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Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien

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January 28, 2013
• President and Secretary of State Give Joint Interview on "60 Minutes," Senate Produces Immigration Compromise; Hundreds Die in Nightclub Fire in Brazil; Interview with Congressman Steve Israel


January 25, 2013
• U.S. Military to Allow Women in Combat Roles; "Phantom" Continues Broadway Run; "The Phantom" is 25 Years Old; Nine-Year-Old Kid Fighting Hunger
• Deep Freeze; Interview with Former Florida Senator Mel Martinez; Face Of "Lennay Kekua" Speaks Out
• New Nasty Stomach Bug!; Deep Freeze; Firefighters Rush To Save "Mango"; Two-Year Anniversary Of Egypt Unrest; Seeking New Chandra Levy Trial; Squatting In A $2.5 Million Mansion; Plane Battery "Spewed Molten Electrolytes"; Women In Combat; "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet"
• Winter Storms Sweep Midwest; Senator Dianne Feinstein Introduces Assault Weapons Ban Legislation; Manti Te'o Interviewed by Katie Couric


January 24, 2013
• Deep Freeze Grips U.S.; New Book Explores Practice of Scientology; "Mob Wives" Big Hit
• No End in Sight for Deep Freeze; Manti Te'o Speaks Out; Impact on Te'o's NFL Future?; North Korea Calls U.S. "Sworn Enemy"; Military To Lift Limits On Women
• Heated Exchanges On Benghazi; Arctic Outbreak; Obama Out To "Annihilate" The GOP?; Sloane Stephens Falls In Australian Open; Out Of Bounds? Soccer Player Kicks Ballboy; Beyonce Faked It; Tense Moments At Clinton's Hearings; Taking Sides In The Soda Ban; Born With Her Heart Outside Her Body
• Manti Te'o Interviewed by Katie Couric; Hillary Clinton Testifies on Capitol Hill; Pentagon Announces Women Will Take Combat Roles in Military


January 23, 2013
• New Study Uncovers Markers of Brain Trauma; Hillary Clinton to Testify Before Congress; Nova: Rise of the Drones
• Clinton Testifying on Benghazi; Interview with Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah; Get More Sleep, Get Ahead at Work
• Bitter, Blistering Cold; Chicago Warehouse Fire; New Mexico Shootings; Sheryl Crow Opens Up About Ex-Lance; Guys Experience Labor Pains; Biden's "Aha" Moment; NRA Answers President On Guns; Helicopter Crashes In Phoenix; A Taxing Situation; Getting The Boy Bands Back Together
• Hillary Clinton to Testify Before Congress; Interview with Congressman Ed Royce; U.S. Housing Market Improves


January 22, 2013
• Interview with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; J. Crew at the Inauguration; The Presidential Inauguration
• Inauguration's Best Moments; Obama Promotes Gay Rights in Speech; Jill Kelley Breaking Her Silence
• Israel Holding National Elections; North Korea Eases Cell Phone Restrictions; Prince Harry Takes On Taliban; Football Wife's Facebook Rant; "Totally Simpatico"; "There's Complete Openness"; U.S. Stock Futures Trading Mixed; Big Week For Housing Ahead; "Pong" Creator Atari Filing For Bankruptcy; Sundance Film Festival; Blanco: "My Story Is America's"
• President Delivers Second Inaugural Speech; Interview with Historian Doug Wead; First Lady's Fashion Choices Analyzed


January 21, 2013
• Washington D.C. Prepares for President's Second Inaugural Address; Interview with Representative Joaquin Castro; First Family at St. John's Episcopal Church
• The Presidential Inauguration; Interview with Congressman Steve King of Iowa, Interview With Sen. Angus King
• Inaugural Parade; Crowds Gather For Public Inauguration; The Presidential Inauguration; Making History; Obama's Presidency And King's Legacy; Ruling On Affirmative Action
• Washington D.C. Celebrates President's Second Inauguration; Interview with Cory Booker; Pundits Discuss President's Second Term Agenda


