polls in 23 States; Staten Island Devastated By Sandy; Filing Your Insurance After Sandy; Where the Presidents Slept


November 02, 2012
• Final Presidential Push; Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts Continue
• October Jobs and the Election; New Storm Threat in Northeast; Devastation on Staten Island; Gas Lines Stretch for Miles; Tracking Ohio's Ballots; Strategy in a Close Race; The Search for Survivors; Signs of Recovery in Vegas; Joblessness and the Vote; Inside the NYC Subway
• Obama Holds Rallies in Ohio; Waiting Hours For Gasoline; Obama in Ohio; Hiring Picks Up In October; President Speaks In Ohio; New York Mayor Holds Storm Briefing; "Time" Magazine Explores Protection from Superstorms; Election Could Swing Balance of Power in Congress; NYU's Heroic Nurses
• Hiring Picks Up In October; New Yorkers Clamor For Food & Gas; Nor'Easter May Hit Storm Zone; Subway Stations Need Big Repairs
• Obama and Romney in Swing States; Staten Island Calls for Help; Jobs Report is Out; Romney speaks in Wisconsin; Mitt Romney Stumps in Wisconsin; Everyone Paying Attention to Ohio; Mother Says Neighbor Could Have Saved Sons
• Competing Presidential Visions; Romney Slams New Jobs Report; Unemployment Ticks Up To 7.9 Percent; Long Lines At New York/New Jersey Gas Stations; At Least 92 Dead From Sandy In U.S.; Devastation, Frustration In Staten Island; 171,000 Jobs Added In October; Romney Campaigns In Wisconsin; Betting On Nevada; Tuning in, Taking Notes; Obama Campaigns in Ohio
• October Jobs Report; Colorado in Focus; Calculating the Jobs Report; Job Growth Accelerates


November 01, 2012
• Hurricane Sandy Cleanup Continues; Presidential Campaign Resumes
• Private Hiring Jumps; Misery Mounting in Hoboken; Battered Belmar Under Water; The Threat from Dirty Water; Countdown To Election Day; After Sandy, First Trip Home; Battle for Ohio; Romney Campaigns in Virginia; Time Releases Three Covers
• Candidates Back In Campaign Mode; Waiting For Absentee Ballots; Superstorm Sandy's Devastation; Recovering From A Superstorm 1.3 Million Early Ohio Ballots Cast as Obama Leads Polls; New Yorkers Deal with Transit Troubles, Power Outages; AT&T, T-Mobile Share Network so Storms Victims Can Use Cell Phones; Campaigns Target Coveted Voters, Suburban Denver Moms Registered Independents
• Obama Campaigns in Wisconsin; Religion Weighs On Iowa Race; Obama Ahead, Some Polls Say; Jobs Report Could be Pivotal
• Sandy Aftermath; Travel Still Halted in New York City; The Waters are Receding; Global Warming's Role; Obama, Romney Return to Campaign Trail; Polls Show Obama Leading in Wisconsin, Ryan's Home State; Romney Hammers Obama on Economy in Roanoke; Both Campaigns Battle for Swing States; Obama Stumps in Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Obama, Romney Campaigning Again; Romney Event This Hour In Virginia; ADP: 158,000 Jobs Added In October; Bellevue Hospital Patients Now Evacuated; Sandy Destroys Seaside Heights; Most Buses Running in NYC; Early Voting Frenzy; Romney Jeep Ad Outrageous
• Stopping Voter Fraud; The Final Countdown; Concerns over FEMA Funds; Campaigning Door-to-Door; 43rd Annual NYC Marathon; Superstorm Reshaped Barrier Islands; Candidates Resume Campaigning; 158,000 jobs added in October


