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December 16, 2009
• Obama Considering Sweeping Deficit Action; U.S. Healthcare Bill Passage; U.S. Soldiers Receive 160,000 Pounds of Mail; Chicago Public School Threats; Saving Las Vegas; U2 Tour Rakes in the Cash
• Government Recalls Some H1N1 Vaccines for Lack of Potency; White House "Cautiously Optimistic" About Health Care Reform Going Through; Crunch Time for Health Reform; Ben Bernanke: "Time" Person of the Year; Surviving the Trip to School: Threats Teens Face in Rough Neighborhoods
• President Obama Optimistic on Health Care; Terrorist on the Move: Looking for Safe Haven Back in Afghanistan; Messages on Work Cell Phone Private?; Fighting Unemployment; Yes, Drill Sergeant!


December 15, 2009
• From Gitmo to Illinois; Americans Arrested in Pakistan; 2009's Dumbest Business Moments; U.S. Teens Fight; Americans May Live Longer; Small Business Survival
• Petraeus Visits Pakistan; Lieberman Stalls Health Care Vote; Bankers Promise to Increase Lending After Meeting with Obama; Bank of America to Step Up Small Business Lending; Teens Accused of Planning Own Version of 9/11; Why Do Teens Fight?; Teen Violence; Iran's "Smoking Gun"; Ground Zero for Bank Failures; Ground Zero for Bank Failures; Recall on Window Shades and Blinds; CT Scans Linked to Cancer
• Government Expected to Acquire Illinois Prison for Guantanamo Bay Detainees; Senate Democrats to Drop Medicare Compromise; U.S. Suspects Found Extremism on Web; Letting Faith Guide Finances; Taliban's Supply Line


December 14, 2009
• Italian PM Attacked; Financial Boot Camp; Brawling Teenagers
• Obama Administration Presses Bankers to Lend More; Health Care Reform May Stall in Senate; Obama Tangles With CEOs; The Advent Conspiracy: Movement to Spend Less, Give More; Chicago Churches Fighting Violence
• Obama Pledge Federal Support to Fight Teen Violence; Chicago Teen Talks About Deadly Brawl; Ready For Their Close-Up; Bankers Vs. Obama


December 11, 2009
• Banking Giant Bows to Public Outcry; What Afghanistan Could Be; Evangelicals Go Green ; Some Evangelicals Going Green for Religious Reasons; Medical Breakthrough Allows Blind to Experience Limited Vision; Increasing Number Calling 911 After Person's Tongue Gets Stuck to Frozen Metal Poles
• Executives at Bailed-Out Institutions Receiving Limited Bonuses; Five Americans Arrested in Pakistan Reveal Their Desire to Martyr Themselves; How the Senate Health Care Bill is Shaping Up: What Afghanistan Could Be; Global Warming: Fact or Fiction; The Hunt for Madoff's Money
• New Details on the Five American Students Arrested in Pakistan; House Speaker Softening Her Stance on Health Care Public Option; A Look at Panjshir Province, Independent and Thriving; Jobs For the Future, One Year After Bernie Madoff's Arrest


December 10, 2009
• Obama Accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway
• President Obama Arrives in Oslo; Defense Secretary Gates Wraps Up Surprise Trip to Afghanistan; The President and the Peace Prize; How Does he Reconcile War with Award; Big Money and Climate Debate
• President Obama to Receive Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway; Pakistani Authorities Arrests American Students; NASA's Latest Mission Shows Earth is Warming; Wall Street and Obama: Face to Face; Not Safe to Drink; Pakistan Arrests U.S. Students


December 09, 2009
• TSA Security Secrets Online; Senate Health Care Plan; The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden; Bernie Madoff Hearings
• Senate Democrats Announce Successful Health Care Compromise; TSA Airport Security Manual Reveals Security Gaps; Interview with Al Gore on Global Warming; Take on Leaked Climate Change Summit; Al Gore Answers Questions From Viewers
• Senate Reaches Agreement on Health Care Plan; TSA Security Secrets Posted Online; Monster December Winter Storm for Several U.S. States; Cash for... Caulkers; Afghanistan Wants You; Financial Bailout Report Card; Helping Students in Need; Helping Students In Need; Nobel Trip; Lady's Gaga for the Queen


