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November 07, 2006
• George Allen And Jim Webb Down To The Wire; Tennessee Cliff Hanger Between Bob Corker and Harold Ford, Jr.; In Missouri Jim Talent Faces Tough Challenge From Claire McCaskill
• Election 2006 Coverage; Battles for U.S. Senate Seats Come Down To The Wire; Many Issues Drive Voters in Montana; Exit Polls Held Top Secret; Ken Mehlman Interview


November 06, 2006
• Will Democrats Take Control of Congress?; Interview With Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha; Interview With South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and California Senator Barbara Boxer
• Preview of Election '06
• Midterm Elections Tomorrow
• Military Times Papers Call for Rumsfeld Dismissal; Elections Are Closing In


November 03, 2006
• Evangelical Leader Admits Contact With Gay Prostitute;
• Top Evangelist Who Resigned In Disgrace Speaking Out; Howard Dean Interview; Hundreds of Thousands Of Small Arms Provided To Iraq's Army And Police Forces Unaccounted For


November 02, 2006
• Identity of Kidnapped U.S. Soldier Revealed; Interview With Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha; Iraq and the Midterm Elections
• Stuart Rothenberg Predicts Dems Take House, Senate; The Michael J. Fox Factor
• President Bush Campaigning In Montana and Nevada; Some Asking Who's Accountable For Iraq's Problems; Senator Jim Talent Interview; Tony Snow Interview
• President Bush Continues to Strongly Defend Iraq War; Tom Reynolds Interview; Michael Steele Interview


November 01, 2006
• John Kerry Apologizes For Controversial Remarks; Interview With Ann Coulter
• President Bush Gives Vote of Confidence to Rumsfeld, Cheney; Florida Republicans Have Another Controversy; Will Kerry's Apology Be Enough?
• Kerry Apologizes For Clumsy Attempt At Joke; Some Report Current Level of Violence in Iraq Getting Ominously Close To Chaos; Marty Meehan Interview; Dick Armey Interview
• President Bush Defends Rumsfeld and Cheney; Some Democrats Come Out Against Senator Kerry's Statement; North Korea Returns to the Table; What Would a Democratic Win on Election Day Mean?; John Boehner Interview


October 31, 2006
• John Kerry Defends Controversial Remarks; Interview With Maryland Congressman Ben Cardin; E-Voting Worries
• Missouri One Of Nine Battlegrounds States Being Watched Closely; Democrats Must Gain Five Seats To Win Control Of Senate; Polls Say 53 Percent Of Likely Voters Will Vote Democratic; Charles Rangel Interview; Eric Cantor Interview; North Korea Returns to Six- Party Talks, U.S. Abandons Sadr City Checkpoints
• Fight Between John Kerry And Top Republicans Seems To Carry Over Bitterness From 2004 Campaign; Dead Heat In Missouri Senate Race; Names Of Dead People Potentially Being Used In Elections; Cheney And Rangel Go Head To Head; Charles Rangel Interview; Eric Cantor Interview; North Korea Returns To Talks
• Kerry Refuses to Apologize for Statements Republicans Called Offensive to Servicemen; Senate Races Remain Tight in Missouri and Tennessee; Jim Webb Shows Slight Lead In New Poll For Virginia Senate Race; North Korea Returns to the Table; Iraq Death Toll Mounts


October 30, 2006
• Will Iraq War Sink Republican Party?; Democrats Overconfident?
• Election '06
• President Bush Lends Hand to Campaign Trail; What's Inside Lynne Cheney's Book?; Interview with Duncan Hunter
• Violence Continues in Iraq as Midterms Near; Nancy Pelosi Could Become First Woman Speaker In U.S. History If Democrats Win House Majority; Duncan Hunter Will Explore Presidential Bid


October 27, 2006
• Interview With Lynne Cheney; New al Qaeda Threats
• Wildfire Burning Out Of Control in Southern California; Controversial Comments Made By Vice President Dick Cheney About Torture; Lynne Cheney Interview
• GOP Campaign Touts Embarrassing Passages From Novels By Democratic Senate Candidate Jim Webb; Lynne Cheney Interview


