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October 01, 2011
• Herman Cain Sells His Business Skills on Leno; Senior Haqqani Network Leader Haji Mali Khan Reported as Captured; More Listeria Cases Expected; Amanda Knox Pleads Her Case; Murray Trial Recap: Week One
• Florida May Move Up Presidential Primary; More Reported Cases of Listeria; Amanda Knox Makes Her Appeal; Does the Kindle Fire Stack Up Against iPad?; U.S. Citizen Killed in Al-Awlaki Drone Attack; Female Driver Spared 10 Lashes; Witnesses Describe Jackson's Death; Terry Francona Out as Red Sox Skipper; Son of Fallen Fan Throws First Pitch
• Amanda Knox Appeal Nears End; Michael Jackson Death Trial; Bank of America's New Fee
• CNN Weather Update; Tracking Tropical Weather; Murray Trial; Female Driver Spared 10 Lashes; Warning Over Killing Retaliation; Benefits of Coffee


September 24, 2011
• Eyeing a Partial Government Shutdown; Courting Conservatives in Florida; Palestinian Push for Statehood; Satellite Plunges to Earth; Struggling to Make Ends Meet; Lower Your Bills in Five Easy Steps; Sex Strike Brings Peace in Philippines; Satellite Plunges to Earth; Guilty Verdict in 'Millionaire Trial'; Family Deported, Then Separated; The End of 'All My Children'; Facebook's Latest Facelift
• NASA Unsure Where Satellite Plummeted to Earth; Republican Presidential Candidates Speak at CPAC in Florida; Government Facing Shutdown Over Disaster Relief Funding; Palestinian Authority Asks U.N. For Statehood Recognition; Political Analysts Assess President's Foreign Policy; Interview With 'All My Children' Star Michael E. Knight; Some NBA Stars Offered Deals Overseas
• Satellite Impact Area Unknown at This Hour; Congress Takes Weekend Off as Government Shutdown Nears; President Obama to Address Congressional Black Caucus; U.S. Likely to Veto Pakistan's Pitch For Statehood Recognition From U.N.; The Debate Over Capital Punishment
• Government Shutdown Looming, Congress Takes Weekend Off; GOP Hopefuls Waiting on Florida Straw Poll Results; Satellite Debris Being Found; Google Honors Jim Henson; Examining Facebook's Newest Features; Sex Strike Against Violence; H.S. Athlete Stops Race to Help Rival; Berkeley Race Bake Sale; NBA Cancels Games; Ben & Jerry's 'Schweddy Balls'
• NASA Satellite Hits Earth; GOP Candidates Competing; Ben & Jerry's Launches New Controversial Ice Cream Flavor; Lower Your Bills in 5 Easy Steps
• NASA Satellite Hits Earth; Courting Conservatives In Florida; CNN Weather Update; Sex Strike Brings Peace In Philippines; Funding Debate May Cause Government Shutdown; Middle East Faceoff at United Nations; The End of Pine Valley


September 17, 2011
• Fiery Crash Turns Reno Air Show Into Horror Show; Iran May Free Jailed Hikers Today; Convicted Killer's Clemency Plea; Life after Combat; Hispanic Political Clout Growing; Google Flight Search; Libyan Opposition Meets Resistance; The Big Cooldown; The Impact of Disasters; Cantaloupe Linked to Listeria; FDA Says Apple Juice is Safe; Security Scare Closes Air Base; Tacoma Teachers Continue Strike; The Workout Kid
• Air Show Tragedy: Three Killed in Plane Crash; Supporters of Troy Davis Proclaim His Innocence; CNN Hero Provides Health Food to Poor; Political Analysts Discuss Presidential Race; Boxer Floyd Mayweather to Fight after 16-month Hiatus; New Movie Highlights Risks of Worldwide Pandemics
• Witness to Reno Air Show Crash Discusses Moment of Impact; The Case of Troy Davis; Interview With Reverend Raphael Warnock, Fighting For Release of Troy Davis; Interview with Anneliese MacPhail, Mother of Officer Mark MacPhail
• Witnesses Call Reno Air Show Crashed Pilot 'Hero' For Saving Lives at Last Minute; Citibank Raising Fees on Customers Who Carry Lower Balances; Manhunt for Missing Soldier; Google Jumps Into Travel Market With New Flight Finder; Latino Vote Crucial to 2012 Elections; Indonesia's Child Smoking Dilemma; Life after Combat; Helping Hand for Vets; Mayweather-Ortiz Weigh-in Gets Physical; Serenading Hope Solo; Amy Winehouse Foundation Trying to Help Others
• Deadly Air Race Crash; Hikers Held in Iran Expected to be Released; 'Contagion': Movie or Reality?
• Deadly Air Race Crash; American Hikers Held In Iran; Say Goodbye To Summer; Rugby World Cup Fever; Dr. Oz Defends Arsenic in Apple Juice Assertion; 10-Year-Old Workout Coach


