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November 07, 2012
• President Obama Returns to White House; Republicans Pick Up Pieces; Interview With Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
• What's Behind Florida's Election Fumble; Interview With Mayor Rahm Emanuel
• Legal Pot; More Gridlock?; How President Obama Won; Republicans Asking: "Now What?"; Unpopular Congress Faces a Painful Job; Why Obama Won Ohio


November 06, 2012
• Election Day Arrives
• Obama's Day: Interviews and Basketball; Romney's Last Minute Play for Pennsylvania and Ohio; Carville and Matalin Predictions; On the Ground in the Swing States
• Election Day Arrives; Discussion of Probable Results in Various States; Interview with Ed Gillespie; Long Lines for Florida Voters


November 05, 2012
• Final Election Push; Interview With Ohio Senator Rob Portman
• Final Surge of Campaigning; President Obama Makes His Closing Argument; Death Toll Climbs One Week Since Sandy
• Final Election Push; In Swing States, Non-Stop Campaigning; The Impact of Attack Ads; Obama Campaigns in Ohio; Ballot Issues May Affect Presidential Race


November 03, 2012
• Ohio Critical for Both Candidates; Mitt Romney Campaigning in Colorado


November 02, 2012
• Final Election Push; Hurricane Recovery Efforts Continue
• Outrage Boils Over on New York's Staten Island; Blizzard Amounts of Sand Pack the Streets; How Sandy Measures Up to Katrina; Final Four Days of 2012 Campaign
• Final Election Push; Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts Continue; Homeland Security Media Statement; Firsthand Look at the Devastation; Gas in Short Supply for Sandy Survivors; Sense of Abandonment on Staten Island; Mayor Defends Marathon Decision; Janet Napolitano Interview


November 01, 2012
• Hurricane Sandy Aftermath; New Presidential Polls Released
• Desperate Struggle to Recover; Desperation on New York City's Staten Island; Obama in Las Vegas
• Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts Continue; New Presidential Polls; Tale of Two Cities; CNN Poll: Very Tight Race in Colorado; Campaigns Begin Final Rush; Live Now: Governor Christie Briefing on New Jersey Recovery; Roller Coaster Dropped into the Ocean; Obama Returns to Campaign Mode; Romney Stops Pulling His Punches


October 31, 2012
• Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue; President Obama Tours New Jersey
• From Flood To Fire; Concerns for Some Storm Survivors; Storm Victim Hugs Obama; Interview with Congressman Turner
• Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue; President Obama Tours New Jersey; Interview with Joe Lhota, MTA Chairman; Standing By For Obama Statement In New Jersey; Live Now: President Obama In New Jersey; Epicenter Of Crisis On Jersey Shore


October 30, 2012
• Hurricane Sandy Aftermath; Politics of Hurricane Sandy
• Dramatic Rescues in New Jersey; Sand Covers Barrier Island Homes; Damaged Crane Dangles 90 Stories over NYC; Flooding and Fire in New York City; New Jersey Mayor Responds to Governor Christie
• Hurricane Sandy Slams East Coast; Politics of Sandy; Big Storm Still Dangerous; Romney's New Focus: Storm Relief; Sand Where Roads Should Be; New Jersey Beach Towns Devastated; Trapped On Fire Island; Atlantic City's Boardwalk Ripped Apart; Sandy Puts City Under Water


October 29, 2012
• Hurricane Sandy Pounds East Coast; Detailing the Expected Storm Surge; View of Hurricane from Atlantic City; Missing Bounty Crew Member Found; Residents Refuse to Evacuate
• Sandy about to Make Landfall; Current Condition of the Storm
• Hurricane Sandy Pounds East Coast; Hurricane Coverage; Interview with Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford; Obama Focused on Storm, Not Politics; Romney: Storm Will Be "Difficult Time"; Sandy Bears Down on Asbury Park; Latest Forecast for Hurricane Sandy; Why Some People Aren't Leaving; Threat of Flooding in Washington


October 27, 2012
• Latest Presidential Poll Shows Tight Race


October 26, 2012
• Hurricane Targets East Coast; Romney's New Economic Promise
• Tracking Hurricane Sandy; East Coast Prepares for Possible Massive Storm; Coaxing Out Voters; Iran Nuke Facility Nearly Finished; Campaign Home Stretch
• Monster Storm; Battleground Ohio; Northeast U.S. Bracing for Possible Superstorm; Wanted: Women Voters; Clashes, Bombing Mar Syria Truce; Feds Investigate Taurus, Sable for Stuck Throttles; U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Third Quarter; iPad Mini Shipments Pushed Back; Late Night Laughs at Politicians' Expense


