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September 12, 2008
• Hurricane Ike Heads to Texas, National Weather Service Issues Dire Warnings; Sarah Palin Gives Her First TV Interview; Queen Noor of Jordan on the U.S. Presidential Race and Building Bridges
• Mass Exodus as Hurricane Ike Closes in on Texas; McCain and Obama Highlight Differences in Forum on Public Service; A Look on the Candidates' Plans on Jobs and Wages; Government Conducts Test for Air Safety; Sarah Palin's First TV Interview, Says She's Ready


September 11, 2008
• Allegations of Sex & Drug Abuse Inside Government Oil Agency; Sarah Palin Home in Alaska for Son's Deployment; One-on-One with Seif Gadhafi; Remembering 9/11 Victims
• Remembering 9/11; Hurricane Ike Gains Strength; What Voters in Battleground State Michigan Want; A Look at the Candidates' Health Plan and How it Will Affect You; Obama and Bill Clinton to Do Lunch; What Obama Needs to Do to Gain Lost Momentum
• 9/11: A Day of Remembrance; Obama Tries to Focus on Issues; Palin Comes Home to Cheering Crowd; Where the Candidates Stand on Health Care; Hurricane Ike Heads to Texas; Fact Checking the Candidates' Earmarks; What Michigan Voters Want in Key Swing State


September 10, 2008
• Obama and McCain on the Attack; Sarah Palin Remains a Crowd Drawer; Where the Candidates Stand on Trade; Rumors on the Internet: Fact Checking Sarah Palin; Big Bang Test Sparks Fear; Interview with Chuck Norris
• Texas on Alert for Hurricane Ike; Pentagon Unveiling a New 9/11 Memorial; Barack Obama and John McCain Targeting the Battleground States; Candidates Position on Trade
• Obama, McCain Campaigns in Full Swing


September 09, 2008
• 8,000 Troops to Leave Iraq; A Secret U.S. Program to Kill Terrorists; John McCain Taking A Two-Point Lead Over Barack Obama at the New Polls; Texas and the Gulf Coast Bracing for Another Hurricane
• President Bush to Announce Iraq Troop Drawdown; Voters on VP Pick: Who Can Handle a Crisis as President; Eric Shanteau Surgery; How Much Can Hillary Help Obama?; Tracking Ike; Change in Pakistan
• John McCain Closes Gap, Leads Polls for the First Time; A Look at Palin's Budget Record; Hurricane Ike Threatens the U.S.; A Different Kind of Race With the Electoral College Factor; A Look at Sarah Palin's Faith


September 08, 2008
• Cubans Prepare as Hurricane Ike Moves Closer; Obama and McCain Out Campaigning; More Government Involvement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
• Hurricane Ike Pounds Cuba and Threatens the U.S.; Obama Lead Shrinks, Will Meet with Bill Clinton; Fed Bails Out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; A Look at Sarah Palin's Faith
• Hurricane Ike Hammers Cuba and Threatens the U.S.; Palin to Appear on Her First Interview on ABC News; Obama Lead Shrinks, Will Meet with Bill Clinton; U.S. Seizes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Fair Tax Plan Eliminates All Income Taxes


September 05, 2008
• John McCain Predicting Victory Last Night; Wall Street Hit a Huge Tumble; Three Big Storms Churning in the Atlantic; Police Versus Protesters at the RNC
• McCain Vows to Take on Washington; How did McCcain do: Post Analysis of McCain's Speech; RNC Protesters Sprayed and Gassed by Police; Fact Checking Sarah Palin's Speech\
• McCain Promises Change: Highlights Differences With Obama; Post-Analysis of McCain's Speech; U.S. Braces for Another Storm; Can Palin Overshadow the Original Maverick?; Could Bob Barr's Run be a Presidential Spoiler?