January 18, 2013
• Lance Armstrong Admits to Doping While Cycling; U.S. Air Force Evacuates Hostages from Algeria; Obamas Prep for Inauguration: New Portrait, New Bangs; Angie Harmon's New Role; CNN Hero 2012
• Lance Armstrong Apologizes to Betsy Andreu; Newtown School Superintendent Testifies; Was "Vogue's" Sandy Photoshoot in Bad Taste?
• Lance Armstrong Admits To Doping; What's Next For Lance Armstrong?; Hostage Standoff In Algeria; Aurora Theater Reopens; Snow And Mudslides In The South; That's Got To Hurt; Athletes On A Pedestal; Manti Te'o "Girlfriend" Mystery Deepens
• Lance Armstrong Admits to Doping while Cycling; Hostage Crisis Continues in Algeria; Interview with New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly


January 17, 2013
• College Player's Tragic Story about Girlfriend a Hoax; Tense Hostage Standoff in Algeria; "Idol" Judges Take the Spotlight; Notre Dame: Manti was "Perfect Mark"
• Americans Held Hostage in Algeria; Interview with Congressman Peter King of New York; Te'o's Bizarre Hoax?; Katie Beers' Survival Story
• Obama Pushes Assault Weapons Ban; President Unveil Gun Control Agenda; Aurora Movie Theater Reopens; Navy Ship Runs Aground Near Philippines; FAA Grounds 787 Dreamliner; Mark Sanford Will Run; "Different Strokes" Dad Dies; GQ's Miss Millennium List; Notre Dame Player: "I Was The Victim" Of Hoax
• College Football Player's Tragic Story a Hoax; Americans Held Hostage in Algeria; Boeing Airliner Fleet Grounded


January 16, 2013
• Rags to Riches Lottery Winner; Child Abducted from School by Stranger; Interview with Marc Klaas; Bill Clinton on Hillary's Health; Study: Facebook Makes You Fat
• Obama to Unveil Gun Control Agenda; Interview with Congressman Randy Forbes of Virginia; Fallout From Armstrong's Confession; Top Schools Spend Big on Student Athletes
• Two Dead In London Helicopter Crash; Marine Freed From Mexico Prison Speaks; Police Chase Becomes Reality TV; GPS Sends Woman To Another Country; Fallout From Armstrong's Confession; JPMorgan Chase CEO's Bonus Slashed; Goodbye Google?; Facebook's New "Graph Search"; "Gun" Film Premieres At Sundance;
• President to Push for New Gun Control Legislation; Interview with Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth; Lance Armstrong Confesses to Doping; Boeing Dreamliner Model Experiencing Technical Problems


January 15, 2013
• Congress to Vote on Aid Package for Sandy Victims; Miss Montana Profiled; Interview with Congressman Mick Mulvaney; Even Celebrities Get the Flu
• Reports: Armstrong Admits to Cheating; Political Battle Begins on Debt Ceiling; Interview With Rep. Greg Walden; Coca-Cola Joins Obesity Fight
• Aurora Theater To Reopen Thursday; Justice Thomas Speaks!; Coca-Cola Joins The Obesity Fight; Wal-Mart To Give Vets A Job; Obama To Act On Biden's Gun Proposals; Carmelo On the Mic; Revving Consumers' Engines
• Lance Armstrong Finishes Interview with Oprah Winfrey; New Gun Control Measures Considered by President; NRA Launches New Gun Target Practice App for Children


January 14, 2013
• Some Travel Restrictions Lifted in Cuba; Increased Gun Control Laws Become More Popular; Interview with Connie Mack; Good to be Golden; "Breaking Bad" Actor Doing Good
• Families Gather in Newtown; In the Grip of the Flu; Golden Globe Winners; Joe Manchin & Jon Huntsman Talk Gun Control; NFL Playoff Results; Cadillac ATS Wins Car of the Year
• Can't Escape Flu Outbreak; The Battle Over Sandy Relief; Today's Travel Weather; Python Hunt Kicks Off; One Month Since Newtown Shootings; Gun Control Plan Expected Tuesday; Increase In Support For Gun Restrictions; Japan Investigating Dreamliner Leak; Antique Cannon Alive; Golden Globes Recap; Jodie Foster: In Or Out?
• Day of Remembrance Held for Victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting; Influenza Season Well Underway; Golden Globes Held; Victims of Gun Violence Interviewed


