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December 26, 2011


December 24, 2011


December 23, 2011
• President Obama in Hawaii; France to Pay for Breast Implant Removals; Suicide Bombings Rock Syria; Donald Trump No Longer Republican; New Pictures From Space Station; Man Lets Underage Daughter Drive
• President Obama Signs Payroll Tax Cut Deal; Holiday Help for Skid Row; First Car Bombings in Syria's Uprisings; Egyptians Swarm Cairo In Protest; Arlington National Cemetery Scandal Deepens
• Obama Speaks About Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Congress Passes Tax Cut Extension; Suicide Bombers Strike Syria; Anti-Military Protest In Egypt; Wrongfully Convicted Man Goes Free, Prosecutors Could Be Charged; Civil Libertarians Angry With Obama
• Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Interview With Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp; Bombings kill 32 in Syria; Dow Up 90 Points; Obama Prepares To Speak On Payroll Tax Cuts
• Congress Passes Tax Cut Extension; Holiday Travel Headaches; Mortgage Rates Hit Another Low; Romney Gets H.W. Bush Endorsement; Protesters Fill Tahrir Square; Bombings Rock Syria
• Deal Reached On Payroll Tax Cut; House Votes On Tax Cut Extension; Bachmann Slams Payroll Tax Cut; Biden, Romney In War Of Words; State Media: Blasts Rock Damascus; Extreme Winter Weather In the Rockies; Quakes Rattle New Zealand
• Deal Reached on Payroll Tax Cut; Gingrich Lowers Expectations; Suicide Bombers Blast Damascus; Beaten Egyptian Woman Speaks; Best Buy Cancels Some Online Orders; Senate Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Senate Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Ex-Con Delivers Healthy Alternatives; Deal Reached on Payroll Tax Cut


December 22, 2011
• Possible Deal In Tax Cut Standoff?; Devastation In Baghdad; U.S. Says Pakistani Strike Was Self-Defense; Nurses Strike in California; Parents Allegedly Killed Own Daughters
• Tornadoes Possibly Threatening Alabama; Congress Deadlocked Over Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Baby Girl Missing in Maine; : Search Intensifies For Missing Toddler; Missing Kansas Woman Found; Former Players Sue NFL Over Concussions; Royals Visit Homeless Youth; Update on Egyptian Seen Severely Beaten
• Obama Speaks About Tax Fight, Ups Pressure On Congress; Bombing In Bagdhad Kills 63; Players Sue NFL Over Injuries; Women Beaten in Cairo Protests; Newt Gingrich Challenges Mitt Romney to Debate
• Payroll Tax Cut Extension Fight; Explosions Kill Dozens in Iraq; Inside the DMZ; D.C. Central Kitchen Feeds Community; Severe Storms Hit The Southeast; Tax Fight Divides Republicans
• Upping the Ante Over Payroll Tax Cut Extension; Explosions Kill Dozens in Iraq; Bank of America Pays for Lending Bias; Ron Paul Newsletters Spark Controversy; Miscommunication at Heart of Pakistani Airstrike; West, Southeastern U.S. Hammered by Storms; NFL Players Sue over Head Injuries
• Nine Days Until Your Paycheck Shrinks; Obama Ratchets Up Tax Fight; House GOP Talks Payroll Tax Cuts; Ron Paul Gets Testy Over Newsletters; U.S. Update on Pakistan Drone Strike; House Democrats Talk Taxes
• New Fears Over Iraq's Future; McCain Rips Obama's Leadership; Ron Paul Gets Testy Over Newsletters; Arab League Monitors Syrian Abuses; The Economy in 2011; Flying Dogs to Freedom; Babies Talking, Cats Hugging


December 21, 2011
• Can Republicans Beat President Obama?; Payroll Tax Cut Battle Continues; Jury Awards Family of Sexual Assault Victim $150 Billion; Pawn Shop Owner Buys But Does Not Plan to Sell Purple Heart; High Profile Legal Cases of 2011 Reviewed
• Standoff Over Payroll Tax Cut; Interview With Congresswoman Nan Hayworth; Letters to President Obama, Not Santa; Insight Into North Korea's New Leader; Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber of Commerce; A Final Best Friend; Dutch Magazine Slurs Rihanna
• Payroll Tax Cut Stalemate; Interview With Michigan Congressman Fred Upton; Bird Flu Tests Seen As Terror Threat; 2011's Legal Dramas; McCain: Payroll Tax Stand Off Hurting GOP; Video of 2 Men Beating Homeless Man; Obama Approval Rating Going Up; Ron Paul Leads in Iowa
• New Rules to Prevent Pilot Fatigue; Tax Fight Could Hurt Economy; Women Rise Up in Egypt; White House On Tax Cut Extension; Newt Gingrich Loses Lead In Polls
• Calling for Lawmakers to Fix Gridlock; How do North Koreans Really Feel About Kim Jong-il's Death?; Positive Signs About Economy; Ron Paul Leading in Iowa, Gingrich Heckled; Bill Clinton Working to Make World Better
• Payroll Tax Cut Hits Stalemate; "Shouldn't Be Politics As Usual"; Gingrich Touts New Endorsements; Housing Recession Was Worth Than Thought; Three Troops Charged In Soldier's Death; Saudi Prince Buys Stake In Twitter
• Payroll Tax Cut Hits Stalemate; Home Sales Even Worse than Thought; Faith Leader Asks Bachmann to Quit; Obama, Paul Surge in New Polls; Penn State Students Face Riot Charges; New Pilot Fatigue Guidelines; Care for the Dying; Special Deliveries Gone Wild


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


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