September 04, 2008
• Reviewing Day Four of the GOP Convention; Storms Lining Up in the Atlantic; Barack Obama Targets Women Voters
• Analyzing Palin's Convention Speech; More Heavy Weather Crossing the Atlantic
• Sarah Palin Delivers A Knockout at the RNC; Palin Slams Obama; Hometown Reacts to Sarah Palin's Speech; Triple Tropical Storm Threatens U.S.; Barack Obama Targets Women Voters


September 03, 2008
• Sarah Palin Takes Center Stage at the RNC Tonight; Fred Thompson Slamming Barack Obama Last Night; Word that North Korea is Putting a Nuclear Facility Back Together Again
• Preview of Day Three of the Republican Convention; Analyzing Day Two Speeches
• Palin Takes Center Stage at the RNC Tonight; Palin's Past Revealed; The Pros and Cons for John McCain on the Bush Legacy; Chaos Erupted in the Streets Outside the Excel Center; Vice President Dick Cheney Arrives in Azerbaijan; Three Storms Brewing at Sea; Production Resuming on Oil Rigs Along the Gulf Coast


September 02, 2008
• Gustav Now Considered Rain Mass; President Bush and Senator Lieberman to Address Republican National Convention; 284 Arrests Made After Demonstrations at Xcel Center
• Hurricane Gustav Aftermath: Residents Ordered to Stay Away; GOP Convention to Push Through Tonight; Gov. Palin's Revelations Knock McCain's Camp off Message; Obama on Rebuilding New Orleans and Addressing the Issue of Experience
• The Aftermath of Hurricane Gustav: New Orleans Mayor Orders Residents to Delay Return; Palin's Disclosures Put Heat on the McCain Camp; President Bush to Address RNC; Hurricane Gustav Swamps Grand Isle, Louisiana


September 01, 2008
• Hurricane Gustav Makes First Landfall in Louisiana
• Tracking Hurricane Gustav; Big Concerns About Flooding on New Orleans' West Bank
• Hurricane Gustav Closes in on the Louisiana Coast; Government Learns Lessons From Katrina; First Lady Laura Bush's Thoughts on the Government's Response to Hurricane Gustav
• Hurricane Gustav Hits Louisiana; FEMA Model Shows Possible Damage Estimates; Critically-Ill Patients Staying Put in Louisiana


August 29, 2008
• Obama Gives Nominee Speech; Discussing the Speech
• Barack Obama Makes History; McCain's Expected to Announce VP Choice; Reaction to Barack Obama's Speech: Did He Deliver?; New Orleans Bracing for a Hurricane; The Return of Al Gore; Whoopi's View on Obama's Historic Election
• Obama Makes History Accepting the Democratic Nomination; McCain Picks His VP; Whoopi Goldberg's Take on Politics; New Orleans Braces for Gustav
• More Talk About the DNC; McCain to Announce His Running Mate Today; Tropical Storm Gustav Strengthens and Heads Toward the Gulf Coast


August 28, 2008
• Michelle Obama on Being Future First Lady; Joe Biden's Background; Gustav Tears Through Caribbean
• Bill Clinton Backs Obama, Democrats Unite Behind Obama-Biden Ticket; Biden Blasts McCain; One-on-One Interview with Michelle Obama; New Orleans Prepares For a Potential Killer Storm; McCain to Announce VP Pick Tomorrow
• Barack Obama Makes History as the First Black Major Party Nominee; Biden on the Attack; Bill Clinton Endorses Obama-Biden Ticket; One-on-One Interview with Michelle Obama


August 27, 2008
• Hillary Clinton Calls for Party Unity; Bill Clinton to Speak Tonight; Day Three Preview
• Hillary Speech Analysis; Second Convention Day Wrap-up; Giuliani Interview
• Hillary Clinton Calls for Party Unity; Diehard Clinton Supporters Slow to Switch Support to Obama; McCain Goes After Obama on Patriotism; Barack Obama Reaching Out to Blue Collar Voters; Tropical Storm Gustav Could Strengthen Into a Big Hurricane; Party Lines Splitting the Music Business in Two


