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February 26, 2013
• Hagel Receives Enough Votes From Senate; "N.Y. Mayor Will Never Control This Election"; GOP Weighs Giving President Obama Flexibility; 72 the New 30?; Obama's Fighting Words Over Budget; Top Republicans Backing Gay marriage; John Kerry Starts International Tour As Secretary Of State
• Forced Spending Cuts; Hot Air Balloon Crashes; New Details About Pope's Retirement; Hoops Diplomacy with North Korea; 19 Killed In Hot Air Balloon Disaster; Passengers, Crew Plummeted To Ground; Hagel Receives Enough Votes From Senate; Alarming New Breast Cancer Study; Study Backs Mediterranean Diet


February 25, 2013
• Interview With Senator Lindsey Graham; Budget Impasse; Real Story Behind 'Argo'; Michelle Obama Goes Hollywood; Dr. C. Everett Koop Dies at 96; How Budget Ax Will Hurt Pentagon
• Talk But No Action As Cuts Loom; "We Are Abandoning Ship"; Yahoo Goes Low-Tech on Telecommuting; Iranian Fans Go Crazy for American Athlete
• Budget Impasse; New Catholic Church Scandal?; British Cardinal Resigns; Scandals Distract from Pope's Good-bye; Dow Posts Worst Loss of the Year; Seth MacFarlane's Oscar Debut; What NASCAR's Doing To Keep Fans Safe; Pistorius Faces Random Drug Testing; Syrian Regime: We're Ready To Talk; Raul Castro To Retire In 2018; 101-Year-Old Marathoner Retires


February 23, 2013
• The FBI Disciplines Over 1,000 Employees, Fires 85; March 1st Marks Implementation Of Sequestration


February 22, 2013
• Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail; Airport Delays Looming?; Most Expensive Weapon Ever Grounded; Northeast Braces for Up to 18 Inches; Millionaire Funding Mission to Mars; Film Critic Evaluates Oscar Chances; A Hug That Helped Change Medicine
• Pres. Obama Holds Out Hope As Cuts Loom; Interview with Jay Carney; CNN Investigates High Costs of Health Care
• Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail; Expect Long Lines, Canceled Flights; Interview with TSA Administrator John Pistole; Recent Flu Vaccine Ineffective for Elderly; Unnecessary Drama Over Budget Cuts?; Time to End Cold War with Cuba?; FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug; Terrorists' Guide to Avoiding Drones; White House to Share Info on Benghazi


February 21, 2013
• Misconduct at FBI; Republican Opposition to Obamacare Slipping?
• Will Congress Share The Misery?; Biden: Take A Stand On Guns
• Las Vegas Mayhem; Oscar Pistorius Investigation Continues; Cardinal Questioned in Sex Abuse Lawsuit; Billboard's Surprise #1 Hit; Detroit Could Go Bankrupt; Conservative Senator's Secret Child Revealed; Car Bomb Detonates in Heart of Damascus; 70,000 Dead in Unending Civil War; TSA Apologizes to 3-Year-Old


February 20, 2013
• Pistorius Defense Fights Back; Interview With Dan Pfeiffer
• Jesse Jackson, Jr. Pleads Guilty; Shattering Blast Levels Popular Restaurant; Not Much "Wiggle Room" in Spending Cuts; Playing A Blame Game with Forced Cuts; Death From The Skies In Syria; Allegations of Voter Fraud Hit Ohio; Rats Invade Parts of New York; Tracing $50 Million in Stolen Diamonds
• Catholic Questions; Pistorius Defense Fights Back; New Tea Party Favorite Makes Waves; Millions Of Passengers, Little Regulation; GOP Blames Crisis On "Failed Leadership"; Nine Days Until Forced Spending Cuts; Inside The Rocket Factory


February 19, 2013
• Budget Cuts Looming; Daring Diamond Heist; Social Media & Obama's Message; Chinese Army Tied to Hacking Attempts; Any Hope of Budget Compromise?
• Secret Chinese Army Unit Tied To Hacking; Attacking Ashley Judd; Royal Baby Bump
• Budget Cuts Looming; Diamond Heist; Possible Motive for Newtown Massacre; Dow Industrials at 5-Year High; "She Died in My Arms"; Scandal Over "Beef" That's Horse Meat; Syrian Regime Firing Scuds At Aleppo; U.S. Arms For Syrian Rebels?; Alec Baldwin Plus Photographer Equals Trouble


