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Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin

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October 03, 2012
• Let The Debate Begin!; Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Blocked; American Airlines Looking For Loose Seats; McQueary Sues Penn State; Meningitis Outbreak Kills Two In Tennessee; Riding Manatees Not Permitted In Florida; Ahmadinejad Blasts Netanyahu; Crashing A Plane On Purpose
• Let the Debate Begin!; Americans Airlines Looking for Loose Seats; HS Football Hazing With A Noose?; More Complaints About Apple's IPhone 5


October 02, 2012
• Candidates Prep For Big Debate; Judge To Rule On Pennsylvania Voter ID Law; Amtrak Train Versus Big Rig; Two Ferries Collide In Hong Kong; Iranian Official Defects To U.S.; Allergy-Free Cow's Milk; IKEA Apologizes For Deleting Women
• Not About the Win?; "Like Hitting a Lighthouse"; Candidates Prep For Critical Debate


October 01, 2012
• Countdown To The Presidential Debate; Schwarzenegger Back With New Memoir; Suicide Attack In Afghanistan; Final Day Of U.N. General Assembly; Clinton Talks "Alternative Strategy" For Syria; Doctors Grow New Ear on Patient's Arm
• It's a Mad Dash; Big Surprises from Arnold; An Epic Fail at the Ryder Cup


September 28, 2012
• NFL Officials: Back To Football; NHL Cancels Preseason Games; Minneapolis Office Shooting; "Innocence Of Muslims" Filmmaker Arrested; New Search For Jimmy Hoffa; Netanyahu Draws "Red Line"; Controversial Documentary "2016: Obama's America"
• NFL Officials: Back to Football; Netanyahu's Warning About Iran; Bounty Scandal Rocks Pop Warner Team


September 27, 2012
• No More Replacement Refs; Army General Charged with Multiple Sex Crimes; Air Force One Aborts Initial Landing; Boy Scouts Release Sex Abuse "Study"; Search for Jimmy Hoffa; Mideast Focus At U.N. General Assembly, Battleground Virginia
• Goodbye Replacements; Sex Scandal; J.K Rowling's Smash Lit; Lockout Over!


September 26, 2012
• Ahmadinejad Takes The World Stage; Obama Makes Case For Free Speech; Morsi To Debut At U.N. General Assembly; Mixing Pigskins With Politics; Brothers Say Cops Beat Them Down; Chelsea Clinton Speaks About Her Career; Frat Suspended Over Alcohol Enemas; Housing Rebound; Ahmadinejad Addresses U.N. Today
• Political Football; The Last Word; Replacement Ref Fiasco


September 25, 2012
• President Obama To Address U.N. General Assembly; Obama On World Stage At UNGA; Clinton Weighs In On Tax Debate; Cause Of Baby Panda Death Still Unclear; Same Sex Marriage; Replacement Refs On Hot Seat Again; Students Cited In Sexual Hazing Case; Fiscal Cliff and Your Tax Bill; Obama's Foreign Policy Message
• High-Stakes Speech; Soccer Hazing Scandal; Obama to Address United Nations


September 24, 2012
• Romney Versus Obama On SNL; Disaster At 20,000 Feet; Dueling "60 Minutes" Interviews; Foreign Policy Polls Favor Obama; Ahmadinejad On Possible War With Israel; "Defeat Jihad" Ads Go Up In NYC Subways; NYC Schools Offer Morning-After Pill; And The Emmy Goes To...
• Crunch Time for the Campaign; Disaster at 20,000 Feet; The Emmy Goes To...; Candidates Spar On Foreign Policy


September 21, 2012
• Bracing For More Violence On Muslim Prayer Day; Security Lapses In Consulate Attack?; Obama Surging In Three Key Swing States; Obama Admits "Biggest Failure So Far"; Ann Romney Frustrated By GOP Criticism; "Occupy Unmasked": Behind the Occupy Movement; Endeavour Almost Home; New iPhone 5 Hits Stores Today
• Protests in the Middle East; New iPhone to Hit Stores Today; Endeavour to Arrive in California Today; Spain Working on Bailout Plan; President Speaks To Latinos