August 26, 2008
• Hillary Clinton Will Take Center Stage to Lend Her Support to Barack Obama; U.S. Attorney in Denver Downplaying Possible Threat Targeting Barack Obama; John McCain Out With a New Ad
• Sen. Ted Kennedy Electrifies the Crowd; Hillary Clinton on Center Stage Tonight to Urge Supporters to Back Obama; Democrats Look for Party Unity; What Does Hillary Clinton Need to Say? How Republicans View Michelle Obama's Speech
• Hillary Clinton Takes the Stage Tonight to Urge Supporters to Back Obama; Michelle Obama and Sen. Ted Kennedy Speaks in Primetime; Interview With Maya Soetoro-Ng; Obama Threat Downplayed; Religion Playing a Big Role at the Democratic Convention


August 25, 2008
• New CNN Opinion Research Corporation Poll Has Senators Obama and McCain in a Dead Heat; Hillary Clinton Promising to Release Her Delegates on Wednesday; John McCain Launching New Attack Ads; Michelle Obama Speaks to Her Biggest Audience Yet
• Senator Clinton to Release Delegates to Obama; McCain and Obama a Dead Heat in the Polls; Biden Unveiled: His Role, His Impact on the Ticket, and His Stance on the Economy; A Look Inside the Convention; Police Beefing Up Security in Democratic Convention
• Democratic Convention Kick-Off; McCain-Obama Dead Heat in the Polls; Obama's Challenge to Win Clinton Supporters; Does Clinton's Move to Release Delegates a Sign of Party Unity?; What Obama-Biden Need to Do on Foreign Policy


August 22, 2008
• Growing Disaster in Florida; Barack Obama Telling Media He's Made Up His Mind On A Running Mate; No Proof of Cheating by the Female Chinese Gymnastics Team
• Barack Obama Could Announce His Running Mate Choice; Polls Show Obama's Lead Narrowing Down; Obama Jumps on McCain Housing Gaffe; IOC Investigates China's Gymnastics Team; New Study Reveals Why Seven World Trade Center Collapsed; McCain Expected to Name VP Choice Soon
• Barack Obama Has Picked a VP but No Announcement Yet; Obama Jumps on McCain Housing Gaffe; Tropical Storm Fay Makes Third Landfall in Florida; Are the Taxpayers Footing the Convention Bills?; New Pilot Program in L.A. Calls For Recycling Table Scraps; How Barack Obama's VP Decision Can Impact the Campaign


August 21, 2008
• Tropical Storm Fay Taking a Third Swing at Florida Today; "Twilight" Phenomenon; Unsolicited Advice from Ralph Nader to Barack Obama
• Flooding Catastrophe in Florida as Tropical Storm Fay Stalls; Barack Obama VP Announcement Expected Soon; U.S. Womens' Beach Volleyball Team Takes Home the Gold; Hartford, Connecticut Orders Curfew on Teens to Cut Down on Crime
• Tropical Storm Fay Stalls Along the Florida Coast: Governor Warns of Serious Disaster; Barack Obama VP Pick Announcement Expected Soon; U.S. Womens' Beach Volleyball Wins Gold; Obama Defends Position in Iraq; How Much Free Care is a Hospital Required to Provide?; Denver Protester Lock-Up Raises Concerns


August 20, 2008
• United States And Poland Officially Signing New Missile Defense Deal; Florida Preparing for Fay, Round Three; Barack Obama' Lead Over John McCain Down to Three Points in a CNN Poll of Polls
• Barack Obama's VP Pick to be Announced Soon; Tropical Storm Fay Lingers Off the Coast of Florida; How to Beat the Terror Watch List; Obama on Winning the Race in His Own Words; How VP Choices Could Affect a Close Race
• Fay Threatens Florida Again; Obama's VP Pick Revelation to Come Any Time Now; Gymnast Shawn Johnson Wins Gold; Obama Reveals What He's Looking for in a Running Mate; The U.S. Missile Defense Program in Poland; New Calls to Lower the Drinking Age to 18