October 31, 2012
• President Obama Tours Hurricane Damage in New Jersey; Interview With New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez
• Obama Tours Damage; Thousands Trapped In Hoboken; Bellevue Hospital Being Evacuated; Flooded Tunnels Keep NYC Subway Closed; Search and Recovery in New Jersey; Election After Disaster; Sandy Sparks Global Warming Discussion; Sandy Sparks Rising Sea Level Discussion; Thousands Trapped In Hoboken, New Jersey; Fire Guts More Than 80 Homes In Queens; Mayor: "It's Actually Catastrophic"; Mayor Bloomber Holds Storm Briefing
• Obama in New Jersey to Tour Devastated Areas; Storm Could Complicate Election; Ground Game Could Win The Race; National Guard Evacuating Hoboken, N.J.; New York Stock Exchange Reopens; Saving Baby Emma; Auto Industry Could Decide Ohio Presidential Race
• Destruction on the Jersey Shore; Obama Arrives in N.J. This Hour; Pumps Arrive in Hoboken; Governor Cuomo Speaks in New York; Some Trains to Start Running Tomorrow; NYC Airport Update; Barrier Islands Devastated; Role of Politics Following Storm
• Recovery in Progress; Hurricane Damage Assessed; Death Toll at 50 and Rising; Interview with Bill Akers; Positivity in GOP Rally; Mitt Romney Stumps in Tampa, Florida; Sandy's Tiny Survivors; NY Stock Exchange Reopens; Insurance Adjusters Mobilize after Storm.
• "The Election Will Take Care Of Itself"; Obama, Christie To Tour New Jersey Damage; Superstorm Could Complicate Voting; Stock Markets Reopen In New York; NYC Struggles To Return To Normal; Sandy Puts FEMA in the Spotlight; Rescuing Superstorm Sandy's Victims; Romney about to Appear in Tampa
• Superstorm Could Complicate Voting; New York Stock Exchange Opens; Interview with Mayor Lorenzo Langford of Atlantic City; Sandy Ravages Jersey Shore; 100 Romney Surrogates Hit the Trail; Sandy Savages Jersey Shore; Obama to Tour New Jersey with Gov. Christie; NYC Struggles to Return to Normal


October 30, 2012
• Hurricane Sandy Pounds East Coast; Interview With New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone; Assessing Sandy's Damage
• New York City Staggered by Sandy; Crane Dangles Off Luxury High-Rise; Flood Rescues in New Jersey; Burned Homes in Queens; Sandy Hits Asbury Park; Romney on FEMA; Romney in 2011: Cut FEMA; The Science of Sandy; Floodwaters Rush New Jersey; Close to 8 Million Without Power; President Obama at Red Cross Headquarters
• Water Overwhelms Parts Of New Jersey; National Guard Has Arrived To Assist In Rescue; NYC Assesses Storm Damage; Dire Warnings Bear Out; DC Area Survey's Storm Damage; Assessing the Damage from Sandy; Superstorm Sandy Wreaks Havoc; National Guard Called in to assist Hoboken, New Jersey; Fire Devastates Queens Community; West Virginia Snowed Under After Hurricane
• Storm Overwhelms NJ Levee; Fire Devastates Queens Community; Millions Left With No Electricity; Candidates Turn Attention To Storm
• Superstorm Aftermath; Storm Overwhelms N.J. Barrier; More Misery from Sandy in Northeast; Sandy's Impact Will be Felt Through Wednesday; Obama Frees up Aid, Consults with Governors, Mayors; Thousands Spend Night in Shelters.
• Huge Fire Burns 80 Homes In Queens; Berm Fails, Rescues In Three New Jersey Towns; New Jersey Governor Updates Storm Damage; Sandy Leaves 7.5 Million Without Power; West Virginia Mountains to Get Two to Three Foot of Snow; Obama Signs Disaster Declarations
• Huge Fire Burns in Queens; Rescue Under Way in New Jersey Towns; Destruction along Jersey Shore; Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy; Berm Fails, Rescues in Three New Jersey Towns; Sandy's Effect on Your Deductible


