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December 03, 2012
• Northern California Rocked By Storms; Chiefs Win After Belcher Suicide; 29 Days To The Fiscal Cliff; Collision Kills U.S. Coast Guardsman; Will Justices Tackle Same Sex Marriage?; Malala Says Thanks; SeaWorld Scare
• Northern California Rocked By Storms; NASA to Announce "Curiosity" Discoveries; American Psychiatric Association Amends DSM; Notre Dame-Alabama Championship Set
• Major Flooding in California; Football Tragedy; CNN's Hero of the Year; Egypt's High Court Shut Down; Dolphin Bite at SeaWorld Caught on Video


November 30, 2012
• Fiscal Cliff Looms; Interview with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; Interview with Congressman Tim Huelskamp; Grand Canyon: Older Than You Thought; PSY's Next Move
• Fiscal Cliff Finger Pointing; Palestinians Win Historic U.N. Recognition; Missouri Powerball Winner Identified; Egypt Passes Rushed Draft Constitution; Lady Liberty After Sandy
• Fiscall Cliff Countdown: 32 Days; Internet Dark in Syria; New Cars at LA Auto Show; VP Biden Visits DC Costco
• Fiscal Cliff Finger-Pointing; Palestinians Win Historic U.N. Recognition


November 29, 2012
• U.S. Embassy in Cairo Closed; Interview with Congressman Phil Gingrey; Obama and Romney Breaking Bread; Thirty-Three Days Until The Fiscal Cliff
• 33 Days Until The Fiscal Cliff; Obama Hosting Romney For Lunch; U.S. Embassy In Cairo Closed; Rice Faces Republican Critics; Two Winning Tickets In Powerball Jackpot; Palestinians Seek Upgrade at U.N.
• Optimistic Predictions for Fiscal Cliff Compromise; Rice Back On The Hill; Obama, Romney to Meet for Lunch; Vending Machine Caviar?
• Thirty-Three Days Until the Fiscal Cliff; Two Winning Tickets in Powerball Jackpot; Palestinians Seek Upgrade at U.N.


November 28, 2012
• Powerball Fever; Rice Trying Again; The Right to Fight; 34 Days Until the Fiscal Cliff; Interview With Rep. Diane Black
• Rice On The Hill; $5 Million Powerball Jackpot; Fiscal Cliff Hanger; Garment Factory Managers Arrested; Twin Car Bombs Explode In Syria; Kabul Bank A "Ponzi Scheme"; Another Stand Your Ground Law Case?
• Thirty-Four Days Until The Fiscal Cliff; Rice Back On The Hill; Four Servicewomen Suing For Right to Combat; Record Powerball Lottery Tonight; "The Hobbit" Premieres in New Zealand
• Powerball Dollars and Dreams; Murdered Over Music?; Susan Rice Back on the Hill


November 27, 2012
• Facing the Fiscal Cliff; Interview with Congresswoman Maxine Waters; Yasser Arafat's Body Exhausted; Kelley Stripped of "Honorary Consul" Title
• Facing The Fiscal Cliff; Ambassador Susan Rice Heads To Capitol Hill; President Obama Meeting Mexico's President Elect; Yasser Arafat's Body Exhumed; Protest Against Morsi And Muslim Brotherhood; Fearlessness In The Face Of Danger; Outrage Over Sandy Power Bills
• Anna Nicole's Daughter In Guess Ads; Facing The Fiscal Cliff
• Breaking the Pledge?; Face to Face; Hero Mayor Found Dead;


November 26, 2012
• Fiscal Cliff: 35 Days and Counting; Holiday Cheer for Retailers; Cyber Monday Starts Earlier, Lasts Longer; Morgan Freeman Lends Voice to Marriage Equality Ad
• Senate Back In Session Today; Holiday Cheer For Retailers; Israel's Defense Minister Resigns; No Regrets For Anti-Islam Filmmaker; Chinese Aircraft Carrier; Protests In Egypt Over Presidential Decree; U.S. Stock Futures Pointing Lower
• Black Friday Online Sales; Cyber Monday Today; 35 Days Until Fiscal Cliff
• Senate Back in Session Today; Holiday Cheer for Retailers; Critical Day in the Middle East


