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November 19, 2008
• Obama Filling Cabinet With Familiar Names; Automakers Plead For Billions
• Obama's Latest Cabinet Pick-Daschle for Secretary of HHS; Interview with Mike Huckabee; The Recount in Minnesota; California Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Prop 8
• Obama Picking Clinton Figures; Terrorist's Hateful Obama Slam; Big Names Turn Out for Georgia Race


November 18, 2008
• Obama Makes History Again; Auto Companies Ask Congress For Help
• Obama Picks Attorney General; Bush Administration Under Scrutiny; Cardinal: Obama "Apocalyptic"; Manual Recount in Minnesota; Huckabee Slams GOP Candidates
• Obama Could Name 1st Black Attorney General; Auto Companies: We Need Help; White House Tour for Obama Girls


November 17, 2008
• Obama's Top Priority; Huge Demand For Obama Inauguration Tickets
• Could Bill Derail Hillary's Hopes of Being Secretary of State?; No Presidential E-Mail; Senate to Vote on Joe Lieberman's Future
• How Obama Will Work with McCain; Battling Over an Auto Bailout; Interview With Senator Richard Shelby


November 14, 2008
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?; Laura Bush Speaks Out
• Obama Cabinet Appointments: Clinton Possible Secretary of State?; Obamas Talk to Schools in D.C.; First Lady Laura Bush Speaks out Against Afghanistan Attack
• Turning Rivals Into Partners: Obama Meets With Clinton, McCain; Economic Emergency Summit; Interview With Laura Bush


November 13, 2008
• Biden Meets with Cheney; Sarah Palin Holds Press Conference
• Biden & Cheney Face-To-Face; Obama Gives Up Senate Seat; Private Lives of White House Wannabes; Obama Under Wraps
• Barack Obama Resigning U.S. Senate Seat; Automaker Bailout Stalling; President Bush Gives Economic Pep Talk Amid Job Loss


November 12, 2008
• $700 Billion Switcheroo; Interview With Sarah Palin
• Obama's "Deliberate Haste"; Democrats Vow to Pass Bailout for Auto Industry; Interview with Sarah Palin
• Obama Ponders Possible White House Car Czar; Government's $700 Billion Flip-Flop; Interview With Governor Sarah Palin


November 11, 2008
• Obama's Afghanistan Plan; Sarah Palin Speaks Out
• Obama Pushes for Auto Industry Bailout; Interview With Former Social Secretary to Hillary Clinton
• The Costs of Presidential Power; Officials on Bush/Obama Meeting; How Much Power Will Biden Have?


November 10, 2008
• Obama's Iraq Promise; Bush Meets With Obama
• Obama in the Oval Office; Obama's First Order and Plans for GITMO; President Bush's New Disapproval Rate
• Obama/Bush White House Meeting; Interview With Arnold Schwarzenegger; Palin Criticizes Bush Administration


November 08, 2008
• Palin Not Going Away Quietly; Rescue Work in Haiti; Obama Wants to 'Hit the Ground Runnning'


November 07, 2008
• Palin on Campaign Rumors; Obama Holds News Conference
• Obama's First News Conference; Economic Crisis Impacts Transition; Will Kennedys Be in Obama Cabinet?; Obama's Iraq Challenge
• Obama Vows Swift Action on Economy; Dems Confront Lieberman; Interview With Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm


November 06, 2008
• Automakers Ask For Bailout; Sarah Palin Vents
• Obama Names Chief of Staff; Obama's Top Security Briefing; Foreign Hackers Hit Campaigns; Protest Against Gay Marriage Ban; Journalists Emotions Show
• Obama White House Taking Shape; Republicans in Transition; Interview With Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.


