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October 01, 2009
• Interview With California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; President Obama Demands Action From Iran
• Tug of War over Summer Games; They Gave AAA Grades to Bad Loans; War Funds Steered to Pet Projects; American Father's Jailhouse Interview
• New Hopes for Breakthrough in Standoff Over Iran's Nuclear Program; Jimmy Carter's Thoughts on Iran, Critics of President Obama; War Chief: 'Time Does Matter'


September 30, 2009
• President Obama's War Council; Interview With Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
• Tsunami Death Toll Tops 100; Double Disasters Kill Almost 200; President Obama's War Council
• War Strategy in Afghanistan; Deadly Earthquake and Tsunamis; Iran's Nuclear Confrontation


September 29, 2009
• Public Health Care Shot Down; War Within Obama Administration Over Afghanistan?
• Alleged Plot to Bomb New York Target; Bombs Hidden in Body Cavities; Stars Demand Polanski's Release; Ex-Wife Stole Kids, Husband Arrested
• Powerful Earthquake Strikes South Pacific; War Within Obama Administration; Air Traffic 'Video Game'


September 28, 2009
• Broken Promise on Gitmo?; Reinforcements to Afghanistan?
• New Missile Tests Raising Tensions; President Near A Breaking Point?; Facebook Poll Threatens President Obama; Chicago Honor Student Beaten To Death
• 2016 Olympics in Chicago?; Gitmo Closing Unlikely by Deadline; Iran 'Deception and Lies' Test President


September 26, 2009
• Israeli Prime Minister Praises President Obama on Relationship With Israel; Michael Moore on Capitalism


September 25, 2009
• President Obama Criticizes Iran Over Nuclear Program; Gadhafi Meets With Lockerbie Families
• President Obama Holds Press Conference Regarding G-20 Meeting; Iran Given Deadline to Comply with U.N. Security Council Resolutions; Another Obama Administration Political Appointee Resigns amid Controversy
• President Obama Blasts Iran Over Nuclear Program; White House Buckling to Conservative Pressure?


September 24, 2009
• Interview With Michael Moore; President Obama Tested on World Stage
• President Does What No Other President Has; Angry G20 Summit Protests; Protester: Iranian President "Terrible" Man; Alleged Plot to Bomb Courthouse; President Obama's Latest Stop: G20; Op-Ed: President Obama Loved, Not Feared
• 'People's Uprising' in Pittsburgh; Protesters vs. Economic Powers; African Hero or Violent Dictator?


September 23, 2009
• Sarah Palin Overseas; President Obama Addresses United Nations
• President Obama's Global Goals; Libyan Leader Praises Extremists; Former White House Official Paints Embarrassing Portrait of President Bush in New Book
• President Obama Embraces U.N.; Thousands Gather to Protest Ahmadinejad; Taking Down Gadhafi's Tent


September 22, 2009
• Interview With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; President Obama's Mideast Challenge
• President Steps Into High Stakes Crisis; President: U.S. Fighting on Global Warming; Protester: "This Guy Is A Monster;" Floods Unleash Death and Devastation; Changes in Senate Health Care Bill
• President Obama's Mideast Challenge; New Flooding Danger & Deaths; Bill Clinton is Everywhere


September 21, 2009
• More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan?; John Edwards Still Faces Scandal
• Terror Plot Suspects Head to Court; Rains Spark Floods in the South; President Obama on the World Stage
• Fears Afghan War Will be Lost; Democrats Face Election Dilemma; Terror Probe Suspects in Court


September 19, 2009
• Afghanistan's President Responds to Allegations of Voter Fraud; ACORN Group in Trouble; RNC Chairman on Jimmy Carter's Racial Remarks


September 18, 2009
• Michelle Obama Speaks Out on Health Care Reform; President Obama's Media Push
• Protesters Defy Iraq Crackdown; Hotel Says No to President Ahmadinejad; Interview with Mitt Romney
• First Lady Michelle Obama Relates Personal Stories about Health Care; Prostest Break Out Today in Iran; Astronaut Tackles Issue of Immigration Reform


September 17, 2009
• Interview With Afghan President Hamid Karzai; Missile Shield Reversal
• Lab Tech Charged in Yale Murder; Hofstra Rape Accuser Recants; Carter: Racist Attitude Against President; President Scraps Bush Missile Plan
• About-Face On Missile Shield; Decision on Troops "Premature"; Some Dems Don't Like It Either; Angry Words could Turn Violent; Fears Afghan President Stole Election


