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April 08, 2009
• Americans Fight Pirate Hijacking; U.S. to Join Direct Talks With Iran; Doctors' Ethics vs. Medical Science


April 07, 2009
• President Obama Visits Iraq; Interview With Vice President Biden; Interview With Congresswoman Barbara Lee
• Interview with Vice President Joe Biden; President Obama's Surprise Visit to Iraq
• President Obama's Surprise Trip in Iraq; Fidel Castro Meets With Three U.S. Officials


April 06, 2009
• President Obama Delivers Message to Muslim World; Death Toll Rises in Italy Earthquake
• One Hundred Fifty Plus Dead in Italy Quake; Pentagon Programs Face Ax; New Bonus Controversy; Luck is Going to Run Out; "U.S. is Not At War with Islam"
• U.S. Not 'At War With Islam'; Ridding the World of Nuclear Weapons


April 04, 2009
• Obama Extends Hand to Iran; Bush Terror Hit List


April 03, 2009
• 14 Dead in New York Shooting Rampage; Unemployment Hits 25-Year High
• Shooting Rampage, Hostage Crisis
• Shooting Rampage, Hostage Crisis; President Obama's Euro Campaign; Worst Ahead in Afghanistan


April 02, 2009
• Mixed Bag For President Obama at G-20 Summit?; Israel and Iran
• Warnings of Israeli Strike on Iran; Firing Bosses of Bad Banks; Target: "Iron River of Guns"; GOP: Who's Hot in 2012; Ads Slam President's Health Plan
• AIG Boss: "Bailout Will Fail"; Bailout Cop to Banks: "Show Me the $$$"; Albright, Cohen Discuss North Korea and Afghanistan Policies; Mixed Bag of Success at G-20 Summit


April 01, 2009
• Obama Works With World Leaders at G20 Summitt; President and First Lady Get Royal Welcome; University Rescinds Student Acceptance letters
• Newest Member of the Club; Keeping the President Safe; Sneak Attack on the Dollar; Cigarette Tax Soars, Smokers Fume; John McCain's Budget Plan
• President Obama Gives Pep Talk on Economy; The Obamas Meet Queen Elizabeth


March 31, 2009
• Taliban Vows Terror in Washington; President Obama Visits Europe
• Attack Will "Amaze" the World/Warning from Israel's New Leader/U.S. Wants Seat on Human Rights Council/Hoping to Prevent "Havoc"/Jobless Surge Hits New High/Poll: Americans Optimistic on Economy
• President Obama in London to Meet Economic Powers; Hillary Clinton Upbeat About Iran; President Obama to General Motors: 60 Days or Else


March 30, 2009
• Obama Administration Gets Tough With Auto Companies; North Korea Missile Fears
• Banks vs. Automakers; Experts Without Experience; Blaming America for Bad Times; Bloody Assault on Police Academy
• Blunt Warning to GM and Chrysler; GM Workers Fear for Future; Flooding Threat Not Over


March 28, 2009
• New Obama Economic Proposals Proposed


March 27, 2009
• Fargo Braces For Flooding; North Korea's Controversial Missile Launch
• Thousands Evacuate Fargo Flood; Missile on the Launch Pad; Banks Want Out of Bailout; President Obama's Afghanistan Gamble
• Record-Breaking Flood Threat; President Obama's War on Terror; Interview With Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker


March 26, 2009
• Obama Administration Seeks Broad New Financial Powers; Party of Sour Grapes?
• "We're In Uncharted Territory"; Mexican Vacation Nightmare; Drug Smugglers' Secrets; "I Call It Like I See It"
• Secret Afghan War Strategy?; IBM Sending Jobs to India; White House Praised by Bill Gates


March 25, 2009
• President Obama Heads to Capitol Hill; Hillary Clinton Visits Mexico
• The $3.6 Trillion Pitch/Budget's Red Ink Risks/Not Looking Out for the Little Guy/North Dakota Braces for Record Floods/"God Has A Way of Revealing Stuff"
• Obama Goes to Capitol Hill; AIG Exec. Defends Bonus in Op-Ed; Pentagon Worries about China Again