December 08, 2009
• Five Car Bombs Rip Through Baghdad; American Charged in Mumbai Attack; Emergency at Woods' Mansion
• Gates Makes Unannounced Trip to Afghanistan; Five Car Bombs Kill Over 100 in Iraq; Obama's Administration Signals It Believes Science of Global Warming Settled; President to Utilize Repaid TARP Funds to Fund Job Creation; Bailout Money for Jobs; Emergency at Woods' Mansion; Young Boy Recovers From Autism; Going Green & Saving Green; 1,500 Marines Set to Ship Out; EPA Takes on Climate Change
• Baghdad Bombings Kill 100 People; Defense Secretary Gates Arrives in Afghanistan; Obama Wants Bailout for Main Street; White House Taking on Skeptics on Climate Change>


December 07, 2009
• Cloud Over Climate Summit: Leaked Emails Talk About a Trick; Space Tourism; ATM Fees Up
• Cloud Over Climate Summit: Leaked Emails Talk About a Trick; Explaining Banking Agreements on Credit Cards
• Climate Controversy Scandal Overshadows Copenhagen Summit; Scientists Cooking the Books on Global Warming?; E-mails Cast Doubt on Climate Change Research


December 04, 2009
• One-on-One With Hillary Clinton; U.S. Troops Prepping for the Surge; Secret Service Takes Blame for White House Party Crash; U.S. Relations with Pakistan; Senator Corker's Daughter Carjacked
• Clinton Seeks Troop Commitments From NATO Allies; Obama to Focus on Job; One-on-One Interview With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; A Soldier's Story: From Playing Ball to Basic Training
• Clinton To Try and Sell Obama Afghan War Strategy to NATO; Obama Focuses on Job Creation; Senator's Daughter Carjacked; One-On- One with Sec. Clinton; Missing Piece of the Job Puzzle


December 03, 2009
• White House Crashers Congress Inquiry; Beefing up Obama's Security; U.S. President Holds Job Summit; Tiger Woods' Admission Raises Questions; High School Graduate Enlists
• U.S. Wants More NATO Troops for Afghanistan; International Call to Arms; Timeline Concerns; A Lot of Americans Have No Bank Account; Off to the Army for One High School Football Star
• Afghanistan to Dominate Upcoming NATO Talks; White House Admits Security Breach at State Dinner; Afghan Plan Under Fire in Congress; White House Job Forum; $45 Billion Payback; "Slaves" to the Shrimp Industry


December 02, 2009
• More Troops to Afghanistan; U.S. Troops Surge in Afghanistan; Dow at 10,471; Peace Building in Afghanistan; Windows Gone Wild
• Obama Announces 30,000 Troop Increase to Afghanistan; Afghanistan Surge Debated Among Experts and Politicians; Where Troops are Going; Reaction to Obama's West Point Speech; Stocks Climb to 14- Month High
• Obama Makes His Case on U.S. Troop Escalation to Afghanistan; U.S. Troops Not Ready for Fast Track Troop Deployment; Obama's Speech Put to a Dial Test by Virginia Focus Group; DOW at 14-Month High; Paratroopers at the Ready; Afghanistan Will Receive 30,000 More Troops; Afghanistan War Affordable; Where In Afghanistan Are The Troops Going


December 01, 2009
• U.S. Presence in Afghanistan; Cyber Monday Shopping Up
• Obama Set To Announce Troop Increase in Afghanistan Tonight; Cyber Monday Sales Up From Last Year; President Obama to Make His Case in Sending 30,000 U.S. Troops to Afghanistan; How One Woman Escaped Sex Slavery
• President Obama to Issue Marching Orders to U.S. Troops; How Will More Troops Change War Strategy?; States Scramble as Driver's License Deadline Nears; Getting Real ID; Tiger: Still the Golden Boy; Cadets Await Obama's Plan


November 30, 2009
• Tiger Embarrassed, Not Talking; Senate Starting Health Care Debate; War Tax Bill; Black Friday Spending; Human Trafficking in the U.S.
• Obama Set to Announce Afghanistan War Plans; President's Planned Troop Increase May Garner Republican Support and Democratic Dissent; Tiger Woods Says Car Accident Incident Now Closed; Wall Street Spending Again?; Thai Farmers Tricked Into Forced Labor; Health Care Lobby Record Spending; Flu Fears and Reality; Civilians in Body Armor
• Democrats Wary of Obama's War Plan; Tiger Woods' Chooses to Remain Silent on Accident; Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker; Iran Defies United Nations; Iran Defies UN; Black Friday Effect; Dems Watching the Clock


November 27, 2009
• World Markets Tumble; Black Friday Bargains; Airline Perks for Congressmen; Danger at Newark Airport
• Bright Spots in Troubled Times on Black Friday; Global Warming Debate Heats Up; raise questions; Danger in the Runaways at Newark International Airport
• Black and Blue Friday: Stores use Deep Discounts to Lure Shoppers; World Markets Tumble; A Look at the Travel Perks for Politicians; Global Warming Debate Heats Up; Risky Runways


