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March 19, 2011
• Target Libya; U.S., Allies Fire on Libya; Operation Odyssey Dawn Under Way; Coalition Attacks in Libya
• U.S., Allies Fire on Libya; Operation Odyssey Dawn Under Way; Coalition Attacks in Libya


March 18, 2011
• Japan Raises Nuclear Crisis Level; President Obama Warns Libya
• U.S. Warns Libya of Military Action; Nuclear Accident Level Raised; Disaster 'Storm Troopers'; Interview With U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice; Nuclear Dangers Here in U.S.; Three-Time Quake Survivors


March 17, 2011
• Nuclear Crisis in Japan; No-Fly Zone Over Libya?
• Radiation Still High After Water Drop; Winds and the Radiation Threat; "What Have We Done to Deserve This?; Clinton's Fears for Americans in Japan; Preventing a Full-Scale Meltdown; Military Families Fleeing Japan; Lessons From Japan's Crisis


March 16, 2011
• 'Extremely High' Radiation Levels Detected; NYT Journalists Missing In Libya
• Japan Radiation 'Extremely High'; Unprecedented Exodus Out of Japan; Japan Nuclear Crisis 'Deteriorating'; Nuclear Industry Fights to Survive; Workers Still at Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant; Libyan Troops Gear up for Big Offensive


March 15, 2011
• Crisis Escalating in Japan
• Nuclear Fear Spikes After Third Blast; 'It's Easy to Get Overwhelmed'; U.N. Resolution to Pressure Libya; 'Inspired by Egypt's Revolution'; Concern About Nuclear Reactors in Japan; Face-to- Face With Tsunami


March 14, 2011
• Japan in Crisis
• New Breakdown and Nuclear Danger; A Half Million Stuck in Shelters in Japan; Concerns of Earthquake and Tsunami Impact; Hunts for Japan's Victims Intensifies


March 12, 2011
• Conflicting Reports About Meltdown; Situation at Daiichi Nuclear Facility in Question; Aftershock Recently Felt in Shonai, Japan; Japanese P.M.: More Than 3,000 People Rescued; Danger & Death in the Quake Zone; Quake Moves Japan's Coast 8 Feet
• Devastation in Japan; Debris, Water and 140+ Aftershocks; Conflicting Reports on Meltdown
• Danger and Death in the Quake Zone; Conflicting Reports About Meltdown; Search and Rescue Challenges; Japanese Ambassador Says Evacuation is Ordered Due to a Potential Nuclear Meltdown in Wake of Quake; Search and Rescue Is The Next Priority, As Temperatures Dip Below Freezing


March 11, 2011
• Devastating Earthquake Rocks Japan; Setback for Anti-Gadhafi Forces
• U.S. Help With Quake Relief; Devastation in Japan; Possible Radioactive Leak in Japan


March 10, 2011
• Controversial Hearings on Capitol Hill; Gadhafi Forces Gain Ground; High Emotion at Controversial Hearing; Drone Size of a Bird Being Developed; Lady Gaga Splits with Target
• Gadhafi's Son Vows to Crush Rebels; Clinton to Meet Libyan Rebels; U.S. Intel Chief Under Fire; Muslim Representative: "This is Scapegoating"; First In Depth Intel on No-Fly Zone; First In-Depth Intel on No-Fly Zone; 'Strategy Session'; Business Booming in Midst of Recession


March 09, 2011
• Sex Abuse Scandal Roars To Life; The Risks Of A Libya No-Fly Zone; McCain Urges No-Fly Zone in Libya; Will Hearings on Radical Islam Do More Harm than Good?; NPR Chief Resigns Amid Scandal
• Gadhafi: 'It Will Be Aggression'; Rebel Wanted by Gadhafi Speaks Out; Talking to Gadhafi; Are Americans Too Dependent on Government Handouts?; Congressman Peter King Defends Muslim Witch Hunt; Peace or Waste?; Inside the Mind of a Dictator


March 08, 2011
• Moammar Gadhafi Under Pressure; NPR Executive Under Fire; Who Should U.S. Talk to in Libya?; Activist Targets NPR in Sting; Man Breaks into House, Calls 911
• Moammar Gadhafi Leaves Tripoli Hotel; Bangladeshi Migrant Workers Desperately Try to Get Home; Critics Bash President Obama on Libya


