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April 08, 2013
• Children Trapped Under Dirt Feared Dead; Gun Legislation Being Negotiated in Congress; State Department Worker Killed in Afghanistan; Game Day in Atlanta; Rescued Hikers Recall Ordeal; Obama Pushes for Gun Control


April 05, 2013
• Low Jobs Report for March; Shine a Light on Slavery Day
• North Korea Moving Missiles; Interview with Congressman Ed Royce of California; "Best Looking Attorney General in the Country"; Faculty Asks Rutgers President To Resign
• Widow Sworn In As Sheriff; 35 Dead In India Building Collapse; Rutgers Assistant Coach Resigns; No Kiss For The Prince; Report: Russia Considering Evacuating Embassy; Who Will Help Dial Down North Korea Tensions?; On The Set Of "Mad Men"; Interview with Five Olympic Hopefuls; March Jobs Report Out Today
• North Korea Continues Threatening Behavior; Missing Hiker Rescued; Family of Slain Corrections Officer Interviewed; Interview with California Rescue Team; KFC Going Boneless


April 04, 2013
• Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.; The Latest in the Jodi Arias Case; Obama Praises Colorado for Tighter Gun Laws; Hillary Clinton's Book to Release Next Year; Jobless Report Shows Overall Improvement; Interview with Dana Kaplan; Leno Out, Fallon In; Letterman on Leno's Departure; North Korea Planning to Launch Missile?; Interview with Jeremy Irons
• Threats from North Korea; Rutgers Coach Fired; Interview with Louis Taylor and Jerry Hammond; Man Freed From Prison After Four Decades
• Sheriff Shooting Suspect In Custody; Deadly NATO Airstrike In Afghanistan; Reward For Killer Of D.A. And Wife; Drugs, Drinking, Gunplay And Filth; Four Deaths In China Reported From Bird Flu; Dementia Costs To Double In 30 Years; Bald Heads And Unhealthy Hearts; Ware: I went Into Automatic Shock; A League Of Her Own; Rutgers Fires Basketball Coach; Ware Thinking Of Team, Not Broken Leg; Exonerated Man Signs With NFL Team; Jersey Retirement Snafu; What Would Reagan Think?
• North Korea's Threatening Posturing Against South Korea and U.S. Continues; Worker on Carnival Cruise Ship Missing; Rutgers Basketball Coach Fired for Player Abuse; Interview with Former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson;


April 03, 2013
• 3.1 Earthquake in Arkansas; 911 Dispatcher Calls Mom for Help; Obama to Speak on Gun Control in Colorado; Enforcing Existing Gun Laws; Interview with Rep. Elijah Cummings; Bus Plunges Off Brazilian Highway; Jane Henson Dead at 78; "42" At the White House; ESPN Anchor Debuts First Novel
• Rutgers Coach's Shocking Behavior; Interview with ESPN's John Barr; Sanford Wins Congressional Runoff; Day Two of Jackson Death Trial; Interview with Attorney Gloria Allred; Jay-Z, Sports Agent; Spain's Princess Cristina Faces Corruption Charges; "Finding Nemo" Gets Long-Awaited Sequel
• Intruder Killed In Colorado DA's Home; Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan; More Drama In Jodi Arias Trial; President Obama's Gun Control Push; Remembering John Paul II; Wild Rush Hour Ride; Interview with Don Baer; Lakers Retire Shaq's Jersey; Nothing Stops The "Bubba- Craft"; "The Mountain Man" Finally Caught; Assault On Gridlock; Emergency Landing; Interview with John Robison
• Rutgers Basketball Coach Suspended for Player Abuse; Manhunt Continues for Killer of Texas County D.A.; Conrad Murray Speaks, and Sings, to Anderson Cooper; Ware Back in Kentucky; Third Attempted DA Shooting in Colorado


