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March 17, 2011
• Attempts to Cool Daiichi Reactors; Union Calls for New Trade Model
• Dump Water, Restore Power; White House Briefing on Japanese Disaster; America's Worst Nuclear Accident; Dow Versus Nikkei; U.N. Security Council to Vote About No-Fly Zone; Brutal Government Crackdown in Bahrain; Geothermal Power Production; Let the Madness Begin
• Seawall Fails to Protect Japanese Town; Preventing Nuclear Crisis From Turning Into Catastrophe; Japan's Darkest Hours; Hailed As Heroes; Talk Back Question; 83-Year-Old Out-Pedals Tsunami
• Radiation Dangers to Plant Workers; Race to Avert Nuclear Disaster; Safety of Nuclear Power in U.S.; Libyans Calling on United Nations for Assistance; Virginia Task Force 1 in Japan; Muhammad Ali Joins the Cause to Free American Hikers in Iran
• Choppers Drop Water on Reactor; U.S. Begins Evacuation in Japan
• Choppers Drop Water on Reactor; U.S. Starts Evacuation of Americans in Japan; Radiation Risks for Fukushima Workers; How Japan Affects the Wallet; Libyan TV: Attack Soon in Benghazi; Missing in Libya: Four New York Times Staffers; Clinton: "Intense" No-Fly Zone Talks; Closer Look at Damaged Nuke Reactors; 180 Plant Workers Risk Lives; Vote to Cut NPR Funding; Japan: American Missing in Japan


March 16, 2011
• Nuclear Crisis Escalating in Japan; Jaczko to Congress: Secondary Containment Destroyed, No Water in Spent Fuel Pool; Gadhafi Forces Bombard Ajdabiya; TEPCO's History and Safety Violations; 'On the Case'
• Japan's Nuclear Crisis; Gadhafi Forces on the Move
• Trying to Block a Meltdown; Pakistan Frees CIA Contractor; Risk for U.S. Military in Japan; Four New York Times Reporters Reported Missing In Libya
• Nightmare Worsens In Japan; Trying To Block A Meltdown; Device To Measure Radiation; Japan's Economy; U.S. Pushes Hard To Help Japan; Hillary Clinton in Cairo; George Takei on Japanese Culture; Four N.Y. Times Journalists Reported Missing in Libya; U.S. Politics & Nuclear Energy
• Risking Lives to Avert Meltdown; International Crews Hunt for the Living in Japan; Debt Threatens Disaster Response; Bahrain Protests Turn Violent; Libyan Forces Bomb Another City; Talk Back Question; A Quake Survivor's Experience
• U.S. Military Provides Equipment to Battle Nuclear Crisis in Japan; New Trouble at Japan Nuclear Plant; Gas Prices Lower; Race to Leave Tokyo; Trusting the Information; American Teacher Survives Quake; Risking Lives to Avert Meltdown
• Conflicting Reports on Japan; U.S. Politics and Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Fears Spread Across Pacific to U.S.; Libyan Rebels Feel Left Out In Cold by International Community; Raid and Arrests on Alleged Sex Abusers Spans Several Countries
• Damaged Nuke Plant; Risking Lives to Avert Meltdown; IAEA's Role on Japan's Nuclear Crisis; Japan Crisis Sparks Worries in U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Visits Tahrir Square; Japanese Emperor Addresses Crisis; American Troops in Japan Could Be at Risk From Radiation; U.S. Troops Helping in Japan


