ABC RUNDOWN FOR OCTOBER 16, 2008: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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| ABC | 2008 Barack Obama campaign | Warns supporters of overconfidence in final days | Jake Tapper | New York | |
| not available online | ABC | 2008 John McCain campaign | Can afford no defeat in any toss-up state | David Wright | New York |
| ABC | 2008 Presidential Debates: third on Long Island | Small business Joe Plumber claims factchecked | John Berman | No Dateline | |
| ABC sub req | Savings & Loan Washington Mutual goes bankrupt | Executives ignored internal warnings of risks | Pierre Thomas | Los Angeles | |
| ABC | Breast cancer coverage | Rare tumor in men afflicts father and daughter | John McKenzie | New York | |
| ABC | 2008 Presidential Debates: third on Long Island | Toledo's Joe the Plumber thrust into spotlight | Chris Bury | Ohio |
CBS RUNDOWN FOR OCTOBER 16, 2008: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
| CBS | 2008 Presidential Debates: third on Long Island | McCain used Joe the Plumber for small biz pitch | Chip Reid | New York | |
| CBS | 2008 Presidential Debates: third on Long Island | Obama maintained his cool, brushed back attacks | Dean Reynolds | New York | |
| CBS | 2008 Presidential Debates: third on Long Island | Small business Joe Plumber claims factchecked | Wyatt Andrews | Washington DC | |
| CBS | 2008 issues: education | Huge gap between urban, suburban public schools | Cynthia Bowers | Chicago | |
| CBS | Nutritional guidelines for a healthy diet | Content labels expanded to include candy | Jon LaPook | New Jersey |
NBC RUNDOWN FOR OCTOBER 16, 2008: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
| NBC | 2008 Presidential Debates: third on Long Island | McCain used Joe the Plumber for small biz pitch | Andrea Mitchell | New York | |
| NBC | 2008 Presidential Debates: third on Long Island | Toledo's Joe the Plumber thrust into spotlight | Kevin Tibbles | Ohio | |
| NBC | Election abuses, fraud and intimidation | GOP sues Ohio to check for phony registrations | Pete Williams | Washington DC | |
| NBC | Real estate housing market prices continue to fall | Sales still stall because of mortgage rate hikes | Tom Costello | Washington DC | |
| NBC | 2008 Republican VP Sarah Palin nomination | Her husband Todd was active in Alaskan cabinet | John Larson | Alaska | |
| NBC | Economy expansion slows: recession risks assessed | Anxious consumers restrain their spending | Mara Schiavocampo | Iowa | |
| NBC | Immigrants' children form bicultural generation | Twentysomething Indian-American keeps heritage | Maria Menounos | Minnesota |

