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February 06, 2007
• Astronaut Charged With Attempted Murder, U.S. Aircraft Accidentally Fires on British Convoy, Congressional Democrats Support Casey's Nomination as Army Chief of Staff, Chinese Intervention Stymies U.S. Foreign Policy
• New Details on Friendly Fire Incident From the Beginning of Iraq War; Is a Iraqi Parliament Member an Iranian Agent?
• NASA Astronaut Charged With Attempted Murder


February 05, 2007
• Giuliani Files Papers for Presidential Bid, John Edwards Interview, Non-Binding Iraq Resolute Blocked in Senate, Army Lt. Court Martialed For Refusing Iraq Deployment
• Battle Over President's Budget Begins Today; Interview With John Edwards
• President Bush Sends $2.9 Trillion Spending Plan to Congress; Giuliani Takes One More Step Toward Presidential Run


February 02, 2007
• Killer Storms Strike Florida, The Iran-Iraq Connection, New Report Paints Grim Picture of Iraq
• Iraq Intelligence: Grim Forecast; Gaza Gun Battles; Florida Tornado Death Toll Rises to 19
• Devastation in Central Florida; Showcase for Democratic Presidential Hopefuls; New Evidence on Dire Situation in Iraq


February 01, 2007
• Is Tehran Arming Iraqi Insurgents?; San Francisco Mayor Apologizes for Affair
• Is Iran Fighting Proxy War With U.S. in Iraq?; Interview With Howard Dean
• Will Politicians Unite Against Troop Build Up?; Interview with Carl Levin; Sex and Scandal in San Francisco; Mary Cheney Reacts to Political Fallout


January 31, 2007
• Are U.S., Iran Already at War Inside Iraq?; Biden Apologizes to Obama
• Is U.S. at War With Iran?; Promotion Causes Security Scare
• Update on Boston Security Breach; Iraq Prime Minister Speaks Out; Nancy Pelosi Response to Iraq Trip; Joe Biden Kicks Off Presidential Campaign


January 30, 2007
• Is Fidel Castro on the Mend?; Interview With Arlen Specter
• Battle Over War Powers; CENTCOM Nominee Says Time Is Short for Iraq Success; Negroponte Warns Iran on Iraq Role; FAA Weighs New Pilot Age Cap
• Interview With Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold; Former 'New York Times' Reporter Testifies in CIA Leak Trial; Obama's Achilles' Heel?


January 29, 2007
• Messianic Cult Fights U.S., Iraqi Forces in Najaf; Senators McCain, Clinton Present at Opening of Troop Rehab Center
• Battle With a Messianic Cult; Will Saudi Arabia Use Oil as Weapon?
• Bush Responds to Iranian Threat in Iraq; Ari Fleischer Takes the Stand; Barbaro Euthanized


January 26, 2007
• President Bush: I am Decision-maker on Iraq; U.S. Troops May Target Iranian Agents in Iraq; Four U.S. Soldiers Captured, Killed; Four People Killed in Beirut Riot; Iran Meddling in Iraqi Conflict?
• Pataki Interview; Middle East Update; Iraq: Market Attack; President Bush OKs the Killing or Capture of Iranian Agents in Iraq; Uranium Smuggling Case
• Democratic Leaders Go To Iraq Before Debating Its Future; National Security Official Tells CNN Bush Administration Has Authorized U.S. Military To Capture Or Kill Iranian Agents Inside Iraq; Anti-War Marches In Washington And San Francisco


January 25, 2007
• Lebanese Capital Under Curfew; Will Noriega Be Brought to Justice in Panama?
• Rockets Fired Into Green Zone; Interview With Duncan Hunter
• Campaign '08 Heats Up; Top Democrat Calls Cheney Delusional


January 24, 2007
• Interview With Dick Cheney; Jimmy Carter Fires Back at Critics
• CIA Leak Case Blame Game; Deadly Baghdad Battle Rages in City Center; Controversy over Jimmy Carter's Book; Interview with Dick Cheney
• Interview with Dick Cheney; John Kerry Will Not Run in '08; Controversy Over Bush's Iraq Plan


January 23, 2007
• State of the Union Address
• President Bush Prepares to Deliver State of the Union Address; Interview With Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
• Preparation for State of the Union; Webb's Democratic Response has Personal Stake in War; Five Security Contractors Killed in Baghdad
• President Bush Prepares to Deliver State of the Union Address
• President Bush Prepares for State of the Union; Al Gore Gets Oscar Nod for Movie; Could Gore Run for President?