March 15, 2011
• Nuclear Crisis Deepens; Disney Donates $2.5 Million to Red Cross For Japan; Japan's National Nightmare; Uprising in Bahrain Leads to More Violence, Death; Gadhafi Forces Roll Back Rebels; 'Political Pop'; Helping the Survivors
• Japan in Crisis; U.S. Energy Policy?
• Nuclear Crisis Deepens; White House on Japan; Robotic Search for Missing
• New Shocks, New Fears; Nuclear Crisis Deepens; Robots To The Rescue In Japan; Robots To The Rescue; Keeping U.S. Troops Safe in Japan; Examining the Radiation Risk in Japan; The Buzz at 'SXSW' Festival in Austin; Breaking Down the Brackets in the NCAA Tournament
• Japan's Disaster Sacks Stocks; Dangers Involved at Japanese Nuclear Reactors; How Much Radiation Exposure is Safe?; Social Networking For Japan; The Help Desk; Talk Back Question; Tsunami's Impact on One Town
• Japan's Nuclear Crisis Worsens; Markets Tank; Living Through the Quake; Third Explosion at Nuclear Plant; Lost & Found in Japan; Libyan Troops Gain More Ground; Marooned At Home In Japan
• Third Explosion at Nuclear Plant; Survivors Share Heartbreak
• Third Explosion at Japan's Nuclear Plant; Japan Stock Market Plunges; What's Going on Inside Reactors; Fact Check on Nuclear Plant Safety; Evidence of Tsunami's Power in City Streets; The World Sends Aid to Japan


March 14, 2011
• Search for Survivors in Japan; Nuclear Safety in the U.S.; Riding a Roof 9 Miles Out to Sea; Nuclear Crisis in Japan; Dramatic Rescues Under Way; Fatal Fall at Launch Site; Deadly Tour Bus Crash; More Protests in Wisconsin
• Nuclear Crisis in Japan; Rescue Crews Continue to Assess Damaged Caused to Japanese Cities by Recent Earthquake and Tsunami; American Officials Seek to Reassure Citizens that Domestic Nuclear Power Plants Are Safe; Pro-Gadhafi Forces Take Important Libyan Towns from Rebels; G-8 Meets to Discuss Constructing No-Fly Zone Over Libya
• New Crisis at Nuclear Plant; Tsunami Warning System; Japan: Before and After
• Nuclear Crisis At Nuclear Plant; Surviving On Hope Searching For Survivors Of Earthquake; White House Briefing; Nuclear Fuel Rods Exposed Again; Japan's Nikkei Index Down
• Exposed Fuel Rods at Japanese Nuclear Power Plant; What Happens During Nuclear Reactor Shutdown?; U.S. Earthquake Threat; Reporter Lives Through Quake; U.S. Search Teams In Quake Zone; Talk Back Question
• Second Explosion at Nuclear Plant in Japan; Japanese Survivors Gathering at Shelters; American Survives Japan Quake
• Second Explosion Hits Nuke Plant; Pro-Gadhafi Forces Advances in Libya; Japan's Nikkei Plunges
• Nuclear Uncertainty after Latest Blast; Shelters in Japan Struggle to Help; Flattened by Quake and Tsunami; Before and After the Disaster; Japan's Nikkei Plunges 6.2 Percent; Survivor Left with Nothing; Critical Hours in Search for Survivors; Amazing Stories of Survival


March 13, 2011
• Destruction on Tsunami's Ground Zero; Clock is Ticking to Find Survivors in Japan; Nuclear Meltdown Threat; Celebrity Aid; One American's Survival Story
• Quake Tsunami Disaster; Aftershocks Still a Danger; Nuclear Meltdown Threat
• New, Dramatic Video of Tsunami; Devastation in Japan; Pictures of Japan Before/After Tsunami; Japan's Earthquake Warning System Saves Lives; Weather Can After Exposure to Radioactivity in Meltdown
• Nuke Meltdown May Have Occurred; Rolling Blackouts in Japan; Bahrain Protests Turn Violent; New Jersey Flood Evacuees Long for Home; One Teen Shot to Death, Four Wounded; Iodine Tables for Survivors; Searchers Go Door-to-Door; Missing and Displaced in Japan; Coastal Japanese Town in Ruins; U.S. Rescue Teams Arrive in Japan; Confirmed Death Toll Nears 1,600
• Japanese Death Toll Tops 1,500; More Violent Protests in Bahrain; Protests and Tear Gas Fired in Yemen
• Possible Meltdown at Nuclear Plant in Northeast Japan; Rolling Blackouts to Conserve Energy in Japan; U.S. Navy Carrier Group Running Emergency Supplies to Japan; Prime Minister of Japan's Call for National Unity; Gadhafi's Forces Retake Rebel Town
• Japanese Town has More Dead Than Living; Race to Prevent Nuclear Meltdown; Gadhafi Forces Retake Town; Controlling Libya's Electricity; Quake Might Spike Tech Prices; Worst Quakes in Japan's History; Earthquake Early Warning; Congress Expected to Pass Stop-Gap Bill This Week; AWOL State Senators in Wisconsin Back Home; Bachmann Makes Historical Gaffe