November 23, 2012
• Super Bowl of Shopping; Violence in Gaza; Palestinian Authority Largely Sidelined; Black Friday Daze
• Clash at the Gaza-Israel Border; Deck the Malls; "Doorbuster" Daze; Millions of Americans Shopping Today; Wal-Mart Workers to Protest Today; Explosion Kills Three in Afghanistan; Arrest Made in Tel Aviv Bus Bombing


November 22, 2012
• Ceasefire Holding; Celebrations in Gaza City Streets; Hospital Targeted In Syria; Black Friday In America; NYC's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Black Friday Deals Starting Early This Year; Using Your Smartphone to Find the Best Deals


November 21, 2012
• Bomb Blast Rocks Tel Aviv Bus; The Role of Mahmoud Abbas; Clinton Heads To Egypt
• 10 People Injured In Bus Explosion; Explosion On Bus In Tel Aviv; New Push For Peace; Egypt's President A Key Player; "Macho" Camacho Shot; Back to Bankruptcy Court
• Ten People Injured In Bus Explosion; Clinton Heads to Egypt; Drones Now Part of Modern Warfare; Holiday Forecast
• World Leaders Negotiating for Truce; Explosion on Bus in Tel Aviv; Church of England Says No to Women Bishops; CIA Closes Climate Center; Hostess Bankruptcy Hearing Scheduled


November 20, 2012
• Israel Ground Offensive on Hold; Evaluating Chances of a Diplomatic Solution; Heavy Rains Forecast for Northwest
• Israel Ground Offensive On Hold; Blair Working To Broker Truce; Who Altered Benghazi Talking Points?; Indianapolis Explosion; NTSB Recreating Train Collision; Arrest Made In Deadly Zoo Break In; Ground Offensive On Hold
• Gaza: Under Attack & In Hiding; Clinton En Route To Israel; Hostess and Union In Mediation; Super Jupiter Discovery; Temporary Halt on Israel's Ground Offensive to Gaza
• Hillary Clinton to Middle East; Israel Ready to Launch Ground Invasion; Rubio Claims He's "Not a Scientist"; David Beckham's Last Days in MLs


November 19, 2012
• Bombings and Bloodshed Escalate In Gaza; Peace Talks Underway in Egypt; Biden Sees What Sandy Left Behind; Battle Over Benghazi Intelligence; Burned Rig Worker to Family: "I Am Alive"; Obama's Historic Trip to Myanmar; Holiday Travel?
• Bombings and Bloodshed Escalate in Gaza; Historic Trip to Myanmar; Police Warn Sandy Victims About Scammers


November 16, 2012
• Washington Battles Over Fiscal Cliff; Petraeus Set To Testify; What Petraeus Will Tell Congress; Tragedy At Parade To Honor Veterans; President Obama Tours Sandy Aftermath; Israel-Hamas Fighting Intensifies; Ron Paul Blasts Both Parties; Obamacare Deadline for States Extended; Interview with Congressman Ed Royce of California
• Israel on the Brink of War?; Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff; In the Hot Seat: Petraeus Testifies Today On Benghazi


November 15, 2012
• Obama Ready To Rumble; Petraeus Mistress Loses Security Clearance; Petraeus Whistleblower Identified; Romney Blames Loss On Obama "Gifts"; Obama to Visit Storm-Damaged Staten Island; Interview with Congressman Peter King of New York; Israel Launches Strikes In Gaza; Judge Who Ordered "Idiot" Sign Speaks
• Israel, Palestinian Militants Exchange Fire; Obama Ready to Rumble; BP Paying the Price; Buffet Not Worried About Fiscal Cliff


November 14, 2012
• Jill Kelley's Link To Scandal; Congress Demands Answers From FBI; Petraeus Fallout Affect Fiscal Cliff?; Will She Or Won't She?; Toyota Recalls 2.77 Million Cars; Belize Cops To McAfee: Turn Yourself In; Elmo's Accuser Changes Story; Obama Meeting with Business Leaders Today
• Jill Kelley's Link to Scandal; Leader of the Pack: Pelosi to Speak Later Today; Head of LIPA to Resign


