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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 18, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCUnemployment: joblessness, corporate layoffs persistJobs Fair offers few positions, long lines anywaySteve OsunsamiAtlanta
ABCNYSE-NASDAQ closing pricesMany small investors sell as corporations buyJim AvilaNew York
ABCSyria politics: protests against Baath regimePresident Assad had at first represented reformDiane SawyerNew York
ABCCollege hoops: Georgetown on goodwill tour to ChinaGame in Beijing degenerates into violent brawlJim SciuttoWashington DC
ABCPolice: database produces crime predictor mapsCops in Santa Cruz patrol forecasted hot spotsAbbie BoudreauCalifornia
ABCCholesterol blood monitoring, reduction effortsNormal levels do not signify lack of heart riskRichard BesserNew York
ABCFood industry marketing targeted at childrenCartoon characters boost brands' popularityDan HarrisNo Dateline
ABCOcean lifeguard fired after 40 years at Jones BeachSixtysomething refuses to wear scanty SpeedosAndrea CanningLong Island

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 18, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSNYSE-NASDAQ closing pricesAugust has seen extremely volatile tradingAnthony MasonNew York
not available onlineCBSEconomy is in slow recovery from recessionManufacturing slows; leading indicators improveAnthony MasonNew York
CBSFinancial industry regulation, reform, bailoutMortgage securities ratings errors by S&P probedBob OrrWashington DC
CBSTreasury bonds sold in global financial auctionsCredit rating downgrade harms municipal accountsBill WhitakerLos Angeles
CBSUnemployment: joblessness, corporate layoffs persistPresident Obama may propose new spending on jobsWyatt AndrewsMassachusetts
CBSSyria politics: protests against Baath regimePresident Obama urges Bashir al-Assad's ousterDavid MartinPentagon
CBSReal estate home mortgage foreclosures increaseShort sales, below loan value, prevent evictionsElaine QuijanoNew York State
not available onlineCBSCollege football: UMiami recruiting scandalFormer booster admits making corrupt paymentsKelly CobiellaMiami

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 18, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCPresident Obama takes Martha's Vineyard vacationCriticized for luxury during times of austerityKristen WelkerMassachusetts
NBCEconomy is in slow recovery from recessionDomestic growth threatened by Eurozone troublesMaria BartiromoNew York
NBCWorkforce skills shortage in manufacturing sectorHeavy industry needs more mechanical trainingLisa MyersNorth Carolina
NBCLibya politics: Moammar Khadafy is longtime rulerMay be preparing to go into exileJim MiklaszewskiPentagon
NBCLibya politics: Moammar Khadafy is longtime rulerRebel forces advance, surround TripoliRichard EngelLibya
NBCSyria politics: protests against Baath regimePresident Obama urges Bashir al-Assad's ousterAndrea MitchellWashington DC
NBCIndiana State Fair concert stage disasterVolunteers rescued trapped three-year-old girlKevin TibblesChicago
NBCWar on Cancer research effortsDiagnostic sniffer dogs detect tumor proteinsNancy SnydermanNew York
NBCMovie star Robert Redford marks 75th birthdayPhotographs from LIFE Magazine's '70s archivesBrian WilliamsNew York