March 12, 2011
• Japan: Aftershocks & Nuclear Fears; Chaos & Confusion in Japan; Doctors Without Borders in Japan
• Chaos & Concern in Japan


March 10, 2011
• Wisconsin Likely to Curb Collective Bargaining Rights; Congress Holds Controversial Muslim Radicalization Hearings; Congress Holds Hearings on WikiLeaks; Some Banks May Limit Debit Card Purchases to $50; Julianne Moore Tapped to Play Sarah Palin In Upcoming HBO Movie; Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill Passes; 'On the Case'
• Interview With New York Congressman Peter King; Wisconsin Likely to Curb Collective Bargaining; Congress Holds Controversial Muslim Radicalization Hearings
• Wisconsin: From Showdown to Lockdown; Muslim Radicalization Hearing Ends; 'Q&A'
• Survey on Muslim Americans; Limiting Debit Card Transactions; White House Fights Bullying; Muslim-American's Reaction to Radicalization Trials; U.S. Suspends All Ties with Libyan Embassy in Washington; Top Medical Innovations; Muslim "Radicalization" Hearing; From Showdown To Lockdown; Survey On Muslim Americans
• Wisconsin Capitol in Lockdown; Muslim Radicalization Hearing; Muslim Radicalization Politics; Lohan Back in Court; Rumored Limits for Debit Cards; Gadhafi's Billions
• Muslim Radicalization Hearing Underway; Wisconsin Capitol on Lockdown; Paying Cash for a New Home; White House Fights Bullying
• Muslim Radicalization Hearings Continue on Capitol Hill
• Muslim Radicalization Hearing; Wisconsin Senate Passes Labor Reform; Libyan Rebels May Be Losing Ground; White House Bullying Summit Today


March 09, 2011
• Another Financial Crisis Looming?; Moammar Gadhafi Under Pressure; 'On the Case'; Jared Lee Loughner in Court; Texas Gang Rape Has Town on Edge; AARP Sues Administration Over Reverse Mortgage Rule Change; Peter King to Hold Hearings on Muslims Despite Controversy
• Civil War in Libya; Senate Budget Battle; Tornado Hits Town in Alabama; Discovery Lands After Final Space Mission; NPR President Resigns Amidst New Controversy; Man Whose Son Committed Suicide Due to Bullying Speaks Out; Newt Gingrich May Soon Announce Run For Republican Presidential Nomination
• Jared Lee Loughner Heads Back to Court; 21 Pennsylvania Priests Suspended; Serious Success in Innovation
• Big Storms In The Deep South; Loughner Returns To Tucson; Understanding "Radicals"; Congressional Muslim radicalization Hearings Will Begin; David S. Broder Has Died; Intense Fighting In Eastern Libya; Who Is Rep. Peter King?; Second Year of the Bull Market; Webb Will Not Seek Reelection; India's Modern Day Slavery; Bionic Leg System
• Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home; Risk of Using Electronic Gadgets on Flights; Activist Targets NPR; Turmoil In Ivory Coast; Alleged Arizona Shooter In Court; Killer Wants To Donate Organs; Being Scott Walker
• Final Mission of Space Shuttle Discovery; Bull Market's 2nd Anniversary; Gadhafi Forces Set up Attacks; President Obama Announces New U.S. Ambassador to China; Credit Report: Fact vs. Fiction; Shuttle Discovery Comes Home
• Gadhafi Intensifies Attacks; Replacing Charlie Sheen's Character; Obama Nominates Gary Locke as New Ambassador to China
• Gadhafi Intensifies Attacks on Rebels; Unrest in Oil-Rich Countries; New York Congressman Leads Hearing on Radical Islam in America; Study Says Mosques Make Good Americans; Intruder Calls 911 on Homeowner; NPR CEO Resigns; Shuttle Discovery Set for Final Landing; Obama's Anti-Bullying Agenda; Heat Streak Goes On