September 20, 2012
• New Details On Attack Against Americans In Libya; "Fast And Furious" Report Released; Accused Aurora Shooter Returns To Court; Final Journey; NHL Cancels Pre-Season Games; Romney To Latinos: Campaign Is About The "100 Percent."
• "Terrorist Attack" Killed U.S. Ambassador to Libya; "Fast and Furious" Report Released


September 19, 2012
• Romney Strikes Back; More Fallout From Romney Video; New Swing State Polls; Close Call For U.S. Ambassador To China; French Magazine Publishes Mohammed Cartoons; Interview with Delaware Governor Jack Markell; Endeavour Ready for Final Fight; "The Longest Way Home": Interview with Andrew McCarthy
• Romney's 47 Percent; Wind Whipped by Northeast Storm; Controversial Cartoon in France; Chicago Teachers Back To School Today


September 18, 2012
• Romney Defends Remarks; Suicide Car Bombing In Kabul; School's Out For Seventh Day; Prison Break In Mexico; Storm Threat, Possible Tornadoes; Joint Operations With Afghan Forces Halted; French Prosecutors Open Criminal Case
• Romney Defends Remarks; French Prosecutors Open Criminal Case; New Book in Amanda Knox Case


September 17, 2012
• Afghan Protests Turn Violent; Anti-American Protests In Pakistan; Blast Near Baghdad's "Green Zone" Kills Seven; Obama Taking On China; Romney Pledging To Fix Immigration; One Year Anniversary Of Occupy Movement; Boy Pulled From Well; Scouts Accused Of Protecting Molesters; Soyuz Lands In Kazakhstan; Royal Couple Filing Criminal Complaint; No Deal In Chicago Teachers Strike
• Burning Rage Against America; Scouts Dishonor; Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Second Week; Topless Photos Spark Court Action


September 14, 2012
• Anti-American Protests Spread; Libyan Authorities Make Four Arrests; "Full Court Press" To Protect U.S. Embassies; Obama Pulling Ahead; Riot Police Rush Protesters In Cairo; Fed Moves To Boost Economy; Hostage Situation Over; Strike Talks Go From Sitter To Optimistic
• Fury & Friday Prayers; Libyan Authorities Make Four Arrests


September 13, 2012
• Mass Protests At U.S. Embassy In Yemen; Benghazi Consulate Attack Planned?; Tightening Embassy Security Worldwide
• Mass Protests At U.S. Embassy in Yemen


September 12, 2012
• Reports: U.S. Ambassador To Libya Killed; Anti-U.S. Fury In Muslim World
• Death of U.S. State Department Officer in Violent Libyan Protests; No Deal Yet for Chicago Strike; Anticipation for Unveiling of iPhone 5


September 11, 2012
• No Deal Yet For Striking Chicago Teachers; A Nation Remembers: 11th Anniversary of 9/11; President Obama's Convention Bounce; Jerry "The King" Lawler Collapses During Show; Andy Murray Wins U.S. Open; Coverage For 9/11 First Responders
• No Deal Yet for Striking Chicago Teachers; Financial Help for First Responders; Ruling: Tattooing Is Free Speech


September 10, 2012
• Chicago Teachers Strike; Congress Back In Session Today; Report: Presidential Motorcade Death; Obama Bounces In Polls, Cash; Romney On Health Care Reform; Serena Williams Wins Fourth U.S. Open Title; Jobs and the Election; Eastwood Breaks Silence on RNC Speech; Reform Remedy; Dwyane Wade's Best Advice
• Chicago Teachers Strike; Congress Returns to Work Today; President Obama Sees Post-Convention Bump in Polls and Fundraising


