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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 20, 2006: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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sub req		Winter weatherColorado blizzard halts air, Interstate trafficBrian RooneyLos Angeles
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sub req		Defense Department budget increased by cost of warAnnual expenditure increased by $170bnJonathan KarlPentagon
ABCIraq: US-led invasion forces' combat continuesPresident Bush retracts his habitual optimismJake TapperWhite House
ABCSyria terrorism: plot on Embassy Row in DamascusSecurity CCTV shows botched attackBrian RossNew York
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sub req		Adoption of foreign orphans causes controversyChina tightens rules for American parentsKate SnowNew York
ABCCrocodiles are tourist attraction in Ghana villageFed diet of live chickens to keep humans safeMike LeeGhana

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 20, 2006: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSIraq: US-led invasion forces' combat continuesPresident Bush retracts his habitual optimismJim AxelrodWhite House
CBSMilitary recruitment and retention effortsROTC relies on family tradition, incentivesByron PittsGeorgia
CBSIraq: US-led invasion forces' combat continuesFirst Lady Laura Bush on strains of leadershipBob SchiefferWashington DC
CBSAnti-missile defense program in Pacific OceanAleutian Islands radar faces fierce weatherArmen KeteyianNew York
CBSClean Air Act pollution fighting regulationsDirty air in San Joaquin Valley causes asthmaJohn BlackstoneCalifornia
CBSMilitary combat casualties suffer disabilitiesColorado sports program teaches amputees to skiHarry SmithColorado

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 20, 2006: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCIraq: US-led invasion forces' combat continuesPresident Bush retracts his habitual optimismKelly O'DonnellWhite House
not available onlineNBCUSArmy is almost fully deployed, needs extra forcesMotives behind expansion plan under scrutinyJim MiklaszewskiPentagon
NBCMilitary recruitment and retention effortsUSArmy lowers standards to meet quotasMark PotterMiami
NBCMount Hood climbing trio trapped by blizzardSearch for missing pair officially called offDon TeagueOregon
NBCWinter weatherColorado blizzard halts air, Interstate trafficLorie HiroseDenver
NBCElderly living alone need to preserve independenceHelped by geriatric care managers' home visitsDawn FratangeloNew York
NBCMulticultural population can revitalize communitiesSmall homogenous Minn town boosted by influxKevin TibblesMinnesota
NBCToys trends for children surveyedLionel train sets enjoy renewed popularityMike TaibbiNew York