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February 20, 2015
• Rudy Giuliani Under Fire; Terrorist Manhunt; Pentagon Reveals Plan to Retake ISIS Stronghold; Giuliani Declares: 'This Isn't Racism
• Pentagon Reveals Plan to Retake ISIS Stronghold; ISIS Lures Teenagers to Join Fight; Justice Department Charges 19-Year-Old Man For Allegedly Trying To Join ISIS; Eastern Half Of U.S. Faces Bitter and Record-Breaking Cold; Rudy Giuliani Doubles Down On Comments About Obama's Lack Of Patriotism


February 19, 2015
• Interview With U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Rudy Giuliani Says President Obama Does Not Love America; Targeting ISIS; U.S. to Train Iraqi Troops to Take on ISIS; Bin Laden Told Couriers to Dress as Women; Ferguson Police: 'We're Complying with Justice Department
• Ground Offensive to Push ISIS Out of Iraqi City; Obama Calls for Global War Against ISIS; Interview with Joe Manchin; Ground Offensive to Push ISIS Out of Iraqi City; Obama: 'West Not at War with Islam


February 18, 2015
• Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; President Obama on ISIS Fight; Italy Warns of ISIS Danger after Threat to Rome; Justice Department May Act Against Ferguson Police; 2016 Prospect Jeb Bush: "I Am My Own Man"
• Interview With Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii; Obama: 'We Are Not at War with Islam'; Inside the Threat of Prisoners-Turned-Jihadists; New Crew Joins Search for MH-370


February 17, 2015
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf; New Details on Paris Terror Attacks; Report: Paris Terror Attacks Coordinated; Obama Holding Anti-Extremism Summit; Contamination Fears After Fiery Train Derailment; Obama Defends Immigration Action Blocked by Judge
• Report: Paris Terror Attacks Coordinated; Source Says U.S. Has Secret ISIS Kill List; Obama Holding Anti-Extremism Summit; Interview with Peter King;


February 16, 2015
• Interview With Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser; Terror in Denmark; Egypt Attacks ISIS; Killer Freeze; Explosion & Oil Spill After Train Derails; Fed Set New Rules to Control Drone Danger
• New Round of Airstrikes after ISIS Mass Beheadings; CNN Poll: Obama Losing Support on Terror, ISIS; Alleged Terror Gunman Pledged Support to ISIS; Interview with Congressman Adam Smith; Netanyahu to European Jews: 'Israel is Your Home'; Fears of Rising Anti-Semitism after Deadly Attack; 50 Million Facing Dangerous Winter Storm


February 13, 2015
• Interview With Idaho Senator James Risch; Engaging ISIS; Terrorist Prison Break; North Carolina Murders; U.S. Helicopter Gunships Now Engaging ISIS; New al Qaeda Gains after U.S. Embassy Abandoned; Obama Condemns 'Brutal Murders' of Muslim Students
• ISIS at Perimeter of Base with U.S. Troops Inside; U.S. Closes Embassy Vital to War on Terrorism; Details of Iran's War Against ISIS; Deadly Fighting in Ukraine Despite Ceasefire Deal; FBI Helping to Investigate Murder of Three Muslim Students


February 12, 2015
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Ferguson Arson Charges; Suspected ISIS Terrorist Breaks Silence
• ISIS Offensive Nearing U.S. Marines; Obama's ISIS War Request Under Fire; Dramatic Rescue Efforts Revealed; Rebels Seize U.S. Embassy, Cars, Weapons; ISIS Claims Interview with French Terror Suspect; Dramatic Rescue Efforts Revealed; Intense Fighting Despite New Peace Deal; North Korea and Russia Getting Closer?