March 07, 2011
• No Food for 4 Days for Refugees; Pop Stars Took Gadhafi Millions; House Probe Stokes Muslims' Fears; Sheen Fired from Hit Sitcom; Civil War in Libya; Congressional Hearing or Witch Hunt?
• Libya Civil War Carnage; Libyan Rebels Strike Back; Gates: "You All Keep Me Up At Night"; French Ex-President Chirac Goes On Trial; Interview With Bill Richardson


March 05, 2011
• Refugee Crisis along Libya Border; Global Migration Crisis Feared; Tired, Filthy and Stuck at Border; "Moammar Ordered This"; Gadhafi Is Bombing Rebel Towns In Libya; Untrained Rebels Are Outgunned, Plead For A No-Fly Zone


March 04, 2011
• New Battles in Libya; Unemployment Reality Check
• 'Indescribable' and Deadly Assault; 'There is A River of Blood'; Clashes Erupt Across Eastern Libya; Fuel Prices Soar on Libya Unrest; War of Words Over No-fly zone; Talk Heating up Over Imposing No-Fly Zone Over Libya; 'Strategy Session'; Royal Wedding 'Security Nightmare'


March 03, 2011
• Libya Nearing War?; Newt Gingrich For President?
• Obama: 'U.S. and World Outraged by Appalling Violence' in Libya; Dutch Marines Captured in Libya; Fears of Humanitarian Catastrophe; NFL Players and Owners Agree to 24-Hour Extension; 'Radicalized Muslim' Emerged in Facebook Profile; Mike Huckabee Questions President Obama's Americanism; Interview With RNC Chairman Reince Priebus


March 02, 2011
• Gadhafi Bombs Rebel-Held Town; Petraeus Apologizes; Christian Politician Killed in Pakistan
• Interview With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Calls for Military Action in Libya; Congress Averts Government Shutdown for Now; Mickey Rooney Goes to Washington; Gadhafi Bombs Rebel-Held Town


March 01, 2011
• Libya Unrest Creating Humanitarian Crisis; Libyan Rebels' Firepower?
• Protesters Fear Death in Tripoli; US Navy Moves Ships Closer to Libya; Newt Gingrich for President?; Dodd Goes Hollywood; Chaos Plagues Libyan Border; Thousands of Libyans Flee; From Libya's Streets to Your Computer; President Obama's Mideast Challenge


February 28, 2011
• Moammar Gadhafi Defiant; Interview With Libyan Ambassador to United States
• Gadhafi Still Clings to Power in Libya; U.S. Urges Democracy in Iran


February 26, 2011
• Should President Obama Do More in Libya?; US-Libya Hot and Cold Relations; Oil Supply at Risk in Middle East; Americans Murdered by Pirates; Libya's Strange Strongman


February 25, 2011
• Interview With Libyan Ambassador to United States; United States Imposes Sanctions on Libya
• Defying Gadhafi's Crackdown; U.S. Moves to Sanction Libya; Evacuees Describe 'Carnage' in Libya; U.N. Warns Libya Crackdown is Escalating


February 24, 2011
• Libya Slipping From Gadhafi's Grasp?; Saudi Terror Suspect in Custody
• Discovery's Final Liftoff; Gadhafi Loses More of Libya; Why Americans Are Stuck in Libya; Boeing Wins $35B Air Force Tanker Contract; Battles Over Public Unions Spreading; Gadhafi: Blame It On Bin Laden ; Careful Steps With Libya; Weapons of War for Sale; Foam Falls Off Shuttle Discovery


February 23, 2011
• Death Toll May Be 1,000; No Defense For Defense Of Marriage Act; Getting Americans Out Of Libya
• Obama Speaks on Libya; Libyans Defy Gadhafi's Crackdown; Oil Prices Spike Above $100 a Barrel; Search for Survivors Continue in New Zealand; President Obama to DOJ: Don't Defend Gay Marriage Ban; 'Strategy Session'


February 22, 2011
• Moammar Gadhafi Vows Fight to the Death; Pirates Kill Four Americans
• U.S. Options to Stop A Massacre; Scores Trapped in Quake Rubble; Ohio Showdown Over Labor Rights; A Closer Look at Moammar Gadhafi; Interview With Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown; U.N.: 'Immediate End' of Libya Violence


February 21, 2011
• Violence Rocks Libya; Will U.S. Government Shut Down?
• Gorbachev's Warning: Bend or Be Banned; Anti-Palin Tell-All Leaked To Media; "People Have Fallen In The Street"; Moammar Gadhafi Accused of Genocide; Libya in Turmoil, Gas Prices Climb; American Jailed in Pakistan; Governor to Speak Soon in Budget Standoff