October 29, 2012
• Hurricane Sandy Pounds East Coast; Interview With Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker; Latest Conditions Detailed
• New Update on Sandy's Track; N.J. May Take Brunt of Storm; State of Emergency in Delaware; Hurricane Sandy Lashes East Coast; Nearly 12 Foot Surge Predicted; Sandy Halts Trains, Planes and Cars; Jersey Shore's Mandatory Evacuations; Dramatic Coast Guard Rescue; Hurricane Could Affect 60 Million; Hurricane Sandy Lashes East Coast
• Tracking Hurricane Sandy; NYC Shuts Down For Sandy; Sandy Lashes Maryland Coast; Connecticut Prepares for Sandy; Flooding Hits Long Island; Storm Interrupts Presidential Campaign; ; Virginia, D.C., Brace for Hurricane Sandy; Pennsylvania Hunkers Down against Hurricane Sandy as Red Cross Opens Shelters; "HMS Bounty" Sinks off North Carolina Coast
• Maryland Braces for Monster Storm; Flooding Hits Long Island; Newark Mayor Issues Warning; Gov. Christie Press Conference; Obama Briefing on Hurricane; Time Running Out for Storm Prep
• Continued Hurricane Sandy Coverage; Red Cross Preparing to Assist; Obama to Speak about Sandy Prepearations; Romney Makes Changes Due to Hurricane; Mayor Michael Bloomberg Speaks to Public; Crew Abandons Ship off North Carolina
• 50 Million in Path of "Superstorm"; 14 People Found in Lifeboat, Two Missing; Blizzard Warnings In West Virginia; Flooding in New York's Battery Park; "Superstorm" Causing Power Outages; Sandy's Big Impact on the Election; New York Braces for Sandy; Super Storm Shutters More Trains, Roads; Obama Back in Washington; Hurricane Sandy Gains Strength, Waters Rising on Long Island
• Superstorm Causing Power Outages; HMS Bounty Crew Abandons Ship; Hurricane Coverage14 Rescued, Two Missing from HMS Bounty; Hurricane Sandy Forces Candidates to Change Plans


October 28, 2012
• East Coast Braces for Hurricane; New York Shuts Down Metro, Rails; Sandy's Effect on the Presidential Campaign
• Continued Coverage of Hurricane Sandy; Massive Storm Headed Up the East Coast
• Continued Live Coverage of Hurricane Sandy
• Bracing for Hurricane Sandy
• Bracing for Hurricane Sandy; Storm Changes Campaign Plans; Coast Guard Prepares for Sandy; Cubans Describe Sandy's Horror; High Tech Tracking of Hurricane Sandy; Hurricane Pounding Outer Banks
• Hurricane Coverage; Storm Changes Campaign Plans; Bracing for Hurricane Sandy; Politics of the Storm; Superstorm Scenario Puts Millions on Alert; Racing Against Time
• Hurricane Sandy's Coverage;
• President Advises People to Take Storm Seriously; Nine Days Away from Election Day; President Obama and Mitt Romney Crisscrossing the Country; Storm Will Impact Early Voting; Monster Storm to Hit Northeast; New York, New Jersey Brace for Sandy; Hurricane Impacting Race
• Tracking Hurricane Sandy; Sandy's Impacts
• Hurricane Bands Lashing Carolina Coast; Maryland Bracing for Impact; Hurricane Hammering Carolinas; Sandy Impacting Race; Des Moines Register Endorses Romney; NYT Endorses President Obama; Hurricane Sandy Charges North; New Jersey, New York Brace for Sandy; President Obama Gets FEMA Briefing; Battling for Ohio Votes


October 27, 2012
• Obama, Romney in Tight Race; Armstrong Found Guilty of Doping; Marco Rubio's Daughter Hospitalized After Car Crash
• The First Lady Speaks Out
• Mitt Romney Makes Florida Sweep; Hurricane Sandy is Now Category One; Bracing for Hurricane Sandy; Mothers Turn in Their Own Sons; Louisiana Woman Faked Hate Crime; Fan Convinces Billy Idol to Play Birthday Party; Wacky Presidential Predictions
• Hurricane Sandy Headed to East Coast; Campaign Changes Plans
• Hurricane Sandy Likely to Make Landfall by Monday; Lance Armstrong Loses Tour de France Titles; Al Qaeda Calls on Muslims to Kidnap Westerners
• President Obama Gives Campaign Speech in New Hampshire; Presidential Candidates Campaign in Swing States; Hurricane Sandy Threatens U.S. East Coast; Movie Critic Reviews Political Films
• Sandy Regains Hurricane Strength; Rallies Scrubbed Ahead of Storm; Virginia Prepares for Sandy; Parents May Sue over Yoga Lessons; Kennedy Child Endangerment Trial; East Coast Braces for Sandy; James Taylor Joins Obama in New Hampshire; Get a Job in Health Care Field


