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December 2

Jobless rate falls to 8.6%

Wall Street holds on to gains

Cain to make ‘major announcement’

Cain facing reality on all fronts

Wild winds cause millions of dollars in damage

Camp Victory now in Iraqi hands

Al-Qaida claims it’s holding U.S. man

Clinton ‘thrilled’ to meet Aung San Suu Kyi

Suits claim software tracked cell phones

Sergeant at Arms Livingwood retiring

At sea: Message in a lobster pot?

Dog shot owner in the buttocks

Meet Santa’s mailroom helpers

Clinton: ‘I was thrilled to finally meet her’

Hillary Clinton embraces Aung San Suu Kyi

First Read Minute

Santa Ana winds cause extensive damage

Spared areas may still suffer damage

Mass. A. G. Coakley sues 5 banks on foreclosures

Mass. attorney general: Why we're suing the banks

Bank CEO: 'disappointed' by Mass. lawsuit against banks

Mass. property records official: Can't tell who owns mortgages

Gingrich talks child labor, Cain denies affair

Clinton meets Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

Secret software tracks phone activity

Bono observes World AIDS Day

Judy Lewis, child of Young and Gable, dies

Coke pulls white holiday cans

Dazzling jewels tell Liz Taylor’s story

First Read Minute

December 3

Cain drops his presidential bid

What Cain’s exit means

Jerry Sandusky speaks out

Cleaning up in the dark

Inside the drug tunnels

Hazing scandal casts a cloud

One mystery solved in Gacy case

A jazzy life

Jobless rate falls to 8.6%

Wall Street holds on to gains

Cain to make ‘major announcement’

Cain facing reality on all fronts

Wild winds cause millions of dollars in damage

Camp Victory now in Iraqi hands

Al-Qaida claims it’s holding U.S. man

Clinton ‘thrilled’ to meet Aung San Suu Kyi

Suits claim software tracked cell phones

Sergeant at Arms Livingwood retiring

At sea: Message in a lobster pot?

Dog shot owner in the buttocks

Meet Santa’s mailroom helpers

Clinton: ‘I was thrilled to finally meet her’

Hillary Clinton embraces Aung San Suu Kyi

First Read Minute

Santa Ana winds cause extensive damage

Spared areas may still suffer damage

Mass. A. G. Coakley sues 5 banks on foreclosures

Mass. attorney general: Why we're suing the banks

Bank CEO: 'disappointed' by Mass. lawsuit against banks

Mass. property records official: Can't tell who owns mortgages

December 4

Sitting on top

Decision 2012

Downed drone?

Caught in a stampede

Mixing words

The panda express

December 6

Kids hugged walls of school’s hallways to survive

Tornado devastation ‘the worst I’ve ever seen’

Survivor: We thought we were dead

An agonizing wait for those returning to Moore

Preparing for bad news in Oklahoma

In Moore, a chaotic scene with ‘traffic as far as the eye can see’

Praying for the best in Oklahoma

Debris tossed thousands of feet

Moore Mayor: ‘There is devastation all around us’

Moore residents await news of loved ones

‘Look at that school…this is war-zone terrible’

Roker: Tornado damage resembles Joplin, Mo.

Oklahoma tornado may be rated EF5 or higher

Massive tornado hits Moore, Ok.

From the Archives: Moore,Oklahoma tornadoes May 1999

Families of Bangladesh factory workers wait for compensation

First Read Minute: Competency in Question

Millions in the path of severe weather

Midwest under severe weather alert

Investigation continues into train collision

White House on the defensive

Fla. town waits for Powerball winner

New guidelines have Asperger’s families worried

Obama gets personal addressing grads

Return of the typewriter?

