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March 04, 2014
• Warning Shots Fired In Escalating Ukrainian Standoff
• A Dangerous Stand-Off in Ukraine; Obama Faces Critical Challenge In Ukraine; Putin's Double Standard; Dangerous Standoff in Crimea; Tension Rising over Ukraine Crisis


March 03, 2014
• Crisis in Ukraine
• Russia's Show of Force; Russian Troops On The Move; Why Ukraine Matters So Much; Ukraine's Deep Divisions Explained; What's Behind Putin's Actions?


February 28, 2014
• Crisis in Ukraine
• Ukraine Accuses Russia Of "Armed Invasion"; Interview with Sen. John McCain


February 27, 2014
• Crisis in Ukraine; President Obama's New Initiative
• Obama Launches Powerful, Personal Initiative; Interview with Marc Morial


February 26, 2014
• Interview With Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann; Syria Threat?
• FBI Source Inside Al Qaeda; Russian Combat Troops on Alert; Chris Christie's Future; Christie Shrugs Off Grim Poll, Cracks Jokes; Potential Rivals Targeting Hillary Clinton; Kerry Kennedy Testifies in Her DWI Trial


February 25, 2014
• Interview With Florida Senator Marco Rubio
• No Deal, No Troops; Report Says U.S. Had Plan for Syria Counter-Attack; Bill Clinton In Demand On Campaign Trail; Biden For President In 2016?; Riot Police Fall To Their Knees In Apology; First Lady Marks Four Years of Fitness Campaign; Drawing the Lines in Venezuelan Protests


February 24, 2014
• Spoils of Power: Controversial Military Cuts; Big Apple Blunders
• The Capture of Joaquim "El Chapo" Guzman; Is Supreme Court Justice Mailing It In?; Senate Candidate's Gruesome Web Postings; Uganda Makes Homosexuality a Crime; Tylenols Links to ADHD


February 21, 2014
• Deal in Ukraine; Crisis in Venezuela
• Deal Signed to End Violence in Ukraine; Obama Calls Putin on Ukraine Peace Deal; Al Qaeda Tries To Recruit Americans In Syria; Ted Nugent's Reluctant Apology To Obama; Millions in Marijuana Revenues


February 20, 2014
• Unrest in Ukraine; New Terror Warning
• Death Toll Soars As Capital becomes Combat Zone; Ted Cruz On Ted Nugent; Interview with Rick Perry


February 19, 2014
• New Terror Warning; Unrest in Ukraine
• U.S. Warns Airlines of Security Threat; Showdown Across Burning Barricades; Dramatic Video of U.S. Bombing U.S. Base; Ex-Cons' Voting Rights


February 18, 2014
• U.S. Navy Computers Hacked; Ukraine in Crisis; Bode Miller Speaks Out
• Kiev, Ukraine In Flames As Protests Rage; Will U.S. Swap Terror Suspects For Soldier?; Ted Nugent's Vicious Slur Against Obama


February 17, 2014
• President Obama Speaks Out; Interview With Charles Barkley
• U.N.: North Korea Uses Murder, Torture, Slavery; Interview With Wendy Sherman; Islamist Group Is Even Too Brutal For Al Qaeda; Four- Year-Old Refugee Crosses Desert Alone; After CNN Probe, GOP Group Change Fake Websites; George Zimmerman Speaks To CNN; U.S. Silver Medalist Adopts Family of Stray Dogs


February 14, 2014
• Syria's Deadly Stockpile; New Subpoenas in Christie Investigation; Airport Hell; Extreme Weather Blasts Eastern U.S.; Airport Gridlock for Travelers; California Farmers Hurting from Drought
• New Storm Moves through Country; President Obama Meets with House Democrats; Hillary Clinton versus Media Hypocrites?; Olympic Speed Skater Suit Controversy; Russian President Visits U.S. House


February 13, 2014
• Massive Snowstorm; Interview With Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray
• Storm Slams Northeast; Interview with Rand Paul


February 12, 2014
• Eastern Seaboard Slammed by Storms; Killer Storm Bears Down on Eastern U.S.; Ted Cruz's Debt Ceiling Drama
• Southern U.S. Pounded by Winter Storm; Interview with Pat McCrory; Traffic Stops, Cars Abandoned In North Carolina; North Carolina Governor Warns Citizens To Stay Off the Roads; State of Emergency Across Southeast; Duke University Cancelled Classes