March 24, 2009
• President Obama's Unprecedented Request For Power; Supreme Court and Gay Rights
• War Against the Drug Cartels/Clinton's Mission to Mexico/Cartels Torture and Kill in U.S./GOP Slams Geithner "Power Grab"
• Unprecedented Request for Power; High-Profile Prime-Time News Conference; Cashing in on 'Toxic' Buyouts


March 23, 2009
• Obama Administration Unveils New Economic Plan; AIG Sues Charity
• Family Trip Turns to Family Tragedy; More U.S. Agents on the Border; Plan to Buy Banks' Toxic Assets; Making the Global Recession Worse
• Dow Soars Some 500 Points; Pictures the CIA Didn't Want Out; President Obama on Goal of Rescue Plan


March 21, 2009
• Interviews with Janet Napolitano, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Peter Canellos, Gary Sinise


March 20, 2009
• National Debt Projections Bigger Than Expected
• President Obama's Message to Iran; Dodd Accused of "Flip-Flop"; Postal Service Offers Early Retirement
• New Deficit Estimate Over Next Decade; 'Generational Theft' Charged; AIG Sues the Government


March 19, 2009
• Timothy Geithner Speaks Out; New Bailout Mystery
• Barack Obama at Town Hall Meeting; AIG Bonus Controversy; "Terror Will Never Go Away"; "Mexico is Not Pakistan"
• New Bailout Mystery; Awaiting President Obama; Risks of Spending $1 Trillion


March 18, 2009
• AIG CEO Faces Congress; Madoff Accountant Arrested
• "God Forbid It Should Ever Happen"; AIG Bonus Mystery; Mess Up...And Get A Bonus; Meltdown's Devastating Impact
• AIG Takes Some Bonuses Back; Obama: 'The Buck Stops With Me'; Hit by California Hard Knocks


March 17, 2009
• Making AIG Pay For Bonuses; U.S.-Mexico Trade War?
• Hints of More Bailout Money; Angry Vets: "Betrayal" by Administration; Thriving Despite the Recession; Terrorist-Turned- Housewife Freed; Support Slips for Stimulus Plan
• Threat to Tax AIG Bonuses; Treasury Chief as AIG Fall Guy; IRS to Billionaire: Pay Up


March 16, 2009
• President Obama Slams AIG Bonuses; Lifeline For Small Business
• Nuclear Ally "Back from the Brink"; President Obama: Block These Bonuses; Red Cross Hits CIA Torture; Tough Time for a Honeymoon
• Outrage at AIG; Seizing Madoff's Riches; Antagonizer's Offer to U.S. Rival


March 14, 2009
• Colin Powell's Instructions for Today's Youth; Madoff Behind Bars; Obama's Plans to Improve Education


March 13, 2009
• Stock Markets Rebound; Business Winners and Losers
• No More Enemy Combatants; What To Do with GITMO Detainees; Lenders Accused of Racism; Nickel-And-Diming the Unemployed; Forced to Sell Sacred Heirlooms; Target of Your Anger: Governors
• Are Stocks a Good Deal Now?; Enemy Combatants No More; Creating Jobs with Stimulus; Selling Gold for Cash


March 12, 2009
• Bernard Madoff Pleads Guilty; President Obama Meets With Business Leaders
• President Obama Speaks to Business Leaders; U.S. Sailors Get A Bodyguard; Using U.S. Troops Against the Drug War; Stock Markets Soar
• Madoff Pleads Guilty; Obama Takes Questions From Business Leaders


March 11, 2009
• Madoff's Victims Speak Out; Credit Card Crisis Threat
• Writing to the Ayatollah; From Gitmo to Killing U.S. Troops; "He Cleaned His Family Out; President Obama's Contradictions
• Obama Accused of Allowing Waste; StateEconomic Problems


March 10, 2009
• Madoff to Plead Guilty; President Obama Takes on Democratic Party Over Education
• Wall Street's Stunning Turnaround; War Games Lead to War Threats; Education "From the Cradle"; President Obama's First 50 Days
• Bernard Madoff Guilty Plea; President Obama Takes on His Party; 'Terrorists to the Bone'


March 09, 2009
• Embryonic Stem Cell Limits Lifted; Tobacco State Cracks Down
• President: Reach Out to the Taliban; Taliban's Weapon of Choice; Japan to Pay for Afghan Cops; Richard Gere on Tibet; Hillary Clinton Gets Personal
• New Rules on Embryonic Stem-Cell Research; Economic 'Pearl Harbor'; Chinese Sailors Block U.S. Naval Ship; Former President Clinton Looking to Help Haiti; Tent City Sacramento; Should the Automakers be Allowed to Fail?