January 11, 2013
• Ambien Stays Longer with Women; Lance Armstrong to Interview with Oprah; Speculation That Armstrong May Confess to Doping; Lack of Diversity on Presidential Cabinet Criticized; Totally T-Boz
• CDC: Flu Now at Epidemic Levels; Interview With Rep. Jan Schakowsky; Paid Sick Leave Promotes Healthier Economy & Workforce
• Is The 787 Dreamliner Safe?; Steubenville Superintendent Speaks Out; Delay In Russia's Ban On U.S. Adoptions; Invisible Driver Freak Outs; Controversial North Korea Trip Wraps Up; Fears Over North Korea's Missiles; Too Many White Men In Cabinet; Mastering Your "Killer Emotions"
• White House Gun Violence Task Force Continues Meetings; Vice President Unable to Meet with Wal-Mart Representative to Discuss Gun Control Due to Scheduling Conflicts


January 10, 2013
• Academy Announces Oscar Nominations; Shockers in the Best Director Category
• Flu Spreads with A Vengeance; Biden's Task Force Meets Hollywood Today; The Road to Oscar Gold; History, Hollywood Style
• Severe Flu Spreading; No Charges Against Parade Float Driver; Too "Tony Soprano?"; Lion Or Labradoodle?; Road To Gold; McChrystal Backs Stronger Gun Laws; Cesar Millan's Advice For Humans
• Flu Season Underway; White House Considering Gun Control Measures; Interview with Richard Blumenthal; Academy to Announce Oscar Nominations


January 09, 2013
• ESPN Apologizes for Sportscaster's Comments; Interview with Actress Jenn Sterger; Hollywood's Road to Gold, Model's Frank Talk Goes Viral
• Biden's "Gun Violence Project"; Gun Violence Debate Continues; Holmes on Trial: Day 3; The Wedding Crashers
• 2012: Hottest Year On Record; New Photos Of Bob Levinson; Lottery Death Mystery; Taco Cid T-Shirt Stirs Controversy; Massive Sharks Off Florida Coast; "Normalizing Pedophilia"; Gay Marriages At Washington National Cathedral; Fisher-Price Recall; Cowboys Fire Ryan; MLB Hall Of Fame Announcements Today
• White House to Convene Gun Violence Panel; Interview with Senator Ron Johnson; U.S. Debt Debated; ESPN Apologizes for Sportscaster's Comments


January 08, 2013
• College Coach Resigns Over Relationship with Student; Interview with Beverly Kearney; Cancer Diagnosis as a Challenge; What's Getting the Biggest Tech Buzz?
• Tide Rolls to BCS Championship; Interview with Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland; U.S. Could Hit Debt Ceiling 5 Months Early
• Drone Strike In Pakistan; New York Advising Biden Gun Task Force; Casey Anthony Appeal; Lottery Winner Death; "RG3" To Have More Tests; Hagel Tapped For Defense Secretary; Gay Rights Groups Cautious On Hagel; GOP Critical Of Hagel On Israel; Monster Of The Deep; The Power Of Addiction
• Alabama Wins BCS Title over Notre Dame; Gun Rights Advocate Interviewed by Piers Morgan; U.S. May Default on Debt Earlier than Expected


January 07, 2013
• Steubenville Rape Case May Be Postponed, Moved; Chuck Hagel Nominated for Secretary of Defense; "Hurricane Harry"; Violence in the Movies
• Notre Dame vs. Alabama in BCS Title Match; Interview with Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut; Shooting Survivor On Today's Aurora Hearing
• James Holmes In Court; Drilling Rig Refloated, Ready to Tow; McChrystal Breaks Silence; Visit To Pyongyang; Aurora Shooting In Court Today; Italian Fashion Mogul Missing; Joe Biden: Reality TV Star?; BCS Championship Game Tonight!; RGIII Suffers Knee Injury
• Trial for Rape Case in New Dehli Begins; President Nominates News CIA Director; Interview with Mayor Cory Booker; Carmakers to Announce New Models for Driverless Cars


