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January 14, 2015
• Interview With Congressman Peter King; Terror Plot; Terror Group Claims Credit for French Attack; Paper: French Looking for Another Terror Suspect
• French Paper: Fourth Suspect Identified; Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot to Attack U.S. Capitol; New "Charlie Hebdo" Cartoon Raises Security Fears; Al Qaeda in Yemen Claims Responsibility for Magazine Attack; Interview with Dutch Ruppersberger; French Paper: Fourth Suspect Identified


January 13, 2015
• New Video of French Terror Attack; Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; Aviation Fears; American al Qaeda Leader Likely Inspired Brothers; Rubio Slams Hillary Clinton; Rubio: Decision Soon on White House Run
• New Video: Jihadist Brothers Fire on Police; American Al Qaeda Leader Likely Inspired Brothers; Bomb Fears Boost Security at U.S. Airports; New Video Shows Moments After Massacre; Authorities Search for Clues in Search for Female Terror Suspect; Interview with Senator Marco Rubio; AirAsia Flight Data Recorder Downloaded


January 12, 2015
• Interview With South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham; CENTCOM's Twitter Account Hacked; Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf; Al Qaeda's Recruiter in Europe Linked to Attacks
• Cyber Attack on CENTCOM Social Media Sites; Terror Cells May Be Activated in France; Hunt for Female Suspect, Possible Accomplices; Interview with Max Thornberry; Pro-ISIS Cyberattack on U.S. Central Command; Unprecedented Security as French Hunt Terrorists; Damage Control after Obama Skips Unity Rally; Paris Gunman May Have Known 'Underwear Bomber'


January 09, 2015
• Terror in France
• New Statement on France Terror Attacks; Police: Female Suspect May Have Escaped; Interview with Sen. Richard Burr


January 08, 2015
• French Manhunt; Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf
• French Tell U.S. Suspect Trained with al Qaeda in Yemen; Terror Manhunt Centering on Rural Villages; Obama Briefed on Terror Developments


January 07, 2015
• Interview With Senator North Carolina Richard Burr; Interview With U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Terror in France; Massive Manhunt for Paris Terrorists
• Massive Manhunt for Paris Terrorists; NYPD Boosting Security at Sensitive Sites; Three Suspects Identified in Paris Shooting; Massive Manhunt For Paris Terrorists; Interview With Rep. Mike McCaul, Interview With Rep. Peter King


January 06, 2015
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf; AirAsia Search; New Ferguson Investigation; North Korea Nuclear Threat; Report: North Korea's Cyber Army 6,000 Strong; Shooting at V.A. Health Care Clinic; Suspects in New York Police Shooting Arrested, Identified; Boehner Re-Elected Speaker Despite GOP Opposition
• AirAsia Search to Resume Despite Weather; U.S. Search Teams Detect Possible Wreckage; Pentagon: ISIS Threat Remains, Momentum Halted; North Korea Closer to Nuke That Could Hit U.S.; Hideout of North Korea's Elite Cyber Attack Unit


January 05, 2015
• AirAsia Search; Ferguson Juror Files Lawsuit; U.S. Troops Under ISIS Fire; Boston Bombing Plea Talks Revealed; Ferguson Juror Sues to Talk About Brown Case; Conservative Coup Targeting Boehner
• AirAsia Search Set To Resume; Interview with John Kirby; Seven- Year-Old Girl Survives Plane Crash; North Korea Blasts Obama Punishment


January 02, 2015
• U.S. Imposes Sanctions on North Korea; Search Continues for AirAsia Crash Victims
• Obama Punishes North Korea for Cyberattack; 30 Bodies Recovered as AirAsia Search Narrows; What the AirAsia Wreckage Clues Tell; Doomed Airliner's Final Minutes


December 31, 2014
• Search for AirAsia Jet Continues; New Year's Eve Protests?; FBI Alert: NYC Police May Be Targeted Tonight; New Calls for #3 GOP House Leader to Quit Post
• At Least Seven Bodies Recovered from AirAsia Crash; New Images of Kim Jong-Un Flying A Plane; Experts Anticipate North Korea Retaliation for "The Interview"