February 18, 2013
• Country Music Star Dies; Gun Tragedy; President's Golf Game with Tiger Woods Off Limits; Political Race or Reality Show?; A First for Women in NASCAR; Scientist Search for Fallen Meteor; Lakers Owner Remembered
• Dueling Immigration Reform Plans; Gas Prices Go Up, Up, Up; Country Music Star's Apparent Suicide; Country Music Star's Apparent Suicide; Nightmare Scenario For Spending Cuts; How GOP View Second Chance for Sanford; High-Profile Visits to Israel; Accused Baby Slapper Charged; Living in American Nightmare?
• Country Music Star Dies; Gun Tragedy; McCain: "Massive Cover- Up" on Benghazi; Leaky Oil Line Caused Fire; Obama's Very Private Golf Getaway; Danica Patrick Makes Racing History; Meteor Fragment Hits Lake; Lennon Assassin Had Other Targets


February 16, 2013
• Catholics Wait For Benedict's Replacement With Bated Breath; Warnings That Troops May Be Less Prepared For Surprise Attack; Automatic Defense Cuts Mere Weeks Away; The Hero Who Confronted A Killer


February 15, 2013
• Olympian Charged With Murder; Impact on Planet Earth; Secretaries Say Upcoming Cuts Will Hurt; Canadians Prepare for Zombie Apocalypse
• Tiffany: Costco Selling Counterfeit Rings; Meteor Blast Injures More Than a Thousand People; Obama's New Cabinet in Limbo
• Olympian Charged With Murder; Impact on Planet Earth; First Lawsuit over "Floating Hell" Cruise; Asteroid Zips Past Earth; 1,000- Plus Hurt by Meteor Detonation; Secretary Panetta Stuck on the Job; Obama Talks Gun and Economy in Chicago; Cruise Passengers Scatter After Homecoming


February 14, 2013
• Final Hours of Nightmare Voyage; Two Major Airlines Merge
• Families Wait for Loved Ones from Disabled Cruise Ship; Democrat Attempt to End Hagel Filibuster Fails; First Images from Stricken Ship
• Cruise Ship Nightmare; Olympic Athlete Accused of Murder; Senate Voting on Hagel Filibuster


February 13, 2013
• California Manhunt Ends; Rubio's Awkward Moment; Police Officer Honored in SOTU Speaks Out; Carnival Gives Extra Money to Stranded Passengers; Newark Mayor Lambasts Violent Video
• Soiled Ship Crawling to Port; Deadly, Dramatic End to Manhunt; Obama Takes State Of Union Speech On Road; When Should Vets Be Eligible for Benefits?; Military Families Impacted By Washington Budget Politics; Pope Speaks Out About Resignation
• California Manhunt Ends; Rubio's Awkward Moment; Obama's Road Show; Carnival Triumph to Arrive Tomorrow; Best/Worst Seat In The House?; Dorner's Internet Fan Club; Hero Helps Obama Send Gun Message


February 12, 2013
• California Manhunt Turns Violent; Dorner Surrounded By Cops
• Big Bear Schools on Lockdown; Report: Dorner "Pinned Down" In Gunfight; Dorner Barricaded in Cabin
• President Obama Prepares to Deliver State of the Union; North Korean Nuclear Threat; Dorner Believed to Be Shooting at Cops; Big Bear Schools On Lockdown; Two Officers Wounded In Shootout


February 11, 2013
• Pope Benedict XVI Resigns; New Details Emerge About Osama bin Laden's Death; Process of Choosing a New Pop; Pop Benedict XVI Resigns; No Loss of Life as Tornado Rips Through Mississippi Town; Fire Strands Cruise Ship Passengers; Mistakes Abound on Credit Reports
• Interview with Phil Bronstein; Preview of the President's Speech; Interview With Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Fight Brewing over Treasury Secretary; Shark Attacks; Trapped in Your Own House
• Pope Benedict XVI Resigns; California Manhunt Continues; Pope Benedict XVI Resigns; Study: Millions of Credit Reports Have Errors; A 75-Mile Path Of Destruction; Cowboys Stadium Pays Tribute To Kyle; "There's No Toilets, There's No Power"


