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January 09, 2009
• Obama: 'Show Me' the Jobs; Illinois Governor Impeached; Ruling on Disputed Senate Pick


January 08, 2009
• Obama Pitches Economic Recovery Plan; Ballooning Deficit Left Behind
• "Recession Could Last for Years"; New Fears of Two-Front War; GOP To Grill Obama Justice Pick; Transition to Power; Cheney Announces Obama's Election
• Recession Could Last 'For Years'; Dems Oppose Obama Tax Cuts; Tom Daschle Wants to Improve Health Care


January 07, 2009
• Presidents Get Together; Democrats Now Willing to Accept Would- be Obama Replacement?
• Gaza: Brief Lull Then Full Fury; Gaza Weapon Mystery; An Extraordinary Gathering; Obama Creates New Position; Approval Ratings Jump; Bush to Lose Secret Service; Egypt to Broker Gaza Talks
• New Watchdog for Federal Waste; Rice on Gaza Cease-Fire Plan; Obama Joins the Club


January 06, 2009
• Obama's Trillion-Dollar Problem; Access Denied to Would-be Obama Replacement
• Deadliest Strike of Ground War/Urgent Efforts to Halt the Fighting/Would-Be Senator Turned Away/Senate's Musical Chairs/Obama on Gaza
• Sanjay Gupta Approached About Surgeon General Position; Obama's $1 Trillion Problem; Senate Appointee Barred


January 05, 2009
• Democrat Questions Obama's CIA Choice; Prosecutors Move to Revoke Bernard Madoff's Bail
• Isreal and Hamas Ignore Calls for Cease-Fire; Obama Daughters Head to New School; Richardson Sheds Light On His Reason to Withdraw.
• Obama Chooses Top Spy; Burris: 'Appointment is Legal'; Israel Splits Gaza in Two


January 02, 2009
• Israel Preparing to Invade Gaza?; Muslim Family Booted From Flight; Dems Huddle on Economy; Why Moderates Matter So Much; Republicans Flee Inauguration; Obama Opens Up about Growing Up
• Tanks Ready To Move In; Hamas: "Doom Will Await You"; Muslim Family Kicked Off Flight; Disabled and Left Behind; Hamas Rocket's Direct Hit
• Hamas Blasts Obama; U.S.: Hamas Holds Gaza 'Hostage'; Hunting Madoff Billions


January 01, 2009
• Aspen Terror Threat Averted; Obama's First 100 Days; Bill Replaces Hillary Theory; Interview with Michelle Obama; Anger at Bernie Madoff
• Israel Ready for Ground War; Treasury Says No Flip-Flop on Bailout; Arnold's Drastic Plan
• Thousands of Wiretaps of Governor; Obama's Economic Resolutions; Under Fire in Israel


December 31, 2008
• Obama Plans Economic Jump Start; Blago Senate Appointee Defends Appointment; UNSC Meets to Address Israeli Strikes in Gaza
• U.S. To Israel: Find A Way Out; Israel Prepared for Rockets; IOUs Instead of Checks; Senate Pick Defends Himself; Professor Predicts U.S. Disintegrates
• Russia Rings in New Year; Obama's Jump-Start in 2009; Choice for Obama Seat Rejected


December 30, 2008
• Illinois Governor Fills Obama Senate Seat; Israel Weighs Gaza Truce
• Aid Boat Rammed; "All-Out War" with Hamas; Defiant Governor Fills Obama Seat; "The Final Nail in the Coffin"; Interview with Hamas Spokesman Osama Hamdan
• Democrats Move to Block Illinois Governor's Show of Defiance; Israel Weighs Gaza Truce; Interview With Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky


December 29, 2008
• War in Gaza; Labor's High Hopes For Obama
• Israel: "All-Out War" with Hamas; War Fallout-Angry Arab Streets; Interview with Israeli Ambassador to the United States
• 'All-Out War' in Gaza; Auto Bailout May Grow; Shopping Dropping Fast


December 26, 2008
• How Unpopular Is President Bush?; Illinois Scandal Impacts Incoming Obama Administration; India-Pakistan Tensions
• "Santa's" Blowtorch Shooting Spree; Nuclear Rivals' "Threats of War"; Interview with Pakistani Ambassador
• Subpoena Threat for Obama Aides; Public Glad to See President Bush Go; Fears of Pakistan-India War


