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May 28, 2013
• Chinese Hacking Threat; President Obama Visits New Jersey; Interview With Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers; 'Staggering' Hacking of U.S. Weapons Designs; Weiner Gains Ground in Political Comeback; 9- year-old Takes on Chicago's Mayor Over School; What It's Like Inside a Tornado; Delivery Guys Who Couldn't Resist
• Obama and Christie Rekindle Romance; Two U.S. Embassy Workers Shot; Fiery Derailment Sparks Hazmat Scare; Massive Cyber Money- Laundering Case; West, Texas Fire Damage; Teen Accused in Bomb Plot Appears in Court; Camilla Steps Out as Queen-in-Waiting


May 27, 2013
• Cruise Ship Fire; John McCain Visits Syria; Controversial Figures Get Government Paychecks; Dole: Close GOP 'For Repairs'; Brooklyn Bridge Shut Down
• Senator McCain's Daring Trip to Syria; Chaos in Iraq; U.K. Erupts in Protests Over Soldier's Slaying; Feds Investigate Near Collision in Air


May 25, 2013
• San Antonio Faces Flood Emergency; Three Funerals Today For Tornado Victims; Three Moore High Schools Hold Graduation In Oklahoma City; New Developments On Gruesome London Machete Killings


May 24, 2013
• Oklahoma Aftermath; Jodi Arias Jury Deadlocked
• War Vet Hurt Helping Others in Tornado; Breast Feeding and Wall Street Don't Mix?; Old Bridges, New Safety Concerns; Iran Hacks U.S. Energy Firms


May 23, 2013
• Oklahoma Aftermath; Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Members
• "Survivor Guilt" After Tornado; Britain On Alert For More Terror; Obama Defends Secret Drone Strikes; A Walk Through a Warzone; IRS Official Placed on Leave


May 22, 2013
• Oklahoma Aftermath; London Terror; Mom & 5 Kids Prayed in Cellar During Tornado; Witness to Attack Speaks Out; U.S. Releases Number of Americans Killed by Drones; How Tornado Turns Debris Into Missiles; Kids Could Have Survived, Witness Says
• Insurance Claims Likely To Top $2 Billion; IRS Official Takes the Fifth; Joplin's Message of Hope for Oklahoma


May 21, 2013
• Oklahoma Tornadoes; Interview With Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin; They Ran, They Hid and They Prayed: Survivor Stories; No One Killed in Hospital Despite Heavy Damage; Time Lapse: Tornado Growing Into a Monster
• Path Of Destruction 17 Miles Long; Oklahoma Lawmakers Return to View Damage; Daycare Hero Saved Children's Lives; Studying the Destruction


May 20, 2013
• Huge Tornado Hits Oklahoma City Area; Oklahoma School Leveled by Tornado
• Massive Twister Slams Oklahoma City Area; Interview With Rep. Tom Cole


May 18, 2013
• Fears of Bloodbath in Iraqi City Captured by ISIS; U.S. Studying Intelligence Gathered in ISIS Raid; Hacker Tampered with Flying Airliner. Aired 5-6:00p ET


May 17, 2013
• Mayor's Drug Tape?; Russia Unmasks Alleged CIA Station Chief
• Ousted IRS Acting Commissioner Tells Congress Mistakes, Not Politics Led to Scrutiny of Conservatives; O.J. Simpson Makes Bid for a New Trial


May 16, 2013
• Interview With Senior Presidential Adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Obama Administration Under Fire; Texas Tornadoes
• Feds Lost Two Terror Suspects; Bags of Cash to President Karzai?; Gruesome Symbol of Syria's Horrors; Shackles and Tubes to Force-Feed Detainees; Florida's Orange Juice at Risk?; Interview with Senator Corker


May 15, 2013
• President Obama Addresses IRS Scandal; Interview With California Congressman Darrell Issa; White House Releases Benghazi E- mails; Head of IRS Resigns; Jodi Arias Faces Possible Death Penalty; Detainees Throwing Feces at Gitmo Guards; Accused Spy's Story Revealed
• W.H. Releases Benghazi E-Mails; Old Bad Blood?; IRS Scandal


May 14, 2013
• Interview With Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz; Russia Accuses U.S. of Spying; White House Under Fire; Russia: U.S. Diplomat a Spy; IRS Audit Released; Benghazi Talking Points Controversy Continues; FBI to Review 2006 Cruise Ship Death; Prince Harry Visits Jersey Shore
• "It Put the American People at Risk"; Second-Term Agenda in Trouble?; CNN Obtains IRS Investigation Report; Interview with Elijah Cummings; Russia Expels Alleged U.S. Spy; Angelina Jolie Undergoes Double Mastectomy