‘The typewriter is not dead’

Obama administration cracks down on leaks

‘In the Navy, you save your ship, your ship is your home’

December 7

Teens will still need Plan B prescription

Sandusky arrested on new child abuse charges

Bernie Fine can’t be prosecuted

Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison

Storm moving up the East Coast

Survivors group remembers Pearl Harbor

Youth must know ‘what war really is’

Panel: More research needed on breast cancer, environment

Pop singer Dobie Gray dies

Some kids’ cereals pack more sugar than desserts

Alec Baldwin thrown off AA flight

'MAS*H' actor Harry Morgan dies

Teaching lessons on and off the mat

Germany: Where thrift is the theme?

Panetta honors Pearl Harbor anniversary

Pearl Harbor dead remembered

Pearl Harbor at 60: Generations share bond of sacrifice

From the Archives: 50 years after Pearl Harbor

Forty years after Pearl Harbor

Teens challenged to unplug

'Breathe and the madness will go away'

Dr: Yoga students respond better to stress

Taking yoga "beyond bending'

Healthy lifestyle may lower cancer risk

First Read Minute

December 8

Remains of U.S. troops dumped in landfill

Va. Tech gunman likely dead

Sandusky’s wife comes to his defense

Corzine: ‘I never intended to break any rules’

Gingrich shrugs off character attacks

Iran airs video of alleged U.S. drone

Panel: Benefits of ‘Yaz’ outweigh risks

Obama supports HHS decision on Plan B

Fatality rate on the road at all-time low

Postal cuts threaten Christmas tradition

Joker creator Jerry Robinson dies

Yawning more contagious among friends

Squirrel pulls fire alarm in Florida

Do devices really pose danger to planes?

‘The FAA is playing it safe’

Ringo: ‘Lennon’s death very clear in my mind’

John Lennon killed: Dec. 8, 1980

Gingrich surging in South Carolina

Time running out for Euro

Appeal from the grave

First Read Minute

Black List: 'About achievement and identity'

December 9

Anti-Newt sentiment growing among GOPers

Newt is known for fighting back

‘Do-nothing’ Congress has unfinished business

Russian opposition to stage large Saturday protest

Missing ex-FBI agent pleads for help

Hospital fire kills dozens in India

EU negotiates new treaty

Traveling across the country for a paycheck

Dozens of moon rock samples missing

Don’t miss Saturday’s total lunar eclipse

Hawaii volcano could violently erupt

NBC’s Alan Harding dies

Helping veterans take well-earned vacations

Sumatran tiger cubs join L.A. Zoo

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano

Military week in review

A holiday healing for veterans

Wounded Warriors get free vacations

No-cost vacation for Purple Hearts

Free vacations!

Thousands in Scotland without power after worst storm in a decade

Past leads way to healthy future

Britain opts out of new treaty to tackle Eurozone crisis

First Read Minute

Remains of U.S. troops dumped in landfill

Va. Tech gunman likely dead

Sandusky’s wife comes to his defense

Corzine: ‘I never intended to break any rules’

Gingrich shrugs off character attacks

Iran airs video of alleged U.S. drone

December 10

Nightly News Now: December 11

Gingrich rallies despite loud critics

Gingrich, Obama likely targets at debate

Putin under pressure at home

New child abuse case shakes sports

Afghan women shackled by tribal culture

New hope in breast cancer battle

12 weather disasters in 2011 rack up $52 billion bill

Oh, online Christmas tree?

December 11

Debate leaves many GOP candidates scarred

GOP fallout from Saturday's debate

Allegations against defense in Penn State case

US bases in Iraq becoming 'ghost towns'

190 nations agree to climate change goal

'Twas two weeks to Christmas, and people are shopping

'Operation record a story' brings smiles, stories to military kids

December 16

McQueary saw Sandusky in ‘wrong and sexual’ act with boy

Sandusky case still in preliminary stages

Ex-Fannie and Freddie CEOs charged with fraud

Bonds gets one month house arrest

House passes bill, averts shutdown

What lies ahead in the GOP race?