December 23, 2008
• Obama Questioned in Illinois Corruption Scandal; California Going Broke?
• D.C. Suburb Air Rescue; California Broke in Two Months; Home Price Drop Worst Since Depression; Obama Keeps Bush War Planners; Security Fear: Shirtless Obama Pic
• Obama Probe Results; Worst Month for Home Prices; Two-Thirds of Public Thinks Economy 'Very Poor'


December 22, 2008
• Obama Focuses on Economy; Pastor Warren Defends Inauguration Role
• Banks' Big Bailout Secret; Digging Up Dirt on the Governor; Public on "Inappropriate Contacts"; Cheney Levels Biden Broadside; Obama Flooded with Resumes
• Rick Warren Defends Inauguration Role; Four Million U.S. Jobs at Risk?


December 19, 2008
• President Bush Promises Auto Bailout; Illinois Governor Speaks Out
• Blagojevich Vows to "Fight This Thing"; Michigan Governor on Auto Bailout; Shoe Thrower's Family Speaks Out; Bombshell Assassination Claims
• Illinois Governor Speaks Out; Auto Bailout is a Go; Obama Expands Economic Team


December 18, 2008
• Obama Blasts Financial Regulators; Auto Bailout vs. Bankruptcy
• Bill Clinton Donor Secrets Out; "Red Flags" on Obama Nominee; Military Prepares for Inauguration; Kennedy's Powwow Lunch; Greater Than the Great Depression
• Obama: Watchdogs Were 'Asleep'; Auto Bailout Versus Bankruptcy?; Interview With Donald Trump


December 17, 2008
• Illinois Lawmakers Move to Impeach Governor; Government Admits Failure in $50 Billion Wall Street Fraud Case
• New York City Building Linked to WMD; Governor's Lawyer Pushing Back; Charities Suffer from Madoff Ponzi Scheme; Chaos Over Shoe- Thrower
• Transition Surprise; Obama's Choice Questioned; $50 Billion Scheme


December 16, 2008
• Obama Picks Agriculture Secretary; Caroline Kennedy Campaigns For Clinton's Senate Seat
• Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s Role in Blagojevich Probe; First Meeting of Illinois Impeachment Panel; A Financial Murder
• President-elect Obama Seeks Distance from Blagojevich Scandal; Record Low Interest Rate; $50 Billion Scam


December 15, 2008
• Obama Addresses Illinois Governor Scandal; Illinois Looks to Remove Blagojevich From Office
• Obama's Energy Team is Introduced
• Obama Claims No Contact With Illinois Governor; Rod Blagojevich Could be Impeached; Caroline Kennedy's Senate Interests


December 12, 2008
• Illinois Governor Speaks Out; Interview With Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.; Obamas Told "No Vacancy"; Foreign Car Companies Could Get Hurt
• Blagojevich on Scandal; Rahm Emanuel Not Target of Blagojevich Illinois Corruption Probe; Auto Bailout Blame Game; Why Obama Could Lose, Too; Dancing on the Bailout's Grave
• White House: Won't Let Big 3 Fail; Obama's Auto 'Frustration'; Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Illinois Corruption Scandal


December 11, 2008
• Obama Speaks Out on Illinois Controversy; Colin Powell Rethinks Gays in Military
• The Latest Developments in the Case Against Governor Rod Blagojevich; Exclusive Video: Military Jet Slams Into Homes
• Obama 'Appalled' by Senate Scandal; Auto Bailout Hits Skids; Interview With Colin Powell


December 10, 2008
• Blagojevich Controversy Escalates; Auto Bailout in Danger?
• Jackson Revealed as "Number Five"; Governor's Wife Caught on Tape; Jet Crash Kills Entire Family; No Nukes vs. New Nukes
• Illinois Senate Seat Fallout; Obama: Illinois Governor Should Resign


December 09, 2008
• Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges; Congress Pushes For Auto Bailout Deal
• Obama Senate Seat for Sale; Who Will Replace the Illinois Governor?; The Buzz About Caroline Kennedy
• Obama Senate Seat for Sale: Illinois Governor Arrested; Car Companies Could Get Help Soon