April 02, 2013
• Kids with ADHD Up 50 Percent Over Last Decade; Michelle Shocked Apologizes for Anti-Gay Rant; Interview with Olympia Snowe on Guns, Bipartisanship; Gloria Borges: Fight of Her Life; Mary Owen Stranded on Mt. Hood
• Tension Risings in the Koreas; Jackson Wrongful Death Suit; Ware-Ing His Strength On His Sleeve; Interview with Joe Theismann; WSJ Op-Ed Unhappy with College Selection Process
• MTV Star Found Dead; Arias' Lawyers Seek Mistrial Today; Sanford In Runoff Election Today; Arkansas Critters Covered In Crude; Third Arrest In Brazil Gang Rape; Biggest Opening Day Winners And Losers; World Autism Awareness Day; Oil Tanker Hits Bridge; Heidi Klum Saves Son From Drowning; Interview with Stana Katic
• North Korea Continues Provocative Rhetoric Against U.S. and Allies; No Suspects in Murder of a Texas County D.A.; Interview with Frank Meeink; Fallon and Leno, Reconciling Through Song


April 01, 2013
• Shockwaves in Small Texas Town after DA's Murder; White House Easter Egg Roll Today; Kevin Ware in Recovery after Surgery; Derek Jeter Misses Opening Day; Get a Gun
• Texas D.A. & Wife Found Dead in Home; Interview with Kaufman Mayor William Fortner; Gruesome Injury Mars Louisville's Win; Immigration Reform Closer to a Bill
• Texas D.A., Wife Shot Dead In Home; Terminal Evacuated At Detroit Airport; James Holmes Returns To Court; 35 Educators Indicted In Cheating Scandal; Missing Hiker Rescued; New Killer Strain Of Bird Flu; Louisville Advances Despite Adversity; NCAA Final Four Is Set; Opening Day Power Rankings; "Married To Medicine"
• Texas County District Attorney Killed; College Basketball Player Breaks Leg During Game; Man Crashes Car into California Walmart; Opening Day for MLB


March 29, 2013
• Holy Week in the Vatican; Actor Richard Griffiths has Died; Bedtime Bandit Strikes; "Dear World" Photo Project; Drilling Down on Success
• HIV and Hepatitis Scare in Oklahoma; "Dunk City" in "Big D"; Reports: Barbara Walters Retiring; Interview with Tim Walsh; Holy Week at the Vatican
• Congress Urged To Pass Gun Control Laws; President Renews Call To Action; Mandela "In Good Spirits"; Ebel Threatened To Kill Guards, Beat Up Inmates; Alaska Lawmaker Backpedals; Customers Take Down Store Robber; Does Dodgeball Promote Bullying?; "The Host" Arrives In Theaters
• Health Scare in Tulsa; Giant Landslide in Washington State; The Market vs. Main Street


March 28, 2013
• Chicago Teachers Protest School Closings; Interview with Barbara Byrd-Bennett and Karen Lewis; National Day to Demand Action; The Fast Diet
• Washington State Landslide Threatening Homes; Nelson Mandela Hospitalized; Washing of the Feet; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on DOMA; "Breaking Bad" Script Still Missing, Suspect Under Arrest; Chicago Teachers Protesting School Closings
• Calorie Bombs On Kid Menus; Theater Shooting Suspect Offers Guilty Plea; Senator Ashley Judd? Not This Time; Edwards' Daughter "Devastated" By Affair; Warming Trend Has Begun; Brother Of Trayvon Killer Speaks; Racism Or Discussion; Tourney Darlings Ready To Dance; Anti-Rape Video Goes Viral
• Landslide in Washington Affects Some Housing; Nelson Mandela Hospitalized; White House Weighs in on Same-Sex Marriage; Interview with Roberta Kaplan; Are "Healthy" Restaurant Meals Really Healthy?