November 13, 2012
• U.S. Commander In Afghanistan Being Investigated; FBI Searches Paula Broadwell's Home; FBI Agent In Petraeus Case Under Scrutiny; General John Allen Investigated For E-Mails; President Obama's Cabinet Shuffle; Anti-Virus Pioneer Wanted In Belize Killing; Antivirus Pioneer Wanted in Belize Killing; Fiscal Cliff Negotiations in Washington; U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Being Investigated; FBI Searches Paula Broadwell's Home
• Second General Under Investigation; Antivirus Pioneer Wanted in Belize Killing; U.S. Afghan Cmdr. Being Investigated For E-mails To Petraeus Friend; Cold And Fed Up


November 12, 2012
• Petraeus Sex Scandal; Fiscal Cliff Compromise?; Obama Honors Military On Veterans Day; BBC News Director and Deputy Out; Falcons No Longer Undefeated; Still Cold, Still In The Dark; Retailers Opening Early in Thanksgiving; Parents Appeal For Release Of Journalist Son
• CIA Sex Scandal; Fiscal Cliff Compromise; NASCAR Road Rage


November 09, 2012
• Fiscal Cliff: 53 Days And Counting; Can They Compromise?; Seven Navy SEALs Punished; Pentagon: Iran Fires On U.S. Drone; Gas Rationing In NYC, Long Island; FEMA Trailers For Sandy Victims; More Than 600,000 Still Without Power; Crawling To Safety; Giffords Looks Loughner In The Eyes; Coming Home; Obama to Speak from White House; Future Space Outpost
• Fiscal Cliff: 53 Days and Counting; 600,000 Still Without Power in New York, New Jersey; Giffords Looks Loughner in the Eyes; FEMA Trailers For Sandy Victims; Obama To Speak From White House


November 08, 2012
• Mother Nature Showing No Mercy; Nor'easter Hits Hurricane Sandy Victims; The Race Is Over Except In Florida; Heated House Races Still Unresolved; Compromise Or More Confrontation?; Fiscal Uncertainty
• New Storm for Sandy-Hit Areas; Congress: Compromise or Confrontation?; Up in the Air; The Political Path Forward


November 07, 2012
• Obama Wins Four Mour Years; Election Coverage
• Obama Wins Reelection; Election Coverage; CNN Projects Bachmann Wins Another Term


November 06, 2012
• Election Day 2012; A Tie In Dixville Notch; Polls Now Open In Virginia; Battleground: Virginia; Sandy's Impact On Vote; Voting Begins In Virginia; Nor'Easter Targets Sandy Impact Zone; Seven Syrian Generals Defect To Turkey
• Election Day in America; Sandy's Impact on the Vote


November 05, 2012
• It's A Dead Heat; Battleground: Ohio; Battleground: Florida; Showdown In The Sunshine State; 1.5 Million Customers Still Without Power; Pittsburgh Zoo Tragedy; Trouble From Above; Buff It Out; Interview with Sen. Rob Portman
• America's Choice 2012; Political Fallout from Superstorm Sandy


November 02, 2012
• October Jobs Report Preview; Closing Arguments; Clint Eastwood Explains "The Chair"; Aftermath Of Superstorm Sandy; Limited Service In NYC Subway System; Police Called To Keep The Peace; Lines Growing For Gas; New Jersey Water Emergency; Final Jobs Report Before Election; Interview with Congressman Michael Burgess of Texas
• November Job Report: The Final Factor?; Closing Arguments in the Campaigns; Waiting and Worrying


November 01, 2012
• Jersey Shore Destruction; NYC Slowly Getting Back To Normal; NYC Area Airports Reopen; The Politics of Sandy; Scrambling for Supplies & Higher Ground; NYC Traffic Nightmare After Sandy; 700 Patients Evacuated from New York Hospital
• Three Days Since Sandy; Five Days Until Election, Candidates Back on Trail; LaGuardia Opens Today; New York Getting Back on Track; The Religious Vote in Iowa


