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February 08, 2012
• Rick Santorum Wins Three States in GOP Primary Race; University Dispenses Controversial Birth Control Pill through Vending Machine; U.S. Reviewing Military Options in Syria; What About a Parade of Heroes?; Interview with Rick Santorum; Political Ad by Pete Hoekstra Draws Fire; Health Care Mandate Violates Religious Beliefs


February 07, 2012
• Interview with Tim Pawlenty; Cancer Survivor Wins The Super Bowl; Violence Continues in Syria; Interview with Ambassador Ted Kattouf; Surprise Best Actor Oscar Nominee; Long Arm of the Recession
• Report Lists Congress Members Who May Have Benefited Personally from Earmarks; Violence Continues in Syria; Contraception Controversy; No-Zero Grading Policy; Russia's Prime Minister Meeting With Syrian President; Obama Changes Tune On Superpacs; Gingrich, Santorum Won't Leave Race; Unemployment Drops to 79 Weeks; Stunt Driver Vows To Return After Fall; Stock Act To Stop Insider Trading; GOP Votes In Three States; Elementary School Kids Can Still Buy Unhealthy Snacks at School; L.A. School Closed After Teachers Arrested for Sexual Abuse


February 06, 2012
• "I Deserve a Second Term"; Interview With Rep. Ted Poe; Academic Dishonesty; Mitt Romney Leading in GOP Polls; U.S. Closes Embassy in Syria; U.S. Closes Embassy in Syria; Detroit Automakers Come Back; Author Reveals Affair with JFK
• Interview with Congressman Bill Flores; Violence in Syria Continues; New York Giants Win Super Bowl; U.S. Looks to Rally "Friends of Syria"; Rapper M.I.A.'s Halftime "Salute"; Norovirus Hits Two Cruise Ships; Deadly Cold Snap In Europe; Obama: U.S. Working With Israel On Iran; Three GOP Contests Tomorrow; SNL Sends Gingrich To The Moon; "I Deserve A Second Term"; Romney: Real Unemployment Rate Over 15 Percent; Can Romney Extend Winning Streak?; Komen Reversal On Planned Parenthood; People Calling for Karen Handel to Resign; $3.5 Million Paid for a 30-Second Super Bowl Advertisement


February 03, 2012
• Rumblings of War; American Tourists Kidnapped in Egypt; Romney: "Misspoke" On The Poor; January Jobs Report Puts Unemployment at 8.3 percent; Susan G. Komen Foundation Stop Funding for Planned Parenthood; California Woman Beats Honda in Court; Go Red Day; Every Mother Counts
• Defense Secretary Suggest Israel may Attack Iran; Mitt Romney Continues to Explain Comment About Very Poor; Interview With Governor Pat Quinn; Hope on the Horizon?; Jobs Jump Start; American Tourists Kidnapped In Egypt; New Protests In Egypt; Romney Well Ahead In Nevada Caucuses; Waiting For The Big January Jobs Report; Romney: "Misspoke" On The Poor; Soledad to Join Sanjay Gupta in Triathlon; Joplin Offers Tornado Tourism to Rebuild


February 02, 2012
• U.S. Plans to End Afghan Combat Mission; Interview With Rep. Mick Mulvaney; Interview With Chris Van Hollen; "Soul Train" Host Don Cornelius Dies; President Announces Plan to Help American Homeowners Lower Mortgage Rates; Ghetto Film School Online
• Mitt Romney Explains Comment about Very Poor; Defense Secretary Mentions 2013 Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan; Facebook Going Public; Stop with the Groundhog Overkill; 79 Dead In Egyptian Soccer Riot; Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Taco Bell; How Alzheimer's Spreads; Civic Owner Beats Honda In Court; Texas Teen Deported To Colombia; Decoding Political Campaigns of Romney, Gingrich