Retailers hope to profit from last-minute shopping

Christopher Hitchens dies at 62

1 World Trade Center growing fast

Volunteers scramble to bring Christmas joy

‘You have to be willing to give a little back’

Scottish zoo presents Chinese pandas

US formally ends 9-year Iraq war

First Read Minute

Newt under attack ahead of last 2011 debate

Census: 1 in 2 Americans is poor, low income

Study: Dramatic spike in kids’ homelessness

Arizona sheriff targeted Latinos, feds say

Stores see huge returns

Deadly flu virus created in the lab

White House releases new first family portrait

What’s up with Putin’s face?

Golden Globe nominations are out

Acts of kindness in tough times

Congress: Down to the wire

Home care workers get wage boost

British troops beef up Olympic security

First Read Minute

McCann: ‘I felt totally violated’

Small Bronte book, big story

December 17

Kids hugged walls of school’s hallways to survive

Tornado devastation ‘the worst I’ve ever seen’

Survivor: We thought we were dead

An agonizing wait for those returning to Moore

Preparing for bad news in Oklahoma

In Moore, a chaotic scene with ‘traffic as far as the eye can see’

Praying for the best in Oklahoma

Debris tossed thousands of feet

Moore Mayor: ‘There is devastation all around us’

Moore residents await news of loved ones

‘Look at that school…this is war-zone terrible’

Roker: Tornado damage resembles Joplin, Mo.

Oklahoma tornado may be rated EF5 or higher

Massive tornado hits Moore, Ok.

From the Archives: Moore,Oklahoma tornadoes May 1999

Families of Bangladesh factory workers wait for compensation

First Read Minute: Competency in Question

Millions in the path of severe weather

Midwest under severe weather alert

Investigation continues into train collision

White House on the defensive

Fla. town waits for Powerball winner

New guidelines have Asperger’s families worried

Obama gets personal addressing grads

Return of the typewriter?

‘The typewriter is not dead’

Obama administration cracks down on leaks

‘In the Navy, you save your ship, your ship is your home’

December 18

Last US troops leave Iraq

Washington's holiday truce falling apart

Across Iowa, challengers take digs at Gingrich

Lawyers mount surprise defense in treason case

Protesters demand apology from Lowe's

College kids live it up in mansions

Nostalgic movies gave escape in tumultuous year

Some dogs of war heading home injured

December 21

FAA sets tough rules to prevent pilot fatigue

No incidents reported since DADT repealed

Payroll taxes will increase unless Congress acts

Stalemate in Congress over extending payroll tax cut

BofA to pay $335 million in Countrywide settlement

Protesters interrupt Newt’s speech in Iowa

Romney expects to win in New Hampshire

8 soldiers charged in death of young private

US says Assad is ‘mowing down’ Syrian citizens

No incidents reported since DADT repealed

Songwriter Ralph McDonald dies

22-year-old buys NYC apartment for $88 million

Baltimore neighborhood shines bright

Helping dog owners keep their pets in tough times

‘If you can’t handle the heat…’

Kim Jong Un to share power

From the archive: ‘Ruff times: Helping dogs and owners stay together

‘People really do want to help'

‘I’m feeling healthy’

New moves to fast track breast cancer drug trials

House Republicans harden standoff

First Read Minute

December 24

Christmas crunch time

Dry vs. white Christmas

Mass protests in Russia

Royal patriarch in the hospital

Obama begins delayed vacation

Christmas in Jesus’ birthplace

Student comes out of coma

Extra mile in season’s greetings

Secret mission accomplished

December 25

Christmas around the nation, world

Deadly bombings strike Nigeria

Marking the holiday far from home

Political calm before the storm

Can Gingrich overcome his troubles?

A royal Christmastime

Louisiana schools make the grade

'Our school has worked very hard'

Wheels turn in his Christmas workshop

December 26

Ringing up holiday sales

Anonymous goes on hacking spree

Eye on the Iowa prize

In Israel, a woman takes a front seat – and a stand

Life as a combat grunt

Sleeping pill helped man talk again?

Making a Difference: Brides Across America

'It's a nice way to give'

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