September 10, 2011
• On Alert for 9/11 Weekend; Texas Declared Disaster Area; Flood Disaster in New York and Pennsylvania; Romney & Perry Lead Polls; 9/11 Memorials around the World; Rebel Fighters Attack Gadhafi Stronghold; Ferry Capsizes in Tanzania; Americans Remember 9/11; Honoring the Heroes of Flight 93; Obama Pushes Georgia Jobs Plan; Financial Advice: Better to Save Than Pay Debt
• Former President Bush Lays Wreath at 9/11 Site; NASA Commences Mission to Moon; Political Strategists Debate President's Jobs Proposal; Communities in Texas Recovering from Wildfires; New York and Washington D.C. Increase Security in Response to Credible Terror Threat; Some NFL Players Wearing Patriotic Colors to Honor 9/11
• Hundreds Missing, At Least 40 Dead as Ferryboat Carrying More Than 600 Capsizes Off Tanzania; Rebels Attacking Gadhafi Stronghold of Ben Walid; New Threats Spark Increased Police And Security Presence in NYC and DC; NASA Launches GRAIL Mission; Troops in Kabul Mark 9/11 Anniversary With Heavy Emotion; GOP Presidential Hopefuls Gather for Tea Party Express Debate
• Three People Believed to be Part of Possible Terror Plot Against the U.S. Planned For 9/11 Anniversary; Increased Law Enforcement Presence in NYC and DC Police; Deadly Ferryboat Accident In Zanzibar; More Fighting Between Rebels and Gadhafi Loyalists; Flooding In Maryland and Pennsylvania; Georgia Jobs Program; Smartphone Apps for 9/11; Security Ramped Up; Bachmann: Obama Late on Jobs Plan; NFL Allows Patriotic Gear for 9/11 Games
• 'Credible' Terror Threat for 9/11 Anniversary; Northeast Flooding Crisis Not Over Yet; Saving Money or Paying Debt?
• Credible and Specific, But Unconfirmed Plan for Bomb Attack on 9/11 Anniversary; Trucks Being Checked Throughout New York; Wildfire Emergency In Texas; Devastating Floods In Northeast; CNN Weather Update; CNN Hero Jeff Parness; Morning Passport: Canadian Border Towns


September 03, 2011
• Slow Moving Storm Over the Gulf Coast; Katt Williams Apologizes
• Tropical Storm Lee; Jew Jersey Flooding; Violence in Tripoli; Sarah Palin's Spotlight; Sex Meters in Germany; Italian Town Mints Own Money; Katt Williams Apologizes; Unnecessary Roughness in Sarasota
• Tropical Storm Watch; Quote Controversy; Debit Card Dilemma
• Preparing for Tropical Storm Lee; Sarah Palin's Spotlight; Alabama Football Team Returns; Italy Town Mints Own Money; Domino's To the Moon