March 08, 2011
• Civil War Raging in Libya; Moammar Gadhafi Enters Journalist Hotel in Tripoli; Moammar Gadhafi at Journalists' Hotel
• Libya: Land of Confusion; High-Profile Wall Street Insider Trading Trial Begins
• Women in Egypt; Fighting, Not Talking, in Libya; Fighting Radicalization; Obama's 180 on Guantanamo
• Fighting, Not Talking in Libya; 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day; Two U.S. Marshals Wounded While Serving Warrants in St. Louis; Ultrasounds Before Abortions; Major Fish Kill in California; Understanding Radicals; Creating Your Own Job; Next Ambassador to China; Researchers Identify a Diabetes 'Belt'; Wall Street's Massive Insider Trading Case Underway; The World of Child Slaves
• Rebels: No Gadhafi Exit Deal Talks; NATO: 24/7 Surveillance in Libya; Women's Day in Egypt; The Help Desk; CNN Challenge; Fighting Crime With Chess
• Gadhafi Reaching Out for Deal?; Budget Border Summit Rejected; Cleanup Gives Way to Turtles; A Look at the Gadhafi Dynasty; Staying Safe on the Road; Preventing Islamic Radicals
• Wisconsin's Budget Stalemate; Charlie Sheen Fired; Mapping the Royal Route; Calls for International Action in Libya Grow Louder; Faith, Freedom and Presidential Hopes in Iowa
• Libyan Rebels: Gadhafi Wants a Deal; NATO Has 24/7 Surveillance in Libya; Oil Prices Ease; U.S. Student Found Dead in Spain; Outrage Over "Radical Islam" Hearing; Mom and Dad Deploy to Afghanistan; Teen Boxer Dies Defending Sister; Charlie Sheen Fired; Five Republicans Woo Evangelicals in Potential Bid for White House; President Obama to Tour Boston School; Donald Trump Fires Back


March 07, 2011
• Shuttle Discovery Heads Home; Big Crime Case, Little Town; U.S. Pledges $15M in Aid; Secretary Gates Visits Afghanistan; Wisconsin Democrats Want Meeting; Gas Prices Up; Poll: 95 Percent Use Gadget Before Bed; America's Most Admired Women; Michael Moore Joins Protests; 'On the Case'
• Civil War in Libya; U.S. Apologizes for Afghan Boys' Deaths; Eleven-Year-Old Alleged Gang Rape Videotaped; House House Homeland Security Committee To Hold Hearing About Possible Radicalization in American Muslim Community; Sheen Creates Web Show
• Surging Oil Prices; Sources: Senator John Ensign Retiring; Tapping Oil Reserves; Wisconsin Dem Talks Budget
• Spike in Gas Prices; Separation of Mosque and State; Gov. Scott Walker's Reaction to Letter from Democrats; Gas Prices Still Rising; Many Muslims Object To House Hearing about Radicalization; Kilauea Spew Lava; The Catholic Church Facing New Sex Abuse Lawsuit; Air Strike Today Killing Five; Last WWII Vet Dies
• Obama Administration Considering Tapping Into U.S. Oil Reserves; Libya's Dictator in Denial; Different Kind of Revolution; Checking The Truth-O-Meter; The Effects of Hard Knocks; Being A Brand; Diplomat's Family Forced Apart
• Battle for Libya Intensifies; Tapping Oil Reserves; Taking Longer to Fill Jobs; Obama Pledges to Hold Gadhafi Accountable; Refugee Flow at Tunisian Border Slows; Bad Habits Costing You Money
• Gadhafi's Seige on Misrata; U.N.: Troops Blocking Aid; U.N.: More Carnage Ahead in Libya; Gas Prices Up 33 Cents in Two Weeks; Gates and Karzai Talk; Philly Archdiocese Being Sued; Pro-Walker Rally in Wisconsin; Trump Adviser Heads to Iowa; 2012 Race: On the Move; Romney Defends His Health Car Law; Protesters: Muslims Being Demonized; $250 Fines Begin Today for Democrats; Road Trip to Doomsday; Kilauea Blows Its Top; Two Workers Rescued from Oil Platform; Sheen Hits Two Million on Twitter; Miley Cyrus in SNL
• Gas Prices up 33 Cents in Two Weeks; New Air Strike in Libya; Congressional Hearings on Radical Islam in America; Protesters on Capitol Hill Say Muslims Being Demonized; Temperatures Plummet in Northeast; Philadelphia Church Leaders to be Charged With Conspiracy; Oil Tops $106 a Barrel


