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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 21, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCWinter weatherSnows, winds disrupt airline, highway travelGinger ZeeChicago
ABCSchool violence prevention effortsNRA advocates armed guards on every campusPierre ThomasWashington DC
ABCFederal budget: deficit spending, revenue shortfallTalks on hiatus as Congress heads for recessJonathan KarlWhite House
not available onlineABCPrisons: Chicago jailbreak uses rope of bedsheetsPair escapes down 17 stories; one still on lamJohn SchriffenNew York
ABCChristmas holiday season gets under wayMany gift shoppers avoid imported productsDavid MuirNew York
ABCBiblical history of Noah's Flood investigatedArcheology reveals inundation on Black Sea floorChristiane AmanpourNew York
ABCGuns: firearms control regulations debateEven gradeschoolers weigh pros and consChris CuomoNew York

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 21, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSFederal budget: deficit spending, revenue shortfallPresident Obama seeks series of small fixesMajor GarrettWhite House
CBSFederal budget: deficit spending, revenue shortfallSpeaker Boehner's plan rejected by GOP rebelsNancy CordesCapitol Hill
CBSSchool violence prevention effortsNRA advocates armed guards on every campusChip ReidWashington DC
CBSSchool violence prevention effortsWarning signs analyzed by Secret Service panelScott PelleyNo Dateline
CBSConnecticut grade school shooting spree: 27 deadSeries of funerals for dead children continuesElaine QuijanoConnecticut
CBSWinter weatherSnows, winds disrupt airline, highway travelDean ReynoldsChicago
CBSCommunity service volunteerism activity increasesDead boy inspires Pay-It-Forward in MidlandSteve HartmanMichigan

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 21, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCSchool violence prevention effortsNRA advocates armed guards on every campusPete WilliamsWashington DC
NBCGuns: firearms control regulations debateWill crime be prevented by fewer or more guns?John YangChicago
NBCFederal budget: deficit spending, revenue shortfallSpeaker Boehner's plan rejected by GOP rebelsKelly O'DonnellCapitol Hill
NBCFederal budget: deficit spending, revenue shortfallPresident Obama seeks series of small fixesDavid GregoryWashington DC
NBCGuns: firearms control regulations debateNRA signals unwillingness to compromiseDavid GregoryWashington DC
NBCConnecticut grade school shooting spree: 27 deadBells toll in mourning for each, one week laterRon MottConnecticut
NBCSecretary of State John Kerry nomination announcedLong career of expertise in foreign affairsAndrea MitchellWashington DC
NBCWinter weatherForecast for weekend of lake effect snowsChris WarrenWeather Channel
NBCChristmas holiday season gets under wayPost Office volunteers reply to letters to SantaAnne ThompsonNew York