October 26, 2012
• New Presidential Polls; Romney's Economic Plan
• Romney's New Speech On The Economy; Monster Hurricane; Lance Armstrong's New Rock Bottom; $112M In Donations To Romney; Virginia Senate Race Tight; Hurricane Sandy Targets Northeast U.S.; Robot With "Common Sense"; Battleground: Iowa; Most Expensive Campaign In History>
• Discussion on New GDP Growth Number; Romney Gives Speech on the Economy
• Storm Bears Down On Northeast; Romney Talks Economy; Obama Opens Up to Rolling Stone; Berlusconi Given Four Years in Prison for Tax Fraud; Violence in Syria Despite "Ceasfire"; Finding A Culinary Getaway; Monster Storm Aims For Northeast; Romney Talks Economy
• Hurricane Sandy Heads for U.S.; Storm Affects Political Campaigns; Romney Campaigns in Iowa; Jobs Will Grow; Children Slain by Nanny; Will Virginia be Red or Blue?; Interview with Gary Johnson; Silvio Burlusconi Guilty
• GDP Grows 2 Percent In Third Quarter; Hurricane Sandy Aims For Northeast; Mother Comes Home To Find Kids Stabbed; Courting the Women's Vote; Coulter and "The R-Word"; Berlusconi Sentenced To Four Years In Prison; No Significant Brain Damage For Malala; Fighting over Legalizing Marijuana; Schwarzenegger to Reprise "Conan" Role; Giants Take 2-0 World Series Lead; David Stern Stepping Down
• Hurricane Sandy Targets East Coast; GOP Reacts to Powell Endorsement; : Mother Comes Home to Find Kids Stabbed; GDP Grows 2 Percent in 3rd Quarter; The Battle for the Female Vote; Voters Who Could Swing Colorado; Rams Play Pats in London on Sunday


October 25, 2012
• Battleground Florida; Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Mitt Romney; Romney Speaks in Ohio
• Obama's Blitz; Powell Endorsement; Romney Hits Ohio; Hurricane Sandy Getting Stronger; Battleground Virginia; Battleground Ohio; Breaking Down Battleground Ohio; "Until Hell Freezes Over"; Hillary Clinton On Pregnancy, Work; Lincoln And The 2012 Election; Finding A Cure For Cancer; Pentagon Officials Talk Benghazi
• Donate Paint to Haiti; Campaign Entering Final Frenzy; Dueling Over How To Fix The Economy; Dueling Over How To Fix The Economy; Bin Laden Film Release Irkes GOP; Wooing Women Voters; Candidates Wooing Women Voters; Obama, Ryan Stump in Virginia; Key Senate Seats Up for Grabs; Hurricane Sandy Slams Cuba; Statue of Liberty to Reopen Sunday
• Hurricane Sandy Slams Cuba; Colin Powell Endorses Obama; Romney's Company to Outsource Jobs; International Opinion on Presidential Candidates; New Information on Benghazi; Spy Web Revealed; Sex Scandal Rocks the BBC; Kids Stunted For Live; Haitian Collects Paint For Poor
• Candidates in the Swing States; Powell Backing Obama; Romney in Cincinnati; Campaign Strategy; Patrick Moran Resigns Following O'Keefe Video; Palm Beach County Has New Ballot Problem; 14 Days of Falling Gas Prices; Sandy Could Hit U.S. East Coast; 2 Brothers Charged with Murder
• Colin Powell Endorses Obama; Obama's Eight-State Campaign Blitz; McCain: Mourdock Must Apologize; Candidates Fight For Ohio Voters; Suspect In Custody In Libya Attack; Hurricane Sandy Could Affect U.S.; Arrests In Pakistani Girl's Shooting; FBI Joins Probe Of Phony Voting Letters; Airline Ends Longest Non-stop Flights; Bin Laden Raid Comes To TV
• Colin Powell Endorses Obama; Jobless Claims Drop; Obama, Romney in Final Sprint; Feds Sue Bank of America for $1B; Giants Win Game One