October 25, 2012
• Interview With David Axelrod; Donald Trump's Political Dud?
• Hurricane Could Be A "Frankenstorm"; Dems Call in Heavy Artillery; Obama Voting in Chicago; A Thousand Mile Airstrike
• Battleground Ohio; Changing Impressions With Independents; Candidates Push to be Likable; Secret Agent Reveals Secrets; Prosecutors Charge Alleged Cannibal Cop; CDC: 11 More Meningitis Cases; Single Mom Fights for Air Force Commission; Comics Poke Fun at Politicians


October 24, 2012
• Senate Candidate Under Fire for Controversial Rape Remarks; Libya Investigation Continues
• Interview with Robert Wexler; Rape Remark; Osama bin Laden Movie; Obama at Rally in Colorado; Big Change to CNN's Electoral Map; "It Will Probably Be Messy;" Israel Hits Back at Gaza Rocket Launchers
• Senate Candidate Under Fire for Controversial Rape Remarks; Libya Investigation Continues; Trump to Obama: Let's Make a Deal; Final Appeal to Undecided Voters; Harsher Prison Term for Millennium Bomber; Hurricane Sandy Pounds Jamaica; U.S. Marine Meets Daughter; Administration Pushes Back Against Libya E-mails


October 23, 2012
• Mixed Messages on Foreign Policy?; Battleground Charge
• Interview with Chris Van Hollen; Ohio and the Presidency; "We Also Have Fewer Horses and Bayonets"; Virtual Tie; North Carolina; Romney's Rust Belt Chances; Campaign Ads; Tropical Storm Sandy; Jumping from the Edge of Space
• Sprint to Election Day; Voter Intimidation in Florida?; Obama & Biden Campaign in Ohio; Romney & Ryan Campaign in Nevada; Obama's Second Term Plans: Why Now?; Suspicious Letters Mailed to Florida Voters; Expanded Warnings about Firm's Drugs; Stocks Close at Seven- Week Low; Apple Unveils iPad Mini


October 22, 2012
• Obama, Romney Set for Final Debate; Interview With Florida Senator Marco Rubio; Interview with Stephanie Cutter
• Interview With Sen. John Kerry; Obama, Romney in Final Face- Off; Polls Say Race is a Dead Heat; Debate Mistakes; Reality Check; Prep Time at Lynn University
• Final Presidential Debate; Interview with Arizona Senator John McCain; Polls Show Obama Ohio Lead Narrowing; What to Watch for in Tonight's Debate; McCain's Unique Debate Perspective


October 20, 2012
• Final Presidential Debate Monday; Yachtsman Rescued by Air Canadian Airplane; Benghazi Attack Examined


October 19, 2012
• Interview With Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers; Battle For Women Voters
• Top GOP Lawmakers Confront Obama; Fire destroys "Big Tex"; First Lady Rallies Wisconsin Voters; Akin Tries to Rebound in Missouri; GOP's Walsh Criticized for Abortion Comment; President Obama Diagnoses "Romnesia"; Obama and Romney Trade One-Liners
• New Presidential Poll Numbers; Car Blast in Beirut Kills Top Official; Last Laughs Before Final Debate; Pakistani Schoolgirl Shot By Taliban Shows Progress; Court Hearing For George Zimmerman; Spirit Day: Celebrities Stand Up Against Bullying; Fair Warning Or Dirty Politics?


October 18, 2012
• New Info Emerges on New York Terror Plot; Clinton and Springsteen on the Trail for President Obama
• 1,000 U.S. Troops Begin Arriving in Israel; Obama Looks to Stop Swing State Slide; Business Owners Urge Voting Against Obama; Ex- Presidents Campaigning?; Catholic Voters; Obama and Romney to Share Some Laughs; "Newsweek" Goes Digital
• Courting the Women's Vote; Family Defends Alleged Bomber; Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter?; Google's Stock Falls 8 Percent; Fidel Castro Releases Message; Shiny Particles Found in Martian Soil; Rescued at Sea Thanks to Passing Plane


October 17, 2012
• Presidential Debate Fallout; Courting the Women's Vote; New York Terror Plot Inspired by al Qaeda Magazine; Illinois Town Losing Jobs to China
• "Terror" In Benghazi; Debate Battle Moves to Battleground States; "You Had the Toughest Job"; Romney's Tax Plan; Binders Full of Women; Debate Winner?; More Mud than the Everglades
• Presidential Debate Fallout; More Bad News for Lance Armstrong; Syrian Rebels Being Armed by Terrorists?; Two Debates Down, One to Go; Nike Dumps Lance Armstrong; George Zimmerman's Trial Set for June; University of Phoenix Closing 115 Locations; Pakistani Girl Responding to Treatment