February 01, 2012
• Interview with Florida Congressman Connie Mack; Interview With Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; Facebook Prepares for IPO; Interview with Senator Mike Lee; Senate to Consider Insider Trading Bill; Celebrating Black History Month
• Mitt Romney Wins Florida Primary; Interview with Gingrich PAC Adviser Rick Tyler; Interview with Mitt Romney; Little League Coach Cuts Girl; Get Real! Little League Coach Cuts Girl Because She's A Girl; Pakistan Denies Helping Taliban; Judge Rules Against "Occupy DC"; JFK Assassination Tapes Released; Romney Wins Florida; Scott's Popularity With Voters; U.S. Urges U.N. to Weigh in on Syria, Russia Vows to Block U.N. Resolution; Number of Negative GOP Political Ads Unprecedented


January 31, 2012
• Interview with Michael Reagan; White House Sharing Too Much?; Florida Voting Begins; Interview with Senator Marco Rubio; Interview With Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; Is Donald Trump Entering GOP Race?
• Voting in Florida GOP Primary to Begin Soon; Congressman Allen West Interviewed; Florida Voting Begins; Teen Cancer Survivor Suspended Over Hair; Mass Protest In Syria; Report: Freddie Betting Against Homeowners; Primary Day In Florida; Research Shows Results of Nurturing Parents on Children; Alex Sink Discusses Which GOP Candidate Can Take on Obama


January 30, 2012
• Interview with Congressman Jason Chaffetz; Occupy DC Deadline: "Get Out or Go to Jail!"; The Stimulus: Money Well Spent?; Mitt Romney Leads Primary in Florida Polls; Interview with Representative Dan Burton; Teachers, Students and Facebook; How Congress Plans to Cut Back in 2012
• Mitt Romney Leads Primary in Florida Polls; Interview with Representative Daniel Webster; Pakistan "Must Have" Known; Woman Dumps Boyfriend After Cancer Diagnosis;jPolice: Blood Found Belongs To Ayla; Arab League Suspends Syria Mission; U.S. Drones Anger Iraqis; Gingrich Rally In Jacksonville; Verdict: Guilty Of "Honor Murders"; Herman Cain Endorses Newt Gingrich; Rick Santorum Leaves Campaign Trail for Sick Daughter


January 27, 2012
• Interview with Jack and Suzy Welch; Giffords Resigns; President of Group Supporting Mitt Romney Interviewed; Thompson Backing Gingrich; War of Words
• Courting Florida's Latino Vote; Tacos for Racial Slur; Ford: Biggest Profit Since '98; Stocks Head For Higher Open; FBI Joins Search For Carjacker; British And French Meeting About Syria; BP Is Responsible For Oil Spill Damages; X-tremely Close Call; Abba's First New Song In 18 Years; Final Debate Before Florida Primary; Obama's Tuition Message; Big Hits, Broken Dream


January 26, 2012
• Tense Confrontation; Fight for Florida; Gingrich Got It Wrong?; East Haven, Connecticut Mayor Makes Racially Insensitive Remark; Tornadoes May Be Threatening Louisiana; Big Hits, Broken Dreams; The "English Only" Debate
• President and Arizona Governor Have Tense Exchange; GOP Presidential Candidates Debate Immigration Policy; Reunion for Freed American Hostage; Beard Ban Lifted at Disney; Reward Out For Pardoned Murderer; Defense Cuts To Be Announced; Demonstrators Surround Prime Minister; Life Of "Leisure" On Death Row?; FBI Arrests Connecticut Cops Accused Of Racial Profiling; Mitt Romney Hopes for Self- Deportation on Illegal Immigration; NY Giants Targeting Opponents with History of Concussions


January 25, 2012
• Interview with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Another Record Quarter For Apple; What Does Pelosi Know?; Interview with Senator John McCain; "Defining Issues of Our Time"; Date Night at the State of the Union
• Political Analysts Assess President's State of the Union Address; Interview with Rep. Jeb Hensarling; East Haven Cops Charged with Profiling Latinos; Four East Haven Cops Charged With Profiling Latinos; American Hostage Rescued; Syria Extends Arab League Mission; Giffords In The House; Reviving The American Dream; Romney's Riches; Unfair Tax Advantage For Rich?; Secret Tapes from JFK White House; Multiple Head Injuries Correlates with Parkinson's Disease