January 04, 2013
• Unemployment Rate 7.8 for December 2012; Backlash Against Critics of Hillary Clinton; House Women Hope to Revive VAWA; Gabby Giffords to Visit Newtown; Adele, Gotye Top 2012 Billboard Charts; "The Insurgents"
• 113th Congress Gets to Work; Interview with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii; Ohio Rape Case Outrages the Nation; Interview with Ohio Attorney General
• Steubenville Alleged Rape Case; Senate Presses CIA Over Bin Laden Movie; Chavez Battling Respiratory Failure; Same Sex Marriage Bills In Illinois, Rhode Island; What A Dunk!; Big Cabinet Shake Up; Supreme Court Justices Return To Work; Plea Deal In Washington Shooting Case?; Crapo DUI Hearing Today; Oregon Beats Kansas State In Fiesta Bowl; Look, Up In The Sky!; "Meateater" Premieres Sunday
• New Congress Sworn in; Interview with Former Congressman Steve LaTourette; Teens Accused of Rape


January 03, 2013
• New Pledge to Prioritize Sandy Aid Bill; Interview with Peter King; Sexual Assault in the Social Media Age; Penn State Files Lawsuit Against NCAA
• Sandy Hook Kids Head Back to School; Returning Normalcy to Newtown; 113th Congress Sworn In Today Noon; Interview with Rep.-Elect Joaquin Castro of Texas
• "One Step At A Time"; Sandy Hook Kids Head Back To School; Suspected U.S. Drones Strike Pakistan; Senator Returns Year After Major Stroke; Relatives Upset Over Theater Reopening; Medical Helicopter Crashes In Oklahoma; Current Event: Al Jazeera Buys U.S. Network; Sugar Bowl Blowout; 3-Year-Old "Madden"; Boehner Promises Sandy Aid Bill; "It Was Disappointing And Disgusting"; Search For Missing Journalist In Syria; Controversial Map: Locations of Gun Owners; Illinois Same Sex Marriage Bill; Dog Rescued From Icy Lake; Back To School For Sandy Hook Kids
• Sandy Hook Students Return to School; Video Surfaces of Teens Discussing Committing Rape


January 02, 2013
• House Passes Senate Fiscal Cliff Bill; Stock Markets Around the World Up; Interview with Economist Diane Swonk; Photographer Killed on L.A. Highway; House Votes to Avert Fiscal Cliff
• House Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal; Prepare for a Smaller Paycheck; Lawyer Suing Connecticut Over Sandy Hook Shooting;
• House Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal; U.S. Markets Poised For Rally; 2012: A Very Good Year For Stocks; A Done Deal; No Evidence Of A Spill Yet; Itheft; Storm Back At Work After Grill Incident; Orange Bowl; Rose Bowl; Fired For Refusing Flu Shot; New Jersey District Puts Cops In All Schools; Chaotic Ice Rescue At Lake
• House Passes Senate Fiscal Cliff Bill; Interview with Congressman Steve Israel; House Does Not Vote on Resolution to Aid Victims of Hurricane Sandy


January 01, 2013
• Senate Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal; Hillary Clinton's Blood Clot; Senate Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal; Interview with Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas; Interview with Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair; Fighting Cancer and Winning
• House to Vote on Fiscal Cliff Legislation; Interview with Maryland Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings; Wilmington Ten Pardoned by North Carolina Governor; Iran Hostage Hero Dies; "Black Monday" in NFL; Tournament of Roses Parade Today; Newsmakers of 2012


December 31, 2012
• Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Continue; Interview with Senator Johnny Isakson; Ringing in 2013 in Times Square; Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin to Host CNN's NYE
• Clinton Spends New Year's Even in Hospital; Fiscal Cliff Eleventh Hour Negotiations
• Calling In The Closers; Senate Stuck On Cliff; Clinton Doctors Discover Blood Clot; Another Cliff: Milk Prices Could Rise; Countdown To 2013; "Fish Oil Helped Save Our Son"; Top 2012 Google Searches
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hospitalized; Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Continue; Interview with Grover Norquist


December 28, 2012
• Fiscal Cliff Meeting Today; Interview with Economist Ken Rogoff; Eva Longoria Gives Back
• Fiscal Cliff Face-Off; Gulf War Commander Schwarzkopf Dies; Interview with Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine; Central Park Five Exonarated
• Facing the "Container Cliff"; Rep. Markey Running for Senate; Paying It Forward 228 Times; Utah Teachers Learn to Shoot; NRA Softens Stance on Guns in Schools; "Find My Dog, You're in My Book"
• Former President George H.W. Bush in Hospital; Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Stall; Interview with Senator Debbie Stabenow; Winter Storms threaten U.S. Travelers