February 09, 2013
• Blizzard Leaves Havoc In Its Wake; Manhunt For Christopher Dorner Continues; Panetta Proposes One Percent Increase In Armed Forces' Pay for 2014


February 08, 2013
• Blizzard Targets Northeast; California Manhunt
• Northeast Faces Blizzard Emergency; Almost 3,000 Flights Already Cancelled; Storm Watch in New Hampshire; President Obama Says Good-bye to Panetta
• Blizzard Hits Northeast; California Manhunt; Why Super Bowl Lights Went Out; Cop Killings Manhunt Spans 200 Miles; Jesse Jackson Jr. Signs Plea Deal; 25-30 Inches Of Snow Expected in Boston; New York Governor Declares Emergency; Friend of Alleged Cop Killer Speaks Out; Super Bowl Blackout Solved; Interview with Rhode Island Governor


February 07, 2013
• California Manhunt; John Brennan Faces Congress
• Ex-Cop Declares War On Police; CIA Nominee Faces Scrutiny Over Drones; Another Big Storm Expected to Hit Northeast Friday; Murder Suspect's Deadly Arsenal; Videotape Captured Tense Moment on Bus; GOP Super PAC Attacks Ashley Judd; Risking Arrest, Risking His Life; Being Fat and Healthy?
• California Manhunt; John Brennan Faces Congress; Iran Claims It Has Decoded U.S. Drone's Video; Interview with Rep. Peter King; Bishops Slam Contraception Proposal; Outrage Growing Over Targeted Killings; War Hero on the Front Lines; Benghazi: Why No Help Arrived; Secret Hearings in Chandra Levy Case


February 06, 2013
• Saturday Mail Ending; Military Pay Debate; Interview With Tony Bennett
• An End to Saturday Mail; CIA Nominee to Get A Grilling; GOP Rising Star to Answer Obama; Christie: Ex-White House Doctor A "Hack"; "We Should Be Free From Gun Violence"; Arrests Coming in Acapulco Rapes; From Outdoor Gear to Managing Great Outdoors
• Saturday Mail Ending; Military Pay Debate; Tourists Attacked in Acapulco; Armstrong May Face Legal Trouble; Hagel Vote Delayed; Iran's Leader Gets The Ultimate Insult; New Details About Alabama Kidnapper; U.S. Warship Stranded In Philippines; Japan: China's Actions "Dangerous"; Boy Scouts Postpone Decision On Gays


February 05, 2013
• Drone Debate; Super Bowl Blackout Revelations
• GOP's New Approach; Governors' Historic Role In Saving Political Parties; Military Drones Integral In Hostage Rescue; "It's Our Land...We Will Not Leave"; Feds Sue Over Financial Crisis; President Obama Losing His Voice?; Vote on Gay Scouts Tomorrow; 911 Call from American Sniper Killing
• Super Bowl Blackout Revelations; Hostage Rescued in Alabama; Gov. Christie's "Big" Problem; Interview with Mayor Julian Castro; The High Cost Of Fixing Immigration; Goldman Sachs' CEO Talks With CNN; Clinton Website Stirs Speculation; Boy Scouts Reconsider Gay Ban; Diet Mixers Equals Drunker Faster; Bizarre North Korean Video Released; Memo Justified Killing Of Americans


February 04, 2013
• Senator Under Fire; Alabama Hostage Crisis Ends; Interview with Sen. Menendez; Interview with Dan Pfeiffer
• Hostage Crisis Over
• Senator Under Fire; Super Bowl Blackout Blame Game; Syria's Bloody War Reaches Damascus; Political Who's-Who at Koch's Funeral; Critics Ridicule Obama Gun Photo; Mitt Romney's Son for U.S. Senate?; Patience Wearing Thin In Standoff; Major Development In Standoff; Child Is Safe: Kidnapper's Fate Unclear


February 02, 2013
• Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Returns to Capitol Hill to Testify on Gun Control; Sunday Super Bowl Features Sibling Rivalry; Former Senator Hagel Grilled by Republicans in Confirmation Hearing