March 27, 2013
• Uninvited Guest at Five-Star Resort; Interview with Bill Deeley and Punxsutawney Phil; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on DOMA Today; Defining Moment for Marriage & Families; "It's a Disaster"
• DOMA on Trial; Petraeus Breaks Silence; Secret Service Makes History
• Will Amanda Knox Be Extradited?; Investigating Ebel's Car In Texas; Mother Leaves Baby Behind; Powerball Payday; Dog Saves Trapped Hiker; North Dakota Enacts Anti-Abortion Law; Day Two Of Same Sex Marriage At Supreme Court; From Unknown To Tournament Darling; Nora Ephron's Final Act; Interview with Actor Courtney B. Vance
• David Petraeus Gives Speech; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Same-Sex Marriage; North Korea Cuts off Communication Line with South Korea; Secret Service Hires New Director; Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Arguments.


March 26, 2013
• Knox to be Retried in Italian Court; New Focus on Sandusky Trial; Interview with Wendell Pierce; From Actor to Entrepreneur; Proud to be the Face of MS
• Knox Now Faces Re-Trial in Italy; Supreme Court Reviews Sex- Same Marriage; Interview with Gavin Newsom; Courtroom Confrontation
• Amanda Knox Now Facing Re-Trial; Winter's Late Hit Buries Old Records; Transformer Fire; Dreamliner Takes To The Sky; Groundhog Handler: It's My Fault, Not Phil's; Cinderella Story; Jon Secada's 20- Year Celebration
• Italian Supreme Court Calls Amanda Knox Back to Italy for Retrial; Supreme Court to Hear Gay Marriage Cases; Tiger Back on Top; Teenager Sells App to Yahoo!; Interview with Ted Simon


March 25, 2013
• Kerry's Surprise Stop in Afghanistan; Bloomberg Drosp $12M on Gun Control Ads; Italian Supreme Court Decides Amanda Knox's Fate; Interview with Ted Simon; Tilda Swinton's Public Snooze; CBS Apologizes for Vietnam Episode; Sheriff's Deputy Wrestles Gator
• Wintry Mess in the Spring; Sandusky Speaks from Behind Bars; Interview with Snooki on Life as a Mom; Shark Attack Caught On Tape
• Service Today For Colorado Prison Chief; Kremlin Critic's Mysterious Death; Skydive Takes Tragic Turn; Survivor Story; Caddy On A Hot Tin Roof; Republicans And Same Sex Marriage; Sandusky Speaks; Sandusky's Prison Interview; Tiger On A Tear; Report: U.S. Facing Bioterror Risk; Surviving Sandy; Miami Heat Winning Streak At 26
• Snow Storms Continue to Hit Parts of U.S.; March Madness Continues; Amanda Knox Trial Before Italian Supreme Court; Kerry in Kabul; Tom Clements Laid to Rest


March 22, 2013
• Reducing Sodium Intake Could Save Lives; Schools Closing in Chicago; Will Fallon Replace Leno?; Remembering Selma; Interview with Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett; Quenching their Thirst: Doc Hendley
• Quantico Marine Base Shooting; Suspect Killed by Police; Obama Heading To Jordan
• Quantico Marine Base Shooting; "He Shot My Baby In The Head"; 100 Vehicles Crash On Snowy Highway; Wild Weather Swings; Teen Survives Burglar Break In; NRA State Affiliation Sues Over New York Gun Law; March Madness Bracket Busters; Movie "Admission" Opens Today
• Gunman Killed in Firefight with Police; Three Marines Killed at Quantico by Gunman; Former French President Accused of Fraud; March Madness Continues


March 21, 2013
• Congress Might Cancel the Redskins' Trademark; Pope Frances and Same-Sex Marriage; Burned Iraqi Boy, Five Years Later; 12-Year-Old Reaches Out to Justice Roberts
• President Obama in West Bank; Interview with Congressman Peter King of New York and Former Senator George Mitchell; Manhunt for Colorado Killer; Prison Chief Shot As He Answered Front Door; Interview with Paula Presley
• Obama, Abbas News Conference
• President to Hold Press Conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas; Manhunt on For Killer in Colorado; American Academy of Pediatrics Weighs in on Same-Sex Marriage; Fallon to Replace Leno?