May 13, 2013
• Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering; IRS Under Fire; Castro Brothers Recall Their Arrests
• Obama Scoffs at GOP Benghazi Probe; Obscure IRS United Suddenly in the Spotlight; Interview With Congressman Darrell Issa; Ice Surges Invade Homes; Air Force One for Sale; Astronaut's Amazing Music Video in Space


May 10, 2013
• Town: We Don't Want Bomb Suspect's Body; DNA Proves Castro Fathered Victim's Child; Michelle Knight Leaves Hospital; Political Firestorm Over Benghazi; Obama, Clinton And Benghazi's Fallout; IRS Denies Political Motive In "Mistakes"; Crew Plans Spacewalk To Fix Leak
• IRS: Sorry for Tea Party Scrutiny; Benghazi Talking Points Controversy; Interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham


May 09, 2013
• Authorities Investigate Alleged Cleveland Kidnappings; Republicans Make Demand of President Obama
• Boston: Was There A Warning?; Kidnapping Suspect's First Court Appearance; Playing Politics with Benghazi Attack?; Prince Harry in the U.S.; Global Cybertheft Ring Busted; Investigators Combing Through Writings


May 08, 2013
• Jodi Arias Found Guilty; Authorities Investigate Alleged Cleveland Kidnappings; Police: Kidnapped Women were Brainwashed, Fearful; Emotional Homecomings for 2 Ex-Captives; Tense, Partisan Showdown on Benghazi
• Arias Guilty of First-Degree Murder; Ariel Castro Charged With Kidnap, Rape


May 07, 2013
• Three Women Missing For Years Found Alive; Chris Christie Slimming Down; Three Brothers Arrested for Kidnapping Women; Neighbor Shocked to Discover Brother's Secret; First Glimpse of Syrian Sites Struck by Israel; President: 'I Have No Tolerance' for Sexual Assault in Military
• FBI Activity At Suspect's Home; Healing After Months of Captivity; Chris Christie's Secret Surgery


May 06, 2013
• Crisis in Syria; Burial Controversy; Fear of a New Middle East War; Bride, 4 Friends Die in Limousine Fire; Obama Hits the Links with Three Senators
• Bomb Suspect's Friend Released on Bond; Boston Suspect Researched Bomb Info; "Terrorist Attack from the Get-Go"; Sanford Tries To Complete His Comeback; Syria: "This Is A Declaration Of War"; Immigration Debate among GOP?; Beyonce and Jay-Z Trip to Cuba; Could Online Shopping Soon Cost More?


May 04, 2013
• Deadly Violence Skyrockets In Iraq; North Korea's Nuclear Was Threats Fall Silent; Tsarnaev Brothers Contemplated Suicide Bomb Attack On July 4th; Seven Americans Killed In Plane Crash In Afghanistan; Brain Abnormalities Could Predispose Bombers And Killers


May 03, 2013
• Interview With Rick Santorum; California Fires
• Explosive Residue in Tamerlan's Home; Visa Crackdown Stemming from Boston Case; NRA Convention in Houston; Heightened Security for Kentucky Derby


May 02, 2013
• Arming Syrian Rebels?; Boston Bombing Investigation; Interview With NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
• Suspect's Widow Under Scrutiny; Human Trafficking at Saudi Diplomat's Home?; Obama and Mexican President Joint News Conference


May 01, 2013
• Three More Suspects Arrested in Boston Bombing Case; Boston Cover-Up Suspects in Court; Investigators 'Very Interested' in Wife of Deceased Bombing Suspect; 747 Falls from the Sky; Dog Loses Extra Pounds (and Skin)
• Boston Bomb Suspect's Friends Charged; How America Feels After Boston Attacks; FBI Seeks Three Men in Benghazi Probe; Phillipos' Neighbor Interviewed


April 30, 2013
• President Obama Defends Intelligence Agencies; Boston Bombing Investigation
• Fingerprint Discovered Among Bomb Debris; U'S' "Going Backwards" On National Security?; New Ricin Evidence Revealed; Guantanamo Prisoners on Strike; Blocked from Providing Benghazi Info?


April 29, 2013
• Boston Investigation Continues; Boston Survivors' Enormous Bills; Bombing Evidence & Conspiracy Theories Emerge; Ricin Suspect Ordered Held Without Bond; Female DNA Found on Bomb in Boston Attack; NBA's Jason Collins: 'I'm Gay'
• Interview With Rep. Peter King; Bomb Suspect Using Instagram; Wing from 9/11 Plane Discovered; 8-Year-old Girl Found Stabbed to Death


April 26, 2013
• Bombing Suspect Moved to Prison; Boston Carjacking Victim Speaks Out
• Digging For Clues In A Landfill; Bomb Suspect Moved; Ninety Minutes of Fear; Russian Raid Tied to Boston Bombings?; From Shrapnel Wounds to Losing a Leg