December 30, 2014
• Bodies, Debris From AirAsia Plane Found; Sony Hack Debate; GOP Damage Control; FBI Stands Firm: N. Korea Behind Sony Cyberattack; GOP Leader Under Fire for Talk to White Supremacists
• Bodies, Debris Found from Missing Flight; Bodies and Wreckage Recovered from AirAsia Flight; Could AirAsia Crash Affect Industry in Asia?; Black Boxes Critical in Air Crashes


December 29, 2014
• No Sign of Missing AirAsia Plane; Search For Missing Plane Resumes; CEO Faces Worst Nightmare as Plane Search Resumes; Top Republican Doesn't Deny Speech to White Supremacist, North Korea Slams Obama Amid Movie Uproar
• Search for Missing AirAsia Flight Resumes


December 26, 2014
• North Korea's Next Move?; Tension in New York; Perry Prepping for Possible Presidential Bid; Wolf Blitzer Traces Family's Role in World War 2
• New Al Qaeda Terror Threats Against U.S.; Interview with Brad Sherman; What's North Korea's Next Move?; Possible Ebola Exposure from CDC Mistake


December 23, 2014
• Guns Smuggled on Flights; Independent Theaters to Show 'The Interview'; New York Protests
• Protest Plan to "Shut Down" Shopping District; Mayor Visits Memorial Site for Slain Officers; Interview with George Pataki; Protestors Gather Despite Mayor's Call for Pause; Sony to Release 'The Interview' in Indie Theaters; Homeland Security to Americans: Be Vigilant; New CNN Poll Shows Jump in Obama Approval


December 22, 2014
• Interview With New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries; Investigation Into New York Police Killings Continues; North Korean Internet Down amid Sony Hack Uproar; Comedy No Laughing Matter in North Korea; Western Author Allowed Inside ISIS And Gets Out Alive
• NYC Mayor: Put Aside Protests for Now; Reports: North Korean Internet Down


December 19, 2014
• Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; President Obama Criticizes Sony; Sony CEO Speaks Out
• President Says Sony Made a Mistake Canceling Movie; Sony Defends Decision to Pull Film; Rep. Adam Schiff Weighs in on Sony's Film Cancellation; New Statement from Sony; Inside North Korea's Cyber Terror Attack; Cyber Attacks Surge Against U.S. Government; Did Sony Consult with Rand about Film?


December 18, 2014
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf; Cyber Threats; Presidential Trip to Cuba?
• U.S.: Cyberattack on Sony a National Security Threat; Iran Suspected in Cyberattack on U.S. Casinos; Hackers Stole Credentials of Sony Official; Inside the Scene of Taliban Attack


December 17, 2014
• Hack Attack; Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; Prisoner Swap Begins Stunning U.S. Shift on Cuba; U.S. Investigation: North Korea Behind Sony Attack
• Prisoner Swap Brings Stunning U.S. Shift on Cuba; Interview with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; Sony Cancels 'The Interview' Release


December 16, 2014
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki; Police Abuse Allegations; 145 Dead in Taliban School Massacre; Abuse Allegation Against NYPD Chokehold Cop; Videos Raise Questions About Excessive Force; Jeb Bush to "Actively Explore" Presidential Bid
• Sony Hackers Threaten 9/11-Type Attack; Interview with Rep. Peter King of New York; Schoolchildren Slaughtered in Pakistan Terror Attack; Sony Hackers Threaten 9/11-Type Attack; Cafe Gunman Wasn't on Terror Watchlist; Mental Illness Linked to Lone Terrorist Threat


December 15, 2014
• New York Protests; Terror in Australia; Captor Forces Hostages to Use Social Media to Spread Message; Documents Raise Questions about Ferguson Jury; New Questions About Ferguson Testimony; Jeb Bush to Release Email, Plans Book
• Two Hostages, Gunman Dead in Bloody End to Siege; Interview with Rep. Mike McCaul; 2 Hostages, Gunman Dead in Sydney Stand-Off; Urgent Manhunt after Rampage Leaves 6 Dead; Can Lone Wolf Attack Happen in U.S.?; NYPD Responds to Protests and Terror Threat