March 20, 2013
• Obama in Israel; More Drama in Arias Case; Sleep Less, Weigh More; Interview with Mayor Sly Johns; Interview with Lt. Jeff Kramer; Democrats Drop Assault Weapons Ban; NBA Great Giving Back
• President Obama in Israel; Chemical Weapons Used in Syrian Civil War?; The Colbert/Sanford Show?
• Would Be Campus Killer Takes Own Life; Interview with Richard Beary; First Day Of Spring; Where Are The Cherry Blossoms?; President Obama Arrives In Israel; Ohio School Shooter Gets Life; Ford: "Accidents Are Going To Happen"; Statue Of Liberty To Reopen By July 4th; Rodman's North Korea Revelations; Besties With "The Worm"; NCAA Tournament Officially Tips Off; Dominican Republic Uses Fruity Lucky Charm; Queen Elizabeth's Return
• President Visits Israel; Violence Continues in Syria; Student Thwarts Roommates Planned Campus Massacre; New Details about UCF Gunman; Interview with Mark Regev; Twinkies are Back


March 19, 2013
• Seattle Eager to Promote Marijuana Tourism; Sheryl Sandberg Tells Women, "Lean In"; Interview with J.R. Martinez; War in Iraq: Ten Years Later; Yoga Pants Recalled
• The New Pope; Sanford on the Comeback Trail; Bloomberg Wants Stores To Hide Cigarettes
• Celebrating The New Pope; U.S. Citizen To Lead Syria's Interim Government; Former Oklahoma Quarterback Killed In Plane Crash; "Perhaps I Should Have Readministered That Test"; Dozens Killed in Baghdad Blasts; The Iraq War: 10 Years Later; House Democrats Reveal Budget; RNC "Autopsy" Report; Heat Win Streak At 23; Dominican Republic Undefeated In WBC; Wingsuits In Rio; Tiger Woods And Lindsey Vonn Dating
• New Pope Holds Mass in Vatican; Winter Storms Hit U.S. Northeast; Joe Biden Visits the Vatican; Body, Weapons Found in UCF Dorm Room; Waiting to See if Cyprus Approves Bailout Terms


March 18, 2013
• "The Sun" Pays Damages to British Lawmaker; Happy Ending to Girl Scouts Cookie Hoax; Part One of Interview with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg; Boehner Stands Firm on Same-Sex Marriage; "The Sapphires" Sing Out
• Explosive Devices Found at Univ. of Central Florida; Plane Slams into Homes; RNC "Autopsy Report" Out Today; Market Selloffs Over Cyprus Bailout; Greek Soccer Star Banned after Nazi Salute
• Explosive Devices Found On Campus; President Travels To Mideast Tomorrow; Key Arias Witness Could Return To Stand; Threats From North Korea Intensify; Bridge Blast Knocks Out Phone Service; Republican "Autopsy" Report; Let The Madness Begin; Heat Win Streak Second Longest Ever
• Interview with Grant Heston; Possible Gunman Found Dead by Self-Inflicted Wound at University of Central Florida; Small Plane Crashes Into a Home in Indiana; New Pope Holds Mass; Stubenville Football Players Found Guilty; Cyprus in Crisis


March 15, 2013
• Bloggers Petition Kraft to Remove Artificial Dyes; "Veronica Mars," Kickstarted into New Life; Interview with Rob Thomas; Kakenya Ntaiya Challenges Female Genital Mutilation
• Portman Reserves Position on Gay Marriage; Carnival Conundrum; Interview With Newt Gingrich
• Prosecution Hammers Arias On Stand; Arias Defense Calls Expert Witness; Steubenville, Ohio Rape Trial; New Robert Menendez Probe; TSA Director Won't Back Down; Dog Viciously Mauls Girl; Interview with Harry and Joe Gantz; The Great American Winter; Calling For Help In Portland; Interview with Bernard Hopkins, The Oldest Boxing Champion
• Republican Senator Rob Portman Favors of Gay Marriage; Another Carnival Cruise Ship Malfunctions; Interview with Jack Hickey;