November 26, 2009
• Couple Crashes State Dinner; Obama's War Plan; Black Friday Forecast; WikiLeaks Activist Group Posts Texts Sent on 9/11
• Couple Crashes White House State Dinner: Uninvited Guests Could Face Legal Trouble; How to Score a Deal on Black Friday; Cash or Credit at Red Kettle
• Couple Gatecrashes White House State Dinner; Obama's War Plan: A Thousand Marines to Deploy in December; Charities, Businesses Get Creative During Hard Times for the Holidays


November 25, 2009
• Travelers Spread Swine Flu; Obamas Host First State Dinner; Congress Looking to Stimulate Job Growth; Florida Charities Helping Make Thanksgiving Dinners; Mothers Plead for Release of Their Kids; Mumbai Terror, One Year Later
• Afghanistan Surge: Obama Vows to Finish the Job; Dangerous Toys; Networking Connects Farmers to Consumers; President Obama Set to Announce Afghanistan War Plan; Obamas Host First State Dinner
• President Obama Commits to Finishing the job in Afghanistan; State Dinner: Affair to Remember in the White House; Behind the Scenes at the World's Busiest Airport


November 24, 2009
• Obama to Announce Afghan Decision; Obamas Host First State Dinner; India's Prime Minister Singh is President Obama's First State Visitor; Local Chains Take On Megachains
• Some in Congress Suggest Surtax to Pay for Afghanistan War; Obamas Host First State Dinner; What Goes On in a State Dinner; Black Friday Turnout to Jump 16 Percent; Local Chains Taking on Retail Juggernauts; Governor Sanford Faces Ethics Charges; Busiest Travel Time; "Petri Dish in the Sky"; Defective Chinese Drywall
• President Obama's Afghan Decision Within Days; President Obama Hosts Indian Prime Minister to a State Dinner; Studies Show Defective Chinese Drywall Causes Structural Damage and Health Risks; Debit Cards: Fees Vs. Rewards; Keeping You "On Time"


November 23, 2009
• Senate Dems Divided on Health Reform; Interview with Michael Steele; Adding Jobs to Recovery; Be Your Own Boss; Woman Starts Small Business to Help Battered Women; U.S. Obesity Rates Increase; James Cameron's "Avatar" Still Incomplete
• Senate Slowly Moves Forward on Health Care Reform; Parts of England Flooded; A Look at Health Care Road Blocks, Public Option at Center of Debate; The Ultimate Guide to Black Friday; Woman Turns Layoff Into New Opportunity; Swine Flu Down; Dating in the Dark
• Back to the Drawing Board for Dems on Health Care Bill; Video Shows Bloody Arrest of BART Officer and Passenger; England Experiences Worst Rain in a Thousand Years, How to Stay Safe When Crowds Turn Ugly on Black Friday; Black Friday Survival; Jobs and Recovery; Border Children


November 20, 2009
• Afternoons Without Oprah; Feds Explore Hasan's Radical Imam Ties
• Oprah Winfrey Bombshell; President Obama Moves Closer to Decision on Afghanistan; Wal-Mart Shopper Faces Trial and Possible Prison Sentence; Could Fort Hood Incident Have Been Stopped?; Stimulus Jobs Tally Report in Doubt; Kirk Cameron Debunking Darwin's Theory of Evolution
• Daytime Queen Oprah to Announce End of Show; Stimulus Jobs Tally in Doubt; Military Radicalization Report Completed in 2008; "Red Flags Galore"; Home Cheap Home; U.S. Student, Accused Killer


November 19, 2009
• Gates to Appoint Ft. Hood Lead Investigator; Obama Wraps Up Asia Trip; Holder Under Fire for Jurisdictional Decision About 9/11 Trial;
• New Papers Show Hasan Had Poor Performance Reviews Before Being Sent to Fort Hood; President Obama Wraps Up Asia Trip; Judge Rules Army Corps of Engineers Liable For Some Damages Caused by Hurricane Katrina
• A Look at the Accomplishment of President Obama's Asia Trip; Senate Wants More Answers in Fort Hood Shootings; Secretary of State Clinton Puts Pressure on Karzai to Clean Up Government


November 18, 2009
• Pirates Strike Same Ship Twice; Obama Confident on Health Care; Patriots or Extremists?; President Obama's Strategy in China
• Somali Pirates Attack the Maersk Alabama for Second Time; President Obama Meets Up With Half Brother in China; The Economics of Piracy; A Look at the Oath Keepers
• Somali Pirates Target Maersk Alabama for the Second Time; One- on-One Interview with Obama; Obama Discusses Hurdles to Health Care Reform; Medical Pot: A Burning Debate