January 24, 2012
• Interview with Representative Trent Franks; Paterno's Family: Remained Upbeat Until the End; Taking On Iran In An Election Year; Mitt Romney Releases Taxes for Two Years; Analysts Debate Political Consequences of Romney's Tax Record; Football and Concussions; Oscar 2012 Nominations
• Mitt Romney Releases Taxes for Two Years; President Preparing State of Union Address; Life on the Hill; Bruins Goalie Can't Mask Feelings for Obama; Florida Early Voting; Iran: E.U. Oil Embargo Won't Work; Senator Mark Kirk Suffers Stroke; Biggest Solar Storm In Years; Lowest Fares: Six Weeks Before Flight; Federal Reserve Meets Today On Interest Rates; Showing The Money; Preview Of Romney Tax Returns; GOP Race Tightens; Documentary "Big Hits, Broken Dreams" Premiers, Discusses Concussions; Valerie Jarrett Discusses Obama's State of the Union Address Happening Tonight


January 23, 2012
• Interview with Representative Tom Rooney of Florida; Severe Weather from Indiana to Arkansas; Convicts Back To Prison?; Severe Weather In The South?; White House in Settlement Negotiation with Large Banks: President to Give State of the Union Speech; Date Night Part 2; Newt Gingrich and Saul Alinsky
• Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary; Congressman Bob McEwen Interviewed; Gingrich PAC Leader Interviewed; Anti-Gingrich Sentiment; Remembering Joe Paterno; Threat Of Tornadoes; Syria Rejects Arab League Plan; U.S. Aircraft Carrier Enters Gulf Without Incident; Santorum's Right To Life Position; Tracy Morgan Collapses; Heidi Klum, Seal Splitting; Steven Tyler Accused Of Butchering National Anthem; Obama's Critics "Dumb?"; Newsweek Makes Case Obama's Critics Are "Dumb"; Texas School District to Ban Sports


January 20, 2012
• Interview with Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia; Interview With Rep. Jim Clyburn; Newt Gingrich Denies Claims by Ex-Wife He Desired an Open Marriage; Obama's World View
• Panelists Discuss the GOP Presidential Debate in South Carolina; Candidates Face-Off in South Carolina; Afghanistan Chopper Crash Kills Six U.S. Marines; Body Parts Found Near Pitt's Home; Nevada Fire Emergency; Freeskyle Skier Sarah Burke Dies; Battle For South Carolina; Interview with S.C. Rep. Tim Scott on GOP Candidates; Do Candidates Use Racial Coding?


January 19, 2012
• Iowa Caucus Count Unresolved; Timeline Of Cruise Disaster; Iowa Recount Gives Rick Santorum Victory in Caucuses; Interview with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins; SC Tea Party Undecided on Candidates; Barbour Explains
• Recount in Iowa Gives Rick Santorum Victory in Caucuses; Newt Gingrich Criticized for Using Racial Cues in Campaign; RPT: Captain Fell Into Lifeboat; Timeline of Cruise Disaster; Rick Santorum's Tax Plan; Obama Talks Tourism At Disney; Former Penn State Officials Arraigned Today; Casey Anthony $1M For Interview; Digging Out In Pacific Northwest; AT&T Hiking Prices For Data Plans; Big Banks Report Earnings Today; Gingrich On Ex-Wife's Interview; Gingrich Gaining On Romney In South Carolina; Mark Wahlberg Apologizes for 9/11 Comment; Obama Cancels Pipeline, Blames Republicans; Both Sides Debate Pipeline


January 18, 2012
• "Complete Chaos"; Internet Blackout; Mitt Romney's Money; Pakistan To U.S. Envoy: 'Stay Away'; Iran Refuses to Return Downed Drone to U.S.; Captain of Sunken Italian Cruise Ship Under House Arrest; Perry Talking Turkey; What's a Mom Worth?
• Italian Captain of Sinking Cruise Ship Under House Arrest; Newt Gingrich Calls on Rick Santorum and Rick Perry to Drop Out of GOP Presidential Race; Rivals To Romney: "Show Us the Money"; Iran Mocks U.S. with Toy Drone; Cruise Ship Rescue On Hold; Rescue Worker Treated By Paramedics; Congress Again Votes on Raising Debt Ceiling; Some Think Paula Deen's Recipes Brought on Diabetes