October 26, 2006
• Bush Administration Clarifies Iraq Position; Michael J. Fox Political Ad Stirs Controversy
• Rumsfeld Makes Case That U.S. Military Is Adjusting In Iraq; Growing Number of Negative Ads Close To Election; Four Firefighters Die Battling California Wildfire; Claire McCaskill Interview
• Deadly California Wildfire Forces Residents to Flee Homes; Bush Signs Border Security Bill


October 25, 2006
• Analysis of President Bush's Conference; Interviews with Mike DeWine, Sherrod Brown; Will Democrats Take Control of Senate?
• New Ruling on Gay Rights; President Bush Delivers State of War Conference; Interview with Ken Mehlman


October 24, 2006
• U.S. Officials Set New Timeline For Iraqi Forces To Take Charge; Bob Corker Interview; Harold Ford, Jr., Interview; Mostly Conservative Talk Radio Hosts Invited To Get Up Close Time With Senior Administration Officials; Ohio's DeWine In Uphill Reelection Battle; Michael J. Fox At Center Of Campaign Controversy; Senator Hillary Clinton's Appearance Under Scrutiny
• Bush Administration Shifting Strategy And Language On Iraq; Michael J. Fox At Center Of Campaign Controversy
• Hastert Testifies In Mark Foley Scandal; Congressmen Mike Fitzpatrick Faces Tough Race; Democrats Have Tough Times Trying to Win Elections; Electronic Voting Worries; Conrad Burns Campaigning Fiercely To Try Senate Seat; Mike DeWine In Uphill Reelection Battle


October 23, 2006
• Is President Bush Revisiting Iraq Battle Plan?
• Death Toll Climbing for American Troops in Iraq; CNN Sticks to Decision of Showing Dangers Troops Face; Is Do-Nothing Congress At Heart of Broken Government?
• Speculation Over Change In Strategy Regarding Iraq; Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison; Tennessee Senate Showdown Bitter and Bruising; Are Americans Disillusioned With Government Power?


October 20, 2006
• U.S. Military Commanders Summoned to White House; Will President Bush Change Course in Iraq?
• Rogue Gunmen Tested Will Of Iraqi Police and Troops In Amara; General Abizaid Meets With President Bush
• President Bush Holding Urgent Talks With General John Abizaid; Some Democrats Denouncing New Republican Ad As Scare Mongering; China Key To Twisting North Korea's Arm; Getting Out The Vote; Senator Clinton More Than 30 points Ahead Of Republican Opponent; War Of Words Between Democrat Jane Harman and Republican Peter Hoekstra


October 19, 2006
• Are Terrorists in Iraq Attempting to Influence U.S. Midterm Elections?; Growing Number of Americans Oppose War in Iraq
• Catholic Priest Acknowledges Fondling Foley When He Was A Teenager; Effort To Nationalize Midterm Elections; Congressman William Jefferson Fighting For Reelection And Under Investigation For Bribery; NFL Stadium Threat A Hoax; President Bush Making Interesting Choices About Who He Stumps For And Where


October 18, 2006
• Paul McCartney Break-Up Takes Public Turn; Feds Play Down NFL Stadium Security Threat; Interview with Rep. Peter King
• Homeland Security Advised NFL of Potential Stadium Threat; Possible Signs of Another Nuclear Test in North Korea; New Report Finds 22 Democratic Candidates Raised At Least $1 Million Each To Challenge Republican Incumbents In House Races; Congressional TV Ads Not Police; McCartney and Mills Go Through Ugly Divorce


October 17, 2006
• North Korea May Be Preparing Another Nuclear Test
• U.S. Intelligence Spots Possible Preparations For Second Nuclear Test in North Korea; Do Insurgents In Iraq Want Talks With U.S.?; Rep. Chris Shays Makes Comments Some Feel Are Controversial; U.S. Troops On The Hunt For Insurgents In Triangle of Death;
• In Missouri, Jim Talent and Claire McCaskill Are In Close Senate Race; North Korea May Be Readying To Test Second Nuclear Weapon; U.S. Population Over 300 million Today; Mitt Romney Interview