November 17, 2009
• Task Force Rejects Mammograms Before Age 50; Obama in China; Exclusive on Militia Life; Sarah Palin Pursuing Good Publicity
• New Government Task Force Advises Against Mammograms Before Age 50; President Obama Visits China; Holiday Shopping May be Indicator of Recovery; Signs the Recession is Ending; Women Focus Group Score Palin Interview on Substance and Style; Growing Up in a Militia Household
• Task Force Changes the Guidelines on Breast Cancer Screening; Obama in Beijing; Fort Hood Suspect Was on Mission to Marry; New Mammogram Guidelines; Surprise! You May Owe Taxes; Palin Vs. Oprah


November 16, 2009
• Obama in China; Illinois Prison May House Gitmo Transfers; Sarah Palin Candidate for Presidency?; Some Consider Obama Dangerous for America
• The Challenges of Trying Accused Plotters in NYC; General Motors Reports $1.2 Billion Loss; Militias on the Rise in the U.S.; President Obama in China; Why Will Won't Say the Pledge; On the Hunt for Roadside Bombs
• President Obama in China, Urges China to Accept Universal Rights; Illinois Prison May House Guantanamo Bay Transfers; A Look at Khalid Skeikh Mohammed, Alleged Mastermind of 9/11


November 13, 2009
• Accused 9/11 Mastermind to be Tried in New York; Attorney: Hasan is Paralyzed; Feds Tries to Seize Muslim Group's Assets; America Too Politically Correct?; American Spend on Overdraft Charges
• Obama and Hatoyama Press Conference; U.S. Officials Attempting to Seize Four Mosques That May Help Bankroll Terrorism; What Does Obama Have to Offer Overseas in Economic Crisis
• Obama Meets With Japanese Leader to Discuss Economy and North Korea; Muslim Group a Front for Iran, Government Tries to Seize NYC Skyscraper and Mosques; Deadly Nor'easter Pounds the East Coast; Warning Signs Missed on Nidal Malik's Promotion


November 12, 2009
• Obama Seeks New Afghanistan Approach; Soldier Relives Fort Hood Attack
• 4,000 Have Died From H1N1, Says CDC; Japanese Authorities Drop Charges Against Savoie; New Education Initiative Puts Stimulus Money Up for Schools Willing to Reform; Interview with Christopher Savoie; An In-Depth Look at Eric Cantor
• Obama Shoots Down War Options; Report Says U.S. Ambassador Warns Against Sending More Troops Into War Zone; Prejean Nearly Walks out on Larry King; Charges Dropped Against U.S. Dad Who Tried to Kidnap Kids in Japan; Charges Dropped Against Savoie; States in Peril; Troop Lifesaver


November 11, 2009
• Ft. Hood Suspect's Trail of Clues; United Pilot Busted in London; Bernie Madoff Auction
• New Information Raises Questions About Possible Preventative Measures in Fort Hood Shooting; United Airlines Pilot Arrested for Intending to Fly Drunk; Senate Begins Health Care Bill Process; New Bill Attempts to Rein in Exorbitant Credit Card Rate Increases; A Look at Senator Dodd's Financial Fix; What the Veterans Affairs is Doing to Help U.S. Service Members
• FBI Searches Trail of Clues on Fort Hood Suspect; United Pilot Yanked from Cockpit for Being Drunk; Clinton Lobbies Health Care to Senate Democrats; A former Taliban Official a Possible Dealmaker to Broker Peace in Afghanistan; Taliban Dealmaker?; Pieces of Madoff; The New Kind of Terrorist


November 10, 2009
• Investigators Say Fort Hood Gunman Acted Alone; Iran Accuses U.S. Hikers of Spying
• FBI continues investigation into Fort Hood shooter; Congressman Peter Hoekstra says Fort Hood shooting may be Act of Terrorism;
• Investigators Say Fort Hood Suspect Acted Alone; D.C. Sniper Execution Scheduled Today, Reverend Says Muhammad's Life Should Be Spared; Bull Run on Wall Street; Fort Hood Suspect's Past; Is the GOP Losing Women?