February 11, 2015
• Interview With South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham; President Obama Requests Authority for War on ISIS; FBI Tracking U.S. ISIS Fighters Not Under Control; Three Muslim Students Shot Dead in North Carolina
• Obama Asks Congress for ISIS War Powers; U.S. Shuts Yemen Embassy, Evacuates Staffers; Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders; Obama Asks Congress for ISIS War Powers; U.S. Evacuates Staff from Yemen Embassy; Inside the Failed Hostage Rescue Attempts; Inside the Failed Hostage Rescue Attempts; Fighting Intensifies as Putin Talks Peace; Three Muslim Students Shot Dead in North Carolina


February 10, 2015
• Interview With Congressman Peter King; U.S. Hostage Killed; ISIS Threat; U.S. Confirms Death of U.S. ISIS Hostage; Netanyahu: 'Profound Disagreement with U.S.'; Obama Finalizing Requests for ISIS War Authority
• Obama: ISIS Will Pay for Death of U.S. Hostage; Reports: U.S. Closing Its Embassy in Yemen; Interview with John Kirby; Pentagon: We Know of One Other U.S. Hostage Held; Serial Stowaway Slips Past Airport Security; Jesse Matthew Charged with Hannah Graham's Murder


February 09, 2015
• Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; Snow Targets New England; Russia's Aggression; Chilling Words from Hostage on New ISIS Video; Millions Facing 'Unprecedented' Snow Emergency; Storm Forces Mass Flight Cancellations; Obama: No Decision Yet on U.S. Arms to Ukraine
• Isis Releases New Video of British Hostage; On the Front Lines in Northern Iraq; Obama: No Decision Yet On Arming Ukraine; Source: ISIS Plotting to Seize More Hostages; Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff Of California; 40 Million Being Hit by New Winter Storm; Parents of U.S. Hostage Still Have Hope


February 06, 2015
• Shocking ISIS Claim; Interview With Idaho Senator James Risch; Source: ISIS Planning to Kidnap Westerners
• ISIS Claims Aid Worker Killed in Airstrike; White House 'Deeply Concerned' by Hostage Claim


February 05, 2015
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Interview With Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh; Ukraine on the Brink; Jordan Retaliates
• Jordan Begins Massive Retaliation Against ISIS; ISIS Goes Online to Find U.S. Recruits, Targets; Why Did ISIS Burn Pilot Alive?; Kerry: U.S. Tracking Russian Weapons in Ukraine


February 04, 2015
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Plane Crash Caught on Tape; Jordan's Revenge; Ex-CIA Official: 100,000 Ground Troops to Defeat ISIS; Jeb Praises Bush Family Record
• Deadly Airliner Crash Caught on Camera; Interview with Deborah Hersman; .S. Official: Jordan Stepping Up Its Airstrikes; Commuter Train Crash and Fire Kills Six; Interview With Rep. Tulsi Gabbard


February 03, 2015
• Interview With Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Al-Attiyah; ISIS Terror; Catastrophic War; Jordan Vows "Earth-Shaking" Revenge Against ISIS; 200+ Civilians Killed as War Escalates
• Jordan Vows Revenge after ISIS Burns Pilot Alive; Interview with Sen. Richard Burr; Jordan Vows Revenge after ISIS Burns Pilot Alive; How France's Most Wanted Woman Turned Radical; Knife Attack Near Jewish Center


February 02, 2015
• Interview With New York Congressman Peter King; Interview With U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes; Snowstorm Batters Northeast; Obama Rejects 'War on Radical Islam'; Record Snowfall in Midwest, Northeast; Huckabee: Being Gay Like Drinking, Swearing; Rand Paul: Vaccines Should be Voluntary
• Snow Emergency in Boston; Interview With Martin Walsh; Patriots Victory Parade Postponed; Huge Storm Snarls Air Traffic; U.S. Weighs Sending Lethal Aid to Ukraine; On the Front Lines of a Bloody Battle in Ukraine; Interview with Representative Eliot Engel; Boston Delays Patriots' Parade Due to Snow


January 30, 2015
• Interview With Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; No Run for Romney; New Terror Video; Goodell Takes Issue with Rachel Nichols Question
• Paris Gunman Filmed Rampage with Body Camera; Surprise ISIS Attack on Major City; New Details on Female Bomber ISIS Wants Freed; Interview with U.S. Congressman Adam Smith of Washington; Report: Trouble For U.S. Drone Strategy In Yemen; Reports: Iraqi Troops Stood By During Massacre


January 29, 2015
• ISIS Swap Uncertain; Interview With Idaho Senator James Risch; Awaiting Word on ISIS Prisoner Swap; Melee Erupts at Ferguson Meeting
• One of Taliban Five May Have Returned to Terror; Awaiting Word on ISIS Prisoner Swap; Three U.S. Contractors Shot Dead at Kabul Airport; Israeli Troops, Hezbollah on High Alert