December 12, 2014
• National Protests; California Storms; Mysterious Glitch Snarls Airline Traffic; Ferocious Storms Triggers Mudslides, Floods
• Three Shot Near Oregon High School; U.S. May Have Helped Create ISIS; Interview with Josh Earnest; Hollywood Secrets Leaked in Hacking Incident; Rare Storm Pounds California


December 11, 2014
• Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; National Protests Continue; CIA Director Defends Interrogation Tactics
• CIA Chief Defends Agency After Torture Report


December 10, 2014
• Debating Torture; Interview With General Michael Hayden; Viral Video of Cop Punched at Chokehold Protest; Surprises Hidden in $1 Trillion Budget Plan
• Sources Say Terrorist Bomb Maker Survived U.S. Strike; Torture Report Sparks Calls for Retaliation; Interview with Alberto Gonzales; Torture Report Sparks Calls for Retaliation; New Protests Against Police Tactics; North Korea Suspected in Computer Attack; Calls for Action as Drone Danger Grows


December 09, 2014
• Torture Report Released; Assault in New York
• FBI: Torture Report May Spark Terror Threat; Interview with Sen. Dianne Feinstein; FBI: Torture Report May Spark Terror Threat; North Korea Hails Sony Hacking Attack


December 08, 2014
• Failed Rescue Raid; Protests Continue; New Details to be Released in Michael Brown Case; Protest in Brooklyn at Nets Game; New Protests Tonight Against Police Killings; One-on-One with Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
• U.S. Bases and Embassies On High Alert; Chokehold Protest Forming Near White House; Militarization of Police Questioned; New Protest Planned in Brooklyn; Live Pictures of D.C. Protests


December 05, 2014
• Building Anger; ISIS Attack; Protests Across U.S. in NYPD Chokehold Case
• Protests Spreading in Major U.S. Cities over New York Chokehold Case; North Korea Suspected in Computer Attack


December 04, 2014
• New York Protests; Chokehold Death Protests in Multiple Cities; CNN Crew in ISIS-Besieged City
• New Protests Over New York Chokehold Case; Interview with Senator Rand Paul


December 03, 2014
• Interview With New York Congressman Peter King; Interview With Missouri Congressman William Lacy Clay; No Indictment in NYPD Chokehold Death; Interview with U.S. Congressman Peter King of New York; Obama Reacts to Grand Jury Decision
• No Indictment in NYPD Choke Hold Death; No Indictment in NYPD Choke Hold Death; New York Mayor: 'It's a Very Painful Day';


December 02, 2014
• Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; Riot Charges?; Major ISIS Arrest; ISIS Leader's Family Members Captured; FBI Warns ISIS May Attack U.S. Troops at Home; New GOP Moves on Government Shutdown Threat
• Riot Probe Targets Brown's Stepfather; Interview with Emanuel Cleaver; New Protests in Ferguson; Two Buses Involved in Fatal Collision; Members of ISIS Leader's Family Captured; FBI Warns ISIS May Target Troops in U.S.; Interview with John Kirby; Inside City Targeted by ISIS


December 01, 2014
• National Protests; ISIS Threat; Obama Vows 'Follow Through' After Ferguson Unrest; FBI: ISIS May Target American Troops in U.S.; GOP Aide Resigns for Mocking Obama Daughters
• Nationwide Walkouts Over Ferguson; New Obama Comments on Ferguson; New Obama Comments on Ferguson; FBI Warns Troops Inside U.S. of ISIS Threat; Pentagon Insider May Lead War on ISIS; North Korea Suspected in Computer Attack


November 28, 2014
• Ray Rice Reinstated; National Protests; Black Friday; Obama Facing Old & New Challenges; CNN Poll: More Americans See Economy Improved
• Ferguson Braces for First Weekend Since Rioting; Gunman Fires at Government Buildings; Black Friday Madness; Offensive Planned to Retake Mosul from ISIS; New Allegations of North Korean Kidnapping


November 26, 2014
• Holiday Travel; Unrest in Ferguson; Michael Brown's Stepfather Criticized For Inflammatory Comment On Monday Night; Ferguson Mayor Blames National Guard; Boy with Fake Gun Killed by Police; Storm Snarls Holiday Travel for Millions
• Reaction to Grand Jury Decision; Police Brace for More Protests in Ferguson; National Guard Troops On Ground For Third Night In Ferguson; NAACP Recommends Seven-Day March After Grand Jury Decision; Ferguson's Police Procedures Questioned