February 01, 2013
• U.S. Embassy in Turkey Attacked; Senate Scandal
• Terrorist Bombing at U.S. Embassy; Attack on Egypt's Presidential Palace
• Wall Street Soars; Senate Scandal; Super Bowl Advertising; Al Gore Defends Selling to Al Jazeera; The Most Expensive Election; Hillary Clinton Resigns; Kerry Arrives at Swearing in Ceremony; Geraldo Rivera for Senator?; New Jersey Senate Showdown; Once Powerful Cardinal Disciplined; $8M a Minute; Controversy Over Some Super Bowl Ads; New York Mourns Ed Koch


January 31, 2013
• Chuck Hagel Under Fire; Explosion in Mexico; Interview with NRA President David Keene
• "Earth-Shattering" Attack Threatened; Interview with Mike Rogers; McCain Rips Old Friend Hagel
• Chuck Hagel Under Fire; Senator Denies Hiring Prostitutes; Threat of Escalation in Middle East; Menendez Won't Step Down from Post; New Jersey Senate Race Closely Watched; Hagel Flounders in Senate Hearing; Oil Money Payout for Al Gore?; Bracing for Super Bowl Sibling Rivalry; Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Newspapers


January 30, 2013
• Senate Debates Gun Control; Deadly Weather; Interview With Newt Gingrich; North Korea Threatens Nuclear Test; Family of Woman Missing in Turkey Distraught
• Tornadoes Slam Southeast; Fighting Over the Pentagon Pick; Interview with Max Cleland; Senate Gun Control Debate; Police Hunt Phoenix Shooting Suspect; Teen Girl Gunned Down in Chicago; Interview with Senator Feinstein
• Senate Debates Gun Control; Deadly Weather; Mark Kelly Interview; Biden: Why The GOP's Wrong About Hagel; Hagel Confirmation Fight Starts Tomorrow; Hillary Clinton In 2016?; The Top Power Player On Guns; Dire Warning: Egypt May Collapse; Search For Missing American In Turkey


January 29, 2013
• Interview With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; President Obama Talks Immigration
• Interview with Hillary Clinton; "He Was My Best Friend"
• Hillary Clinton Speaks Out; President Obama Talks Immigration Reform; NRA Chief Vs. Giffords' Husband on Guns; Home Prices See Biggest Jump in Six Years; Critics: Fix the Border First; How to Sell Reform to Conservatives; New Allegations of Drugs in Sports; "I'm Not There to Protect Her"; Critics: X Games Put Money Before Safety


January 28, 2013
• New Immigration Reform Push; President Obama Talks Gun Control
• Funerals Begin for Nightclub Victims; Survivors Relive Rhode Island Club Fire; Senate to Vote on Over $50 Billion Sandy Aid
• Interview With Senator John McCain; Push for Immigration Reform; Former Israeli Prime Minister Sharon's Doctors See Brain Activity; A "New World Order" Out Of U.S. Control; Hagel's Confirmation Fight; Obama And Clinton Look Ahead To 2016; "I Don't Know What Will Happen"; Families Fleeing For Their Lives; Queen Beatrix Abdicating Dutch Throne


January 26, 2013
• Senator Dianne Feinstein proposed a Gun Control Bill; Hillary Clinton Ends Her Career as Secretary of State on February 1st; Vice President Joe Biden and 2016 Presidential Election


January 25, 2013
• Women Named to White House Jobs; North Korean Nuclear Threat; Interview With Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus
• GOP Attempts to Plot Path to Victory; The State of the GOP; Egypt Marks Two Years Since Revolution; Inside the Abortion Fight; Brothers Brace for Super Bowl
• Women Named to White House Jobs; North Korean Nuclear Threat; Friendly Persuasion on Guns; Amid Explosions, Order in the Court; Veteran GOP Senator Won't Run in 2014; Chances for a "Big" Deal in Washington; Icy Storm Hits South, Mid-Atlantic; Sandy Victims Suffer in Cold Snap; "I Didn't Know It Was a Prank"; A Super Bowl Player's Political Agenda; Living in About 300 Square Feet


