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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 12, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCFederal budget deficit spending escalatesRecord fiscal year borrowing exceeds $1.27trJake TapperWhite House
ABCHealthcare reform: universal and managed careAdvertising blitz launched by partisansKate SnowNew York
ABCAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingUSMC mounts pre-election attack on Helmand townJim SciuttoAfghanistan
ABCMedal of Freedom ceremonies at White HousePresident Obama honors Agents of ChangeCharles GibsonNew York
ABCAlcohol: drunk driving prevention effortsGender disparity erodes, more women arrestedSharyn AlfonsiNew York
ABCMountaineer Bob Coomber is wheelchairboundFour-Wheel Bob climbs by pushing chair backwardsLaura MarquezCalifornia

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 12, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSHealthcare reform: universal and managed careHot issues are abortion, immigrants, costsSharyl AttkissonWashington DC
CBSHealthcare reform: universal and managed careMotives for anger at town halls investigatedBen TracyLos Angeles
CBSHealthcare reform: universal and managed careSen Grassley hosts crowded Iowa town meetingsCynthia BowersIowa
CBSAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingUSMC mounts pre-election attack on Helmand townLara LoganAfghanistan
CBSWhite supremacist hate groups gain adherentsPatriot militias rebound, form 50 new groupsBob OrrWashington DC
CBSChina suffers pollution from industrializationCancer cluster from Chongqing plant strontiumCelia HattonChina
CBSSen Edward Kennedy (D-MA) is in ailing healthMisses healthcare debate, medal ceremonyBill PlanteWhite House

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 12, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCHealthcare reform: universal and managed careFuror at town hall meetings may be subsidingSavannah GuthrieWhite House
NBCHealthcare reform: universal and managed careFederal insurance option may cover 10m peopleKelly O'DonnellWashington DC
NBCAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingUSMC mounts pre-election attack on Helmand townRichard EngelAfghanistan
NBCWoodstock rock concert 40th anniversaryIconic album cover couple is happily marriedBrian WilliamsNew York