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April 28, 2009
• Swine Flu Cases Jump in U.S.; GOP Senator Switches to Dems; Fears of Full-Blown Pandemic


April 27, 2009
• Swine Flu Alert Raised; Detroit Desperate
• Swine Flu Spreading; White House Apology to New York City
• Obama Administration Tries to Ease Flu Fears; Swine Flu Ground Zero; Interview With Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano


April 25, 2009
• Countdown to CNN's National Report Card


April 24, 2009
• War Over Health Care; Attacks on the Rise in Iraq
• Torture Debate Twist; Man Texts Wife I Divorce You; White House Spokesman Grades the Press; First Lady Visits with Government Workers; Fakes Uncovered in $20M Bust; Congress Debates Cap & Trade; Iraq Suffers Deadliest 24 Hours of 2009; Inside Madoff's Scam
• How Banks are Being Tested; Deadly Attacks Surge in Iraq; Pakistan Power Grab


April 23, 2009
• Islamic Extremists Gaining Ground in Pakistan?; President Obama on Credit Cards
• "Torture" Methods' Military Roots; Suicide Bombers Kill Dozens/; Life After Taliban Rule; President Obama: Don't Turn Away; Jay Leno Hospitalized
• Dispute Over Briefings on Alleged Torture; Pakistan Pressured to Face Global Threat; Interview With Congressman Eric Cantor


April 22, 2009
• War Over Torture; Earth Day Energy Pitch
• A Counter-Memo on "Torture"; "Mortal Threat" to U.S. in Pakistan; Mortgage Executive Found Dead
• Critical U.S. Ally in Danger of Falling Into Hands of Terrorists; Hillary Clinton: 'Mortal Threat' in Pakistan; Interview With Pakistani Ambassador to U.S.


April 21, 2009
• President Obama Shifts Course on Torture Investigation; Geithner Grilled Over Federal Bailouts
• Cheney Strikes Back; Accused "Craigslist Killer" in Court; Representative Harman Denies Wiretap Report; Accused Pirate Gets Adult Trial; Bailout Cop on Criminal Probes
• Senator Kennedy's Serve America Act; Shift in Torture Investigation; Interview With Mitt Romney


April 20, 2009
• President Obama Defends Terror Memo Release; The Fight Against Piracy
• Iranian President Unleashes Israel Rant; Troops Storm Hijacked Plane; Fire Department Case, Nationwide Impact; Twenty-One Polo Horses Die Suddenly
• President Obama Defends Terror Memo Release; Diplomats Walk Out on Iranian President; Why Pirates are Being Let Go


April 18, 2009
• Interviews with Susan Rice, Gerald Seib, Caesar Milan


April 17, 2009
• More Changes in U.S.-Cuba Relations?; American Captain Returns Home
• Capt. Richard Phillips Arrives Home. Obama Attends the Summit of the Americas.; Dealing with Afghan IEDs.
• Castro Offers to Talk to U.S.; Awaiting Rescued Sea Captain; Power Play on Climate Change; Captain Richard Phillips Speaks Live From Vermont


April 16, 2009
• Interview With New York Governor David Paterson; President Obama Visits Mexico
• New Government Eavesdropping Revealed; Afghan Law Allows Spousal Rape; Palin Back in the Spotlight; President Obama and President Calderon News Conference
• Taking on Drug Kingpins; How President Bush Justified Waterboarding; Crew Describes Being Held by Pirates


April 15, 2009
• U.S. War Against Pirates; Obamas Release Tax Returns
• Feds Warn of Right-Wing Threat; First Family Releases Tax Returns; "Tea Party" Targets Taxes, President; President Obama's Immigration Morass
• U.S. War Against Pirates; Rescued Captain Takes Detour; New 'Border Czar' for Obama Administration


April 14, 2009
• North Korea to Reactivate Nukes; Obamas Get a Dog
• North Korea's "Provocative Threats"; Iran Nukes: No Preconditions; Part Professor, Part Salesman
• President Sees 'Glimmers of Hope'; U.S. Navy Releases Photos From Attack on Pirates; Appeals Court Grants Emergency Stay for John Demjanjuk; Cesar Millan Discusses the First Family's New Dog


April 13, 2009
• American Captain Rescued; Interview With U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Susan Rice
• Sweeping Changes in Cuba Policy; Dramatic High Seas Rescue; Interview with Mayor Michael Bloomberg
• Captain's Wife Issue's Statement; Congressman's Plane Attacked; Interview With Congressman Donald Payne; The ASU Honorary Diploma Controversy; Modern Day Boston Tea Parties


April 11, 2009
• Interviews with John Hannah, Joe Biden, Angela Burt-Murray


April 10, 2009
• Somali Pirates Continue to Hold American Captain; President Obama Optimistic on Economy
• Iraq Troop Timeline in Doubt; U.S. Captain Tries to Escape Pirates; Critics Fire Harsh Words at President Obama; Assessments Could Spark Panic
• Captain Risks Life for Escape; President Obama Sounds Hopeful About Economy; How to Fight Gangs of Pirates


April 09, 2009
• American Captain Held Hostage; President Obama to Tackle Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
• Pirates Holding U.S. Ship Captain; Iran President Claims Nuclear Advances; New Statement on Pirate Standoff; President Prepares for Next Big Fight
• FBI Working to Free Captain Held by Pirates; Comprehensive Immigration Reform; More Money for Iraq/Afghanistan Wars


April 08, 2009
• Pirates Hijack U.S. Ship; U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Fidel Castro
• Hackers Break U.S. Power Grid; U.S. Crew Repels Pirate Attack; Iran Charges U.S. Journalist; Gay Marriage Gaining Momentum; Home to a Host of Problems
• 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


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