November 09, 2009
• Hurricane Threatens Gulf Coast; Fort Hood Pulls Together to Remember Victims; Recession vs. Christmas
• Health Care Bill Narrowly Passes House; New Information Surfaces About Fort Hood Shooter; Wall Street Execs Receiving Large Bonuses Comparable to Prerecession Levels; Fort Hood Soldier Who Was Shot Ready to be Deployed to Afghanistan; A Look at Mitt Romney, GOP Candidate in Waiting
• Category One Hurricane Approaches the Gulf Coast; Democrats' Health Care Bill Passes House; Memorial Service Scheduled Tomorrow at Fort Hood; Red Flags Possibly Missed over Hasan's Past; Home Values Stabilizing; FAA Considers Power Naps Tactic to Fight Pilot Fatigue; Muslim Soldiers Facing Backlash?; Fall of the Wall; Eye on Ida


November 06, 2009
• Fort Hood Shooting Spree; Two NATO Soldiers Missing in Afghanistan; Fort Hood Shooting Spree; Major Hasan Still Alive; Ian's Law; Unemployment Rate at Double Digits
• New Information Emerges about Fort Hood Shooter; Investigators Search for Gunman's Motive in Fort Hood Shooting; Easing the Tough Times for the Jobless; An In-Depth Look at Melody Barnes, President Obama's Domestic Policy Adviser; Fort Hood Shooter Being Profiled; Vet's Wife Spared Deportation
• Fort Hood Shooting Spree Kills 13, Suspect Still Alive; Gunman's Internet Postings Had Been Investigated; U.S. Forces in Afghanistan React to Shooting; Awaiting Big Jobs Report; Past Cases of Soldier on Soldier Violence; Ian's Law


November 05, 2009
• Independents Backing Republicans; Vaccine Arrives for Troops; Private Questions in Census; Open Enrollment Season; White House Senior Adviser's Friendship with Obama
• Republican Wins Raise Questions about Independents, Democrats; H1N1 Vaccine Deliveries Still Delayed, Even for Military; An Inside Focus on Valerie Jarrett
• White House Tries to Minimize GOP Gains; Afghan Police Corruption a Problem for U.S. Military; Eleventh Body Found in Sex Offender's Home; Residents Near Serial Killer's House Complained of Smell; Boost for the Weak; High-Risk Cheap Labor


November 04, 2009
• GOP Wins Key Governor Races; President's Half-Brother
• GOP Wins VA, NJ Governor Elections, Lose House Race in New York; Protest in Iran; President Obama's Half-Brother Speaks Out; Michael Steele Weighs in on GOP Victories; Some Officials Want Citizenship Question on Census Form; Hey Doc, Wrong Body Part!
• GOP Captures Governor Races in Virginia and New Jersey; Democrat Wins New York Congressional Race; Real Life House of Horror; Sick? Stay Home; "Are You a U.S. Citizen?"


November 03, 2009
• Election Day 2009; Houston Might Elect Gay Mayor; Stimulus Fuzzy Math; Impound Law Targets Illegals; Warren Buffet Buys Railroad
• Off-Year Elections Test Obama's Influence; White House Still Deciding on Afghanistan Troop Levels; Election Day 2009 in New Jersey, Virginia and New York; In-Depth Look at White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
• Election Day 2009 in Key States; U.S. Troops Await Decision on Troop Reinforcement; Confusion on Contractors Costing U.S Millions of Dollars; Confusion Costing U.S. Millions; Cautious Hope of Recovery; Census Workers Facing Hostilities; Ford Profits Nearly $1B; Swine Flu Shots at Gitmo; On the Eve of History


November 02, 2009
• Terror Attack Kills 35; Troop Decision Weeks Away; War Strategy in Afghanistan; CIT Files for Bankruptcy; Biden Discusses Relationship with Obama; Tuition Rises Even in Bad Economy; Coach Carter Returns to Richmond after Gang Rape; From Inspiration to Desperation
• Afghanistan election commission calls off presidential runoff election and declares Hamid Karzai Afghan President; Small business lender CIT declares bankruptcy; Hamid Karzai Wins Afghan Election; Studies Show Pregnant Women at Increased Risk for H1N1; Biden Opens Up on Obama; GOP Candidate Drops Out; USS New York Set to Dock
• Suicide Bomber Attack Kills 35 Outside a Bank in Pakistan, Karzai Challenger Drops out of Afghanistan Election Race, Pressure Building on the White House to Close Strategy on Afghanistan, Swiss Diplomat Allowed to Visit American Hikers Detained in Iran, CIT Bankruptcy, A Political Rebellion


October 30, 2009
• Clinton Questions Pakistan's Policy on Al Qaeda; Somali Pirates Kidnap British Couple; Healthy Distrust in Government; Obamas Discuss Their Marriage and Life in White House; Hotels Increasingly Charge Hidden Fees; Ice-Free North Pole in Ten Years?; CNN Top Ten Heroes


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