August 19, 2008
• U.S. Military Sends More Food Aid to Georgian Refugees; Senator Obama Soon to Name Running Mate?; Tropical Storm Fay Bears Down on Florida
• Tropical Storm Fay Slams Florida; Barack Obama Close to Naming VP; Credit Crisis Continues; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Attends an Emergency Meeting With NATO Allies; Who's on the VP Short List?
• Tropical Storm Fay Strikes Florida; Barack Obama Close to Naming VP; Credit Crisis Continues; American Gymnast Denied Gold Despite Tied Score; McCain Attacks Obama on War in Iraq and Vet Issues; Interview With Bob Barr; Controversy For the U.S. Gymnastics Team


August 18, 2008
• Political Shake-Up in Pakistan; Hurricane Watches Issued for Florida; Growing Emergency in the Grand Canyon This Morning; Michael Phelps Reflecting on His History-Making Achievement in Beijing
• Tropical Storm Fay Eyes Florida; Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Resigns; Interview with Michael Phelps After Winning His Eighth Gold; Barack Obama on the Verge of Picking a Running Mate. GPS: Is It High-Tech Crime Fighting or an Invasion of Privacy?
• Tropical Storm Fay Eyes Florida, Storm Gaining Strength; Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Resigns; Michael Phelps Wins His Eighth Gold Medal; Obama in His Own Words on Same-Sex Marriage; Dogs Sniff out Cell Phones Smuggled into Prison; Candy Prices Going Up


August 15, 2008
• Turkish Journalists Under Fire; Donald Trump Bails Out Ed McMahon; Obama Campaign Reaching a Deal on Hillary Clinton's Role at the Democratic Convention; President Bush Reiterating Russia's Actions in Georgia Damaged its Credibility
• Secretary of State Rice Makes an Emergency Push for Peace; Mikhail Gorbachev Warns of Another Cold War; FAA Tapes of Obama's Flight Reveals Emergency Situation; U.S. Athletes Shines in the Olympics; Hunters Claim to Have Found Remains of Bigfoot
• Secretary of State Rice Arrives in Georgia to Push for Emergency Peace Talks; Pervez Musharraf Expected to Resign; Obama Plane Emergency Landing; Michael Phelps Midas Touch; Secret Lives of Famous American Spies; Search For Energy Reaching New Depths; Wal-Mart Controversy Over Politics in the Workplace; Airlines Charging Soldiers for Checked Luggage


August 14, 2008
• Shaky Cease-fire between Russia and Georgia; British Television Reporter Roughed Him Up During a Pro-Tibet Rally; Trend in Foreclosures Continues Increasing; Comedian Margaret Cho Returns to TV
• China and U.S. Tie in Medal Count; Russian Invasion Has Conflicting Reports on Cease-Fire; Foreclosure Up 55 Percent; President Bush Critic Ends Up on the Terror Watch List; What Can the U.S. Do to Deal With the Russian Invasion of Georgia? Census Bureau Report; Four-Day Work Week
• Russian Troops on the Move Again: Conflicting Reports on Cease- Fire; British Reporter Arrested by Chinese Police as Camera Rolls; U.S. Women's Gymnastic Team Accusing China of Using Psychological Warfare


August 13, 2008
• Georgia Accusing Russia of Violating a Ceasefire Agreement; Michael Phelps Now the Winningest Olympian in History; Saakashvili Interview
• Michael Phelps Wins Record 10th and 11th Gold, Now the Winningest Olympian in History; NYPD Plans to Track All Vehicles Entering Manhattan; The U.S. Gymnastic Team's Long Road to Beijing; Airlines Surcharging Troops on the Way to War; NRA Accused of Planting Spy; Republicans for Obama: GOP Members Cross Party Lines
• Russia and Georgia Agree to a Cease-Fire; Michael Phelps Now the Winningest Olympian in History, Wins Another Gold; Airlines Charging Soldiers for Extra Bags; Senator Mel Martinez's American Dream; ; Militant Shooting South of Kabul, Afghanistan; The Economic Downturn Taking a Slice Out of Cosmetic Surgery; Praying for Rain on Obama's Parade