August 27, 2011
• Hurricane Irene Coverage: Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall in North Carolina; More Than 200,000 Without Power; New York Braces for Irene
• Hurricane Irene Coverage: Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall in North Carolina; Cities Along East Coast Evacuated Ahead of Hurricane; Interview With Coast Guard Rear Admiral William Lee
• Hurricane Irene Coverage: Hurricane Irene Now Over Land; Interview With Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano; Mayor Michael Bloomberg Appeals to NYC Residents to Seek Cover, Heed Warnings; New York Prepares for Irene; Category 1 Irene Drenches Wilmington; MLK Memorial Dedication Ceremony Pushed Back Due to Weather
• Hurricane Irene Coverage: NYC, D.C. Prepares Ahead of Irene; Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall in North Carolina; Long Island Prepares for Irene; Interview With North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue
• Hurricane Irene Coverage: Interview With Kate Meier of the Greater Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross; Discussion With Lt. Gen. Russel Honore on Emergency Operation Procedures
• Hurricane Irene Coverage: Irene Zeroes in on N.C. Coast; East Coast Braces For Irene; Irene IReports; Tens of Thousands Without Power in North Carolina


August 20, 2011
• Libyan Officials Deny Reports Gadhafi Seeking Refuge in Neighboring Countries; Obama States 'There Are Things We Can Do' About Unemployment; 2011 A Costly Year in Natural Disasters; Reports From Iran: American Hikers Sentenced to Eight Years
• Obama's Working Vacation; New Videos From U.K. Riots Show 'Coordinated Criminal Behavior'; Real Life Nancy Drew Solves Burglary Crime; Conquering the Cube; The Link Between Social Media and Crowd Violence; Doctors Say Heart Disease Is Preventable
• Rebels Closer to Tripoli; Syrian Sources: 29 Killed; Flash Flooding Claims Lives in Pittsburgh; 82-Year-Old Brooklyn Woman Fights Eviction Based on Predatory Lending Claim; Protecting Your Online Presence With Virtual Credit Cards; Club Drug Ecstasy Could Help Treat Blood Cancers
• Rebels Close in on Tripoli; Killed Off By Social Security; Honor & Honesty in Japan; China's Future Eco-Cities; West Memphis Three Released; Busy Week For GOP Presidential Hopefuls; New MLK Memorial Dedication Ceremony Next Week; The Curious Case of A Dog Named Mr. B


August 13, 2011
• Orchestrated Assault in Lahore, Pakistan Ends With American Businessman Kidnapped; Police Still on Scene in Pennsylvania Turnpike Bus Crash; Ames Straw Poll Underway in Iowa; Strategists Break Down the Race for the GOP Nomination; Trip on a Tank: Virginia
• U.S. Embassy Confirms American Businessman Abducted From His Home in Pakistan; Learning More About Texas Governor Rick Perry; Bus Overturns on PA Turnpike; Food Banks Having Hard Time Keeping Necessities Stocked For Those Who Need; Canceling Retirement; What Some Women Will Do for Love; Search Widens for Missing Maryland Woman; Tiger in a Tailspin; Wild Week on Wall Street
• American Development Worker Abducted From His Home in Pakistan; Critical Iowa Straw Poll Today; Palin Bus Tour Hits Iowa; Dozens of Teens Arrested in Philly Curfew Crackdown; Bailing Out the Kids
• American Abducted in Pakistan; Iowa Straw Poll: Big Vote for GOP Contenders; Philly Curfew Crackdown; Texas Town Turning Sewage into Drinking Water; Girl's Dying Wish Inspires $1 Million in Donations; Duchess Willing to Lose Billions for Love; A Trip on a Tank: Virginia Area Travel Spots; Entertainers Band Together For Somalia Relief


August 06, 2011
• U.S. Credit Rating Downgraded; Importance of a Credit Rating; Texas Governor Heads Day of Prayer; Lessons for Our Schools
• NATO Helicopter Crash Claims 38 Lives; GOP Hopefuls React to S&P Downgrading U.S.; Estimates of 30,000 Children Dead Due to Somalia's Famine; Purchasing the Right Tools For College; The Faces Behind July's Jobs Report; Don't Panic When Market Drops
• Standard & Poor's Downgrades U.S. Creditworthiness; At Least 31 U.S. Soldiers Die in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan; CNN Fit Nation Athletes Prepare for Triathlon; Financial Adviser Discusses U.S. Credit Rating
• S&P Lowers U.S. Credit Rating; Credit Downgrade Effect; NATO Chopper Crashes; Extreme Heat In The Plains; Difficult Week on Wall Street; Chopsticks Export Irony; Hama Under Attack