September 07, 2012
• Dozens Dead In China Earthquake; 3.5 Earthquake Hits West Hollywood; Obama Makes Case For Second Term; Romney Reacts To Obama Speech; Ryan Headlines Beverly Hills Fundraiser; Prince Harry In Afghanistan; Bermuda Braces For Leslie; Courting the Undecided Voters; Awaiting August Jobs Report; Interview with Rep. Judy Chu; Prince Harry in Afghanistan
• Obama to the Rescue?; Dozens Dead in China Earthquakes; Examining Obama's Speech; One-Legged Soldier Inspires At U.S. Open


September 06, 2012
• "We're All In This Together"; Democratic National Convention; Clinton Captures DNC Crowd; Ohio Puts Obama Over The Top; Drought to Hit Football Snack Prices
• Bill Clinton Delivers; Political Ripple Effect of Afghan Insider Attacks; "I Want Barack Obama To Be The Next President"; Oil And Tar Balls Washing Ashore


September 05, 2012
• The Bill Clinton Factor; Democrats Court Female Voters; Latino Mayor Gives Keynote Address; Victory Speech Turns Deadly; Will Replacement Refs Endanger Players?; Tar Balls and Oil Stain Louisiana Beaches; Breakaway Amish Group on Trial
• Democratic Convention Kicks Off; Strickland Skewers Romney; Examining Michelle Obama's Speech


September 04, 2012
• Democratic National Convention Day One; First Lady In Prime Time; "It's A Major Disaster Here"; Obama Tours Flood-Ravaged Louisiana; Interview with Rep. Barbara Lee
• Showtime in Charlotte; Leaping Onto the National Stage; Obama Tours Flood-Ravaged Louisiana


September 03, 2012
• Suicide Bomber Hits U.S. Consulate Vehicle; Democrats Ready for Charlotte Week; Are We Better Off than Four Years Ago?; Biden's U-Haul Stolen; Probing Equity Firms, Including Bain; U.S. Suspends Training of Afghan Police; Reverend Sun Myung Moon Dies; Isaac's Leftovers Soak Parts of Midwest
• Americans Hurt in Pakistan Blast; Democrats Ready for North Carolina Party; Suicide Bomber Hits U.S. Consulate Vehicle; Better Off Today Than Four Years Ago?


August 31, 2012
• Mitt Romney's Moment; "What America Needs Is Jobs, Lots Of Jobs"; Eastwood And The Empty Chair; Isaac Kills Two In Louisiana; Plaquemines Levee Intentionally Breached; Holmes Called School Minutes Before Massacre; Pentagon Warns Bin Laden Book Author; Harvard Cheating Scandal; Interview with Elizabeth Emken
• Romney's Night; Deadly Floodwaters; Romney: "Time Has Come To Turn The Page"


August 30, 2012
• Paul Ryan's Big Night; Paul Ryan Plays Attack Dog; Storm Surge Forces New Evacuations; Dozens Rescued In Plaquemines Parish; Dramatic Rescues As Isaac Stalls; New Orleans Weathers Isaac; Paul Ryan's Big Night; Surveying Isaac's Flood Damage; Interview with Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn
• Ryan Jolts the GOP; Relentless Storm; Trapped by Isaac


August 29, 2012
• Water Overtopping Levee in Plaquemines Parish; Fired Up!
• Water Overtopping Levee In Plaquemines Parish; Isaac Soaks Mississippi; Hurricane Coverage
• Water Overtopping Levee in Plaquemines Parish; Continued Hurricane Coverage; Ann Romney Speech Analysis


August 28, 2012
• Isaac Heading For New Orleans; Mississippi Braces For Isaac; Alabama Coast Under Hurricane Warning; Isaac's Arrival; Showtime In Tampa; FEMA Prepares For Isaac; Romney Campaign Out with New Education Ad
• Bracing for Isaac; Proceeding with Caution


