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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCHealthcare reform: universal and managed carePresident Obama softpedals public option planJake TapperWhite House
ABCNYSE-NASDAQ closing pricesSelloff prompted by corporate profits worriesDavid MuirNew York
ABCMunicipal government budgets face fiscal shortfallWorkers' cost-cutting furloughs reach ChicagoBarbara PintoChicago
ABCAtlantic Ocean hurricane season gets under wayLate beginning with Tropical Storm ClaudetteJeffrey KofmanFlorida
ABCInfluenza season: swine strain H1N1 virus outbreakProduction of vaccine is slower than expectedJohn McKenzieNew York
ABCGuns: concealed weapons legalization debateBullets mix with booze in Tenn bars, restaurantsSteve OsunsamiTennessee

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSInfluenza season: swine strain H1N1 virus outbreakProduction of vaccine is slower than expectedJennifer AshtonNew York
CBSHealthcare reform: universal and managed carePresident Obama softpedals public option planChip ReidWhite House
CBSHealthcare reform: universal and managed carePublic option would be modeled on MedicareNancy CordesWashington DC
CBSAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingGuerrillas fight in south, warlords in northLara LoganAfghanistan
CBSHealthcare reform: universal and managed careAARP support for legislation is not guaranteedSharyl AttkissonWashington DC
CBSDrought afflicts southwestern statesParched poisonous snakes driven into backyardsDon TeagueTexas
CBSBaseball Tampa Rays have blind radio voiceSightless Enrique Olin dubbed The VolcanoKelly CobiellaTampa

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 17, 2009: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCBank credit card database invaded by hackersFormer informant accused of taking 130m recordsTom CostelloWashington DC
NBCHealthcare reform: universal and managed carePresident Obama softpedals public option planChuck ToddWhite House
NBCHealthcare reform: universal and managed careNot-for-profit co-operative coverage debatedKelly O'DonnellWashington DC
NBCAfghanistan human rights abuses against womenEmancipation attempts face criminal sanctionsRichard EngelAfghanistan
NBCFirst Family Obama enjoys vacation travelEuropean trip followed by western national parksNorah O'DonnellWashington DC
NBCYugoslavia wars aftermathSiege of Sarajevo survivor entertained by U-2Martin FletcherCroatia