August 12, 2008
• Swimmer Michael Phelps Could Become the Greatest American Olympian in History; Georgia Says the Bombing Has Not Stopped Despite Russian's Claims; Pilots from Delta and Northwest Finally Agree to Merge; Secret Clinton Campaign Memos Leaked
• Russia Halts Military Action in Georgia; Nancy Pelosi Changes Course on Drilling; What's at Stake in the Georgia Pipeline?; General Motors Competing to Go Electric; Utah Closed on Friday for Four-Day Workweek
• Russia Ends Georgia Invasion; Michael Phelps Wins His Third Gold; New Information Expected About Money and Visits in the John Edwards Affair; Groups Call for Boycott of Ben Stiller Movie; E. Coli May Be the Answer to the Nation's Fuel Crisis; Brand-New Bomb Shells Being Claimed in the John Edwards Affair


August 11, 2008
• Clinton Supporters Push for a Spot on Obama's Ticket; President Bush Condemns Bombings in Georgia; Trouble Down on the Farm; John Edwards' Political Career in Shambles
• Russia Attacks Georgia; U.S. Condemns Invasion of Georgia; DNC Announces Headliners; The Buzz on McCain's Possible VP; Cancer Vaccine Scare on Gardasil for Reported Severe Side Effects; John Edwards' Scandal Leaves Some Supporters Betrayed
• Russia Invades Georgia, Russia Imposes an Ultimatum to Georgia; Isaac Hayes Dies at 65; Oil Drops and Dollar Gains Boosting Markets; Michael Phelps Going for the Record; Illegal Immigrants Asked by the Government to Turn Themselves for Deportation


August 08, 2008
• Interview with Mikhail Saakashvili; Police Mistakenly Raid Mayor's House in Maryland; Bin Laden's Driver Sentenced; Russian Troops Entering a Breakaway Region in Georgia; Death Toll Rising After a Bus Plunged Off a Highway in Sherman, Texas; Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics Now Underway; A Busy Week in Pop Culture
• Bus Plunges Off Bridge in Texas; Man Arrested for Obama Assassination Attempt; Mayor's Dog Killed by Police; Blogger Fires Back at Jon Voight for Criticizing Obama; Credit Card Numbers Floating in Wi-Fi; Obama Answers Questions About the Clintons
• Bus Crash in Texas Kills 12; Are the Democrats Coming Together?; John McCain Talks to Voters About Spending in Washington; Woman Walks to Thank and Honor American Troops; Courting the Latino Vote: Who Has the Edge?; Military Battle in the Former Soviet Republic of Georgia; The New Oil Barons; Some Head Butting Going on Between United States and China


August 07, 2008
• China Responds to President Bush's Criticism Over Human Rights Record; U.S. Nuclear Submarine Leaking Radioactive Water Since 2006; Party Leaders Give President Musharraf Ultimatum
• Firefighter Chopper Crash Kills Nine and Injures Four; McCain Says He Can Fix Broken Government; Feds Drop Heath Ledger Drug Probe Case; Outrage Over Oil Money in Iraq; China Responds to President Bush's Speech; Rudy Giuliani Weighs in on Candidates' Energy Plan
• U.S. Nuclear Submarine Leaking Radioactive Water Since 2006; Anthrax Case Closed; Pres. Bush Chastises China; Could Karl Rove Be Jailed in the U.S. Capitol?; What the Candidates Are Saying on the Campaign Trail; Race for Veepstakes Continues


August 06, 2008
• Largest Identity Theft Case in U.S. History; Author of a New Book Claims Barack Obama is Not the Reformer He Claims to Be; Gas Prices Down Again at $3.86 a Gallon
• Feds Crack Down on the Largest Case of Identity Theft; Feds Will Reveal New Evidence on Bruce Ivins; Madeleine McCann's New Secret Files Come to Light; McCain Slams Obama's Energy Plan; Paris Hilton's Spoof Ad Fires Back at McCain; China Revokes Olympic Medalist's Visa
• Feds Crack Down on the Largest Case of Identity Theft; President Bush Heads to Bangkok; Why Isn't Obama Doing Better in the Polls?; Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Attack Ad; McCain Slams Obama's Energy Plan