October 24, 2012
• Obama, Romney Campaign in West; U.S. Government Sues Bank of America
• Nevada Too Close To Call; Obama and Romney Blitz the West; No Clear Lead In Florida; Scam Threatens Voter Roll Removal; Mourdock Stands By Rape Comment; State Department E-Mail Named Terror Group; Ryan Campaigns In Ohio; Romney Stumps In Ohio; "Middle Of Nowhere"
• Hajj Starts In Saudi Arabia; Women Votes Effecting The Election; Government Sues Bank Of America; Government Sues Bank of America; Fighting For 109 Swing Counties; What The Candidates Didn't Say; Jerry Sandusky under Evaluation; Biden Stumps in Marion, Ohio; Do Candidates' Newspaper Endorsements Matter Anymore; Meningitis Deaths Reach 23
• Girl's Alleged Attacker Identified; Syrian Govt. Vows Cease- fire; Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks BBC; Obama Popular Internationally; 13 Days Till Election Day; New Light Shed on Libya and Benghazi; Interview with Steven Sotloff; Focus on Mali; Royals Attend Bond Premiere
• GOP Candidate Makes Controversial Abortion Remarks; Campaigns Heat Up in Final Days; New E-mails, Insights on Libya Attack; First African-American Woman Winner of Sundance Best Director; Mourdock Holds Press Conference; Lance Armstrong's Legal Limbo, May Owe Millions.>
• New E-Mails, Insights On Libya Attack; Campaigns Heat Up; GOP Candidate Ignites Abortion Flap; New Home Sales Jump Almost 6 Percent; Parole Hearing For RFK Nephew; Three New Drugs Probed In Meningitis Outbreak; The Battle for White Voters; T.S. Sandy Heads for Jamaica; New Project for James Cameron; At Least One Person Shot at Georgia Church; Fighting Voter Fraud
• New E-mails, Insights on Libya Attack; GOP Candidate Ignites Abortion Flap; Presidential Sprint to the Finish; Bank of America Accused of Bias; Campaign Blitz; Late-Night's Campaign Laughs; World Series Begins Tonight


October 23, 2012
• Final Campaign Push Begins; Stock Market Drops
• Obama Attacks At Debate; Stocks Plunge; Romney's "Butterfly" Versus Obama's "Bee"; Debate Reality Check: China; FDA Investigates Monster Drinks; Overseas Agreement
• Debate Results; Spotlight on Defense Spending in Debate; Fast- Checking Obama, Romney on China, Trade; Military Families React to Final Debate on Foreign Policy; Candidates Skirt Libya Question Again; Campaign Enter Final Stretch
• Obama Launches New Ad Blitz; New Romney Ad: The "Apology Tour"; Romney, Obama Debate Foreign Policy; Running Mates' Debate Spin; Amazon's Outage; Selloff On Wall Street; FDA To Expand Meningitis Warnings; No Jail Time In Hazing Death Trial; Obama Begins "America Forward" Tour; Dow Drops 200+ Points; Obama Kicks off Big Tour; Candidates Clash over China; Two Stretches to Ease Back Pain
• Obama Launches New Ad Blitz; Scoring the Final Presidential Debate; Fact-Checking the Debate; Apple Expected to Debut Mini Ipad; Apple Expected to Debut Mini iPad; Obama & Romney Clash in Final Debate; Dow Drops 150-Plus Points;"Never Say Die" Giants Advance; Dow Drops 150-plus Points


October 22, 2012
• Obama, Romney Set for Final Debate; Lance Armstrong Breaks Silence
• Possible Talks With Iran; Obama & Romney's Final Showdown; Gas Prices Expected To Fall; Lethal Presidency of Obama; Esquire: "Lethal Presidency Of Obama"; UCI: "Armstrong Has No Place In Cycling"; Unrest Erupts After Car Bombing; FBI Heads To Lebanon; Romney To Tout CEO Experience Tonight; Obama And Romney: Not Too Far Apart; U.S.: There Is No Deal With Iran; Negotiating With Iran On Nukes


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