September 16, 2009
• Racism and President Obama; Senate Health Care Plan Unveiled
• Yale Student Was Strangled to Death; Police News Conference in Yale Murder
• Racism and Criticism; Examining Jordan Thomas Foundation


September 15, 2009
• Democrats Rebuke Republican Congressman; President Obama Takes Reform Message on the Road
• Book Quote Bush Dissing Obama, Palin, Others; Serena Williams Wrong Call; Pres. Obama Comments on Kanye West; Becoming Pres. Obama's Neighbor
• Congressman Faces House Rebuke; Biden Pulls Off War Zone Surprise


September 14, 2009
• President Obama Focuses on Economy; Yale Murder Mystery
• Racial Tinge to Tea Movement; President Pushback Against Socialist Label; Former Jimmy Carter Press Secretary Jody Powell Dies
• Bi-Partisan Deal on Health Care Could Be Near; John Faces Obstacles To Adopt; Obama Talks Changes To Wall Street


September 12, 2009
• Interview with Kathleen Sebelius; Interview with Michael Steele; Interview with Laura Bush; Interview with Abdullah Abdullah; Interview with Fareed Zakaria; The President Speaks to Students; Bill Clinton Recalls Help from Walter Cronkite


September 11, 2009
• More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan?; ACORN Faces Criticism
• Chairman of Senate Armed Services Comes Out Against Increasing Troop Levels in Afghanistan; Interview with New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly
• Security 'Panic' on 9/11 Anniversary; Breaking Extremists in Afghanistan; Aides: Congressman Wilson May Face Formal Rebuke


September 10, 2009
• Republican Congressman Under Fire; More U.S. Troops Headed to Afghanistan?
• The Congressman Who Yelled "You Lie"; Kennedy Letter A "Political Tool"; Wasting No Time with Health Pitch; "He's Tried To Steal the Election"
• GOP Won't Defend 'You Lie' Outburst; Staten Island School Bus Crash; Dems Falling in Line on Health Reform


September 09, 2009
• President Obama Set to Deliver Health Care Reform Address; Plane Hijacked in Mexico
• Airliner Hijacked in Mexico; The Birthplace of the Taliban; Palin's New "Death Panel" Attacks; 9/11 Mastermind Photos at Gitmo; What the President Will Propose
• Plane Hijacked in Mexico; Preview of President Obama's Speech Before a Joint Session of Congress


September 08, 2009
• The Fight for Afghanistan; President Obama's Health Care Push
• Four Troops Killed in Afghan Battle; President to Students: 'Work Hard'; Health Care: What Will Obama Say?
• President Obama Speaks to America's Schoolkids; Can President Obama Save Health Care Reform?; More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan?


September 07, 2009
• President Obama Set to Address Schoolchildren; President Obama Fires Back at Health Care Reform Critics
• Airstrike Puts Allies At Odds; Charity: Troops Stormed Hospital; Charges of Election Fraud; "Fired Up and Ready To Go"; President Obama's School Speech; Critical Days for Health Care Plan
• President Obama Makes Hard Push For Health Care Reform; Who Will Fill Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat?; White House 'Czars' Under Fire; What the President Will Tell the Kids; From Dairy Co-op to Health Co- op


September 05, 2009
• Should U.S. Pull out of Afghanistan?; New Orleans After Katrina; Residents Refuse to Evacuate in L.A.; Controversy Regarding Obama Education Speech; Nick Jonas Interview; Ted Kennedy Autobiography Excerpts


September 04, 2009
• Unemployment Rate Climbs; Environmental Terrorists Attack
• Dozens Killed in NATO Airstrike; Homicide Probe in California Fire; Cheating Goes Global; Uproar Over President's School Speech
• Jobless Rate Hits 26-Year High; Massive California Wildfire Ruled Arson; Interview With Former Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge; Interview With Tom Ridge; Obama Adviser Under Fire; Who's Visiting the White House?