January 22, 2007
• Are Iraqi Insurgents Moving Beyond Bombings?; Debunking Rumors About Senator Obama
• Al Qaeda's Number 2 Releases New Videotape; Watching Chavez: Fighting Words, Power Play; Oil Addiction: Kicking the Habit; Possible Smear Campaign Against Senator Obama
• Explosion of Violence in Iraq; Will President Bush Offer Way to Kick America's Addiction to Oil?


January 19, 2007
• Nuclear Arms Race in the Middle East?; Interview with Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale
• When Will the U.S. Surged Troops Come Home; Top Shiite Militia Leader Captured in Iraq; Middle East Nuclear Ambitions Have World on Edge
• New Congressional Leaders Using Tough Language To Set Stage For State of the Union Address; Senator Clinton Offering Vote Of No Confidence On Nouri Al-Maliki; Senator Mel Martinez Launching Tenure As New Chairman Of Republican National Committee


January 18, 2007
• Chinese Missile Knocks Out Satellite in Orbit; Attorney General Gonzales Testifies Before the U.S. Senate
• Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's War Of Words With White House; Word That Bush Administration Actually Snubbed Iranian Offer Of Concessions; China Now Can Shoot Down Satellites In Space; Man Spills Mercury On Subway Platform; Charles Rangel Interview; Jon Kyl Interview
• Alberto Gonzales Appears Before Senate Judiciary Committee; Serious Tensions Pitting Prime Minister Of Iraq Against President Bush; Many Republicans Still Skeptical Of President's Plan To Send More Troops To Iraq; Joseph Biden Interview; Some Anti-War Groups Unhappy With Senator Hillary Clinton's Stand On Iraq Accuse Her Of Sparking Bidding War For Support


January 17, 2007
• Senator Clinton Calls for Limit on Troop Levels; More Republicans Break Ranks with President; Interview with Former Presidential Adviser Richard Clarke; President Bush's U-Turn on Global Warming?
• Three U.S. Senators Stand Up Against Iraqi Troop Build-Up; American Staffer and Three Security Guards Killed In Iraq; Health of Castro Source Of Controversy In Spain; Richard Clarke is interviewed; Bush Administration Will Let Special Court Oversee Surveillance Without Warrants; Richard Clarke Interview; Iraqi Civilians Kidnapped And Forced To Become Suicide Bombers
• Senator Hillary Clinton Stakes Out New Ground On Iraq; Growing Republican Rift Over Iraq; Senator Chuck Hagel Interview; William Cohen Interview


January 16, 2007
• Violence Erupts Again in Baghdad; Obama Announces Forming Exploratory Committee
• New Information In Case Of Two Missouri boys Allegedly Kidnapped By 41-Year-Old Man; Murderous Marketplace Ambush Cause Hundreds Of Casualties In Baghdad; Spanish Newspaper: Castro's Prognosis 'Very Grave'; Israeli Army Chief of Staff Resigns; Interview With Congressman Tom Tancredo
• Barack Obama Takes Formal First Step In Running For President; President Bush Meets With U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Jury Selection Underway In Trial Of Louis "Scooter" Libby; John Edwards Interview


January 15, 2007
• Iraqi Authorities Face Fallout From Execution of Saddam's Co- Defendants; Iran's President Travels to Latin America
• Saddam's Co-Defendants Executed; Interview With Bill Richardson
• Another Botched Execution in Iraq; President Bush Continues Fight to Send More Troops to Iraq; Republicans Race to 2008; Remembering Martin Luther King


