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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 31, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCUnemployment: joblessness, corporate layoffs persistAfrican-Americans hard hit, suffer 26% rateDavid WrightLos Angeles
ABCAirline travel: anti-terrorism security precautionsMany 9/11 Commission measures unimplementedBrian RossNew York
ABCLibya politics: longtime ruler Moammar Khadafy oustedMay have escaped to desert town of Bani WalidJeffrey KofmanLibya
ABCWild brush fires on southern plainsTexas' tinderbox-dry Palo Pinto County burnsRyan OwensTexas
ABCHurricane Irene drenches mid-Atlantic, New EnglandHomeowners in New Jersey suburbs flooded outDan HarrisNew Jersey
ABCAir safety: autopilot systems may be overusedPilots may lack manual experience in emergenciesJim SciuttoWashington DC
ABCWorkplace efficiency improvements at the officeProper posture, walking, browsing breaks helpDeborah RobertsNew York
ABCUSArmy Gen David Petraeus resigns his commissionPentagon ceremony marks transition to spy agencyMartha RaddatzWashington DC

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 31, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSUnemployment: joblessness, corporate layoffs persistSpeaker Boehner delays Joint Session jobs speechNorah O'DonnellWhite House
CBSUnemployment: joblessness, corporate layoffs persistThousands crowd Jobs Fair for rare openingsBen TracyLos Angeles
CBSHurricane Irene drenches mid-Atlantic, New EnglandRoads to Green Mountain ski resorts cut offWyatt AndrewsVermont
CBSPentagon waste-fraud-abuse by civilian contractorsProjects in Iraq, Afghan may have wasted $60bnDavid MartinPentagon
CBSHurricane Irene drenches mid-Atlantic, New EnglandFlood waters polluted with sewage, toxinsMichelle MillerNew Jersey
CBSElectric utility loose wiring causes safety hazardsVoltage in lampposts, fences, manhole coversSharyl AttkissonFlorida

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 31, 2011: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCHurricane Irene drenches mid-Atlantic, New EnglandRecord Passaic River crest finally subsidesAnne ThompsonNew Jersey
NBCHurricane Irene drenches mid-Atlantic, New EnglandEmergency repairs for washed out mountain roadsRon MottVermont
NBCDisaster preparedness problems by first respondersMany 9/11 Commission measures unimplementedPete WilliamsWashington DC
NBCUnemployment: joblessness, corporate layoffs persistSpeaker Boehner delays Joint Session jobs speechChuck ToddWashington DC
NBCInfant mortality prevention: global statisticsUnited States' ranking continues to worsenNancy SnydermanNew York
NBCAir safety: autopilot systems may be overusedPilots may lack manual experience in emergenciesTom CostelloWashington DC
NBCPublic school systems face budget cutsOregon district cuts back to four-day weekLee CowanOregon
NBCHurricane Irene drenches mid-Atlantic, New EnglandNeighbors get to work on outer banks clean-upMark PotterNorth Carolina