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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 14, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCIraq: combat continues after US troops pull outLocal military is vulnerable to outside attackMartha RaddatzBaghdad
ABCGuns: firearms control regulations debateBackground checks easily circumvented onlinePierre ThomasNew York
ABC2012 Barack Obama campaignFundraising resorts to mockery of RepublicansJake TapperWhite House
ABCPop singer Michael Jackson dies, aged 50Daughter Paris Jackson, aged 13, movie actressDavid WrightHollywood
ABCChristmas holiday season gets under wayGift suggestions consist of non-imported goodsDavid MuirNew York
ABCMarriage rate, incidence, duration statisticsFewer twentysomethings wed; 49% of adults singleAndrea CanningNew York

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 14, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSCollege football: Florida A&M marching band deathHazing gang Red Dog Order of Atlanta studentsAnna WernerAtlanta
CBS2012 Mitt Romney campaignTargets Newt Gingrich as unreliable leaderJan CrawfordNew York
CBS2012 Newt Gingrich campaignDismisses negative critics with smiling reactionDean ReynoldsIowa
CBSHealthcare reform: universal and managed careUninsured twentysomethings qualify for coverageWyatt AndrewsWashington DC
CBSMarriage rate, incidence, duration statisticsFewer twentysomethings wed; 49% of adults singleBill WhitakerLos Angeles
CBSHomelessness: Slab City shantytown on Salton SeaSettle abandoned military base in high desertBen TracyCalifornia

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 14, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCIraq: combat continues after US troops pull outPresident Obama marks war's end at Fort BraggKristen WelkerWhite House
NBCIraq: political progress, coalition government formedShiite parties take power; Iran gains influenceRichard EngelBaghdad
NBC2012 Ron Paul campaignTrue-blue libertarian, loyal minority supportAndrea MitchellWashington DC
NBCTeenage alcohol, tobacco, narcotics use trendsMarijuana more popular; cigarette warnings workRehema EllisNew York
NBCAir safety: in-cabin cellular telephone use risksPilots use iPads; passengers still restrictedTom CostelloWashington DC
NBCMarriage rate, incidence, duration statisticsFewer twentysomethings wed; 49% of adults singleChris JansingNew York
NBCMilitary personnel face family, personal problemsFort Bragg children reunited with soldier motherMark PotterNorth Carolina