March 06, 2011
• Anti-Gadhafi Forces Claim Victory in Misrata; 200,000 Flee Libya; Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts; The GOP Hopefuls for 2012; Women and the Mid-East Revolts; Be the Ultimate Working Mom; Charlie Sheen Un-Winning
• U.S. Aids Evacuations from Libya; The Battle for Libya; Driving Ourselves Crazy over Gas; Restoring the American Dream
• The Battle for Libya; The Budget Ax; Rodney King 20 Years Later; NFL Players, Owners Can't Agree on Pay; Charlie Sheen's Kids Taken Away
• Diplomatic Limbo: Families Uprooted by Mideast Unrest; Debating "Homegrown Terrorism"; Libya: Who's in Charge Now? Eyewitness to Libyan Fighting; Unrest in Libya Drives Gas Prices; Empathize! You Will Perform Better; Ways to be Happier at Work; IPad 2 on Sale this Friday; Tornados Pound Louisiana; Pro-Hearings Rally; Potential GOP Presidential Candidates Spend Time in Iowa
• Fierce Fighting Raging in Libya; Mickey Rooney and Abuse of the Elderly; What to Make of Charlie Sheen?; Lockerbie Families Try Gadhafi; Fighting Deaths in Misrata; Adoptive Mom Charged in Murder; Waiver Saves Choking Customer; Mardi Gras Rolls On; Tapping the Strategic Oil Reserve
• Groups Gather in Support of Muslim Rights; Controversial Facebook Comments; Supreme Court Upholds Funeral Protests; Fighting, Deaths in Libya; Land Mine Kills 12 in Afghanistan; U.S. Advises Against Travel to Yemen; The Game Goes On After Tragedy; Karzai: U.S. Apology "Not Enough"; Super Soaker Storm in the East; Trump Advisor to Meet with GOP Leaders in Iowa; Debating Homegrown Terrorism


March 05, 2011
• Uprising in Libya; Wisconsin Layoff Warnings; Charlie Sheen Broadcast Tonight; Ivory Coast Massacre; Concern Over Mexican Police Chief; iPad 2 for Release
• Soldiers Open Fired on Women Protest in Ivory Coast; Wisconsin Governor and Unions Headed for a Showdown; Major Storm System Brings Tornadoes to Baton Rouge, Delays Mardi Gras Celebrations; East Coast Rapists Arrested in New Haven, CT; Owner of Houston Day Care on the Run after Fire; New Hampshire Lawmakers to Make TSA's Body Scans, Pat- downs Sexual Assault Crimes
• Missing Sheriff; NFL Extends Negotiations; Libya's Fledgling New Government; Bloody Attack on Women Peacefully Protesting in Ivory Coast
• Multi-State Rape Suspect Nabbed; NFL Extends Deadline For Deal; Fighting Rages in Libya; High School Basketball Player Dies After Making Winning Shot; Transitional Council Headed by Libya's Former Justice Minister Meets in Benghazi; China Congress in Session; Is Your Country Happiest?
• Heavy Gunfire, Tanks in the Streets of Libya; East Coast Rapist Suspect Arrested; Violence Amid Protests in Ivory Coast over Presidential Election; 58-Year-Old Woman Trains For New York City Triathlon; NFL Players, Owners Continue Negotiations; Cutting Government Programs
• Gadhafi Loyalist New Offensive; No-Fly Zone Rumors; East Coast Rapist Arrest; Football Season; Michigan High School Basketball Player Dies; Wisconsin Worker Protests Continue This Weekend; Legal Analysts Say Charlie Sheen Should Shut Up, His Lawyer Should Walk
• The Fight for Libya; Libya's Opposition United; Stop Gap Bill Includes $4 Billion in Cuts; "East Coast Rapist" Arrest; Charlie Sheen Custody Battle; Libyan Weapons Pose Danger; Airline Ticket Prices Go Up; Square Dance Struggles to Survive
• Fighting Continues In Libya Between Pro-Gadhafi and Anti- Gadhafi Forces; Police Make Arrest in East Coast Rapist Case; Republican Presidential Hopefuls Begin Process of Putting Together Campaigns; Airfare Prices Rising; Foreign Workers Robbed While Trying to Leave Libya; Wisconsin Budget Conflict Still Unresolved; Protests Continue in Ivory Coast Over Fraudulent Presidential Election