January 24, 2013
• Te'o Speaks Out; New Gun Control Proposal
• Ban on Women Serving in Combat Lifted; Interview With Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; How Dangerous Are North Korea's Threats?
• Manti Te'o Speaks Out; Gun Control Debate; Worried Investors Punish Apple; Hillary Clinton's Legacy; Clinton's Last Hurrah On The Hill?; V.P. Enjoys High Approval Ratings


January 23, 2013
• Hillary Clinton on Capitol Hill; America's Deep Freeze
• Clinton Testifies on Libya Attack; Interview With Rep. Tammy Duckworth; Interview with Sen. Rand Paul
• Conclusion of House Hearing on Benghazi Attack; Reps. Salmon, Grayson, Marino, Vargas, Duncan, Schneider, Kinzinger, Kennedy, Brooks, Bera, Lowenthal, Cotton, Cook


January 22, 2013
• Shooting at Texas College; Republicans Blast Inaugural Speech; Interview With Vice President Joe Biden
• Texas Campus Evacuated after Shootout; Will House GOP Leaders Take Gloves Off?; Did Canadian Lead Algeria Attack?
• Three Wounded in Shooting at Texas College; "Not Designed to Bring Us Together"; GOP: Obama Wants "Era of Liberalism"; Reports: Two Suspects in Custody; a "Live" National Anthem?; Secretary Clinton to Be Questioned on Benghazi; Biden's "Aha" Moment; Biden Versus Clinton in 2016?; Interview with Vice President Biden


January 21, 2013
• Inauguration Day Festivities
• The Presidential Inauguration Parade Continues
• Inauguration Day Coverage; Watching the Parade


January 19, 2013
• The Presidential Inauguration; First Lady at the Kid's Concert
• Thousands of People on the National Mall Celebrating National Day of Service; Kids' Concert; Usher and Far East Movement Performed in the Concert for Military Families


January 18, 2013
• Fate of American Hostages Unclear; Lance Armstrong Comes Clean
• NASA Using Similar Batteries as Dreamliner; Mona Lisa Goes to Moon; Fate of Americans Held Hostage; High Cost of Armstrong's Lies; Jets Scramble in Hijack Alert
• Fate of American Hostages Unclear; Lance Armstrong Comes Clean; Questions About Te'o's Fake Girlfriend, House GOP Blinks in Debt Ceiling Fight; Americans Held Hostage; "I Think to Myself, Am I Dreaming?"; American Hostage: "I Am Safe"; Bringing Down a Sex Slave Network; The Voice of 15 Inaugurals in a Row


January 17, 2013
• Fate of American Hostages Unknown; Football Player Victim of Sick Joke?
• BP Statement Expected Soon; U.S. Increase role in Mali; Algeria Rescue Raid Reported Over; Mysterious Hoax Embroils Football Star; Fires A Risk Onboard Dreamliner
• Fate of American Hostages Unknown; Victim of Sick Joke?; What's an Assault Weapon?; What's Next in Gun Control Battle?; Obama's Next Four Years; Algeria Rescue Raid Reported Over; Aurora Colorado Theater Reopens; Obama's Inauguration Bible


January 16, 2013
• Americans Taken Hostage in Algeria; President Obama Pushes Gun Control
• Americans Held Hostage in Algeria; Latest Front in the Terror War; Battle Over Gun Control; Guns Obama Wants To Ban
• Americans Taken Hostage in Algeria; President Obama Pushes Gun Control; Are the President's Kids More Important?; New CNN/Time/ORC Polls on Gun Laws; President Signs 23 Executive Actions On Gun Safety; Inside Inauguration Security Command Center


January 15, 2013
• White House to Unveil Gun Reform Package; Lance Armstrong Comes Clean; Interview With Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers; Multi-Year Flu Shot Under Development
• House To Vote On More Sandy Aid; Spending Cuts Could Threaten Carriers; Oprah: Armstrong "Brought It"; David Walsh, Discusses His Book about Armstrong
• White House to Unveil Gun Reform Package; Lance Armstrong Comes Clean; Key Jewish Democrat Backs Hagel; Which Party Is Best for Black America; A Political Future for Chelsea Clinton?


January 14, 2013
• President Obama Talks Debt Ceiling; Lance Armstrong Coming Clean?


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