February 11, 2014
• Al Qaeda Rising; Photos of Osama bin Laden Destroyed?
• Country Prepares for Another Storm; State Dinner at the White House; New Christie Remarks On Widening Scandal; Clean Debt Limit Vote Passes In The House; Clean Debt Ceiling Vote Passes in the House; Another Obamacare Delay; Attorney General Pushes for Letting Ex- Convicts Vote; Justice Clarence Thomas Talks About Race; Why Fed Don't Do What American Want?; Hospital May Have Exposed Patients to Deadly Disease


February 10, 2014
• Iran Threats; New Word From American Held Prisoner in North Korea; Winter Olympic Games Continue
• U.S. Weighs Attack Against American Citizen; Drone Strikes, The NSA and Mobile Phone Data; What's It Really Like In Sochi; W.VA. Water "No One Will Say it Is Safe"; More Subpoenas In Christie Investigation; Lewinsky Scandal Haunts Clintons As 2016 Looms; An Awkward State Dinner; Government to Expand Same-Sex Marriage Benefits


February 07, 2014
• Olympic Terror Threat; Opening Gaffes
• Terrorists Try to Divert Plane to Olympics; New Fallout From U.S. Diplomat's F-Bomb; Are Chemicals Still In Water Supply?


February 06, 2014
• Trouble in Sochi
• Fear of Terrorism at Sochi; U.S. Bans Carry-On Liquids on Flights to Russia; Snipers Attack U.S. Electric Grid; Top U.S. Diplomat Caught on Tape; GOP Targets Donors using Fake Web Sites; GOP Says No Immigration Reform This Year


February 05, 2014
• New Olympic Terror Threat
• Olympic Toothpaste Terror Warning; Interview With Mitt Romney and Rep. Peter King of New York; New Terror Threats to Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia


February 04, 2014
• Interview With Erin Brockovich; New Olympic Threats
• Interview With Sen. Rand Paul; Documents Handed Over In Christie Scandal; Former Christie Aides Pleads the Fifth; Is Clinton Repeating 2004 Mistakes?; Worst Month for Air Travel in Years


February 03, 2014
• Winter Weather; Olympic Security
• Barrel Bombs and Beheadings; New Details on Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death; Heroin Overdose Epidemic; Christie Declares "State Of Emergency"; Romney's Second Try at a Presidential Run?; Kicker With No Arms Goes to Super Bowl


January 31, 2014
• Christie Scandal Development
• Ex-Official Says Christie Knew of Lane Closings


January 30, 2014
• President Obama Speaks Out; Terror Threat Growing; Inside Iran
• Thousands Retrieving Abandoned Cars; Interview with Nathan Deal; GOP Meets On Immigration; Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect to Face Death Penalty


January 29, 2014
• Iran Reacts to State of the Union; Justin Bieber Surrenders; Frozen Hell
• Atlanta Shut Down for Next Twenty-Four Hours; Interview with James Butterworth; Winter Storm Creates Highway Hell; Obama Hits The Road To Sell His Agenda; Interview With Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers; Vulnerable Dems Keep Obama at Arm's Length; Could Biden and Clinton Both Run?; Interview with Dick Durbin


January 28, 2014
• Interview With White House Press Secretary Jay Carney; President Obama to Deliver State of the Union Address
• Countdown to State of the Union; Interview With Rep. Michael McCaul; Interview With Sen. John McCain; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers To Deliver GOP Response To State Of The Union Address; Afghan War Reality Check; Pizza, Wings and the President; State of the Union Reality Checks


January 27, 2014
• Hillary Clinton's Biggest Regret?; Olympic Torch's Journey
• Obama Speech: Ready to Move Alone; Obama's Approval Low before Big Speech; Interview With Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sen. Bernie Sanders; "They're Killing Us"; Can Immigration Reform Pass the House?; Interview With Rep. Steve King


January 24, 2014
• Dennis Rodman in Legal Trouble?; Olympic Terror Threats; Former Virginia Governor Arraigned
• Justices Extend Birth Control Injunction; Will Obama Confront Congress?; "Planet Hillary" in 2016?; Explosions Shake Egypt's Capital


January 23, 2014
• Interview With Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring; Olympic Warning; Snowden Speaks
• Will Iran Live Up to Nuclear Agreement?; "We Are Under Constant Cyber Attack; GOP Grapples with Image Problems; Interview with Matt Bevin