February 19, 2011
• Six Days in North Korea


February 18, 2011
• Showdown in Wisconsin; Federal Government Shutdown?
• Growing Anti-Government Protests in Several Muslim Nations Turn Violent; State Employees on the March in Wisconsin


February 17, 2011
• Sarah Palin for President?; Protests in Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Public Workers Revolt; Middle East Protests: How is the U.S. Affected?; Historic Auburn Trees Poisoned; Cartels Go AK-47 "Shopping" in U.S.; Wisconsin Public Workers Revolt; Does Birther Talk Hurt GOP?; FBI "Going Dark" Poses Security Risks; Consumers May Feel New Pinch


February 16, 2011
• Iranian Warships In Suez Canal; Police Clash With Libyan Protesters; Borders Files For Bankruptcy
• Unrest Spreads to Libya; Big Picture on Mideast Uprisings; Does Christie's "No" Mean Yes?; From Transparency to Private Conversations; Sen. Brown Reveals Sexual Abuse; U.S. Tensions With Pakistan at a Boil; 'Incalculable Value' of Aid to Egypt; From Protests to Power?; CIA: Bin Laden Could Go to Gitmo if Caught; Armenian Gang Members Busted; Boxing Star Packed Punch in Senate Race


February 15, 2011
• Italian P.M. Faces Trial on Sex Charges; Iran Cracks Down; Obama Defends Budget; Interview With Senator Portman
• Speaker Slammed Over Jobs Remark; CBS Reporter Attacked in Cairo; Missing Protesters: Dead or Alive?; Islamic Influence on the New Egypt; Vets Allege Rape, Assault in Ranks


February 14, 2011
• Iranians Protest; Mubarak in Hiding
• Texas Parking Structure Collapse; Rep. Flake Announces Arizona Senate Run; Giffords Talking More Everyday; Egypt Struggles to End Protests; Who's Punting on Budget Cuts?; GOP Pushes for Spending Cuts Now; Cheney, Rumsfeld Booed at CPAC; Egypt Revolution Changes Young Minds; The Making of "Mama Grizzlies"


February 12, 2011
• Egypt Military Power Grab?; Region Celebrates Egypt Victory; U.S. Turns Up Heat on Iran; Egypt Revolution: What's Next?; Egypt Honors "Martyrs of Tahrir"


February 11, 2011
• Egyptian President Steps Down
• Revolution in Egypt: Egypt's Military Takes Control Crowds Chant 'Egypt is Free'; Obama: 'Egyptians Changed the World'; Mubarak Rule Ends; Egypt's Military in Charge


February 10, 2011
• Unrest in Egypt
• Reaction to Mubarak's Speech From Streets of Cairo; 'Everyone's Lost, Everyone's Lost'; Obama Reportedly Watched Mubarak's Speech on Air Force One


February 09, 2011
• Source: Rep. Christopher Lee Resigning; Ship To Search For Downed Jet
• Egyptians Protesting in Fear; 'Strategy Session'; Protests in Egypt Continue; Economic Situation in Egypt Deteriorates; Virginia Senator Jim Webb Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection in 2012


February 08, 2011
• Facebook Firing Test Case; Egypt's Biggest Protest Yet; Republican Presidential Front-Runner?
• Cairo Protest Largest Yet; Mixed Signals to Egypt; How Looters Hit Cairo's Treasures; Crackdown at Major Fast Food Chain; 'Strategy Session'


February 07, 2011
• Egypt Standoff Continues; Hosni Mubarak's Fortune
• Southern Sudan To Split With North; U.K. Reviews Lockerbie Bomber Release; Protesters, Journalists Targets of Police Brutality in Egypt; 'Strategy Session'; Drugs Smuggled on Flights


February 04, 2011
• Day of Departure in Egypt; President Obama Speaks Out on Egypt Crisis
• Egypt's 'Day of Departure'; Mubarak: Ready to Reach Out?; Mixed Signals About Unemployment


February 03, 2011
• Discontent in Yemen; Journalists Targeted in Egypt
• Media Attacked in Egypt; Obama: 'A Better Day Will Dawn Over Egypt'; Egypt's Social Elite Tense and Fearful; Anxiety in Alexandria, Egypt; Mubarak: Chaos if I Resign Now; Getting Americans Out of Egypt