October 16, 2006
• Iraqi Insurgents Offer Deal; Interview with David Kuo
• Iraqi Death Toll Reaches New Milestone; U.S. Validates North Korean Nuclear Claims
• GOP Congressman's Daughter's House Raided by FBI; 'Liberty Sunday' Attempts to Rally Values Voters for GOP


October 13, 2006
• Ban on Some Flights in New York Goes Into Effect
• Head of U.K. Army Argues for Iraq Withdrawal, UNSC Set to Adopt Sanctions Against North Korea
• Democrats Accuse Republicans of Culture of Corruption; Investigations Continue in Foley Scandal; Comair Suing Federal Government Over Crash; U.N. Security Council to Vote Tomorrow on Sanctions


October 12, 2006
• U.S. Military Strategy in Iraq Under Review; Will Sanctions Be Imposed on North Korea?
• Top U.S. Military Officials Indicate Iraq War Strategy Is Under Review; North Korea's Lucrative Underground Smugglers; Both Parties Scramble To Get Message Out Before Elections; Heightening Tension Along Border Between North and South Korea
• Key Witness in Foley Scandal Speaks Before House Ethics Committee; Tensions High on Korean Peninsula; Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner Decides Not To Run For Democratic Presidential Nomination; NTSB Holds Press Conference on Lidle Crash


October 11, 2006
• Yankees Pitcher Dead; Almost 655,000 Iraqis Died As Result of Iraq War
• Small Airplane Crashes Into New York City Building; Yankees Pitcher Reportedly On Board
• No Indication That NYC Crash Related to Terrorism; George Pataki Interview


October 10, 2006
• U.S. Ammo Dump Erupts in Baghdad; North Korean Nuke Test Yield Still Uncertain
• North Korea Follows Up Nuclear Test With Threat To Fire A Nuclear Missile; Explosions Rocking Southeast Baghdad Appear To Be Centered At Munitions Depot; Kirk Fordham Will Testify Before House Ethics Committee; Interview with Scott Ritter
• Interview with Condoleezza Rice; Foley Scandal Still Dark Cloud Over Republicans on Capitol Hill; Candidates Somewhat Anxious About Vote Counting; Foley Star Of Campaign Ad War


October 09, 2006
• Struggle Find Details of Alleged Nuclear Test; Rep. Kolbe's Role in Foley Scandal; Foley's Impact on Voters
• Did Rep. Kolbe Know About Foley Scandal?; Interview with Chris Hill; Fallout from North Korea's Nuclear Test
• U.S. Intel Trying to Verify NK Nuke Test Claim; Foley Scandal Moves Poll Numbers in Favor of Dems


October 06, 2006
• Congressional Page's Lawyer Responds; Republican Senator John Warner Discusses Iraqi Government's Responsibilities; Gay Republicans React to Foley Scandal
• Interview With Rep. Chris Cannon; Senator Warner Reacts to Iraq War; Lawyer for Former Congressional Page Discusses Foley Scandal
• How Will Foley Scandal Impact Elections?; Arnold Schwarzenegger and Phil Angelides Debate Each Other This Weekend


October 05, 2006
• Family of Former House Page Speaks Out
• Hastert Refuses to Resign; Rice Calls on Iraqi Leaders to Find Agreement
• Speaker Hastert Reacts to Foley Scandal; Kirk Fordham Speaks with FBI; Interview with Jim Webb


October 04, 2006
• Breaking News in Mark Foley Scandal
• House Aide Kirk Fordham Resigns; Many Casualties This Week For U.S. Troops in Iraq; Bill Maher Interview
• House Lawyer Asked to Preserve Foley Computer Records; Sr. Congressional Aide Says He Alerted Hastert's Office Two Years Ago About Foley; Bob Woodward Discusses New Book


October 03, 2006
• Former Congressman Mark Foley's Lawyer Says He Was Molested As A Teenager By Clergyman; Should House Speaker Dennis Hastert Resign?; Foley Scandal Hot Topic On Talk Radio; President Bush Standing by Hastert; Before Charles Roberts Shot 10 Schoolgirls Revealed Deepest, Darkest Secret To Wife; Possible Causes and Treatment for Sexually Deviant Congressman;
• Political Fallout Continues Over Mark Foley; Conservative Republicans Call For Speaker Dennis Hastert To Resign; North Korea Threatening to Conduct Nuclear Test
• New Call For House Speaker To Step Down; White House Says It Will Organize Conference To Discuss Growing Violence in America's Schools; Foley Scandal Has Drastically Changed Political Landscape in His District


