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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR MARCH 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCInsurance conglomerate AIG in federal bailoutCongress objects to bonus payments, mulls taxDavid MuirNew York
ABCInsurance conglomerate AIG in federal bailoutFBI, SEC investigate reassurances by managementPierre ThomasWashington DC
ABCNewspaper industry in financial troublePost-Intelligencer discontinues print editionNeal KarlinskySeattle
ABCActress Natasha Richardson suffers brain injuryHit head on ski slopes, delayed adverse reactionDavid MuirNew York
ABCIraq: Baghdad reborn as cosmopolitan metropolisPopulation enjoys secular pleasures once moreTerry McCarthyBaghdad
ABCSt Patrick's Day celebrationsEveryone dons green, acts Irish for the dayCharles GibsonNew York

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR MARCH 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSInsurance conglomerate AIG in federal bailoutCongress objects to bonus payments, mulls taxNancy CordesCapitol Hill
CBSInsurance conglomerate AIG in federal bailoutWhite House defends oversight by Treasury DeptChip ReidWhite House
CBSRep John Murtha (D-PA) is master appropriatorFBI probes local defense firms, lobbyist groupSharyl AttkissonWashington DC
CBSFinancier Bernard Madoff accused of $50bn fraudSwindled investors to be given IRS tax reliefRandall PinkstonLong Island
CBSMilitary women protest sexual assaults by comradesVast majority of rapes not reported to brassKatie CouricNew York
CBSSt Patrick's Day celebrationsMulticultural Keltic Dreams dance from The BronxKelly WallaceNew York

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR MARCH 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCInsurance conglomerate AIG in federal bailoutExecutives defend need to reward swap tradersTom CostelloWashington DC
NBCInsurance conglomerate AIG in federal bailoutCongress objects to bonus payments, mulls taxKelly O'DonnellCapitol Hill
NBCInsurance conglomerate AIG in federal bailoutUnanimous vox pop outrage against bonus paymentsKevin TibblesIllinois
NBCMilitary women protest sexual assaults by comradesVast majority of rapes not reported to brassJim MiklaszewskiPentagon
NBCActress Natasha Richardson suffers brain injuryHit head on ski slopes, delayed adverse reactionRobert BazellNew York
NBCIreland economy suffers sudden recessionMultinational jobs leave, housing bubble burstsDawna FriesenIreland
NBCMorgantown WV rebounds from reliance on Big CoalDiversified local economy prevents joblessnessPeter AlexanderWest Virginia
NBCNBC Nightly News viewers submit e-mail commentsAnecdotes of individual acts of kindnessBrian WilliamsNew York
NBCNBC Nightly News viewers submit e-mail commentsCoverage of acts of kindness inspires volunteersRoger O'NeilWashington DC