January 28, 2015
• Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce; Attack in Israel; Saving ISIS Hostages; Jordan in Contact with ISIS Over Prisoner Swap; CNN Talks to Man Who Crashed Drone at White House; Romney's Real Estate Empire Revealed
• Jordan Will Release Terrorist if ISIS Frees Pilot; Israel Hits Back after Deadly Missile Attack; Netanyahu: Those Behind Missile Attack 'Will Pay'; New England Digs Out from Record Snow; Airlines Under Threats; Voices of Auschwitz


January 27, 2015
• Interview With Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo; Massive Snowstorm Pounds Northeast; ISIS Deadline; ISIS Demands Life-or-Death Hostage Swap; Millions Under Siege from Relentless Buzzard; Major Seawall Damage as Blizzard Rages; Inside Obama's Meeting with Saudi King
• Massachusetts Hit with Heavy Snow, Flooding; Boston Battered by Epic Storm; Latest Forecast for Monster Blizzard; Report: Computer Glitch a Focus of AirAsia Probe; High Tide Poses New Threat in Massachusetts


January 26, 2015
• Interview With Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo; Interview with Congressman Peter King; Massive Snowstorm Hits East Coast; ISIS Calls for More Attacks on the West
• Fifty-Eight Million in Path of "Life-Threatening" Storm; Forecasters: Monster Storm is 'Life-Threatening'; Boston Snow Emergency: Roads & Schools Closing; NYC to Suspend Subway & Bus Service; New Jersey Transit Shutting Down Soon


January 23, 2015
• Interview With Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard; Terrorist Manhunt; Uncertain Fate for ISIS Hostages; New Video of Suspected Terror Accomplice
• U.S. Will go After al Qaeda Despite Yemen Chaos; Deadline Passes for Two ISIS Hostages; Official: U.S. Advisers May Joint Fight Against ISIS


January 22, 2015
• Saudi King Dies; Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; Chaos in Yemen; Terror Worries; Patriots Scandal
• U.S. Estimates Thousands of ISIS Fighters Killed; Yemen's Government Falls, Rebels Hold Capital; Prosecutor's Death Mystery; Interview with Marc Morial; Gitmo Commander Out After Sex Allegation Mystery Death


January 21, 2015
• Interview With State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki; Ferguson Controversy; Terror Manhunt; Boehner Invites Israeli Leader To Congress, Sidesteps Obama
• Bloody Yemen Power Struggle Aids Terrorists; Palestinian Stabs Israeli Bus Driver, Passengers


January 20, 2015
• Interview With Presidential Adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Obama's Challenge; Excerpts from State of the Union Speech Revealed; President to Call for 'Use of Force' Resolution Against ISIS
• Hundreds of Americans At Risk in Yemen; Interview with Jason Chaffetz; ISIS Demands $200 Million for Japanese Hostages; Two Yemenis Charged with Plot to Kill Americans


January 19, 2015
• Crisis in Yemen; Interview With North Carolina Senator Richard Burr; U.S. to Evacuate Yemen Embassy; Report: U.S. Hacked North Korea Before Sony Cyberattack; Report: U.S. Hacked North Korea Before Sony Cyberattack; GOP Already Pushing Back Against Obama Plan
• U.S. Military Increases Alert Level for Yemen; Bloody Power Struggle Aids al Qaeda; Hunt for A Terror Cell Mastermind; Official: Mastermind is Key ISIS Operative; Report: U.S. Infiltrated North Korean Cyber Warriors; Investigators Hear AirAsia Jet's Cockpit Recordings


January 16, 2015
• Interview With Idaho Senator James Risch; New U.S. Security Moves; Terror Raids; Source: Part of Belgium Terror Cell Still at Large
• New Warnings: Terror Cells Ready to Strike; Interview with Tulsi Gabbard; Source: Belgium Terror Cell Linked to ISIS


January 15, 2015
• Interview With Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz; Two Terror Suspects Killed in Belgium Raid; Interview with Valerie Jarrett
• Raids Foil "Imminent" Terror Attacks; Interview with Marie Harf; Belgium Raids Thwarted Attacks; Hunt for Most-Wanted Female Terrorist; Plot to Attack U.S. Capitol


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


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