November 25, 2014
• Ferguson Protests; National Guard Deployed in Ferguson; Conflicting Witness Accounts in Grand Jury Testimony; Officer Darren Wilson Speaks Out In ABC Interview
• Holder Reacts to Ferguson Upset; Missouri Governor Deploys More Troops; Officer's Testimony Crucial in Grand Jury Decision; Police: Not Clear if Homicide Related to Rioting; Police Chief Holds Press Conference


November 24, 2014
• Ferguson Grand Jury Reaches Decision; Live News Conference by Missouri Governor;
• Ferguson Protestors Prepare for Grand Jury Announcement; Secretary Hagel Stepping Down


November 21, 2014
• President Obama in Danger?; Ferguson Decision Imminent; Officials: FBI Boosts Presence in St. Louis Area; Obama Signs & Sells Action on Immigration; At Least 12 Dead in Snow Disaster
• Obama Pushes Immigration Reform in Las Vegas; GOP Vows Immigration Fight, Sues on ObamaCare; Interview with Senator John McCain; Officials: FBI Boosts Presence in St. Louis Area; Interview with Chief Sam Dotson of St. Louis Metropolitan Police; Awaiting Grand Jury Decision on Ferguson; China Can Cripple U.S. Power Grid; At Least 12 Dead in Snow Disasters


November 20, 2014
• Immigration Battle; Tensions in Ferguson; Air Bag Recall; Interview with Elizabeth Warren
• Obama to Announce Immigration Order Tonight; Dan Pfeiffer Interview; CIA Weighs Reorganization Amid New Threats; Clock Ticking on Iran Nuclear Deal; North Korea Threatens More Nuclear Tests; Death Toll Rising After Massive Snowstorm


November 19, 2014
• Deadly Storm; Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf; Ferguson Tensions; Obama to Reveal Action on Immigration Tomorrow; Interview with Florida Governor Rick Scott
• Snow Emergency: Six Feet and More on the Way; ISIS Behind Bomb Attack in Erbil; Obama to Unveil Executive Action on Immigration; Feds Urge Recall of Airbags in Millions of Cars; Missing UVA Student's Death Ruled a Homicide


November 18, 2014
• Interview With Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer; Tension in Ferguson; Battle Against ISIS; Terror in Jerusalem; Senate Fails to Approve Controversial Pipeline; Drone Shortage Threatens War on ISIS
• Three Americans Killed in Jerusalem Terror Attack; Fifth Victim Dies in Terror Attack; Interview with Mickey Rosenfeld; Airbags Recalled for Safety; Senate About to Vote on Controversial Pipeline


November 17, 2014
• American Beheaded By ISIS; National Guard Activated In Ferguson; State of Emergency Declared in Missouri; Surprise Federal Checks on NFL Teams; How the GOP Used Twitter
• ISIS Video Reveals Clues about Killers; Parents of Murdered American Speak Out; Interview with Rep. Peter King; Report: ISIS, Al Qaeda Faction Seek Merger; New Video of Airliner Downing in Ukraine; Top U.S. Spy Details North Korea Mission; North Korean Prison Camp Horrors Revealed


November 14, 2014
• Secret Service Shortfalls; Fear in Ferguson; Ferguson Bracing for Grand Jury Report; Secret Service Blunders Revealed; Obama, GOP Ready to Fight on Immigration; Obamacare Consultant's Shocking Remarks
• Hospital Prepares for New Ebola Patient; UVA Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in 2005 Case; Arctic Blast Brings Snow to South and Northeast; 35 New Airstrikes Against ISIS; 3 Nuclear Missile Bases Shared a Single Wrench; Interview with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard


November 13, 2014
• Interview With Maryland Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger; Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki; Secret Service Blunders; Russia Planning Air Patrols Off U.S. Coasts; Pathologist Testifies in Michael Brown Case
• New U.S. Strikes on al Qaeda Cell in Syria; ISIS Leader Taunts Allies as 'Terrified, Weak'; Russia Denies Incursion as Ukraine Fighting Rages