August 05, 2008
• Top Terror Arrest; Feds Close to Closing 2001 Anthrax Case; Tropical Storm Edouard Bears Down on Texas; Days of Cell Phone-Free Flying May be Numbered
• Tropical Storm Edouard Expected to Hit Texas or Louisiana Today; President Bush Defends Asia Trip; Muslim Principal Fights Back and Says She's Not a Terrorist; House Republicans Stage Revolt to Vote on Energy Bill
• Magnitude 6 Earthquake Struck China's Sichuan Province; Tropical Storm Edouard Expected to Hit Texas Today; Fed Rate Change Unlikely; Barack Obama Blasts John McCain on Energy Plan; United Nations Turns Up the Heat to Promote Fight Against Global Warming; Will Barack Obama's Faith Win Over Evangelicals?


August 04, 2008
• Suspected Terrorist Attack in Western China; Dramatic Rescue Attempt on K2 Mountain; Airfare Going Up This Summer as Much as 200 Percent; Two Dozen Protesters Clashed with Police in Beijing; Children Pushed to the Limit to Win Olympic Gold
• Hurricane Watches in Texas, Louisiana; Therapist: Ivins Was to Go on Killing Spree; Rumors Buzz about V.P. Contenders; Airfare Increases are Frightening; Is China Going too Far in a Push for Olympic Gold
• New Storm Brewing in the Gulf of Mexico; New Information on the 2001 Anthrax Attack Suspect; A Heat Wave From Colorado to Texas; Racy TV Show That Targets Your Children; Protestors Expected to Descend to the Republican Convention Next Month


August 01, 2008
• Another Mistake with a Missile; The Anthrax Suspect Found Dead; Huge Profits for Big Oil; Another Video Surfaces of New York City Police Officers Beating a Man
• Anthrax Mailings Case Suspect Commits Suicide; Drivers Fume at Record Profits of Oil Companies; Solar Eclipse Happening Now; The Dalai Lama's Struggles and His Unruly Flock; McCain Accuses Obama of Playing the Race Card
• Anthrax Mailings Case Suspect Commits Suicide; Drivers Balk at Record Oil Profits; McCain Accuses Obama of Playing the Race Card; Exxon Mobil Posts Record High Earnings


July 31, 2008
• Baggage System at JFK Airport Back Up and Running; President Bush Announcing a Degree of Durability in Iraq; New McCain Ad Mocks Barack Obama's Star Power; E-Mail Bomb Threat Warning of More Explosions in India
• Hillary Clinton to Speak on Day Two of the Democratic National Convention; McCain Mocks Obama's Star Status; President Bush to Speak About Iraq's Progress; A Rare Look Inside Myanmar; EPA Chief Gets a Cold Shoulder From the White House
• Hillary Clinton to Speak on Day Two of the Democratic National Convention; McCain Mocks Obama's Star Status; Obama Responds to Celebrity Ad Attacks; A New Drug Could Halt Progression of Alzheimer's Disease


July 30, 2008
• Exploding Oxygen Cylinder Caused the Hole on Qantas Jet; Senator Ted Stevens Indicted on Seven Felony Counts; Biopsy on John McCain's Skin Showed No Evidence of Skin Cancer; San Francisco Bans Tobacco Sales in All City Pharmacies this Fall; Futuristic Jet Pack Gets Off the Ground; China Will Now Censor Internet Access Despite an Earlier Promise Otherwise
• Cameras Roll as Earthquake Hits Los Angeles; Senator Ted Stevens Indicted on Felony Charges; Pres. Bush Signs Housing Bill; Jet Pack Test Flight Launch in Wisconsin
• Earthquake Hits Southern California: No Major Injuries or Damage; Radovan Karadzic Extradited to The Hague; California Wildfire Burning Near Yosemite Destroys Homes; Iraq Allowed Back in the Beijing Olympic Games


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