March 14, 2013
• New Leader of the Catholic Church; New York Gunman Dead; Medicating Children for Higher Grades; Michelle Obama in "Vogue" Again
• Interview with Cardinal Dolan; Interview With Sen. John Barrasso
• Pride Over New Pope; New Pope To Inherit Church's Challenges; Obama To Nominate Libya Ambassador; Kansas City Restaurant Explosion; Girl Beaten In Classroom; Man Behind Romney Recording Revealed; Social Media Lights Up As Pope Is Introduced; Working Parents Are Stressed Out; Equality In The Workplace; China Names New President; Flipper Takes Manhattan; Dancing The "Bushwhack Boogie"
• Cardinal from Argentina Elected Pope in Rome; Suspect in Shooting Held up on Mainstreet; Four Dead in Upstate New York Shooting; A New Pope for the World's Catholics


March 13, 2013
• President Heads to Capitol Hill; Gwyneth Says "No Carbs for my Kids"; Jillian Michaels: "Slim for Life"
• Black Smoke This Morning; Interview with Cardinal McCarrick; Teacher Missing In New Orleans; Interview with Toni Enclade
• Cardinals End Morning Vote; Still No Pope; Ohio Rape Trial Begins Today; Colorado OK's Same Sex Unions; Super Size Mississippi; Google To Pay $7M For Privacy Violation; "Bushwhack Boogie"; Unwelcome Homecoming; Small Schools Punch Ticket To Big Dance; Free Final Four Tickets With Vasectomy?; The Family Business; The Wrong Kind Of "Hole In One"
• Cardinals Continue Conclave to Choose New Pope; No New Pope Chosen By Catholic Conclave; Desperate Search for Missing Teacher; Keeping Teens Safe Behind the Wheel


March 12, 2013
• First Papal Vote Today; Interview with Michael Notar; Sandberg Urges Women to "Lean In"; Seeing the World Her Own Way
• Conclave Day 1: Selecting a Pope; Interview with Cardinal Edward Egan; NYC Supersize Soda Ban Fizzles; Interview with Andrew Moesel
• Inside The Sistine Chapel; Tensions At A Breaking Point; Six Teens Killed In SUV Crash; A Gun For Every Home? Not!; Laura Bush: Some In GOP "Frightened" Women; March Madness In Full Swing; Big Bold Moves In The NFL?; Threats Against Vick; Rodman To Vacation With Kim?; What Women Want
• Vatican Prepares to Elect New Pope; Bloomberg to Fight Repeal on Sugary Drinks; Interview with Dr. Thomas Farley; New Scoring System to Help Your Credit Score


March 11, 2013
• Steubenville Rape Case Centers on Consent; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Announce Candidacy; Interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal; More People Take Trains, Buses; Two Americans Killed in Afghanistan; How to Catch a Hacker; Sheryl Sandberg Urges Women to "Lean In"
• Countdown to the Conclave; Interviews with Monsignor Rick Hilgartner, Father Edward Beck; Americans Killed in Afghanistan; Backlash Against New TSA Guidelines
• Queen Cancels Appearance; Fukushima Remembered; Cat Sanctuary In California Reopens; Jeb Bush: "You Guys Are Crack Addicts"; NFL To Partner With GE; "We Agree On Too Much"; Representative Ryan's Budget Equals No "Obamacare"; Tiger Cruises To Win At Doral; Champion Heat Win 18th Straight; 20 Loss Team Makes NCAA Tournament; Furry Creature Invades Pitch; Reasonable School Discipline Act
• Vatican Prepares to Elect New Pope; Six Teens Die in Car Crash; Facebook COO Publishes Controversial Book on Women in the Workplace; TSA Pressured to Keep Knife Ban; Rising Wedding Costs; Good Economic Indicator?