September 03, 2009
• Michael Jackson's Burial Secrets; Health Care Heat
• Pentagon: "Time is Not On Our Side"; Ted Kennedy Speaks; Georgia Pastor Killed in Drug Sting; Human Body Parts for Sale; Health Reform Rage
• Ted Kennedy's Memoirs Leaked to New York Times Early; Joe Biden Talks Up Economy


September 02, 2009
• President Obama to Address Joint Session of Congress; Battling California's Fires
• A.P. Reports Feds Didn't Carry Out Prescribed Burn; Dragged Across the Border; Staying Safe in World's Hot Spots; New Air Safety Rules; Human Body Parts for Sale; President Obama to Address Congress
• Obama to Address Joint Session of Congress in a Week; California Wildfires Continue to Burn


September 01, 2009
• Massive Wildfires Rage in California; Hurricane Targets Tropical Paradise
• Fighting for Every Foot of Land; 747 Fighting California Flames; Jimena Now A Category 3; "Sense Something Wasn't Right; Bone Found Near Garrido's Home; Grim View on Afghan War
• California Firefighters Battle Massive Blaze; Hurricane Nears Tropical Paradise


August 31, 2009
• New Details in Missing Girl Case; California Burns
• Wildfire Out of Control; Kennedy's Dying Wish Gains Ground; Britain Denies Link on Oil Deal; Afghanistan in Political Limbo; School: Get Health Insurance Now
• President Obama Extends Vacation; Who Will Replace Ted Kennedy in U.S. Senate?; Wildfires Scorch Southern California


August 28, 2009
• Jackson Death Ruled a Homicide; Celebrating Ted Kennedy's Life
• Senator Ted Kennedy's Life and Accomplishments Remembered; Controversy Over Kennedy's Replacement In the Senate; New Deficit Projections Mean Possible Future Tax Increases?
• Michael Jackson's Death Officially Ruled a Homicide; Celebrating the Life of Senator Ted Kennedy


August 27, 2009
• America Says Goodbye to Ted Kennedy; Libya Comes to New Jersey
• McCain Pays Tribute to Kennedy; How Kennedy Connected; 1991 Kidnapping Victim Found
• Awaiting Kennedy Motorcade Arrival


August 26, 2009
• Remembering Ted Kennedy
• The Death of Senator Edward Moore Kennedy
• Remember Senator Edward Kennedy; President Obama Remembers Senator Kennedy; Interview With Former Senator Birch Bayh


August 25, 2009
• Ben Bernanke to Remain Fed Chief; Interview With U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
• Cheney: I Told You So; No Welcome Mat for Colonel Gadhafi; The Case of the Brazen Bank Robber; Swine Flu Could Kill Up To 90,000; Health Care Reform Fight
• President Taps Bernanke for Second Term; Grilling Lawmakers on Health Reform; Interview With RNC Chairman Michael Steele


August 24, 2009
• Investigation Launched Into CIA Interrogation Tactics; Did Overdose Kill Michael Jackson?
• Fraud Charges Mar Afghan Vote; Colonel Gadhafi Coming to America; Michael Jackson Death Probe
• CIA Interrogation Threats Revealed; Democratic Health Reform Votes in Doubt; Lethal Levels of Anesthetic Found in Michael Jackson's Blood


August 22, 2009
• The Man Who Freed A Terrorist; Blackwater, A Master Of War; Democracy Afghan-Style


August 21, 2009
• Freed Terrorist Angers President Obama; Swine Flu Explosion Predicted
• Hurricane Bill Stalks Bermuda; Add $2 Trillion To Deficit; What's Right with the Economy?; Four Soldiers Facing Cruelty Charges; In Afghanistan for the Long Haul; Brutal Cartel Kidnappings in U.S.
• 'Traumatized' by Health Care Debate; Lockerbie: 20 Years After Pan Am 103; Private Firm in the Hunt for al Qaeda


August 20, 2009
• Convicted Terrorist Set Free
• President Campaigns for Health Reform; Defying the Taliban; Lockerbie Bomber Freed; Victim's Parents: It's Very Immoral; Who's Guarding Iraq; Cash for Clunkers Sputtering
• Scotland Frees Lockerbie Bomber; How Should the U.S. Respond to Escalating Violence in Iraq?; President Goes on Conservative Talk Radio to Sell Health Care Reform; Lockerbie Bomber Arrives in Libya to a Hero's Welcome; Government Ending Cash for Clunkers Program Monday Night; Ailing Senator Ted Kennedy Writes Letter Seeking Quick Replacement in Case of Death


August 19, 2009
• Airplane Bomber to Go Free; Bloody Countdown to Afghan Vote
• Iraq's Deadliest Day Since Handover; Brutal Anti-Election Campaign; Storm Slams Minneapolis; Category Four Monster; Patients As Partners


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