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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR APRIL 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCPirates threaten shipping off coast of AfricaHoustage captain returns to Vermont hometownJohn BermanVermont
ABCPirates threaten shipping off coast of AfricaUSNavy's secretive SEALs trained to interveneCharles GibsonNew York
ABCFinancial industry regulation, reform, bailoutTARP recipients' profits fail to renew lendingDavid MuirNew York
ABCCuba-US sanctions relaxed: travel, remittancesSummit of Americas abuzz with diplomacy feelersJake TapperTrinidad
ABCGlobal warming greenhouse effect climate changeEPA classifies greenhouses gases as pollutantsDavid KerleyWashington DC
ABCSchoolyard bullying of students is prevalentTeachers fail to stop gay taunts; boy's suicideDan HarrisMassachusetts
ABCCollege fundraising: anonymous endowment donationsSecret $45m to nine universities headed by womenChris BuryChicago

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR APRIL 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSPirates threaten shipping off coast of AfricaHoustage captain returns to Vermont hometownJim AxelrodVermont
CBSCuba-US sanctions relaxed: travel, remittancesSummit of Americas abuzz with diplomacy feelersBill PlanteTrinidad
CBSGlobal warming greenhouse effect climate changeEPA classifies greenhouses gases as pollutantsBob OrrWashington DC
CBSFinancial industry regulation, reform, bailoutTARP recipients' profits fail to renew lendingKelly WallaceNew York
CBSIraq: US-led invasion forces' combat continuesTimeline for US troop withdrawal outlinedKatie CouricNew York
CBSPoverty: hunger, food banks and soup kitchensMiddle class dropouts join food stamp applicantsSandra HughesCalifornia
CBSWorms caught for fishing by Florida gruntersCBS' Charles Kuralt first made Sopchoppy famousSteve HartmanFlorida

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR APRIL 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCPirates threaten shipping off coast of AfricaHoustage captain returns to Vermont hometownMike TaibbiVermont
NBCGlobal warming greenhouse effect climate changeEPA classifies greenhouses gases as pollutantsAnne ThompsonNew York
NBCCuba-US sanctions relaxed: travel, remittancesSummit of Americas abuzz with diplomacy feelersChuck ToddTrinidad
NBCBoston model, aged 26, murdered in her hotel roomKiller may have found her ad on craigslist.comJeff RossenBoston
NBCInternet used for social networkingYouTube spreads fame, Twitter by celebritiesChris JansingLos Angeles
NBCCollege admissions seasonCanadian schools cost less, attract applicationsTom CostelloMontreal
not available onlineNBCNBC Nightly News viewers submit e-mail commentsAnecdotes of individual acts of kindnessBrian WilliamsNew York
NBCStuttering speech impediment afflicts millionsTheater troupe organizes performance therapyRehema EllisNew York