October 16, 2012
• Romney, Obama Set for Second Presidential Debate; Interview With Stephanie Cutter
• Hillary Clinton: "I Take Responsibility"; More on Debate Preparations; Tax Plan; Reality Check; Debate Ritual; Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Speaks Publicly
• Romney, Obama Set for Second Debate; Hillary Clinton Accepts Blame for Libya Attack; Obama's Double-Digit Leads Vanish; Wanted: Women's Votes; Debate Night for the First Lady; Raising a Family in the White House; 233 Sick, 15 Dead in Meningitis Epidemic; Stimulus Recipient Files for Bankruptcy; Cruise Workers Face Drug Charges


October 15, 2012
• Presidential Candidates Prepare for Second Debate; Interview with Robert Gibbs
• Candidates Busy Prepping For Debate; Debate Advice; Women Voters; School Girl Shot in the Head; Fungal Meningitis; Kids and Politics
• Presidential Candidates Prepare for Second Debate; Campaigns Fear Debate Moderator?; Getting Aggressive in a Town Hall; Flags at Half Staff for Specter; Candidates' Wives Doing TV Talk Shows; Salahi Says Yes to Journey Guitarist; Rolling Stones to Play London, Newark; Jumping into a New Era


October 13, 2012
• An Exclusive Interview with Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney; Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan's Old Photo while Working Out Released


October 12, 2012
• Vice Presidential Debate Victor?; Shuttle's Final Voyage; Interview with Congressman Jason Chaffetz
• Both Sides Claim Debate Victory; Libya Attack Controversy; Fourteen Dead, 184 Infected in Meningitis Epidemic; Medicare Math: Does It Add Up?
• Who Won Vice Presidential Debate?; President Obama's Next Debate; Biden's Style: Smiling, Smirking, Interrupting; What to Look for in Obama-Romney, Round Two?; Saving Six Americans in Iran; Shuttle's Slow Ride to Resting Place


October 11, 2012
• Ryan and Biden Prepare to Debate; Interview With Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen
• Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Intensifies; Preview of the Vice Presidential Debate; Which Joe Biden Tonight?; Amtrak Funds; Religion and Government
• Ryan and Biden Prepare to Debate; New Presidential Polls; How a Town-Hall Debate is Different; Pressure On for Running Mates; Counting Down to the VP Debate; Ryan's Inspiration Then, Not Now; U.S. Names New Envoy to Libya; Hezbollah Claims Drone Downed By Israel; Diamond- Rich Planet Discovered


October 10, 2012
• Romney's Abortion Position; Obama Speaks Out on Debate Performance
• Obama Administration Officials Grilled Over Libya; Romney on the 47 Percent; Should Race Matter?; Vice Presidential Debate
• Interview with Mitt Romney; Congress Investigates Libya Killings; Romney Changes Stump Speech; Romney Moving to the Middle?; USADA Posts Armstrong Doping "Proof"; Russian Court Releases Punk Rocker; Number of Meningitis Cases Rises; Who Stole the "Crying Elvis"?; Ryan Prepares for V.P. Debate


October 09, 2012
• Interview With Mitt Romney; Romney Surging in Ohio
• Eleven Dead, 119 Sick In Meningitis Outbreak; Poll Numbers; Michelle Obama at Rally; Losing Faith in Organized Religion?
• Obama and Romney in Ohio; Former Syrian Insider Speaks Out; Sandusky Sentenced to 30-60 Years in Prison


October 08, 2012
• Mitt Romney Delivers Foreign Policy Address; Chinese Businesses Threatening National Security?
• Stakes for the Vice Presidential Debate; New Poll Data; Saving for Retirement; Yellow Light Racket; Central Park Jogger Case; Romney: U.S. Must "Shape World Events; Venezuela Re-Elects Hugo Chavez
• Mitt Romney Delivers Foreign Policy Address; Obama Camp Fires Back at Romney; Meningitis Death Toll Rises; Romney Rips Obama On Foreign Policy; Romney Camp Reacts To New Poll; Romney Rally In Virginia; Practice Before Historic Jump


October 06, 2012
• Obama and Romney Camps Spar over New Jobs Numbers; Computer Technology Helps Give a Sense of Candidates Feelings; Big Bird Gets a Shout Out in the Presidential Race


October 05, 2012
• Unemployment Rate Drops Sharply; Tainted Medicine
• Fired Up, Punching Away; Tainted Drug Linked To Meningitis; 47 Percent Remark; Ransomware; Debate Moderator; Face of Politics Changing
• Mitt Romney's About-Face on 47 Percent Remarks; Unemployment Rate Drops Sharply; Agent Killed In Friendly Fire?; Dissident Cuban Blogger Arrested; Deficit Tops $1 Trillion For Fourth Year; "Curiosity" To Scoop Up Martian Soil; Political Laughs