July 30, 2011
• Capitol Hill Full of Action, No Word on Progress; Treasury Deciding on Who Will and Who Won't Get Paid; Phoenix Family Charged in 10-Year-Old Girl's Death; Fewer Than One-Quarter of All Students Are Proficient in American History
• Three Days Till National Default; Jefferson County, Alabama Going Broke; Storm is a Texas-Sized Downer; Walmart Moving Into the Movie Renting Business; Congress in Session Today; Obama Calls for Compromise; A Private Royal Affair; Somalia's Fight against Famine; Will We See a Tiger-sized Comeback for Woods?
• Countdown to U.S. Default; Tropical Storm Don Turns Into Tropical Storm Dud; Some Products; Actually Coming Down in Cost; Introducing the New Fiat
• Disagreements on Debt Crisis; T.D. Don Weakens Inland; Growing Global Concern Over Debt; Jailbirds Face Ban on Flashy Clothes; Beauty in All Shapes and Sizes; Honoring the Montford Point Marines; What Not To Name Your Child


July 23, 2011
• President and Congressional Leaders to Meet This Morning; Norway Foreign Minister Says Attacks May Have Been Politically Motivated; Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies to Begin Sunday in New York City; Comic-Con in San Diego Brings Out Sci-Fi Fans
• Close to a Hundred Killed in Norway Attack; Record-Shattering Heat; Debt Ceiling Deadline Looming; Debt Deal in Jeopardy; Pie in Murdoch's Face; NFL Lockout Not Over
• Washington Leaders Meet at White House Today; Norway Police Planning on Charging One Man For Both Attacks; Media Reporting a Possible Second Attacker Involved in Norway Killings; How Should Everyday Americans Prepare Themselves For the Nation's Default?
• Mass Killing in Norway; Debt Ceiling Deadline Looming; New Arrests in Dodgers Game Fan Beating; Desperate Fight to Get Food to Starving in Somalia


July 16, 2011
• 178 Educators Asked to Resign in Atlanta Over Cheating Scandal; Casey Anthony's Last Day in Jail; Murdoch Scandal Continues to Erupt on Both Sides of the Pond; Will Justin Timberlake Follow His Own Advice?
• Atlanta Interim Superintendent Offers 178 Public School Employees Option: Quit or Be Fired; Casey Anthony to be Released Sunday; Carmageddon Fear Grips L.A.; Apps That Can Ease Your Traveling Blues; The Murdoch Scandal; No Deal on Debt Ceiling; The First Ladies of Comeback; Tiger Running Out of Money?
• The Murdoch Scandal; Debating the Debt Ceiling: Why So Much Tension in Washington?; Understanding the Effects of Not Raising the Debt Ceiling; Are Parents of Overweight Children Guilty of Child Abuse?
• The Murdoch Scandal; L.A.'s Traffic Nightmare; Minnesota Shutdown Nears End; Behind the Murdoch Empire; Sears Damage Control After Offering $69 iPad; Southern California: The 51st State?; Keystone Crusaders: More Than Meets the Eye


July 09, 2011
• Remembering First Lady Betty Ford; The New Country of South Sudan; 'News of the World' Shuts Down; What's Next For Harry Potter Fans?
• Remembering Betty Ford; What's Next For NASA?; Scandal Buries "News of the World"; Hatmaker to the Future Queen; Jobs and the Campaign
• Betty Ford Dies; Job Numbers Fall Short; Unlimited Data Plans Eliminated; World Welcomes South Sudan as New Nation; 'News of the World' Shuts Down Amid Phone Hacking & Police Bribery Scandal
• Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies at 93; South Sudan Celebrates Its First Independence Day; Atlantis on The Way to International Space Station