January 12, 2007
• Defense Secretary Robert Gates Says Iraq Strategy Could Fail But Must Be Given Chance; State Department Says Detained Iranians Do Not Have Diplomatic Immunity; President Bush Will Host GOP Congressional Leaders At Camp David; Mike Nifong Faces Ethics Charges; Senator Hillary Clinton Heads To Iraq; John Burns Interview; Lance Armstrong Interview
• Defense Secretary Gates Says If New Iraq Strategy Doesn't Work U.S. Can't Throw In The Towel; Heated Diplomatic Spat In Northern Iraq; John Burns Interview; Howard Dean Interview; Lance Armstrong's Tough Fight With Illness; Minimum Wage Hike Loophole Coming Under Fire; New Iran Worries
• CNN Is A Partner In First Debates Of Primary Season In New Hampshire; New Evidence Americans Not Impressed By President's War Plan; On Capitol Hill Members Of President's War Team Face New Round Of Grilling By Lawmakers


January 11, 2007
• Condoleezza Rice Defends Iraq Strategy In Senate Hearing; President Bush Taking Fire From All Sides Over Plan To Send More Troops To Iraq; Defense Secretary Robert Gates Signs Deployment Orders For More Troops To Iraq; Chris Dodd Interview; Tony Snow Interview; Fourteen Members Of Carter Center's Advisory Board Resign
• Bush Administration Sends Big Guns To Capitol Hill To Back Up Call For Troop Increase In Iraq; Airstrikes In Somalia Miss Main Target; Gordon Smith Interview; President Bush's Iraq Plan Has Ambitious Central Idea; Tony Snow Interview; Al Qaeda Threat Appears To Be Growing; David Beckham To Join Los Angeles Galaxy
• Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Took Fire From Senators Of Both Parties During Hearing; President Bush Meeting With Members Of Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones In Iraq; House Approves Bill To Remove Federal Limits On Funding For Embryonic Stem Cell Research


January 10, 2007
• President Bush Set to Unveil New Iraq Strategy; Interview With House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
• What will Mr. Bush Say Tonight?; Early Reaction to Speech Coming in From Capitol Hill; President Bush Attempts to Get War Strategy Right
• President Bush Goes Before Nation With High Stakes Strategy Change In Iraq; Vote To Raise Minimum Wage Passes Overwhelmingly In House; Interview With Senator Jack Reed
• President Bush Formally Unveils Plan To Beef Up War; House Approves Minimum Wage Hike; Iraq Will Likely Dominate 2008 Agenda


January 09, 2007
• President Bush Gets Ready to Unveil New Iraq Strategy; Interview With Senator Ted Kennedy
• Political Stakes Seem To Be Enormous For President Bush Tomorrow Night; U.S. And Iraqi Troops Fight Pitched Battle With Diehard Insurgents In Center Of Baghdad; Max Cleland Interview; John Cornyn Interview; Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Calling For Universal Health Insurance In California
• Democrats Figuring Out What To Do With New Majority Power To Oppose War; Final Preparations Underway For President's Speech Tomorrow Night; Bloody Battle in Baghdad; Democrats Hope To Implement 9/11 Commission Recommendations; Edward Kennedy Interview


January 08, 2007
• New Video of Saddam's Execution Surfaces; President Bush Gets Ready to Announce Troop Surge Into Iraq
• Interview with Senator Jon Tester; Potentially Major Breakthrough in Stem Cell Research; Zalmay Khalilizad May Replace John Bolton
• Surge of White House Activity Before Bush's Iraq Speech; Senator John McCain Presses For More Troops; Bomb Scare Earlier in Port of Miami


