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November 13, 2009
• Lawyer: Fort Hood Suspect Paralyzed; 9/11 Plotters to Get New York Trial; H1N1 Takes Heavy Toll on Minorities; NASA Confirms Water on Moon
• 9/11 Suspects Headed to Civilian Court; Palin Picking New Fights


November 12, 2009
• Feds Move on Mosques and Buildings; Fort Hood Shooter; A Second Hero; President Obama Wants More War Options; President Obama Goes to Japan; Bank Policy Change; Jobs
• Fort Hood Suspect Charged; President Obama's Economic Travels
• President Obama Live Speech to Troops in Alaska
• Interview With Peter Orszag; Googling the H1N1 Vaccine; Catholic Church's Threats; Murder Charges Filed in Fort Hood Massacre; President Obama Seeks Economic Advice; Interview With Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag


November 11, 2009
• Fort Hood Survivor Speaks Out; President Obama Meets With War Council
• Did McChrystal Lie About Pat Tillman's Death?; Michelle Obama Speaks About Helping Military Families
• President Obama Ponders Future of Afghanistan; Democrats Divided Over Abortion Coverage in Health Care Reform Bill; Interview With Attorney For Alleged Fort Hood Gunman


November 10, 2009
• President Obama Honors Fort Hood Victims; Bill Clinton Pushes Health Reform
• Negotiating with the Taliban; Pakistan Bomb Kills 26; Hoh: Go Where Al Qaeda Is
• Nation Remembers Fort Hood Victims; D.C. Sniper Nears Execution; Bill Clinton Pushes Health Care Reform


November 09, 2009
• Interview With Arizona Senator John McCain; Possible Links to Muslim Extremists in Fort Hood Shootings?
• 20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall; Sarkozy Shares Berlin Memories; D.C. Sniper's Ex-Wife Says She Was His Real Target; Juvenile Life Terms Challenged; Radical Islamists Hail Hasan as Hero; Tropical Storm Ida Bears Down on Gulf Coast
• Poison Pills in Health Care Reform Bill?; Links to Islamic Radicals in Fort Hood Rampage?; No News Cameras in Major Presidential Meeting; 20th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall; Senate Traps for Health Reform


November 07, 2009
• Alleged Shooter was a High Ranking Soldier and Psychiatrist; Independents Flock to GOP; Limbaugh, Others Could Spark a GOP War; McChrystal Said Culpable in Tillman Death Cover-Up; CDC Urges Pregnant Women to Get H1N1 Vaccine; USS New York Arrives in New York City


November 06, 2009
• Jobless Rate Hits Double Digits; Nightmare in Orlando
• FBI Probes Fort Hood Rampage Suspect; New Details of Rampage Suspect; "She Probably Saved A Lot of Lives;" Deadly Office Shooting Spree; Rampage Sparks Security Questions
• Jobless Rate Soars; Suspect Arrested in Florida Office Shooting; Motive For Fort Hood Shooting?


November 05, 2009
• Rampage at Fort Hood
• Rampage at U.S. Army Post
• Mass Shooting at Ford Hood Army Base


November 04, 2009
• Interview With Florida Governor Charlie Crist; Democrats Losing Support in West
• Iranian Outrage Boiling Over; Election Aftermath; Swine Flu Shots for Terror Suspects
• Voters Send President Obama Mixed Messages; Maine Voters Reject Same-Sex Marriage; Interview With RNC Chairman Michael Steele, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine


November 03, 2009
• Election Day in America
• Justice of the Peace Resigns, Obama Insiders Recall Historic Night
• New Jersey Up For Grabs; Obama Administration Insiders Speak Out


November 02, 2009
• Afghan Runoff Election Canceled; Birds Cause Plane Emergency; Countdown to Election Day in New Jersey, Virginia; Vice President Biden Speaks Out
• Surprise Ending to Messy Election; Fifth Largest Bankruptcy in U.S.; Interview With Members of President Obama's Inner Circle
• Bitter Race Could End in Surprise; Critics; Moderates Unwanted in GOP; Parents in Britain Deciding if Child Dies


October 31, 2009
• Bodies of Fallen Troops Come Home; GDP Up for the First Time in a Year; Put Politics "On the Back Burner"; Human Crisis and Heartfelt Response; Documenting Jackson's Last Days; Bill Cosby Honored; The Obamas Like You Rarely See Them