October 31, 2012
• Sandy's Aftermath; Massive Power Outages; Recovery Will Be "A Mammoth Job"; Sandy Delivers "October Surprise"; Hoboken Flooded; Candidates Back on Trail; JFK and Newark Airports to Reopen
• Sandy's Trail of Destruction; Obama to Tour Storm-Damaged Jersey Shore; Disney Buys Star Wars, New Trilogy Announced


October 30, 2012
• Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy; Levee Break in New Jersey; Dozens of Homes Burning in Breezy Point; NYC Crane Collapse
• Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy; Dam Break in New Jersey


October 29, 2012
• Monster Storm On Collision Course; Bracing For Hurricane Sandy;
• Hurricane Coverage; Giants Sweep Tigers for World Series Win


October 26, 2012
• Hurricane Sandy Targets East Coast; Obama Versus Romney Dead Heat; Mother Comes Home to Find Kids Stabbed; Countdown To Election Day; Sununu Questions Powell's Endorsement; Design Flaw In Florida Ballots; Deadly Suicide Blast Outside Of Mosque; Malala Reunites With Parents; Giants Take 2-0 Lead In World Series
• Sandy Takes Aim at East Coast; Countdown to Election Day; Mother Comes Home to Find Kids Stabbed; SF Giants Up Two in World Series


October 25, 2012
• Battling For The Battleground States; Two Deaths Blamed On Hurricane Sandy; Great White Shark Killed Surfer; Reverend Jesse Jackson Arrested In Protest; Benghazi Attack Suspect Arrested; Billion Dollar Lawsuit; Final Swing State Scramble; Lady Liberty Now More Accessible
• Swing State Scramble; Halloween Nightmare?; Giants Take Game 1 of World Series; Final Swing State Scramble; Benghazi Attack Suspect Arrested; Arrests in Shooting of Pakistani Girl>


October 24, 2012
• Fight To The Finish; E-mails Shed Light On Benghazi Attack; Supreme Court Steps In, Stays Execution; Sandusky Moved To Different Prison; Surfer Dies In Shark Attack; Costa Rica Earthquake; Tigers Versus Giants In Fall Classic; Jamaica Braces For Sandy; Bogus Letters Question Florida Voters; Document Dump In Meningitis Outbreak; Fired After Being Robbed; Emails Shed Light on Benghazi Attack; Fight to the Finish; World Series Opening Game Tonight;
• Fight to the Finish; Trouble in Paradise; Emails Shed Light on Benghazi Attack; "Victim Number One" Speaks Out; World Series Game 1 Tonight;


October 23, 2012
• Candidates Spar On Foreign Policy; Obama Has Edge In Final Debate;
• Candidates Spar on Foreign Policy


October 22, 2012
• The Third And Final Debate; Final Face Off In 2012 Race; Jordan Foils Terror Plot; Police: Domestic Violence Fueled Shooting; Study: Boys Starting Puberty Sooner; And We'll See You Tomorrow Night; Goldman Sachs Tell All; Apple Expected to Unveil "iPad Mini"; Final Face-Off in 2012 Race; Tod Aiken's Latest Gaffe; Learning from Twitter?
• The Final Debate; Armstrong's Career & Legacy on the Line; Courting the Female Vote; "Argo" Stirs Excitement; Prep for Final Debate


October 19, 2012
• Obama And Romney Trade One Liners; CDC: Deadly Fungus Found In Steroids; Sandusky Appeals Conviction; Legal Victory For Texas Cheerleaders; Clean Sweep!; Hillary Clinton: No 2016 Presidential Bid; Lance Armstrong Expected To Speak; One-on-One with Vivica A. Fox; "Udder" Courtship
• Obama and Romney Trade Punch Lines; Celebration in Motown; Hillary Clinton: No 2016 Presidential Bid; Boy Scout "Perversion Files" Released


October 18, 2012
• Plot To Bomb New York Federal Reserve Thwarted; Accused 9/11 Mastermind Speaks Out; Four More Meningitis Deaths; E.Coli Outbreak In North Carolina; Advantage: Cardinals; New Tax Policy Center Report on Romney's Tax Plan; Face Transplant Patient, Seven Months Later
• Plot to Bomb New York Federal Reserve; E. Coli Outbreak in North Carolina; "Binders Full of Women"; Battling For The Female Vote