August 27, 2012
• Isaac Could Hit New Orleans; Isaac Soaks South Florida; Tampa Faces Tropical Storm Isaac; GOP Gears Up For Convention
• The Ghost of Katrina; Shuffled Schedule; Isaac Soaks South Florida; Isaac Eyes Gulf Coast


August 24, 2012
• Tracking Tropical Storm Isaac; Florida Keys Prepare For Isaac; Armstrong Drops Fight Against Doping Charges; Norway Mass Killer Sentenced; Banned From Campus; Ponderosa Fire; Tampa Preps For RNC
• Tropical Storm Isaac Threatens Haiti; "What I Learned at Bain Capital"; Lance Armstrong Losing His Legacy?


August 23, 2012
• Tracking Tropical Storm Isaac; Clinton Praises Obama in New Ad; Convention Threats?; Romney Counselor Cardinal to Give RNC Prayers; Obama on Akin: He "Somehow Missed Science Class"; Romney-Ryan Medicare Plan Deeply Unpopular; Penn State's Ex-President Speaks Out; Wildfire Emergency In Three California Counties; Navy SEAL Writes Book On Bin Laden Raid; Worst Ever West Nile Outbreak; Middle Class Falling Behind
• Eye on the Storm; Violent Danger; Navy SEAL Writes Book on Bin Laden Raid


August 22, 2012
• Akin: "I'm In This Race For The Long Haul"; Tropical Storm Isaac Brewing; Suspect Allegedly Threatened President Obama; Deadly Maryland Train Derailment; Mississippi River Traffic Jam; "Curiosity" Taking First Test Drive; Prince Harry Naked In Vegas; Apple Versus Samsung Legal War; Racism In The Ranks?
• Akin Standing His Ground; Bracing for Isaac; Prince Harry Naked In Vegas


August 21, 2012
• Fallout from Akin Rape Comments; Insurgents Fire Rockets at Afghan NATO Base; Obama to Syria: Don't Cross "Red Line"; Virginia Voter I.D. Law Okayed; Handcuffed Man's Death a Suicide; Curiosity Gets Ready to Roll; Sweet Tax; Women to Join Augusta National; Apple is Most Valuable Company Ever; Will Rep. Akin Drop Out of Race?
• Fallout from Akin Rape Comments; Women in Green Jackets; Obama To Syria: Don't Cross "Red Line"


August 20, 2012
• "Top Gun" Director Dies; Newsweek Cover Story: Obama Must Go; Ryan And Mom Campaigning Together; Akin: "Legitimate Rape" Rarely Results In Pregnancy; Race Car Crash At Missouri State Fair; Alaska Ship Rescue; Too Big To Play Pee Wee Football; Assange to U.S.: End the Witch Hunt
• "Top Gun" Director Dies; New Romney Ad Attacks Obama on Welfare; Possible New Amelia Earhart Evidence; Alaska Ship Rescue


August 17, 2012
• Afghan Officer Kills Two U.S. Service Members; Wisconsin Moves To "Toss Up"; Romney's Taxing Controversy; Blistering Heat Stoking Wildfires; Air Raid: Target Mosquitoes; Family Research Council Shooting; Assange Granted Asylum In Ecuador; Golden Strength
• Afghan Officer Kills 2 U.S. Service Members; Wisconsin Moves to "Toss Up"; Keystone Pipeline Breaks Ground; Verdict Expected For Russian Punk Band


August 16, 2012
• Wildfires Raging In 13 States; Shooting At Conservative Group HQ; Bomb Threat Diverts Flight; Defending Biden; Applying For Deportation Relief; Penn State Perjury Hearing; Hypersonic Test Flight Fails; $337 Million Powerball Jackpot; Assange Decision Soon
• Bomb Threat Diverts Flight; Wildfires raging in 13 States; Search for Answers; Biden a Liability?