December 27, 2012
• Winter Storms Affect Travel in Parts of U.S.; Anger Over Newspaper's Gun Owner Map; A Six Pack Full of Charity; This Grinch is No Meanie
• Dangerous Storm Batters Northeast; Senators Back to Work Today; Interview with Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut; Inside The Oracle's Office; Mubarak Transferred to Military Hospital for Treatment
• Northeast Slammed By Winter Storm; Nelson Mandela Released From Hospital; Newtown: Thanks But No More Gifts, Please; Arizona May Arm Teachers; Starbucks To D.C.: "Come Together"; Tebow Says He's Good Teammate; Five Days Until Fiscal Cliff; Breezy Point Beached Whale; Guns For Groceries; "Make Me Asian"; "Capitol Hell" In D.C.
• Winter Storms Threaten Travel in Part of U.S.; Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Stalled; Interview with Congressman Steve LaTourette; Mark Zuckerberg's Sister Reportedly Confused about Facebook Privacy Settings


December 26, 2012
• Free Condoms for Students in Philly; "Time Has Come" Again for Lester Chambers; Snow & Sleet Head East; Matt Damon's Mission
• Tornadoes Tear Up South; Back to Tackle Fiscal Cliff; Bus Bomb Targets U.S. Base
• Blizzard Targets Northeast; Christmas Tornado Hits Alabama; Back To Tackle Fiscal Cliff; Holiday Storms Hammer South, Midwest; Bush Senior Remains Hospitalized; President Obama Thanks Marines; Rihanna And Chris Brown Courtside; 2013 Top Movie Picks
• Winter Storms Threaten Parts of U.S.; U.S. Marine Released from Mexican Jail; Fiscal Cliff Talks may Resume; Interview with Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen


December 25, 2012
• Twenty-Plus Car Pileup Oklahoma; Is the Senate Our Only Hope?; Winter Storms Affect Travel in Parts of U.S.; Sailor Surprises Mother by Returning Home for Christmas; Holiday Shopping Trends
• Winter Storms Hit Part of U.S.; Fiscal Cliff Negotiations at Possible Standstill; Violence in Syria Continues; Actor Jack Klugman Dies; 20 Plus Car Pileup Oklahoma; Snowboarder Killed In Avalanche; Two Killed After Plane Crashes in Myanmar; Bush "41" Remains Hospitalized; Who's Naughty? Who's Nice?; Instagram Hit With Class Action Suit; Gun Permit Holders' Info Published; Top Five Gadgets Of 2012


December 24, 2012
• Fire in Rochester Home; Syrian Bakery Bombing; Interview with Bob Marshall;Game Show Flub; Believing in Angels
• NATO Contractor from U.S. Gunned Down; Fiscal Cliff Finger- Pointing; Interview with Grover Norquist; Real-Life Grinches Caught on Tape
• The NRA Doubles Down; NRA Opposing New Gun Restrictions; Cost Of Putting Police In All Schools; Egypt's Opposition Plans Fight; Christmas In The Hospital; Senator Affleck Of Massachusetts?; Tebow Had It With Jets?; Holding Out For Moore; Fired For Being "Irresistible"; The True Cost Of Christmas; Holiday Travel; Christmas With The First Ladies
• Fiscal Cliff Negotiations at Possible Standstill; NRA Calls for Armed Guards at Schools; Violence Continues in Syria; Rumors Indicate Former Secretary Chuck Hagel may be Nominated for Defense Secretary


December 21, 2012
• Journalists Discuss Media Role in Covering Newtown Massacre; Cory Booker's Political Future; Good Luck Rob Marciano
• GOP Doesn't Back Boehner; Interview with Congresswoman Nan Hayworth of New York; Miss Universe is an American; A Run on Guns
• Fury of Winter's First Big Storm; How Survivors Cope; Apocalypse Now!; Political Futures: Mark Sanford, Cory Booker to Run for Congress; A Year In Photos


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