April 25, 2013
• Interview With Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers; New York City Targeted?
• President Obama Speaks at West, Texas, Memorial; Interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham; Boston Bombers Reportedly Planned to Attack New York City


April 24, 2013
• New Details in Boston Investigation; Former Brother-in-Law of Boston Suspects Speaks Out; Memorial to Victims Along Boylston Street; Bombing Pushed Business Owners to Brink; Senator: Suspects Likely Read al Qaeda Magazine; Bomb Suspects Once Received Welfare; Suspects May Have Planned NYC 'Party'
• Boston Bomber Dagestan Connections; Russians Tipped U.S. Twice About Suspect; Suspected in Poisoned Letter Case Released; Pressure Cooker Bombs Cheap and Deadly; Boston Bombing Victim Crawled for Help; Former Ricin Suspect Speaks Out


April 23, 2013
• New Details in Boston Bombing Investigation; Criminal Charges Against Ricin Suspect Dropped; Criminal Charges Against Ricin Suspect Dropped; Suspect: 'Mastermind' Brother Embraced Jihad; Eyewitness Describes Suspects' Shootout with Police; Boat Owner Discusses How He Discovered Suspect
• Surviving Suspect Now in Fair Condition; "Doing Everything She Can" To Help; Unsolved Slaying of Bomb Suspect's Friend; Interview With Sen. Saxby Chambliss; Suspected in Poisoned Letter Case Released; Pressure Cooker Bombs Cheap and Deadly


April 22, 2013
• Boston Suspect Charged; Canadian Terror Plot Foiled; New Details of Suspect's Hospital Hearing; Bomb Suspect's Widow Says She Knew Nothing of Plot; Aunt, Parents Recognized Sons as Suspects; Moment of Silence Memorializes Bombing Victims
• Interview With Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger; FBI Hands Over Boylston Street to Boston


April 20, 2013
• Chief Talks Tip About Boat, Shootouts; Father of Suspects Speaks; Uncle of Suspects Has Change of Heart
• Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Caught; Father Of Two Bombing Suspects Says He Is Coming To The States; Political Panel On How To Charge Boston Bombing Suspect, Failed Gun Legislation, And Mark Sanford


April 19, 2013
• Boston Manhunt
• Manhunt For Teen Bomb Suspect; Manhunt for Teen Bomb Suspect


April 18, 2013
• Two Suspects Sought in Boston Bombings; Interview With Mitt Romney
• Update On Boston Bombings; FBI Releases Photos and Video of Two Suspects


April 17, 2013
• Boston Bombing Investigation Continues
• FBI: Letter To W.H. Tests Positive For Ricin; President Obama Reacts to Gun Vote


April 16, 2013
• Boston Bombing Investigation Continues; Suspicious Letter Sent to Senate; Photos Show Bag Near Bomb Site; Hunt for Clues in Marathon Bombings; Vigil Tomorrow for 8-Year-Old Victim
• Boston Bombings Analysis and Coverage; Sources: Pressure Cooker Bombs; Evidence Recovery Effort Under Way


April 13, 2013
• Interview with Rep. Mike Rogers; Interview with Ban Ki-moon; North Korea Continues Rhetoric; Federal Background Checks Examined; Anthony Bourdain Promotes New CNN Show; Former Pakistani President Reveals Info About Some Of CIA's Controversial Strikes


April 12, 2013
• North Korean Crisis
• Marco Rubio: Marathon Man; GOP Looks for A Strategy; Explosive Sent to "Toughest Sheriff"; Budget Cuts Jeopardize; Budget Deals; Secret Deal Allowed U.S. Drone Strikes; Kentucky Ad Going After McConnell


April 11, 2013
• Interview With U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon; Interview With Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers
• North Korea: Nuclear Capable Missiles?; Liberals Criticize Obama's Budget; Interview with Dan Pfeiffer; Dinner with a Dozen Senators


April 10, 2013
• North Korean Crisis; Interview With Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; If North Korea Launches, Then What?; War Game Exposes Flaws in U.S. Plans; North Korea: A Smuggler's Paradise; Dangerous Duo: North Korea and Iran; How China Could End North Korean Crisis; Chaplain Gave POWs 'Will to Live'
• Deal Reached on Background Checks; Interview with Larry Pratt; Background Checks Don't Always Work; Gun Control Debate; Stronger, Better, Tougher Gabby


April 09, 2013
• Interview With Michigan Senator Carl Levin; North Korean Crisis; North Korea May Fire Missile at Any Time; Possible Paths to War; U.S. Communications with North Korea; North Korea's Unnerving Warning
• Cuba To Return Fugitive Couple, Abducted Kids; At Least 14 Hurt In College Stabbing Spree; Reid to Force Vote on Gun Law Debate; Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly Talk About Guns; McConnell Campaign Calls In FBI