October 17, 2012
• Obama Versus Romney II; Presidential Debate Gets Testy; Interview with Marsha Blackburn
• Post-Presidential Debate Special; Social Media Trends of the Debate


October 16, 2012
• Obama Versus Romney: Round Two; Perks And Pratfalls Of Town Hall Debate; Clinton: "I Take Responsibility"; What Went Wrong In Benghazi?; Stirring Up The Pot; Arrests Over Malala; Meningitis Outbreak Grows Worse
• Obama vs. Romney: Round 2; Clinton Takes Responsibility for Benghazi; "Chance Of A Decent Recovery" For Malala


October 15, 2012
• Obama, Romney Gearing Up For Round 2; Jump From the Edge of Space; Baseball Round Up: Tigers, Cards Clock Wins; Pre-Trial Hearing In Italian Ship Disaster
• Prepping for Obama vs. Romney Round II; Mission Accomplished: The Man Who Fell To Earth


October 12, 2012
• Biden And Ryan Battle In Kentucky; VP Debate Recap; Did Biden Cross The Line?; Post Debate Spin Cycle; Shuttle's Journey Across Los Angeles; Biden and Ryan Battle in Kentucky; Fact-Checking Medicare Claims
• Biden and Ryan Battle in Kentucky; Shuttle on the Move; Medicare Fact Check; Move Over Big Bird: "Malarkey" the New Trend


October 11, 2012
• Veep Debate Tonight; Ryan To Make National Debate Debut; Parking Garage Collapse; Fungal Meningitis Death Toll Now At 12; Walk Off Wednesday; House Probes Benghazi Attack; Drew Brees Breaks Record; Anti-Doping Agency, Former Teammates Points Fingers at Lance Armstrong
• Veep Debate Night; House Probes Benghazi Attack; Gaffe-Watch on Biden Tonight; Anger over Shooting of Young Activist; Lohan Drama on Long Island; Pepperoni and Pizza


October 10, 2012
• Riveting Account Of Benghazi Attack; Investigating Security Flaws At Benghazi; Romney's Buckeye State Bounce; Big Bird Becomes Political Football; Lucky To Be Alive!; Supreme Court Hears Affirmative Action Case; Meningitis Death Toll Now At 12
• Riveting Account of Benghazi Attack; Affirmative Action Case; Talking Taxes; No Protests Before Libya Attack


October 09, 2012
• Sandusky Speaks From Prison; Romney Pulls Ahead In New Poll; North Korea: Our Missiles Can Reach U.S.; Merkel In Greece; Skyfall, Not The Bond Kind; Fungal Meningitis Death Toll At Eight; Space Skydive Attempt Delayed By Weather
• Sandusky: Blaming the Victim; Debate Bounce for Romney


October 08, 2012
• Columbus Day Shivers; Gallup Poll Shows Presidential Race Tied; Up Next: Biden Versus Ryan; Romney On Attack In New Speech; Easing The Pain At The Pump; Wedding Brawl Turns Deadly; Fungal Meningitis Cases Rise Sharply; Drew Brees Breaks Record; Chavez Staying In Power; Experts: Stock Rally is Over; Too Fat to Fight?
• Taste of Winter; Romney on Attack in New Speech; Poll: Race Now A Dead Heat


October 05, 2012
• Romney On 47 Percent: "I Was Completely Wrong"; Big September Jobs Report; Flights Canceled Over Loose Seats; Manson Killer Parole; NHL Cancels First Two Weeks Of Regular Season; MLB Wildcard Matchups; New Fungal Meningitis Cases; Interview with Astronaut Kevin Ford; Crisis at the Gas Pumps; Rocking the Vote in 2012
• Romney's About Face on the 47 Percent; AA Flights Scrubbed; Gas Crisis; Jobs Report Due Out Today; Charles Manson's Right-Hand Man Could Be Freed; NHL Cancels October Regular Season Games


October 04, 2012
• Debate Round One; CNN Poll: Romney By a Landslide; Fact Checking the Debate; Tensions Rising Between Turkey and Syria; New Cases of Meningitis
• Debate Round One; Tensions Rising Between Turkey and Syria; Fact Checking the Debate


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