BECAUSE THE NEWS IS WHAT THE NETWORKS REPORT...AND WHAT THE NETWORKS REPORT IS NEWS
     ABC RUNDOWN FOR MAY 18, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCSuspected al-Qaeda network leaders manhuntOperatives identified in Osama bin Laden's filesPierre ThomasWashington DC
ABCRep Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) assassination attemptUndergoes skull surgey, plastic panel implantedBob WoodruffNew York
ABCIMF head banker accused of violent sex crimeHotel maid is accuser, testifies to grand juryChris CuomoNew York
ABC2012 Newt Gingrich campaignCriticizes Medicare plans of House RepublicansJake TapperWhite House
ABCUnemployment: joblessness, corporate layoffs improveLong-term jobless often rejected by employersRon ClaiborneTexas
ABCFast food restaurant industry trendsWisconsinite is Big Mac devotee, remains healthyJim AvilaNew York
ABCPhysicist Stephen Hawking debunks belief in heavenPreacher disagrees, writes book quoting his sonDan HarrisNo Dateline

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR MAY 18, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSCatholic Church pedophile priests sex abuse scandalStudy for bishops blames changing sexual moresElaine QuijanoNew York
CBSSyria politics: protests against Baath regimeLeadership slapped with US financial sanctionsChip ReidWhite House
CBSICE border controls along Mexico lineImmigrant smugglers resort to tractor trailersBill WhitakerLos Angeles
CBSIMF head banker accused of violent sex crimeHotel maid is accuser, testifies to grand juryMichelle MillerNew York
CBSFormer Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) marital woesHousemaid identified as mother of his teen sonBen TracyLos Angeles
CBSFloods in Mississippi River, Ohio River systemHigh water separates Natchez, Vidalia; offer aidDean ReynoldsLouisiana

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR MAY 18, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCFloods in Mississippi River, Ohio River systemFarmers await crest along Atchafalaya RiverAnne ThompsonLouisiana
NBCFormer Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) marital woesNews media swarm to cover celebrity sex storyMiguel AlmaguerLos Angeles
NBCIMF head banker accused of violent sex crimeStrauss-Kahn has French reputation as womanizerMichelle KosinskiParis
NBCCatholic Church pedophile priests sex abuse scandalStudy for bishops blames changing sexual moresLisa MyersWashington DC
NBCMagnet, charter schools offer alternative educationVariable quality, students enter lottery anywayRehema EllisGeorgia
NBCCicada swarm emerges to breed in 13-year cycleBrief appearance accompanied by cacophonyKevin TibblesTennessee