November 05, 2008
• Interview With Colin Powell; What Next For Sarah Palin?
• Challenges Facing Obama; Palin Answers Criticism; Races Still Too Close to Call; What Do Republicans Do Now?; Obama's Top Secret Intelligence Briefing
• Obama's First Moves as President-Elect; McCain-Palin: After Defeat; Colin Powell 'Overjoyed' at Obama Win
• What Awaits Obama


November 04, 2008
• America Heads to the Polls
• Awaiting America's Decision
• Last-Minute Election Day Rallies; Interview With Obama Senior Adviser Robert Gibbs; Voters Determined to Endure


November 03, 2008
• Barack Obama's Grandmother Dies; Final Campaign Dash
• Barack Obama's Grandmother Dies; McCain's Seven State Marathon; Thousands of Volunteers Mobilized in Pennsylvania
• McCain's Seven-State Spring; Obama: 'One Day Away' From Change; Campaigns Knocking at Your Door


October 31, 2008
• Interview With Barack Obama; Schwarzenegger Campaigns With McCain
• Obama Campaign's Final Push; McCain's Must-Win State; Survey Shows Rising Doubts about Palin; Obama Might Consider Offering McCain A Post; Is There a Bradley Effect?
• Obama Campaign Buying Ads in Reliably Red States; McCain: Ohio Will Carry Us; Interview With Barack Obama


October 30, 2008
• Obama, McCain Campaign Hard in Final Days; Courting the Latino Vote
• Obama Says Economy is in a Ditch; Waiting for the Plumber; Palin's Push in Pennsylvania; Big Money Ballot Initiatives; Clinton Helps Obama
• McCain's Plumber Gaffe; Obama's Rearview Mirror; Bill Clinton Heaps Praise on Obama


October 29, 2008
• Obama Campaign Prepares to Air Network Infomercial; Pentagon Advocates Talks With Taliban
• Palin's New Energy; Obama Goes for Knockout; States Changing Colors; Election Day Security Concerns; Siphoning Off GOP Support
• Obama's Six-Day Offensive; McCain's Latest Attack; Obama Leads in Key Red States


October 28, 2008
• Dow Jumps Nearly 900 Points; McCain, Palin Call For Alaska Senator to Resign
• Obama Hits Rival on Health Care; McCain Warns Voters Obama Will Raise Taxes; Fat Pension for Convicted Senator
• Late Afternoon Rally on Wall Street; McCain/Palin One-Two Punch; Obama in Pennsylvania & Virginia


October 27, 2008
• Republican Insiders Attack Palin; Alaska Senator Convicted of Corruption
• Senator Stevens Guilty; The Final Days of the Campaign; Men Charged in Plot To Assassinate Obama; Indiana Official Wants Criminal Probe of ACORN; Voters' Names Erased from Colorado Lists
• Senator Ted Stevens Guilty on All Counts; Obama's Closing Argument; 'Spreading the Wealth' Attack


October 24, 2008
• McCain Fights GOP Pessimism; Dow Tumbles
• GOP Prospects in Congress; Palins Testify in Trooper Probe; Rollins Gives McCain Advice; Voter Suppression Feared
• McCain Fights GOP Pessimism; Obama's Bittersweet Homecoming; Palin & Special Needs Kids


October 23, 2008
• Fight For the Middle Class; Ohio Voting Problems
• Obama's Red State Push; "Joe the Plumber" Tour; Can McCain Turn It Around?; North Carolina Ground Wars
• McCain as Road Warrior; Obama Mocks McCain on Taxes; America's 'Credit Tsunami'


October 22, 2008
• Palin Dragging Down McCain?; Interview With John McCain
• Obama's National Security Theme in Virginia; Bush Holding Post- Election Economic Summit; Interview with John McCain; Al Qaeda and the Election
• Dow Closes Down About 500 Points; Obama on 'Crisis' Test; Battleground State Polls


October 21, 2008
• Interview With Alaska Governor Sarah Palin; Battleground Blitz
• Complaints from Early Voters; Sarah Palin One-On-One; Obama's Florida Strategy
• Palin Sits Down for Interview; McCain Accuses Obama of Pandering Between World Series Teams; Possible Problems In The Senate