October 30, 2009
• White House Jobs Math Accurate?; Afghan Election Talks Break Down
• Tense Visit, Tough Talk; Walking Across Afghanistan; President Obama's 3:00 A.M. Call; "It Was A Bloodbath"
• Interview With Vice President Joseph Biden; Election Day Nears For Virginia, New Jersey


October 29, 2009
• Interview With South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn; White House Touts Economic Growth
• Interview with Tom Ricks; Hostages Plea for Help; Somali Group Terror; Schwarzenegger and the F-Bomb; Anniversary of Historic Election Nears
• Obama White House Takes Credit For Economic Growth; Interview With Council of Economic Advisers Chairwoman Christina Romer; President Obama Receives Fallen Troops


October 28, 2009
• The Politics of Swine Flu; Terrorist Attacks Rock Afghanistan, Pakistan
• Taliban Kills U.N. Workers; Chopper Crashes Killing Troops
• President Obama Giving Perks to Big Democratic Donors?; Deadly Terror Attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan; Opinion of Sarah Palin; Claim of 'Deceptive' Credit Card Acts; NASA Launches World's Largest Rocket


October 27, 2009
• Pilots Punished For Missing Airport; U.S. Diplomat Quits in Protest of War in Afghanistan
• "There is No Security Anymore;" Sympathy for the Taliban; Terror Arrests in Chicago; Swine Flu Skeptics
• Deadliest Month For U.S. Troops in Afghanistan; Americans Scared of Swine Flu Vaccine?


October 26, 2009
• White House Declares Swine Flu Emergency; Deadly Day in Afghanistan
• Wayward Pilots Were on Laptops; Massive Fire Rages for Two Days; We Don't Want Any Puppets; On Hold on Ohio's Death Row; Woman Joins President Obama's Golf Game; Twin Bombings Kill 160 in Iraq; Delta: Laptop Use is Firing Offense; Desperate Boys Forced into Sex Slavery; King Stops Woman's Flogging; Pregnant Mother Knifed to Death; Dallas Police Apologize for Citation
• Interview With Senator John Kerry; U.S. Welcomes China #2 Military Chief; Anniversary of Dark Financial Days


October 24, 2009
• Watchdog: Bailout Payback Unlikely; Military Frustrations on the Rise; Dick Cheney Accused President Obama Dithering


October 23, 2009
• Health Care Reform Endgame; Swine Flu Deaths Continue
• Pilots Overshoot Airport by 150 Miles; Israel & U.S. Launch Major Military Exercise
• Iran Ignores U.N. Nuclear Deadline; Health Care Reform Momentum?


October 22, 2009
• Federal Government Becoming Bank Police?; White House Delivers Gloomy Job Outlook
• NTSB: Pilots Miss by 150 Miles; New Film Documents Subway Crash; Health Care Rip-Offs; Education Secretary Blasts Teacher Training; Diversity in the Military
• Interview With House Minority Leader John Boehner; Dick Cheney Speaks Out on Afghanistan Decision; Senate Set to Expand Hate Crimes Law; Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan; Interview With John Boehner; First- Time Homebuyer Fraud; Cheney: President Obama 'Dithering'


October 21, 2009
• Interview With New Jersey Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Christie; Pay Cuts For CEOs
• Mass. Man Charged in Alleged Terror Plot; Many Line Up for H1N1 Vaccine; Forced Pay Cuts at Bailout Firms
• Bailout Money Pit; Hillary Clinton's Nuclear Warning; Lean Times, Unhealthy Lunches?; Interview With Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy


October 20, 2009
• Presidential Runoff in Afghanistan; Military Frustrated With President Obama?
• Engage Iran or Attack Iran?; Battle Over Anti-Rape Amendment; McNair Text Messages; Hate Crimes in the Suburbs; GOP Officials Use Jewish Stereotype
• Afghanistan to Hold Runoff in Disputed Presidential Election; President Obama Visits Counterterrorism Headquarters


October 19, 2009
• President Obama's Vietnam?; White House vs. Wall Street
• Is Secret Service Stretched Too Thin?; Striking Back at the Taliban; Alleged Balloon Hoax
• Is Afghanistan President Obama's Vietnam?; Charges Pending in Alleged Balloon Boy Hoax; Feds Urge Leniency For Some Pot Users