January 22, 2014
• Olympic Threats; Edward Snowden Speaks; Civil War Horror
• Israel Says Terror Plot against U.S. Embassy Foiled; War of Words at Syria Peace Talks; Interview with Bouthaina Shaaban; War Of Words At Syria Peace Talks; One-On-One With Iran's Foreign Minister; New York Governor Blasts Conservatives; Popular Small Cars Crushed in Crash Test


January 21, 2014
• Clinton-Bush Friendship Transcends Partisanship; Chris Christie Inaugurated
• "Black Widow" Threat to Olympics; Slaughter and Starvation Cloud Peace Talks; Massive Snowstorm Hammering East Coast; Obama And Putin Have Telephone Conversation Today; New Jersey Assembles Super Committee To Investigate Allegations Against Christie Administration; Obama's Frank Comments on Race; Jailed Missionary Pleads for U.S. Help


January 20, 2014
• Interview With New Jersey State Assemblyman John Wisniewski; More Trouble for Chris Christie; Olympic Terror Threat
• "Wholly and Completely False"; Interview with Rep. Frank Pallone; Syrian Peace Talks Threatened After U.N. Invites Iran; Iran Stops High Level Enrichment On First Day Of Deal; Christie's Lt. Governor Vs. Hoboken Mayor; Christie: "Readier" To Be Pres.; Obama Opens Up About Race in Candid Interview; American Detainee Appeared in So-called Taped Confession


January 17, 2014
• Michelle Obama Turns 50; Credit Card Alert; California Drought
• NTSB: Pilot Mistakenly Identified Wrong Airport; Drama Behind Obama's NSA Speech; President Unveils Intelligence Reforms; Interview with Ben Rhodes; Interview with Anthony Romero; Barbara Bush's Advice to Son Jeb Bush; Sochi Security Concerns


January 16, 2014
• Christie Scandal; New NSA Spying Revelation
• GOP Strengthens Attacks on Hillary Clinton; Interview with Robert Gates; U.S. Nuclear Forces Rocked by Scandals; Is West Virginia Water Safe?


January 15, 2014
• West Virginia's Water; Iraq Horrors
• Nuclear Missile Launch Officers Caught Cheating; Interview with Rep. Dianne Feinstein; NSA Has Bugged 100,000 Computers Abroad; Expelled Journalist: Putin Is Frightened; Special Counsel Named In N.J. Traffic Scandal; Vulnerable Democrats Keep Away from Obama; First Lady Speaks Candidly on Being 50


January 14, 2014
• State of the Scandal
• U.S. Military Was Unprepared for Benghazi; Christie: "Mistakes Were Clearly Made"; Does Hillary Clinton Have An Iowa Problem?; Does Hillary Clinton Have An Iowa Problem?; Judge Rules On Okla. Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Third Person In Cockpit of Wayward Plane; Senate Passes Trillion-Dollar Spending Deal; Israeli Defense Chief Apologizes for Remarks against John Kerry; President Obama Weighs Changes to NSA Snooping; Probe Launched Into Water Disaster in West Virginia


January 13, 2014
• Rodman Returns Home; NSA Changes Coming?
• Pilots Grounded after Airport Blunder; Christie Faces Trouble On Two Fronts; Interview With Rep. Frank Pallone; New Obamacare Numbers; Christie's Bridge Troubles; President Obama's Recess Appointments; Iran Interim Nuclear Deal Kicks Off; Violence Erupting in Iraq's Key Town; France's First Lady Hospitalized


January 10, 2014
• Christie Scandal; Chemical Spill in West Virginia; Jobs Numbers Disappoint; West Virginia Chemical Spill; Interview with West Virginia Governor
• Could Traffic Scandal Hurt Christie in 2016?; Warning To 300,000+: Don't Use The Water; Weakest Job Growth In Years


January 09, 2014
• Chris Christie's Apology; Interview With Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich
• Christie: "I Am Not A Bully"; Hospital Trip "Seemed To Take Forever"; Obama Considers New NSA Referrals; 2013 One of Safest Years to Fly; Rodman Apologizes for Explosive Interview; Buzzing about Bridgegate