March 04, 2011
• President Obama Speaks in Miami About Education; U.S. Economy Added 192,000 Jobs in February; Standoff Continues in Libya Between Pro-Gadhafi and Anti-Gadhafi Forces; Update on the Casey Anthony Case
• Gadhafi Strikes Back; Wisconsin Union Battle Continues; Star Basketball Player Suspended At BYU; American Gone Missing in Iran; Arizona Shooter Jared Loughner Indicted By Grand Jury
• Thousands Still Flee Libya; Unemployment Falls Below 9 Percent; Rodney King: 20 Years Later; BYU Suspends Star Player; 49-Count Indictment Against Loughner; NFL Network: Seven Day CBA Extension; U.S. Aid Plane Lands in Tunisia; Yemen President Rejects Opposition Plan; China Tightens Control on Reporters; Do We Need a Space Program?
• How To Fix America's Schools; A Bipartisan Push For Education; President Greets Mayor-Elect; Medical Advice: A Click Away; Eye- Controlled Laptops; Unemployment Falls Below 9 Percent; Basketball Play Dies After Win
• Unemployment Rate Down; 'Bloodbath' in Zawiya, Libya; Mom Finally Home From Libya; ROTC Returning To Harvard; Army Overhauls Fitness Test
• Fifteen Killed, Over 200 Wounded in Zawiya, Libya; Encouraging News About Jobs Market; Market Reaction to Jobs Report; Evacuating 10,000 Refugees Daily; Dressing Like a Dictator; Human Factor: Assault Inspires Runner
• Unemployment Rate Drops; Stars Regret Gadhafi Performances
• Unemployment Falls in February; Libyan Rebels Move Toward Tripoli; Presidential Politics of Libya; NASA Rocket Likely Crashes; Man Saved After 96 Minutes of CPR; Study Shows More Teens Waiting to Have Sex; One in Three Americans Sleep Deprived; Sabbath Manifesto Encourages Shutting Down Devices for 24 Hours; Libya Beefs Up Security Along Borders; Protests Grow After Friday Prayers; U.S. Military Aids Refugees; U.S. Options and Risks in Libya; Stocks Up After Positive Jobs Report; NFL Talks Extended to Midnight; Unemployment Falls Below Nine Percent


March 03, 2011
• War in Libya?; Government Shutdown Looming?; U.S. Weighs Libya Options; 'Political Pop'; Supreme Court: Military Funeral Protests OK
• Libya at War?; U.S. Troops Killed at Airport in Germany; Will Newt Gingrich Run?; Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Small Church Protests at Military Funerals; NFL Negotiations Between Players and Owners May Be Extended; Charlie Sheen Starts Twitter Page
• Discussion of Obama-Calderon Press Conference; Newt Gingrich Considering GOP Run for President; Pension Problems in Pittsburgh
• Background on U.S.-Mexico Relations; What Topics Will Be Discussed By Obama and Calderon?
• Gadhafi Bombs Own People; Help Wanted Signs & Pink Slips; Wildfires Still Burning in Central Florida; Talk Back Question; The Fish Butcher; CNN Challenge; Puppy Survives Euthanasia
• Fleeing Libya by the Thousands; Stocks Jump on Jobs Optimism; Firefighters Fight for Pensions; Budget Battle in Ohio; How Budget Cuts Could Affect You; U.S. Supreme Court Rules Military Funeral Protests OK
• Tough Choices in Libya; License Plates for Bikes; Possible Republican Contenders for 2012; Wall Street Rally


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