October 17, 2009
• When History Calls; War at a Tipping Point; Turning Trash into Oil; Eva Longoria Parker Works for National Latin Museum; Bill Frist's Ideas About Health Care Reform; Congressman Flake Spends Vacation on Deserted Island


October 16, 2009
• Balloon Drama Real or Hoax?; Hillary Clinton Speaks Out
• Stunning Twist in Balloon Boy Drama; Mom's Plea: Let Our Kids Go; Interracial Marriage Outrage; A.P.: President Obama Woos Key States
• Balloon Boy Scare or Hoax?; Two Men Cleared of 1913 Murder


October 15, 2009
• Missing Boy Found Alive After Balloon Floats Off; President Obama Visits New Orleans
• Missing Boy Found Alive After Balloon Floats Off; President Obama Visits New Orleans
• Search for Boy Missing in Balloon
• Boy Missing After Balloon Escapes; Mothers Beg Iran For Children's Release; Civil War Pardon


October 14, 2009
• Stock Market Rises; GOP Party of Angry White Guys?
• Dems Won't Stand for "Sucker Punch;" Get A Flu Shot or Lose Your Job; Inside the Cocaine War; Raw Numbers, Growing Concern
• Democrats Threaten Health Insurance Companies; Interview With Maine Senator Olympia Snowe


October 13, 2009
• Senate Finance Committee Passes Health Care Bill; Labor Unions Unhappy With Health Care Reform
• "A .38 Right between My Eyes;" Awaiting President Obama; Battle Over Health Price Tag
• Senate Finance Committee Passes Major Health Care Reform Bill; Russia Balks at Iran Sanctions


October 12, 2009
• Uproar Over Limbaugh's NFL Bid; White House Strikes Back at Health Care Critics
• The Degradation & Barbarity; Pres. to Gays: I'm with You; Barbra Streisand Auctioning Off Belongings for Charity
• New Report Blasts Health Care Reform Bill; Rush Limbaugh's NFL Controversy; Taliban Havoc in Pakistan; President Obama Takes Stand on Gays in Military; Limbaugh's Rams Bid Hits Wall; In Pursuit of al Qaeda


October 10, 2009
• Feingold Announce Withdrawal Timetable from Afghanistan; Zinni Talks about Defeating the Taliban.


October 09, 2009
• President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize; Democratic Congressman in Hot Water
• Critics: "Greedy" Insurer Wants More; Nobel Peace Prize Stunner; Frozen in Horror?
• President Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize; Pressure Mounts on Democratic Congressman Charlie Rangel


October 08, 2009
• Dalai Lama Speaks Out; President Obama's Afghanistan Decision Close?
• Taliban Suicide Attack; Feingold Warns Obama of "Great Error"
• Michelle Obama's Ancestry; Interview With the Dalai Lama; Who Should Take Swine Flu Vaccine?


October 07, 2009
• President Obama's War Council; New York Congressman Charles Rangel Under Fire
• War Council Debates Next Move in Afghanistan; Sources Say Biden at Odds with Generals; Women's Group Blasts Letterman
• President Obama Huddled With War Advisers; Cross on Public Land Enflames Anger; GOP Sees Favorability Increase


October 06, 2009
• More Troops to Afghanistan?; Interview with Shah Mahmoud Qureshi;
• David Letterman Apologizes On-Air For Sex Scandal; Violence in The Workplace Among Co-Workers Increasing; New Interrogation Technology Sparks Controversy; SEC Officer Who Failed to Stop Madoff Scheme Doing Well
• Hard Choices, Blunt Talk About Afghan War; Fallout From Ensign Affair


October 05, 2009
• Honeymoon Over For President Obama?; Infighting Over Afghanistan
• Taliban Attacks U.S. Outpost; Ohio Executions on Hold; Battle Over Desert Cross; Letterman Speaks Out Again
• Infighting Over Afghanistan; Suicide Bomber Attacks Aid Workers in Pakistan; Convicted Killer's Execution Delayed


October 03, 2009
• Roman Polanski Controversy; Interview with David Wells; Interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger; Interview with Tom Ricks on Iraq; Interview with Taylor Branch; Interview with Madeleine Albright


October 02, 2009
• President Obama's Olympic Defeat; Sex, Blackmail, and David Letterman
• Letterman Blackmail Sex Scandal; Captive Israeli Soldier Still Alive; Can't Believe She's Gone
• Chicago Loses Bid for Olympics; Letterman Sex, 'Blackmail' Shocker


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