April 08, 2013
• North Korean Crisis; Interview With New York Congressman Peter King; Interview With Jon Huntsman; Huntsman: U.S. Principles on the Line with North Korea; North Korea's History: Speak Loudly, Then Back Down; Korean Crisis May Hurt U.S. Businesses; Kim Jong-un's Shady Money; What Would Happen if North Korea Attacked?; Tourists Share North Korean Experiences
• Passionate Plea, Critical Week for Gun Control; "There Was No Keeping Her Down"; Beyonce and Jay-Z Vacation in Cuba; Obama Pushing for Tougher Gun Laws In Live Speech


April 06, 2013
• Special Report: North Korean Crisis


April 05, 2013
• North Korean Crisis
• President Obama Apologizes for Remarks about California Attorney General; Interview with Austan Goolsbee; President Obama Apologizes; Senate Democrats Not Budget on Same-Sex Marriage; Hillary Clinton, Rock Star; Interview with Gov. Rick Perry


April 04, 2013
• Special Report: North Korean Crisis
• North Korea Moves Missile, May Plan Launch; Remembering Roger Ebert; GOP Boss Slams Media on Abortion; Rutgers Will Pay Bonus to Fired Coach; Secret Service Director's Personal Info Posted?


April 03, 2013
• Interview With Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; New Problems for Carnival Triumph; Interview With Ted Turner; Madeleine Albright Weighs in on North Korea; Rutgers Fires Coach Over Abusive Video; President Pushes for Tough New Gun Safety Laws; CNN Founder Working to Save Planet; Hovering Around the Golf Course
• North Korea: Nuke Attack on U.S. Approved; Obama Takes Gun Control Fight on the Road; Gun Control: Still Alive in Congress; Sanford's Road To Redemption; Obama Takes Gun Control Push to Colorado; Families of Shooting Victims Speak Up


April 02, 2013
• Would-Be Mayor Busted; Atlanta's School Cheating Scandal; Educators Surrender in Cheating Scandal; Yonkers to Keep Kids in School Longer; Jackson Family Suing Over Michael's Death; Pope Kisses Disabled Boy; Seal Keeps the Beat in Study
• Putting Guns in the Schools; Interview with Asa Hutchinson; No Purple Hearts For Fort Hood Victims; Background Check; GOP's Sen. Kirk Backs Same-Sex Marriage; Contest to Stop Robocalls


April 01, 2013
• Horrific Sports Injury; North Korean Threat; Surgery after Player's Gruesome Injury; Inside a Special Forces Firefight; American Tourist Brutally Attacked in Brazil; Syracuse Offers Truce to Gang Members; Australia's Dumbest Crook a Global Laughingstock
• Immigration Reform Deal In The Works; Gun Control Effort Loses Steam; Interview With Senator James Inhofe; Caroline Kennedy as Ambassador to Japan?; What GOP Voters Don't Like


March 30, 2013
• President Obama Launches New Shame Offensive On Gun Control; Ted Olson and David Boies Join Against Proposition 8; U.S. Officials Spending Billions Of Tax Dollars To Attempt High-Speed Rail System


March 29, 2013
• North Korean Threat; Dental Danger; Interview With Pervez Musharraf; Catholic Campus Condom Controversy; Supreme Court Weighs Same-Sex Marriage
• Dr. Ben Carson: I Apologize; Think Before You Tweet


March 28, 2013
• Newtown Gunman's Weapons Revealed; Tiger Attack; North Korea Puts Rockets on Standby; Boy-with-Gun Photo Sparks New Probe; Tiger Attacks Zoo Keeper; Adults Text More than Teens Behind Wheel
• U.S.: Ex-Soldier Helped Al Qaeda Group; Obama: "Shame on Us if We've Forgotten"; Interview with Senator Johnny Isakson; Guns in America; Mandela in the Hospital; Same-Sex Marriage Cover Controversy


March 27, 2013
• New Info on Arizona Shootings; Supreme Court Examines Same-Sex Marriage
• Colorado Shooter Offers Guilty Plea; Sebelius Says Some Health Insurance Premiums May Rise under Obamacare; SCOTUS Takes Up DOMA; Ashley Judd Won't Run for Senate


March 26, 2013
• Italy to Retry Amanda Knox; New Revelations About Death of Osama bin Laden
• Secret Service Gets Female Boss; Interview With Bill Richardson; Senator Rand Paul Plans to Filibuster Gun Control Bill; Interview with Senator Chris Murphy


March 25, 2013
• March Madness Gets Even Crazier; President Obama's Red Line
• Same-Sex Marriage Reaches Supreme Court; Quicker Trigger on North Korea; Big Money, Big Names Push Gun Control; Obama Wants Quick Action on Immigration


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