October 20, 2008
• Hillary and Barack Campaign in Florida; McCain's Red State Scramble
• Obama and Clinton Joint Appearance in Florida; McCain's "Socialism" Charge; North Carolina and Florida Key
• The Colin Powell Effect; McCain's Red State Scramble; Push for New Stimulus Plan Gains Steam


October 17, 2008
• Ohio Ground War; Powell May Back Obama; Candidates Show Love; Cindy McCain Reveals More Than $4 Million in Income; Obama's Uncharted Territory; Colin Powell Surprise?
• Study Says Some States Unprepared for the Election; Virginia's Unhappy Republicans; McCain Spread Thin; Senator Stevens Takes the Stand
• Obama Hoping for Groundbreaking Win in Virginia; McCain Seeks Joe-Mentum; Dow Dips, Credit Loosens


October 16, 2008
• Obama Backer on 'Racist Area' of Pennsylvania; Wall Street Rebounds
• Nineteen Days and Counting; The Star of the Debate; ACORN Counters Fraud Charges; Dealing with the Deficit
• McCain & 'Joe the Plumber'; Obama: Don't Get 'Cocky'; Market Madness


October 15, 2008
• Interview With Donald Trump; McCain, Obama Prepare For Final Debate
• Dow Takes Giant Plunge; McCain's Negative Vibes; Reagan Breaks Pelvis in Fall; Cheney Undergoes Outpatient Procedure
• Big Sell-Off on Wall Street; Virginia Now Leaning Obama; Last Debate for Obama, McCain


October 14, 2008
• Feds to Buy Stake in Big Banks; McCain Lays Out Economic Plan
• The Candidates' Economic Plans; Should the Federal Government Be Buying Shares in Banks?; McCain Will Raise Ayers in Debate; Mother of Cay lee Anthony Indicted for Murder; Interview with Chris Dodd
• Bank Bailout Reaction; McCain's $52 Billion Plan; Obama: McCain Has 'Bad Ideas'; Biden Talks Economy to Ohio Crowd


October 13, 2008
• Historic Stock Rebound; McCain's Final Fight
• Record-Breaking Rebound on Dow; The Charges and Fallout from the Report on Troopergate; Interview with John McCain
• Monster Rebound on Wall Street; Barack Obama, John McCain Pulling Out All Stops


October 10, 2008
• Scandal Hangs Over Palin; When Will Markets Hit Bottom?; Government Announces Recapitalization Plan
• Eighth Losing Session for the Dow; Candidates Target Economy; Swaying Undecided Voters
• Whiplash on Wall Street; John McCain Offers Second Economic Proposal This Week; Obama: Don't Be 'Hoodwinked'


October 09, 2008
• Dow Plunges; Palin Probe Gets Green Light
• Dow Plunges Almost 700 Points; Fraud Charge Rocks the Vote; Todd Palin Affidavit Revealed; Lavish Spending On Your Dime
• Ominous Low Point for Stock Prices; Interview With Edward Lazear, Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers; Obama: McCain 'Risky' for Economy


October 08, 2008
• McCain Campaign on the Attack
• Reaction to Cut in Key Interest Rate; What's New on the Campaign Trail; Bailing Out AIG; Comparing the Candidates' Health Care Plan
• Emergency Interest Rate Cut Calms No Fears; Swaying Swing Voters


October 07, 2008
• McCain's Big Problem: The Debate the Economy; Presidential Race State by State
• Fed Takes Emergency Measures; Financial Crisis Goes Global
• Dow Dives Over 500 Points; Lawmakers Demand Answers From AIG; Round Two: Second Presidential Debate


October 06, 2008
• Dow Dives; McCain, Obama Trade Fire; Public Worry Hits Record Levels
• Dow's Record Plunge; Lehman Chief Gets Grilled in Congress; Palin Ties Obama to Terrorism


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