August 15, 2012
• Candidates "Unchain" The Ugliness; Campaigns Trade Insults; Wildfires Rage Across West; Southern California Brush Fire Burns 125 Acres; Deadly Home Explosion; Plane Pileup; Applying For Hope; Fewer Affordable Homes; Interview with Representative Luis Gutierrez; Olympic Boxer Punches Way To Gold
• No Holds Barred; Syria Hotel Attack; The West in Flames; Biden's "Back In Chains" Remark


August 14, 2012
• Romney And Ryan On The Road; Christie To Deliver Keynote Address; Voters React To Ryan Pick; Obama Blasts "Romney-Ryan" Budget Plan; CNN's Crowley To Moderate Presidential Debate; Zimmerman's Lawyers Appeal For New Judge; Penn State Put On Notice; Three Dead In Shooting Near Texas A&M University
• Polling Paul Ryan; Texas A&M Shootout; Prepackaged Apple Slices Recalled; Five Minutes At Hypersonic Speed


August 13, 2012
• Romney And Ryan Campaigning Separately; Quake Rescues End In Iran; Evangelist Billy Graham In Hospital; "Happy And Glorious" Games End; No Man's Land?; Interview with Representative Nan Hayworth of New York; Interview with Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland; Romney-Ryan On Medicare
• Romney and Ryan Hitting the Trail; Passing the Torch; Not Letting "Fast & Furious" Go; GM Recalls 38,000 Impala Police Cars


August 10, 2012
• Seven Troops Killed In Two Afghan Attacks; Inside The Wisconsin Temple; No Decision On Unsealing Court Records; Obama Opens 7-Point Lead; Bayou Sinkhole; More Hurricanes Ahead; Bolt: I Am Legend; Team USA Reigns Supreme In Soccer; American Finishes Relay Lap On Broken Leg; Controversial Mosque Opens; President Obama Pulls Ahead; American Pole Vaulter Upsets To Win Gold
• Seven Americans Dead in Afghanistan; Inside the Wisconsin Temple; Afghanistan Attacks; President Obama Pulls Ahead


August 09, 2012
• Refinery Fire Triggers Health Concerns; Holmes Sent Package To Psychiatrist; Sikh Temple Gunman Committed Suicide; Mars Crater Looks "Earth Like"; Feel The Historic Heat; End Of An Olympic Volleyball Era; Shakeup At Komen Foundation; Media Asks for Documents in Aurora Shooting Case; NYPD's "Domain Awareness System"
• Refinery Fire Expected to Spike Gas Prices; Shakeup at Komen; Hottest in History; West Coast Bracing for Gas Price Spike; China's "Jackie Kennedy" on Trial for Murder
• Refinery Fire Triggers Health Concerns; Holmes Sent Package To Psychiatrist; Sikh Temple Gunman Committed Suicide; Mars Crater Looks "Earth Like"; Feel The Historic Heat; End Of An Olympic Volleyball Era; Shakeup At Komen Foundation; Media Asks for Documents in Aurora Shooting Case; NYPD's "Domain Awareness System"


August 08, 2012
• Arizona Gunman Gets Life Sentence; No Death Penalty For Arizona Shooter; Motive For A Massacre; Armed At The Movies; NYPD Subpoenas Twitter Over User Threat; Tropical Storm Ernesto; "Romney Hood" Versus "Obamaloney"; USA Women Continue Domination; American Silver And Gold; Loughner Pleads Guilty to 19 Charges; Ernesto Downgraded After Slamming Mexico; Falling Out of Favor?
• Arizona Gunman Gets Life Sentence; Hurricane Ernesto Slams into Mexico; Romney's Negative Numbers Rise; President Pleads For Drought Relief