January 08, 2014
• Chris Christie Under Major Fire; Tell-All Fallout
• Did Christie Aides Plot to Snarl Traffic?; Interview With Mayor Mark Sokolich; Christie: "I Am Outraged -- I Was Misled;" Republicans Challenge War on Poverty; Interview with Elijah Cummings; Interview with Rep. Elijah Cummings; Crackdown on Weight-Loss Scams


January 07, 2014
• Interview With NBA Commissioner David Stern; Rodman Meltdown
• Ex-Pentagon Chief Slams Obama's Leadership; Interview with John McCain; Pre-K Showdown; Billionaire Brothers Bankroll Conservatives; Is Legalizing Marijuana Inevitable?; Christie Signs New Jersey Dream Act; Senate Moves Ahead on Long-Term Jobless Aid; Interview with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus


January 06, 2014
• Hillary's Shadow Campaign?; Interview With Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders; Iraq Disintegrating?
• Can Obama Reset Agenda in 2014?; Interview with Charlie Dent; Supreme Court Blocks Utah Gay Marriage; Pope's Popularity On Capitol Hill; Obama, Catholic Groups In Court Over Contraceptive Mandate; Nightmare Travel during Snowstorm; On the Hunt for Elephant Poachers; Sports Not Diplomacy


January 03, 2014
• Interview With Bill Nye; New NSA Leaks; Winter Weather; John Kerry's Peace Mission
• Nation Faces Cold Weather; Over Two Thousand Two Hundred Flights Canceled; ObamaCare Birth Control Mandate Under Fire; The Transformation of Charlie Crist


January 02, 2014
• John Kerry's New Mission; Winter Weather Hits East Coast; Forgiving Edward Snowden
• Nearly 100 Million in Storm's Path; More Than One Thousand Flights Cancelled; Mother Sues NFL Team for Son's Suicide; Newspapers Ask for Clemency for NSA Leaker


January 01, 2014
• New York's New Mayor; New North Korea Threats; Russia Vows Annihilation of Terrorists
• Victims Escape Fire Through Third Floor Windows; New Mayor, New Era in New York City; Problems on Day One of ObamaCare Coverage?


December 31, 2013
• Going Over Fiscal Cliff; Hillary Clinton in Hospital
• New Year's Celebrations; Photo Bombshell; A New Year of Worry for Middle Income America; Russia Vows Tough Olympic Security After Blasts; New Year's Fireworks Display Sets Record
• Evacuation Lifted after Fiery Train Crash; Massive Anti-Terror Sweep after Russian Blasts; Awaiting Air Rescue of Ice-Bound Ship; Obama's 2014 Agenda & Challenges; Horse-Drawn Carriages to be No More; Ringing in the New Year on CNN


December 30, 2013
• Stranded in Ice; Russia Bombings; Search for Missing Doctor Continues
• GOP Leaders Dispute New Benghazi Report; Report Says NSA Intercepts Computer Shipments; Interview With Rep. Michael Grimm Of New York; Obamacare Online Sign-Ups Pass One Million; CNN Poll; Afghan War May Be At Least Popular Ever; Colorado Makes Sale of Pot Legal; NFL Coaches Fired on Black Monday; Washington's Football Dysfunction


December 27, 2013
• Target Security; 'Duck Dynasty' Decision; New NSA Ruling
• Interview With Rep. Peter King; Poll: Most Feel Economy Is In bad Shape; 1.3 Million About To Lose Jobless Benefits; A&E Lifts "Duck Dynasty" Suspension; 2013 the Worst Year of Obama's Presidency?; South Sudan Government Ready for Truce


December 26, 2013
• Strip Stranded in Antarctica; Delivery Disaster; North Korea Warning
• American Held By Al Qaeda Pleads for Help; Public Fed Up with "Do-Nothing" Congress; Prominent Journalist Beaten in Ukraine; Target Customers PIN Data Not Compromised; Man in Drag Breaches Airport Security; New Technology Promises Fewer Delays; Walking Again on Four- Inch Heels


December 24, 2013
• 150 Marines Moved From Spain to Djibouti; Gay And Lesbian Couples Line Up For Marriage Licenses In Utah; Pope Francis' Approval Rating Skyrockets During First Year of Papacy; Astronauts Pull Off Risky Repair On International Space Station; Interview With Senator Bill Nelson; Big Problems in North Korean Regime; Putin, Polishing Image for Olympics; The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?


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