October 04, 2012
• Debate Fallout; Romney Takes Victory Lap; Interview With Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders
• Obama's Debate Performance Slammed; Reading Faces; Meningitis Outbreak
• Debate Fallout; Obama, Romney Hit Campaign Trail; What Obama Needs To Do Now; Obama Campaign Rally


October 03, 2012
• Presidential Candidates Set to Debate; Interview With Stephanie Cutter; Interview with Brian Schweitzer
• Fireworks Over Fiery Obama Speech; Turkey Fires on Targets Inside Syria; Clinton Sets the Stage for the Debate; It's Still the Economy; Addressing Voters Directly; Strengths and Weaknesses; Presidential Debates
• Presidential Candidates Set to Debate; Interview with Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; Low Expectations, Big Opportunity; Obama Wanted Criminal Trial for Bin Laden; Turkey Retaliates for Syrian Mortar Strike; Explosion Hits Square in Aleppo, Syria; Burglar Steals Last Photo of Aurora Victim; 84-Year-Old Rescued from Sinking Car; Tonight's Key Questions; Candidates' Wives Step Up


October 02, 2012
• Presidential Candidates Prepare to Debate; Interview With Robert Gibbs; Romney Camp Seizes on Biden Remark; Airline Investigating Loose Seats
• GOP Lawmakers Confront Clinton On Libya Attack; Countdown to the First Debate; Joe Biden Gaffes; Delaware's New Child Abuse Law; Battle of Words
• Presidential Candidates Prepare to Debate; Interview With House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; Changing the Court with Four More Years; New Romney Ad Shows Representative Pelosi; Romney Pounces on Biden Remark; Will Democrats Take Back the House?; How Can Romney Win Debate?


October 01, 2012
• Presidential Candidates Prepare to Debate; Republican Voter Registration Fraud in Florida?
• Managing Debate Expectations; Americans Facing $3,500 Tax Hike on Average; Presidential Debate; D.C. Sniper is Talking; 72-Year-Old Leaps to Flee Fire; Arnold Schwarzenegger's Sins
• Presidential Candidates Prepare to Debate; Romney's Supreme Court; Pre-Debate Expectations Game; American Express to Refund $85 Million; Wi-Fi Bug Hitting iPhone 5; Charity Scam Suspect Had Double Identity; Cops on Weight Loss Mission


September 29, 2012
• President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are Waging Battle in Battle Ground States; Extremism on the Rise in Libya; Multi-million Dollar Renovation leaves a Washington, DC, Landmark Infested with Algae


September 28, 2012
• Romney in Pennsylvania; President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Talk; Interview with Rep. Peter King
• U.S. Intel Revises Libya Attack Assessment; Syria Moves Chemical Weapons; U.S. Announces $45 Million for Syria Crisis; Colorado Shooting Documents Released; Insurgent Attacks in Afghanistan; Interview with Rep. Peter King; Should Ambassador Susan Rice Resign?; Sports Strategy
• President Obama Talks with Israeli Prime Minister; Romney in Pennsylvania; Supreme Court's Surprise Wild Card; 15 Killed In Iraqi Prison Break; Iran News Agency Duped By Fake Story; Apple Apologizes For Map Issues; Benghazi A "Deliberate Terrorist Assault"


September 27, 2012
• Israel's Red Line; Early Voting Begins
• Israel's Prime Minister Draws A Red Line Against Iran; Interview with Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations; Syrian Opposition: Ninety-One Killed In Gunfire, Shelling; Breeding Extremists Inside Libya; FBI in Libya; Ready for a Rough Campaign; Hoffa Under a Driveway?
• Israel's Red Line; New Jobs Numbers; Obama A Job Creator, After All?; Surprising Political Trend on Facebook; Filmmaker Arrested for Terror Hoax; Netanyahu: "Who Would Be Safe"; Ad Runs Romney "47 Percent" Comments; Romney: "I Got Everybody Insured"; Romney's "I Dig It" Trust


September 26, 2012
• Romney Losing Ground in Ohio; Libya Questions
• Iran's President: The Statesman?; Is U.S. Losing The Espionage War?; NFL, Refs Work on Deal; Registering Voters; New Troops, Old Threats; Campaigning in Ohio
• President Obama Visits Ohio; Romney Losing Ground in Ohio; Passengers' Battle to Stay Connected; Interview with Newt Gingrich; Romney Slipping in the Polls; Gingrich's Debate Advice for Romney; Gingrich Supporting Akin in Missouri Senate Race; Refining the Romney Message; Romney's Lagging Poll Numbers; Newly Repaired and Still a Mess


September 25, 2012
• President Obama at United Nations; Mitt Romney's Foreign Policy


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