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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR JUNE 17, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCWild brush fires in southeastern statesDry lightning triggers blazes in FloridaMatt GutmanFlorida
ABCArlington Cemetery backpack bomb scareReservist arrested, Pentagon traffic disruptedPierre ThomasPentagon
ABCSocial Security system solvency shortfall fearedAARP lobby concedes that cuts will be neededRon ClaiborneNew York
ABCSaudi Arabia: women unemancipated, disenfranchisedBanned from driving automobiles, protest spreadsLara SetrakianLondon
not available onlineABCFirst Daughter Malia Obama becomes teenagerHer father jokes about looming boyfriendsRobin RobertsWhite House
ABCHaircare salons, products, treatments safety risksGray hair protein isolated, may improve dyingSharyn AlfonsiNew York
ABCTornado seasonPhil Campbells of globe help Phil Campbell AlaSteve OsunsamiAlabama
not available onlineABCFathers have important childrearing roleGender role allows safe rough-housing playBill WeirNew York

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR JUNE 17, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSSocial Security system solvency shortfall fearedAARP lobby concedes that cuts will be neededNancy CordesCapitol Hill
CBSGreece politics: protests against fiscal austerityCabinet reshuffled amid fears of bond defaultAnthony MasonNew York
CBSSuspected al-Qaeda network leaders manhuntSomali kingpin killed, find plots on his laptopDavid MartinPentagon
CBSSyria politics: protests against Baath regimeMosque rallies continue despite lethal crackdownWyatt AndrewsTurkey
CBSWar on Drugs: federal crackdown progress reportCosts $15bn annually, effort lasts 40 yearsSharyl AttkissonWashington DC
CBSWar on Drugs: methamphetamine abuse, addictionDEA discontinues funding for raids on labsArmen KeteyianTennessee
CBSMilitary personnel face family, personal problemsOrphan of war makes docu on Gold Star ChildrenSteve HartmanRhode Island

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR JUNE 17, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCSocial Security system solvency shortfall fearedAARP lobby concedes that cuts will be neededTom CostelloWashington DC
NBCLibya politics: Moammar Khadafy is longtime rulerProtests in Tripoli against NATO, global mediaStephanie GoskLibya
NBCSyria politics: protests against Baath regimeTanks deployed in crackdown on northwest townsJohn RayTurkey
NBCFla toddler goes missing: mother faces murder rapTelevised trial creates tabloid media circusKerry SandersFlorida
NBCTornado seasonPhil Campbells of globe help Phil Campbell AlaMark PotterAlabama
NBCNewsworthy events eclipsed by headline crisesRundown of zany, political, cute, significantBrian WilliamsNew York