November 12, 2014
• Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Brink of War in Ukraine; ISIS Sleeper Cells?; ISIS Smuggling Fighters Into Europe; Pathologist to Provide Critical Testimony to Michael Brown Grand Jury; Battle Line Over Climate Change
• White House Seeks New ISIS Strategy; American Sailors Attacked in Turkey; Interview with Rep. Ed Royce; China Shows Off New Stealth Fighter Jet; Robot Lands on Comet; Men Rescued from Scaffolding Dangling off Skyscraper; UVA Kidnap Suspect Taken to New Jail


November 11, 2014
• Fighting in Ukraine; ISIS Propaganda; Potential Unrest in Ferguson; Michael Brown's Parents Testify at U.N.; Hagel Reveals Plan for Troubled Vietnam Vets
• Iraq Claims Key City Recaptured from ISIS; Al Qaeda Threatening U.S. Embassy; Al Qaeda Threatening U.S. Embassy; Iranian Tweet Threatens Israel


November 10, 2014
• Ferguson Protests; Is ISIS Leader Dead?; Iraqi: Minister: ISIS Leader Hurt, Deputy Killed; Decision Expected Soon from Michael Brown Grand Jury; Asia Trip Tests Obama's Influence; Battle Brewing Over Immigration Reform
• U.S. Troops Arrive in Iraq's Anbar Province; Iraq: ISIS Leader Injured in Airstrike Interview with Sen. Angus King of Maine; Nuke Deal Imperiled as Iran Threatens Israel; 2 More Israelis Dead in Stabbing Attacks


November 07, 2014
• Ferguson Braces for Protests; Interview With Rear Admiral John Kirby; New Terror Threat?; Growing Fear of Attacks by Lone Terrorists
• 1,500 More Troops to Iraq; Interview with Chris Van Hollen; Obama Talks Cooperation with Congress; Violent Clashes Follow Vehicle Attacks; Top Contender for Attorney General Revealed; Probe Leads FBI to Diplomat's Home; Former North Korean Bodyguard Speaking Out


November 06, 2014
• Terrorist Bomb Maker Killed?; New Republican Majority; Interview With Presidential Adviser Dan Pfeiffer
• Top Bomb Maker Killed in U.S. Strike; ISIS Enemy Hit by U.S.- Led Strike; Sources Say Obama Reaching Out to Iran about ISIS; Interview with Mike Rogers; Report: 'Trojan Horse' in Vital U.S. Computers; GOP Sweeps Arkansas Elections


November 05, 2014
• Republican Victory; GOP Presidential Hopefuls; Terror in Israel; U.S. Believes Key al Qaeda Operative Killed; U.S. May Expand Strikes Against al Qaeda Offshoot; Obama Vows to Reach Out to GOP Leaders
• Obama to GOP: Let's Work Together; McConnell: "The Senate Needs to Be Fixed"; Interview with Lindsey Graham; Are Election Results a GOP Mandate?; Obama: 'I Want to See What Works'; Hamas 'Blesses' Deadly Van Attack


November 04, 2014
• Election Night in America; Absentee Ballots a Hint of Election Results?; CNN America's Choice 2014
• Election Night in America; Exit Polls: Americans Angry, Worried; Behind the Scenes at Dems' Headquarters; Polls: Voters Disapprove of Ebola Response, Approve of ISIS Response;


November 03, 2014
• Last-Minute Campaigning; Americans Joining ISIS?; ISIS Slaughters 322 Tribe Members; Video Emerges of ISIS Brainwashing Children; Report: Ferguson No-Fly Zone Aimed at Media; Investigators Find Clues to Spaceship's Crash
• Tight Races Leave Senate Control in Doubt; Biden's Predictions for Election Night & Beyond; North Korea Develops Dangerous New Weapon; Bin Laden Raid SEAL Faces Investigation


October 31, 2014
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf; Former North Korean Captive Speaks Out; Will Ferguson Police Chief Step Down?; Friend: Ferguson Police Chief Rethinking Future; The Race That Could Unleash Chaos; Tight Races Leave Senate Control in Doubt
• One Dead in Virgin's Spaceship Crash; Ax Attack on DC Police Officer; Graham Suspect Faces Judge in 2005 Rape Case; The Election's Ultimate Power Brokers


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