December 08, 2008
• Auto Bailout Deal Moving Forward?; Fixing Roads, Making Jobs
• Bloodbath in Baghdad; Reaction to Obama's Cabinet Picks; Illinois Governor Declares War on Bank; Pakistan Cracks Down; Fighter Jet Crashes into Homes
• FA-18 Crashes in San Diego; Auto Bailout Deal 'Very Likely'; Obama to Meet With Al Gore


December 05, 2008
• America's Recession Deepens; Hillary's Replacement?
• Half-Million Jobs Gone; President Bush Uses the "R" Word; Simpson Gets At Least 15 Years; Obama Sets Fund-Raising Record; Retiring Clinton's Debt; Castro: Cuba Can Talk to Obama; Lawsuit: Obama Can't Be President
• Stunning Job Losses in November; Auto CEOs: We Could Collapse Soon; Interview With Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez


December 04, 2008
• Big Three Return to Congress; Bill Gates Speaks Out
• Mumbai Massacre: Outside Help; Alleged Prison-like Conditions for Laborers in Iraq; Interview with Rick Wagoner; Unheard of Mortgage Rate
• Big Three Bailout Loan; Obama Team Talks to Automakers; Interview With Bill Gates


December 03, 2008
• Interview With Bill Clinton; Obama Picks Commerce Secretary
• Bill Reveals Hillary's Reactions; Richardson Tapped for Commerce; Reaction to Obama's Cabinet Picks; New Developments in Automakers' Struggle
• Obama Raises Urgency on Economic Rescue; Bailout Of Auto Industry Questioned; Interview with Bill Gates


December 02, 2008
• Big Three Bailout; Obama Meets With Nation's Governors
• Gates' Press Conference; Obama Meets the Governors; Worst Month in 25 Years; Capitol Hill Tree Lighting
• Obama, Palin & Governors; Bailing Out the Big Three; India Demands Pakistan Acts


December 01, 2008
• Hillary Clinton Nominated as Secretary of State; How Baby Moshe Escaped Mumbai Attacks
• Inside the Terror Attack; India Ties Terror Plot To Pakistan; General Jones As National Security Adviser; Making "Team of Rivals" Work
• Obama, Clinton & Company; India Terror Investigation; U.S. Officially in Recession; Interview with Madeleine Albright


November 28, 2008
• New Firefight in Mumbai; Al Qaeda's Fingerprints on Terrorist Attacks?
• Terror in India: City Under Siege; Are U.S. Ports Vulnerable?; Nuclear Rivals, New Tension
• Terror in India: The Threat Now; 'Brutal Murder' of Rabbi & Wife; British Agents Sent to Mumbai to Investigate


November 26, 2008
• At Least 78 Dead in India Attacks
• Attacks in India
• Coordinated Attack on Multiple Locations in Mumbai


November 25, 2008
• McCain Opens Up About Palin; Current Defense Secretary Expected to Stay
• How the Rich Get Richer; Obama's Pledge on the Economy; Obama's Unprecedented Role
• New Confidence Builder in Chief; Bailing Out Consumers; Your Patience With Obama


November 24, 2008
• Michelle Obama's Role; Barack Obama Introduces Economic Team
• Facing Financial Crisis; Joe Biden's Replacement; Guantanamo Detainee Transferred to Yemen
• Obama Announces Crucial Choices for Administration; Eyeing the Next Bailout; Interview With Former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley


November 21, 2008
• President-Elect Obama's Cabinet Fills Out; Dow Jones Up Almost 500 Points
• Obama Cabinet News; Private School for Malia & Sasha; Firings in Obama Phone Scandal; Attorney General Collapses; Democrats Chase Magic 60; Interview with Al Gore; Rating the Transition, How is Obama Doing So Far; Cheaper Oil's Downside; War of Intimidation, Taliban Letters Spread Fear
• Obama Cabinet Picks; Tim Geithner Tapped for Treasury Secretary; Dow Rallies Up Some 500 Points


November 20, 2008
• Automaker Bailout Stalls; Stock Market Plunges
• Scowcroft Advising Obama; Stocks Tumble to New Lows; Holiday Break from Foreclosure; Some GITMO Prisoners to be Freed; Iran Closer to Nuclear Bomb
• Dow Plunges Again; Lawmakers to Automakers: Show Us the Money; Obama's Tough Vetting Process


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