March 08, 2013
• Unemployment Falls; Abbie's "The Girl"; CNN Hero Helping Foster Kids
• Dow Poised to Another Record?; Osama bin Laden's Son-in-Law Captured; Clinton Urges Overturn of DOMA; Interview With Sen. Ron Wyden
• Happy With The Results; A Gun In Every Home; Seven Days Of Spending Cuts; "How Did This Happen?"; Civil War Mystery; Comedy Veteran Returns In "Black Dynamite"
• Al Qaeda Operative Taken to New York City for Trial; Disney Set to Release new "Oz" Movie; Date of Papal Conclave to be Announced Today; Clinton, DOMA is Unconstitutional


March 07, 2013
• Winter Storm Moves up East Coast; Women in the Workplace; Interview with Radhika Jones; Meeting Mila; Interview with Chris Stark
• Storm Slams Northeast; Intern Killed By African Lion; More Gains for the Dow; Interview With Rep. Steny Hoyer
• Dinner And A Motive; A Dinner Conversation; Lunch With Representatives Van Hollen And Ryan; Strong Storm Slams Northeast; Hit And Run Suspect Arrested; Christian Mingle Rape Suspect; Giffords Returns To Shooting Scene; "Battle Axes, Machetes" Should Be OK; Sharks Storm Florida Coastline; Teacher Sinks Half Court Shot
• North Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike in U.S.; Interview with Jeff Corwin; Woman Mauled by Lion in Captivity; Senator Rand Paul Ends Filibuster; Arias Questioned by Jury; Stocks Up, Economy Down; Obama Dines with GOP Leaders


March 06, 2013
• Winter Storm Ramping Up on East Coast; Nightmare Bacteria on the Rise; Jeb Bush Weighs in on Immigration; Interview with Jhaqueil Reagan and Art Bouvier; College Costs Soar; It's a Brad, Brad World
• Powerful Storm Moves East; Dow Hits New Record High; Human Trafficking On Social Media
• Powerful Winter Snowstorm; Potential Health "Nightmare"; Domestic Drone Strikes Against Americans; Russian Ballet Acid Attack; Zimmerman Won't Seek Immunity; Inspired Super Bowl Prediction; Six- Shooter Celebration On Hold?; Not Your Average Half Court Shot; Back At Home; White House Tours Canceled; A Timely Take On Gun Control
• Winter Storms Hit U.S. Midwest; Airports Cancel Flights Due to Storms; U.S. Stock Market Reaching Record Highs


March 05, 2013
• Jodi Arias Trial Resumes Today; Police Investigate CPR Refusal; Martha Stewart Testifies; Indiana Schools Awarding Cash for Good Grades; Interview with Khalil Edney; Writer Uncovers "Secrets" of Happy Families; "Greedy, Lying Bastards"
• Storm Rolling Through Midwest; Chavez Battling Severe Infection; North Korea Making New Threats; John Kerry Speaks to CNN; "Bush 41" Opens Up About "Bush 43"; Interview with Doug Wead
• Martha Stewart In Court; Winter Storm Smacks Midwest; John Kerry In Qatar; Menendez Accuser Recants Story; Hit And Run Baby Dies; Hate On Campus; 12-Year-Old Dies After Bullying Incident; Heat Reach 15th Straight Win; Brittney Griner Dunks In 60-Point Game; Golf Stars Release New Music Video; Ben Stiller And 9-Year-Old Girl Steal Show; Matthew Fox's New Film "Emperor"
• Storms Hit Midwest; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Reportedly in Poor Health; Winter Storm on the Way; Possible U.N. Deal to Punish North Korea; Interview with Rep. Ed Royce; Teacher Suspended for Alleged Threat;


March 04, 2013
• Children with ADHD Face Psychological Challenges Later On; Dennis Rodman Tells Obama to Call North Korea; Child Suspended for Mimicking Gun Violence in School; Baby Dies After Car Accident; Silverman Paid $275 to Complete in NFL Regional Combine
• Toddler Cured of HIV; Another Powerful Winter Storm; Sinkhole Search Called Off; Jodi Arias Back On The Stand
• Queen Elizabeth Hospitalized in London; Resident Refused CPR at Living Facility; Florida Wildfires; First Female Kicker Tryout; Mitt Romney Speaks Out; Peter King Slams Senator Rubio; Commemorating the Civil Rights Movement; Bill Cosby, William Bell, and George French Chat


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