January 17, 2012
• "It is Only a Technical Failure"; Chocolate's Child Slaves; Romney Record Under Attack; Transcript of Conversation Between Port Authority and Italian Cruise Ship Captain Released; The Human Factor; Burger King Testing Home Delivery
• Captain of Sunk Italian Cruise Ship on Trial; GOP Presidential Contenders Debate in South Carolina; Wall Street's Reaction to E.U. Downgrade; Mississippi Governor's Trusty Program in Jeopardy; "It Is Only A Technical Failure"; Cruise Ship Captain Goes Before Judge; Unrest In Syria; It's Back To Work For Washington; Interview With Jim DeMint; Interview with Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and Marsha Blackburn; Congress Works on Payroll Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits; GOP Candidates Make Pitch in S.C.; Child Refused Life-Saving Transplant


January 16, 2012
• Captain Blamed for Cruise Accident; Huntsman Dropping Out of Race; Romney Gives Cash To Struggling Supporter; Rick Perry Defends Statement About Marines; Sports Analysts Discuss Tim Tebow and Religion in Sports
• Italian Cruise Ship Continues to Sink; Jon Huntsman Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race; The Huntsman Factor; Tucson Schools Banning Shakespeare Play; ; Thai Police Find Cache Of Bomb Material; Rick Santorum Town Hall; O.J. Losing Miami Home; Snow Hits Seattle; Jon Huntsman Dropping Out; Evangelicals Back Santorum; Joe Paterno: I Wish I Had Done More; Sally Jenkins Got First Joe Paterno Interview; Actress Angela Bassett Honors MLK Jr Legacy; Clarence Jones Helped Dr. King Write "I Have a Dream" Speech


January 13, 2012
• Obama To Ask Congress For Power To Shrink Federal Government; 200 Criminals Pardoned In Mississippi; Marines Photographed Urinating on Taliban Corpses Identified; Senator Jim DeMint Interview
• Mississippi Governor Release Murderers; Joran Van Der Sloot Pleaded Guilty; Iphone 4S Craze in China; Battle for South Carolina; iPhone Stops NY Philharmonic; Thailand Terror Threat; Fed Missed Housing Bust; Obama Asks For $1.2 Debt Limit; Paterno Paid Through Season; Mortgage Rates At Record Low; Author Discusses Book "The Obamas"; Discrimination in Cincinnati Pool


January 12, 2012
• NCIS Lead Investigator in Marine Video; Made In America, Again?; Some Companies Bringing Jobs Back to U.S. from Overseas; Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed; Gingrich: Prepare for "Armageddon"; Run for the Money
• Judge Puts Injunction on Pardons Issued by Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour; Afghan Government Condemns Marine Video; Mitt Romney Painted as Vulture Capitalist; People Speak about GOP Candidates; Judge Halts Mississippi Pardons After Uproar; French Journalist Killed In Syria; Mission To Nome; The Internet, Like Crack; South Carolina: Game On; Romney Rips Obama


January 11, 2012
• Heading South; Ahmadinejad Visiting the Castros in Cuba; Police Informant Faces Deportation; Mitt Romney Wins New Hampshire Primary; Convicted Killer Pardoned by Governor Haley Barbour; Pot Smokers Breathing Easy; New Hampshire Primary
• Mitt Romney Wins New Hampshire Primary; Political Analysts Look at GOP Presidential Race Going Forward; Barbour Pardons Nearly 200; No Shovels and 18 Feet of Snow; Romney Romps To Victory In New Hampshire; Bain Of Romney's Existence?; Van Der Sloot Plea; No New Evidence In Wood Case; Boozy Binges; Parents of Robert Champion Sue Bus Company; Who did New Hampshire Voters Vote For?