March 07, 2009
• Discussing the Economy; Examining Pet Projects; Troops Remain in Iraq; How Can the US Deal with Pakistan?


March 06, 2009
• President Obama's Stem Cell Research Reversal; Hillary Clinton Hits Reset Button With Russia
• Dean Possible Surgeon General; Keeping Your Money Safe; Interview with Mark Zandi; "Astounding" Job Losses; The Make or Break Stimulus; North Korea Threatens Airliners; Gandhi's Sandals, Specs Sold; Robin Williams' Heart Surgery; First Lady Opens Up to Oprah
• 'Astounding' Jobless Rate; Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Reversal; Tips on Finding a Job


March 05, 2009
• President Obama Hosts Summit on Health Care Reform; Hillary Clinton Calls for Conference on Afghanistan
• Violence In Mexico Overboils; Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen?; Collecting On The Losses of Loved Ones
• Roadblocks to Health Reform; Dow Hits 12-Year Low; President Obama Hosts White House Summit on Health Care Reform


March 04, 2009
• President Obama Targets Federal Contracts; Hillary Clinton Visits West Bank
• A New "Bridge to Nowhere"; Secret Bush Documents Revealed; Helping You Stay in Your Home; Squeezing A Swiss Bank
• Obama: No More Blank Checks for Government Contractors; Pet Projects Survive; Foreclosure Prevention


March 03, 2009
• Military Help Wanted; Hillary Clinton Tours Middle East
• President Obama's Letter to Russia; Presidential Helicopter Data Breach; Terror Attack on Sports Team; Pakistan's "State of War"
• Obama Economic Team Faces Congress; President Obama: U.S. in 'Very Deep Hole'; Interview With Tony Blair


March 02, 2009
• President Obama Targets Health Care Reform; Will Gays Soon Serve Openly in U.S. Military?
• Afghan Power Struggle; U.S. Money to Rebuild Gaza; Iran Detains U.S. Journalist; Interview with Howard Dean
• Dow Sinks to 11-Year Low; President Obama Taps Kathleen Sebelius for Health and Human Services; McCain: Spending Bill 'Insulting'


February 28, 2009
• Dissectiong the Budget; NYPD as Terror Fighters; Life in the White House; Truce in Pakistan


February 27, 2009
• President Obama Sets Iraq Exit Date; Mexico's Drug Wars
• Iraq War End Date: August 31, 2010; A Transformational Budget; Interview with John McCain; President Obama's High-Stakes Week
• President Obama Sets Date for Iraq Exit; Dems Question Iraq Exit Plan; Interview With Madeleine Albright, William Cohen


February 26, 2009
• President Obama Unveils Budget Plan; Covering Those Killed in War
• $3.6 Trillion Spending Plan; Pentagon Lifts Ban on Coffin Images; Small Defense Boost in Budget
• President Obama: Budget Plan Makes 'Hard Choices'; Raising Taxes on Wealthy; Interview With Governor Tim Pawlenty


February 25, 2009
• New Questions on Closing Guantanamo; Nine Killed in Netherlands Plane Crash
• Beginning of Iraq War's End; More College; Curing Cancer; Plane Crash in Netherlands; President Aims to Change History
• Interview With Senator Judd Gregg


February 24, 2009
• President Obama Prepares to Address Joint Session of Congress; Tracking the Economy
• Inside the White House Lunch; Preview of Barack Obama's Speech; Recession Could End This Year
• President Obama to Give 'Sobering' Address; Economy Goes From Bad to Worse; No End to Wasteful Spending


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