February 02, 2011
• Violent Turn in Egypt Protest; Gunfire, Explosions in Tahrir Square
• Bitter Chaos Erupts in Egypt; Gunfire, Explosions in Tahrir Square; White House Urges Change for Egyptian People; Social Media Play Key Role in Unrest


February 01, 2011
• Mubarak Pledges to Step Down; Obama Addresses Crisis in Egypt; Tourists See Delays in Fleeing Egypt
• Mubarak Will Step Down; U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner Top on List Advising President Obama


January 31, 2011
• Egypt in Crisis; Judge Overturns Health Care Law; Israel Concerned Over Egypt's Future; Egypt: The WikiLeaks Connection
• Tension Ratcheting up in Egypt; White House Calls for "Orderly Transition"


January 28, 2011
• Protests Continue in Egypt
• President Hosni Mubarak Addresses Egypt, Asks Government to Resign; Stakes Enormous for Israel


January 27, 2011
• Protests in Egypt; Rahm Emanuel Back on Chicago Ballot
• Uprising in Al Qaeda Battleground; If Radicals Take Power in Egypt; Egypt in 'State of Revolt'; Interview with Representative Anthony Weiner; Missing Nerve Agent Found; War Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria; State of the Budget Battle; 'Strategy Session'; Snow Delay Horror Story II


January 26, 2011
• Egypt in 'State of Revolt'; Chopping $500 Billion From the Budget; Rahm Emanuel Drama; Ferry Rescue on Hudson River; New Doubts About Health Reform; Why All the Talk about Sputnik?; New Info May Spell Trouble for Tucson Killer's Defense
• Egypt "In State of Revolt;" President Obama Goes Back to the Future; GOP Vs. President: The Day After; Next Stop for 'Obamacare Repeal'; Gun Control Not Part of President's SOTU Speech; Update on Congresswoman Giffords' Condition; 'Strategy Session'; WikiLeaks Suspect Unfairly Detained?


January 25, 2011
• President Obama Set to Deliver State of the Union Address; Who Speaks For Republicans?
• President to Seek Spending Freeze; GOP Calls for Budget Cuts; Interview With Congressman Ron Paul


January 24, 2011
• Terrorism in Moscow; President Obama Set to Deliver State of the Union Address
• Not Guilty Please For Accused Shooter; Abbas: Al-Jazeera Report "Shameful"; Confession In 1987 Abduction; Deadly Airport Bomb Attack; State of the Union Issue Number One; Confession in 1987 Abduction; If U.S. Mideast Allies Fall; Cops' 'Most Dangerous' 24 Hours


January 22, 2011
• Pelosi Discusses the Political Power Shift; Michael Steele on the RNC Elections; The Politics of the Arizona Shooting; Trump's Tough Words for China; The First Gulf War 20 Years Later


January 21, 2011
• Bin Laden's Chilling New Message; Giffords Moved to Houston
• Update on Representative Giffords; President Taps CEO to Create Jobs; Tennessee's "No-Fly List" Nightmare; Back to the White House; Fixing a 'National Disgrace' in Detroit; Hawk Takes Shelter in Library of Congress


January 20, 2011
• President Mum on Gun Control; Santorum Compares Abortion to Slavery; New Details in Daniel Pearl Killing
• America's "Palin Fatigue"; America Divided on Obama Presidency


January 19, 2011
• U.S. and China: The To-Do-List; Lawyer: Ex-Dictator Plans To Stay; More Airplanes Targeted By Lasers; Video Shows Tucson Shooting; Drug Use Issues Raised about Tucson Shooter; NFL Players Lobby Congress
• Awaiting Health Care Repeal Vote; President Obama Forced to Apologize; Water Pipes Failing Across the U.S.; Interview With Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele; Anger Behind the Diplomacy; House Votes to Repeal Health Care Reform


January 18, 2011
• Interview With House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; Health Care Repeal Debate Begins
• 'Strategy Session'; Budget Woes Endangering N.J. City; Dems Warn Of Millions Uninsured; President Obama's Gift To Business; New Interviews in Tucson Shootings


January 17, 2011
• Piers Morgan Makes CNN Debut; Apple CEO Takes Leave of Absence
• Still Missing Decades After Korean War; 'Strategy Session'; Arizona Statute Endangers Congresswoman Giffords' Seat; Senators Visit Afghanistan, Pakistan; WikiLeaks Could Release New Documents; Apple CEO Takes Leave Of Absence


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