October 02, 2006
• Hill Scandal Gets More Explosive
• Gunman Shoots Children in Amish School; Congressional Scandal Shakes GOP
• Florida State Rep. Negron to Replace Foley in Midterms; Three Killed In Pennsylvania School Shooting


September 29, 2006
• New Details of Woodward's Account of War in Iraq Emerge
• Pedestrian and Vehicle Curfew Imposed in Baghdad; Bob Woodward's Bombshell Book Describes Dysfunctional White House; Henry Waxman Interview; John Murtha Interview
• Ayman al-Zawahiri Attacks President Bush On New Videotape; President Bush and Republicans Feeling Heat Today With Journalist Bob Woodward's New Book; Congressman Foley of Florida Resigns; Congress Prepares to Leave Washington


September 28, 2006
• Bob Woodward Accuses Bush Administration of Dishonesty About Violence in Iraq
• Interview With Al Franken; Pakistan and al Qaeda; Behind the Lines in Iraq
• Manhunt for a Cop Killer Continues in Florida; Woodward Accuses Administration of Dishonesty


September 27, 2006
• President Bush Hosts Karzai and Musharraf; Senators Propose Funds for Paper Ballots to Back Up Voting; 7-Eleven Convenience Stores Dropping Venezuelan Gas Supplier Citgo
• Gunman Opens Fire, Takes Hostages At School Near Bailey, Colorado; President Bush's Guests for Dinner Include Karzai and Musharraf; Reverend Jerry Falwell Interview; Democrats Have Been Hoping To Get Mileage Out Of High Gas Prices, But Pain At The Pump Is Easing; Suicide Attacks Hit All-Time High in Iraq This Week
• Hostages Taken at Platte Canyon High School; Interview with Hamid Karzai; President Bush On Verge of Winning One of Two Key Pieces of Anti-Terror Legislation From Congress; Terrell Owens Says He's Not Depressed and Not Trying to Commit Suicide; Republicans Choose Minneapolis To Host 2008 Convention


September 26, 2006
• President Bush Declassifies Key Parts of Intelligence Report; Did the Iraq War Worsen the Terror Threat; Senator George Allen Denies Using Racial Slurs
• Update On Controversy Over Classified Intelligence Report Which Sources Say Shows War in Iraq is Worsening Threat of Terrorism; Some Wonder if Actual War Strategy Is A Winning One; Key Parts Of Intel Report On Terror Released To Public; Nicholas Burns Interview; Blame Game Continues in the War on Terror
• Bush Declassifies National Intelligence Document; Hillary Clinton Defends Husband's Comments on Hunt For Bin Laden; Senator Allen Accused of Racial Insensitivity; Pervez Musharraf Interview; Campaign Money Race


September 25, 2006
• Did Invasion of Iraq Worsen Terror Threat to U.S.?; Oprah Winfrey Speaks Out on Presidential Politics
• Unexpected Extension for U.S. Soldiers; Iraq: Fueling Terror?; NSA Wiretap Bill
• Some Democrats and Republicans Feuding Over Part Of National Intelligence Report Saying War in Iraq Is Making Terror Threat Worse; Leak Of National Intelligence Estimate Concerning Iraq And War On Terror Could Have Significant Political Impact; Interview with Frances Townsend


September 22, 2006
• Musharraf to Publish Book; Interview With Charlie Rangel
• President of Pakistan Says After 9/11 United States Threatened to Bomb Pakistan Back To Stone Age If It Didn't Help U.S.; Commerce Department Has Lost Track of Computers Containing Personal Information; Hassan Nasrallah Speaks in Beirut
• Musharraf Makes Light Of Alleged Threatening Talk by Bush Administration In Days Following 9/11; Lawmakers Studying Fine Print In Terror Compromise; New Push in Congress To Require All Voters To Show IDs; Ed Gillespie Interview


September 21, 2006
• Did Bush Administration Threaten to Bomb Pakistan?


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