January 05, 2007
• Congressional Democrats Oppose President Bush's New Iraq Plan; Interview With Joe Biden
• Democrats in Congress Oppose Troop Surge; President Tapping John Negroponte To Be Next Deputy Secretary Of State; Minority Opinion: The Republican Agenda; Africa & the War on Terror; Senator Mitch McConnell Interview
• Democratic Congressional Leaders Sent Letter To President Bush Opposing Troop Surge In Iraq; Shuffling Of National Security Players; House Democratic Leaders Trying To Rewrite Rules On Pet Projects; Joseph Biden Interview; Arnold Schwarzenegger Limps To Inaugural On Crutches


January 04, 2007
• Democrats Take Power; New Details Emerge on William Rehnquist's Addiction
• White House Making News With Changes Announced Among Top Administration Officials; John Murtha Interview; Double Bombing in Iraqi Capital; Jon Kyl Interview; Documents About William Rehnquist's Made Public; Virtual Capitol Hill
• Momentous day On Capitol Hill; Some Things May Get Lost In Shuffle Next Week On Capitol Hill; Jim Webb Interview; House Administration Committee Investigating Contested Florida House Race
• Nancy Pelosi Elected First Woman Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Democrats Take Control of Congress; Nancy Pelosi Becomes First Female Speaker of the House
• Congress Prepares for a Historic Transfer of Power


January 03, 2007
• President Bush Finalizing War Plans in Iraq; John Negroponte Resigns; Democrats Set to Take Over Congress Tomorrow; New York Man Saves Teenager From Oncoming Train
• Ford Funeral In Grand Rapids, Michigan; President Bush Considers Options For Iraq; Saddam Hussein's Death And The Future Of Iraq; Will Congress Use Power Of The Purse To Enact Changes In Iraq?; Senator Harry Reid Profile; Shocking Prediction From Religious Broadcaster Pat Robertson
• Thousands Remember President Gerald R. Ford in Ceremonies in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Congress Prepares for Power Shift; President Bush to Announce New Iraq Strategy


January 02, 2007
• President Bush Gets Ready to Announce New Iraq Strategy; Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Wants to Revisit 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• Saddam's Supporters Take to Streets in Iraq; Don't Ask, Don't Tell Revisited?
• Gerald Ford Honored in Michigan; Democrats Take Over on Thursday; Giuliani's Presidential Gameplan Exposed


January 01, 2007
• More Details Emerge About Saddam's Last Moments; Critics Say He Was To Execution; Sectarian Violence Expected to Spike In Wake of Video of Execution
• New Information on Saddam's Final Hours; A Look Ahead to Election '08
• U.S. Military Losses in Iraq Top 3,000, Bush Pays Final Respects to Ford, Saddam's Execution Reaches Internet


December 30, 2006
• Former President Ford Lies in State at the Capitol
• Special: President Gerald R. Ford Funeral
• Special: President Gerald R. Ford's Funeral
• Special: President Gerald R. Ford's Funeral


December 29, 2006
• Saddam Hussein to Be Executed Tonight
• Saddam Hussein May Have Only Hours Left to Live
• Execution of Saddam Hussein Imminent; John Edwards Discusses Iraq and the 2008 presidential race; Memorial Services begin for Former President Ford


December 28, 2006
• Saddam Hussein's Final Hours; James Brown's Life Celebrated at the Apollo
• Time Running Out For Saddam Hussein?; Cloned Food Coming Soon?
• John Edwards Launches Presidential Campaign; Interview With Michigan Senator Carl Levin; President Bush Declares National Day of Mourning For Gerald Ford


December 27, 2006
• Saddam's Farewell Letter; Remembering Gerald Ford; Interview With Bob Dole
• Remembering Gerald Ford; Saddam Hussein Speaking Out About His Impending Death; U.S. Military Says They Do See New Iranian Connections To Attacks Against U.S. Troops In Iraq; Gerald Ford's Human Side; Protecting the Pilgrims: Muslims in Mecca
• Gerald Ford Remembered; Bob Dole Discusses Gerald Ford; Saddam Hussein Has Issued What Can Only Be Described As Farewell Letter; Ron Nessen Interview


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