January 10, 2012
• Interview with Mary Kaye Huntsman; Mississippi Governor Pardons Killer; Interview With John Podesta; GOP Presidential Hopefuls Campaign in New Hampshire; Poll in New Hampshire Begin Opening for Voting; Why Tuesday?
• Gingrich Super PAC Makes Anti-Romney Film; New Hampshire Primary Voting Begins; Violence Continues in Syria; Alabama Defeats LSU in College Football; Remembering the Angel of Tucson; Texas A&M's "12th Man"; Assad: External Conspiracy To Blame For Violence; Family Talking About FAMU Hazing Death; New Zealand Oil Spill; West Virginia Cave Rescue; The Race For New Hampshire; Attack Ads Abound; The Price of Politics; Battle For New Hampshire Begins; Newt Gingrich Appears to Expect Bad News in New Hampshire Primary. Mississippi Governor Pardons 4 Killers


January 09, 2012
• Battle for New Hampshire; Excedrin and Bufferin Products Recalled; Ron Paul's Economic Plan; Jon Huntsman's Daughters Discuss New Hampshire Campaign; Interview with Aretha Franklin; Sitting Down with the Queen of Soul
• Political Analysts Examine New Hampshire Primary; Tim Tebow Leads Denver Broncos to Playoff Victory; Penn State's Football Future; A "Secret" White House Party?; New Details In Missing Toddler Case; Report: Iran Enriching Uranium At New Site; Missing Military Equipment; What's In Store For Your Money?; Ron Paul's Rise; Battle For New Hampshire; Interview with Rand Paul; Iran's President Visits Latin America; Actor John Ratzenberger Discusses U.S. Manufacturing


January 06, 2012
• Huntsman Endorsed by "Boston Globe"; Interview with Peter Canellos, "Boston Globe" Editor; Colombia to Hand Over Deported Teen to U.S.; U.S. Unemployment Rates Falls to 8.5 percent; December Saw Better than Expected Job Creation; Analysts Look at Political Implications of Economy for Presidential Race; Getting to Know the Candidates
• Huntsman Endorsed by "Boston Globe"; Interview with Eric Fehrnstrom, Mitt Romney's Top Guy; New Hampshire Voters Speak; For Sushi and Country; What's In Store For Your Money?; Candidates Pin Hopes On South Carolina; Video Message Made by Casey Anthony; Cornell High Basketball Video Shows Officials Not Calling Fouls


January 05, 2012
• Pentagon Plans for Smaller Army; Next Stop: New Hampshire; GOP Presidential Candidates Look Ahead to Upcoming Primaries; Analysts Discuss Mitt Romney's Mormonism and It's Possible Effect on His Presidential Bid; GOP Candidates Canvas New Hampshire
• Pentagon Plans for Smaller Army; Interview with Christine O'Donnell; The Battle for New Hampshire; American Goalie's Unbelievable Goal; New Charges Against Alleged Serial Arsonist; Mom To 911: OK To Shoot Intruders?; Corporal Punishment?; Obama Appoints Consumer Watchdog; Romney Picks Up McCain Endorsement; Girl, 14, Deported by Mistake, Still Missing; What People in New Hampshire Think of Primary


January 03, 2012
• Interview with Newt Gingrich; The Latino Vote In Iowa; Political Analysts Examine the Upcoming Iowa Caucuses; Iowans Give Their Take; Explaining the Santorum Surge
• Political Analysts Examine the Upcoming Iowa Caucuses; "Occupy" Movement Comes to Iowa; Get Real: Fear the Vest; Iran Threatens Action Against U.S.; Body Found On England Queen's Estate; President Obama Returns From Hawaii; Inside The Ron Paul Campaign; Bachmann Banking On "A Miracle"; Interview with Michele Bachmann and Family


January 02, 2012
• Interview with Jon Huntsman; Courting The Evangelicals; Interview With Matthew Schultz; Political Analysts Examine Iowa Caucuses Race; Iowa Voters Wants Cuts; Finishing 3rd in Iowa -- What Does it Get You?
• GOP Nominees Campaign in Iowa; Political Analysts Examine GOP Presidential Race; Should Iowa Be First?; Virginia GOP Demanding Voters Sign Loyalty Pledge to Eventual GOP Nominee; Matthew Modine Discusses News Film