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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 12, 2007: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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not available onlineABCHeart disease and cardiac arrests coverageAverage national cholesterol levels declineLisa StarkWashington DC
not available onlineABCWinter weatherOklahoma suffers record electricity blackoutsSteve OsunsamiOklahoma
ABCWinter weatherRural Kansas forced to revert to pioneer rootsBarbara PintoKansas
ABCVeterans Administration healthcare quality surveyedCut costs by electronic tracking of patient dataTimothy JohnsonWashington DC
ABCCongressional lobbying regulations loopholesLavish parties with finger food are permittedBrian RossWashington DC

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 12, 2007: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSWinter weatherOklahoma suffers record electricity blackoutsHari SreenivasanOklahoma
CBSMilitary personnel suffer mental health problemsHouse hearings on high veterans' suicide ratesArmen KeteyianCapitol Hill
CBSIraq: terrorist bombers attack civilian targetsTrio of carbombs kills 41 in Amarah in MaysanJeff GlorBaghdad
CBS2008 Iowa caucuses previewedDes Moines Register GOP debate lacks fireworksJeff GreenfieldIowa
CBS2008 issues: diplomatic outreach to hostile powersCandidates identify frightening foreign nationsKatie CouricNew York
CBSChristmas holiday seasonAnnual Toys for Tots charity donation shortfallMichelle MillerBoston

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 12, 2007: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCWinter weatherIcestorm, blackouts paralyze UOkla campusDon TeagueOklahoma
not available onlineNBCWinter weatherMajor snowstorm forecast for northeast statesBill KarinsNew York
NBCMilitary personnel suffer mental health problemsHouse hearings on high veterans' suicide ratesJim MiklaszewskiPentagon
NBC2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton campaignExperience accrued as First Lady examinedAndrea MitchellWashington DC
NBCMyeloma immune system cancer coverageEnvironmental toxins may increase incidenceRobert BazellNew York
NBCBank system suffers global lack of liquid fundsCentral Banks coordinate, inject $64bn in loansSteve LiesmanNew York
NBCEmperor penguin conservation efforts in AntarcticaWorld Wildlife Fund warns of warming habitatAnne ThompsonNew York