July 02, 2011
• Anthony Trial Testimony Ends; Strauss-Kahn Case in Jeopardy; Gadhafi Threatens Europe; Greece Stops American Activist Boat From Heading to Gaza; Same-Sex Marriage Laws Provide Boom For Wedding Businesses
• Casey Anthony Trial Set For Closing Arguments; Prosecutors Admit Problems With Accuser's Statements in DSK Case; Georgia Tries Guest-Worker Programs to Help Farmers; CNN Road Trip: Three Friends, One Vehicle, One Tank of Gas; Password Dos and Don'ts; Gesture Gets Spectator Jail Time; Royal Wedding on French Riviera; Iowa Tour for Bachmann; Nike and Michael Vick Re-Unite
• Strauss-Kahn Released; Grading NASA's Shuttle Program; Michigan Congressman Thad McCotter to Announce Presidential Run; Wildfire Moving Away From Los Alamos; Pros and Cons of Borrowing From Your 401(k); Salmonella Cases Reported in Five States Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts
• Strauss-Kahn Released from House Arrest; No Bail for Airplane Stowaway; Probationers Linked Up with Georgia Farmers; Royal Wedding in French Riviera


June 25, 2011
• N.Y. Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage; Casey Anthony Trial Resumes This Hour; Nick Charles Dies at 64; Flooding Record in North Dakota
• Same-Sex Marriage Law In New York; Casey Anthony Trial Continues; Record Flooding in North Dakota; Protests Continue in Syria; Examining the Top Threats to Men's Health; Thing Big: Solar Powered Roads; Internet Security Issues on the Cloud; Nick Charles Dies; PDA's Unwelcome in Dubai; Casey Anthony's Mother and Brother Testify
• New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage; Deadly Train Accident in Reno; Firefighters Gaining Upper Hand in Arizona; Examining Recent Rash of Homegrown Terror Plots; FCC Busts Telephone Services For Wrongly Charging Customers Hundreds of Dollars; New Concerns Over Rupturing Breast Implants
• N.Y. State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage; Souris River at Record Level; Pilot's Salty Cockpit Talk


June 18, 2011
• Casey Anthony Murder Trial Resumes; United Sorry for Computer Glitch; Obama to Make Announcement About Afghan Troop Withdrawal Policy Next Month; Passenger Arrested After Refusing to Deboard Plane
• Computer Glitch Strands Thousands of United Airlines Passengers; Major GOP Conference Under Way; Anthony Weiner's Pension Package; 300 Years of Royal Ascot; Casey Anthony Murder Trial; Rory McIlroy Dominating U.S. Open
• Airline Glitch Strands Passengers; U.S. Collecting Information on Potential War Crimes Committed By Syria Government; Teen Sues School Over Prom; Tips on Saving Money at Restaurants, Grocery Stores; U.S. Life Expectancy Lagging Behind Other Industrialized Nations
• Airline Glitch Strands Passengers; Obama Versus Boehner; Couple Explain Riot Kissing Photo; Hiring Probationers on the Farm; Anthony Trial Enters 4th Week


June 11, 2011
• Police Investigating Rep. Weiner; CIA Panetta in Pakistan; Morgan Apologizes for Anti-Gay Rant
• Teen Says She Got Sexting Messages from Congressman Weiner; Arizona Blaze Continues to Build; Facebook's Latest Controversy: Face Recognition; Alternative Medicines From Around the World; Gruesome Testimony at Casey Anthony Trial This Week; Muslim Woman's Clothing Roadblock to Olympics; Make it Yourself
• Firefighters Continue to Battle Worsening Arizona Fire; House Launches Ethics Investigation Into Weiner Scandal; Syrians Fleeing to Turkey to Escape Violence; Talking Money With Your Spouse Can Help Save Your Marriage
• Weiner Contacted Teen Girl; Fire Conditions Worsen in Arizona; Tracy Morgan Under Fire For Anti-Gay Comments; Syrians Running For Their Lives; Boxes of Palin E-Mails Released