August 07, 2012
• The Man Behind Temple Massacre; Temple Leader Killed In Massacre; Fire Destroys Joplin Mosque; Small Planes Violate Obama Airspace; Fire Rages At California Refinery; Team USA Outlasts Canada; Hoops Stars Tested In First Half; "Romney Hood"; Shooter's Ties To White Supremacists; Loughner To Enter Guilty Plea; Baby In Tote Bag; Train Derails In North Carolina; Flooding In The Philippines; Team USA Outlasts Canada
• Sikh Temple Shooter's Ties to White Supremacist Movement; Missouri Mosque Burned to the Ground; Fighting in Syria; Obama "Heartbroken"


August 06, 2012
• Shooting Massacre At Sikh Temple; Tragedy At The Racetrack; Ernesto Heading To Gulf; Usain Bolt Is Back; Andy Murray Brings Home Gold; Mission To Mars; GOP Convention Lineup Out; "Lightning Bolt" Is Back
• Shooting Massacre at Sikh Temple; Mars Landing; Truman Grandson Marks Hiroshima


August 03, 2012
• Gabby's Golden Night; Phelps Wins 16th Gold Medal; USA's First Ever Judo Gold; Reid: Romney Hiding Something; U.N. General Assembly To Denounce Syrian Regime; Old Lady's Got A Gun; Jobs Report Day; Gabby's Golden Night; Mars' Curiosity; Tropical Storm Ernesto Forms; Real-Life Cliff Hanger
• A Star is Born; Alive in Atlantic; Gabby's Golden Night; Amtrak Cost Taxpayers $834 Million


August 02, 2012
• Three Planes Nearly Collide At Reagan National; Were Red Flags Ignored?; Covert Support For Syrian Rebels; Adrian's Fingertip Finish; Phelps, Lochte Set for Showdown; Secret Support for Syrian Opposition; All Charges Against Gooding Dropped; Candidates Hitting The Campaign Trail
• Warning Signs Missed?; Three Planes Nearly Collide At Reagan Natl.; New Storm May Wash Out Vacations Spots; American Gymnast Wins All-Around Medal


August 01, 2012
• Best Olympian Ever?; Bringing Their B-Game; U.S. Women Dominate In Team Gymnastics; New Health Benefits For Women; Ted Cruz Wins Texas Primary Runoff; Gore Vidal Dies; Panetta In Israel; Bird Collides With Landing Flight; "Culture Does Matter"; Obama Back In Ohio; Crop Hopes Wilting; Golden Girls; Full Power Back On in India
• Sweet Redemption; Scare in the Air; Golden Girls; More Gold, More Whispers


July 31, 2012
• Chinese Swimmer's "Suspicious" Race; London 2012; Romney Calls Out Iran; "Get The Hell Out Now"; Witnesses: Shark Bites Swimmer; Aimee Copeland's Amazing Recovery; Drew Peterson Trial Begins Today; Drought Days; Interview with former Olympian John Roethlisberger; Pep Rally For Penn St. Players; Romney Praises Poland's Economy
• Letdown in London; Romney in Poland; Gay Marriage On DNC Platform; Romney To Speak In Warsaw


July 30, 2012
• Romney's Tough Talk On Iran; Romney Says Jerusalem Israel's Capital; Bill Clinton Playing Key Role At Convention; India Train Fire Kills At Least 27; Police Smash Windows, Truck Takes Off; Lochte, Phelps Fall To French; Dana Vollmer Sets A World Record; Stunner In Gymnastics; Movie Theater Massacre
• Romney Talking Tough; Movie Theater Massacre; Cheney: Picking Palin Was A "Mistake"; Teaming Up To "Sound The Alarm"


July 27, 2012
• British Papers Blast Mitt Romney; Troop Surge For Olympics; Sandusky Voicemails To Victim Released; Ford Escape Recall; Synthetic Drug Crackdown; Willing To Talk; Cuba To U.S.: "The Table Is Set"; Olympic Opening Ceremonies; Legislating Gun Control; Let the Games Begin
• British Papers Blast Mitt Romney; Games On!; Recovering And Remembering


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