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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 16, 2010: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingWhite House releases strategic progress reviewJake TapperWhite House
ABCAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingMost civilians are unaware of military sacrificeJohn DonvanWashington DC
ABCWinter weatherIcy roads cause accidents across southeastBarbara PintoKentucky
ABCFlorida school board threatened by suicidal gunmanSecurity guard wounded shooter; no one else hurtRyan OwensFlorida
ABCAirline travel: anti-terrorism security precautionsTSA terminal screeners fail vigilance testsBrian RossNew York
ABCBaseball star pitcher Robert Feller dies, aged 92ObituaryJohn BermanNew York
ABCChristmas holiday season gets under wayViewers volunteer to answer Letters to SantaDavid MuirNew York

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 16, 2010: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSFlorida school board threatened by suicidal gunmanSecurity guard wounded shooter; no one else hurtMark StrassmannFlorida
CBSAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingWhite House releases strategic progress reviewDavid MartinPentagon
CBSFederal porkbarrel spending on earmarked projectsSenate Majority Leader Reid defends line itemsSharyl AttkissonWashington DC
CBSAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingIED bomb disposal is adrenaline-charged workTerry McCarthyAfghanistan
CBSBrooklyn midair plane crash killed 134 in 1960Spurred modernization of air traffic controlRichard SchlesingerNew York

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 16, 2010: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCState Department secret diplomatic cables leakedWikiLeaks leader released on bail, house arrestPeter AlexanderLondon
NBCAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingWhite House releases strategic progress reviewSavannah GuthrieWhite House
NBCNuclear warfare civil defense preparedness updatedDuck-and-cover was not bad advice after allPete WilliamsWashington DC
NBCAfrican elephant herd conservation effortsSanctuary raises orphans left by poachersMaria MenounosKenya