June 04, 2011
• Al Qaeda's Military "Brain" Killed; U.S. Teen Killed in Costa Rica; Keeping Kid's Education on Track During a Family Divorce; Victims of Fraud Get Thank-You Note From Thief
• Faith and Freedom Coalition Draws GOP Heavy Hitters; Mosque at Yemeni Presidential Palace Bombed; Parts of Missouri River Shutdown; Al Qaeda's "Military Brain" Killed; Weiner-gate Still a Mystery; Watch What You Tweet; John Edwards Pleads Not Guilty
• Job Creation Slows, Yet President Gets Bump Up in Approval Rating; Scientists Battle Super Toxic New Strain of E. Coli; Too Many Americans Taking Too Many Pills; John Edwards Pleads Innocent; Advantages to Not Paying Your Mortgage?
• John Edwards Plead Innocent; Cell Phones May Cause Cancer; A Day to Remember; Wasting Taxpayer Dollars


May 28, 2011
• Obama/Tusk Press Conference; Recovery Efforts Underway in Joplin after Tornado
• More than 150 Still Missing in Joplin; The Power of Palin; Death Toll in Joplin Tornado Climbs to 132; resident Obama in Poland to Talk Change & Pay Respects; New Explosions in Yemeni Capital


May 21, 2011
• Suicide Bombers Attack Afghan Hospital; Don't Leave Home without It; GOP Hopefuls Busy Today; Predicting the Apocalypse; Lance Armstrong Accusations; River Cresting in Mississippi; Active Hurricane Season Up Ahead
• Ex-IMF Chief Out on Bail; Predicting the Apocalypse; River Cresting in Mississippi; Afghanistan, Pakistan Hit By Multiple Suicide Attacks


May 14, 2011
• Flooding Down South; President Bush Breaks Silence on Bin Laden Killing; Aaron on Baseball's Future; Visa Lottery Malfunction
• Army to Open Spillway to Avert Flooding; Honoring True Heroes; Bayou Community Evacuated; GOP Presidential Field Taking Shape; Power of the Pilots; Addressing Immigration; Combating Illegal Workers in the Workplace
• Key Louisiana Spillway to Open; Conversation with Hank Aaron
• Flooding Moves South; Honoring True Heroes; Conversation with Hank Aaron; GOP Presidential Field Taking Shape; Least "Evil" Banks; 60-Second Start-Up; Understanding Multiple Marriage Relationships


May 07, 2011
• Tracking and Finding Bin Laden; Obama, Biden Meet Seal Team; Foreign Oil Helping Al Qaeda
• Father Pleads for Son's Return; A Tradition of Hats and Horses; Bin Laden Raid Raises Legal Questions; Missouri Farmers File Lawsuit; Race for the Cure
• Kicked Off Plane For Being Muslim; Slow-Moving Natural Disaster; Race for the Cure; Five Things You Should Be Getting For Free
• Muslims Kicked Off Plane; Flooding Forces Evacuations; Drone Targets Radical Cleric In Yemen; New Bin Laden Details; Tracking and Finding Bin Laden; Troops React to Bin Laden's Death; Missing in Afghanistan; Recovering In Tuscaloosa


April 30, 2011
• Devastation in Tuscaloosa; The Donald Does Blue in Vegas; FAA Puts Air traffic Controllers in the Hot Seat
• Devastation Across the South; Investigating Sony's Massive Security Hack; Is Sleeping on the Job Good?; Riding out the Storm; A Tradition of Hats; NFL Lockout Back On
• Historic Outbreak of Tornadoes; Death Toll From Storms Now Above 300; $100 Starts Your Own Business; Surgeon Operates on Wrong Eye
• Historic Outbreak of Tornadoes; NFL Lockout Back in Effect; Pope John Paul II Closer to Sainthood; Trump's Salty Speech; Rebels Making Their Own Weapons in Libya; The Fashion Show of Hats at the Royal Wedding


April 23, 2011
• Storm Tears Through St. Louis, Devastates Neighborhoods, Homes and Lambert Airport
• Storm Tears through St. Louis; Syria Tense Following Protests; U.S. Drone Strikes Libya
• Airstrike Near Gadhafi Compound; Winds Damage St. Louis Airport; The Value of a Prenup
• Winds Damage St. Louis Airport; Airstrike Near Gadhafi Compound; Syria Tense Following Protests; Royal Wedding Six Days Away; "Words Can Be Hurtful"; Home Brewer Tries Ancient Lenten Fast


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