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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 31, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCNorthwest Airlines 253 midair bomb plot foiledSuspect warned his Nigerian father by phoneDavid WrightWashington DC
ABCCIA agents assassinated along Afghan-Pakistan borderSuicide bomber at Khost base killed seven spiesNick SchifrinAfghanistan
ABCNew Year's Eve celebrationsTight security for Times Square festivitiesJeremy HubbardNew York
ABCAirline travel: anti-terrorism security precautionsInternational flights under tightest scrutinySteve OsunsamiAtlanta
ABCRadio talkshow host Rush Limbaugh hospitalizedSuffers heart symptoms during Hawaii vacationYunji de NiesHawaii
ABCTV broadcast networks feud with cable systemsTime Warner Cable threatens FOX-TV with blackoutDavid KerleyWashington DC
ABCDecade of the 2000s comes to an endCelebrate quartet of everyday heroesDavid MuirNew York

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 31, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSNorthwest Airlines 253 midair bomb plot foiledImam al-Awlaki may have organized plot in YemenBob OrrWashington DC
CBSNorthwest Airlines 253 midair bomb plot foiledPresident Obama to be briefed on security flawsChip ReidWhite House
CBSCIA agents assassinated along Afghan-Pakistan borderSuicide bomber at Khost base killed seven spiesDavid MartinPentagon
CBSMarriage preservation, divorce prevention effortsRecession encourages couples to stay togetherSandra HughesCalifornia

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 31, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCNew Year's Eve celebrationsTight security for Times Square festivitiesMike TaibbiNew York
NBCCIA agents assassinated along Afghan-Pakistan borderSuicide bomber at Khost base killed seven spiesJim MacedaAfghanistan
NBCNorthwest Airlines 253 midair bomb plot foiledInvestigation focuses on Yemen, visa systemPete WilliamsWashington DC
NBCWinter weatherStorms will moderate this weekend, ease travelChris WarrenWeather Channel
NBCRadio talkshow host Rush Limbaugh hospitalizedSuffers heart symptoms during Hawaii vacationLee CowanHawaii
NBCBridge architect Ted Zoli creates landmarksInnovative engineering combines form, functionTom CostelloNew Jersey
NBCJazz singer Nikki Yanofsky is teenage sensationCanadian's stylings have uncanny maturityBrian WilliamsNo Dateline