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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 02, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCHighway safety: curbside bus operators crackdownMegabus double-decker crash on I-55 in IllinoisLisa StarkWashington DC
ABCAir safety: air-traffic-control system problemsReagan National runway switch snafu, near missJim AvilaWashington DC
ABCDoE N-weapons laboratories security is flawedOak Ridge infiltrated by peace-activist nunDavid KerleyWashington DC
ABCSpain terrorism: ultralight paraglider plot suspectedTrio arrested, may have planned flying bombsMartha RaddatzWashington DC
ABCTropical Storm Ernesto forms over Caribbean SeaMay become hurricane over Yucatan PeninsulaGinger ZeeNew York
not available onlineABCSummer weather, heatwaves start earlyRelentless heat bakes Oklahoma, southern plainsGinger ZeeNew York
not available onlineABCDrought afflicts great plains statesDried Indiana lakebed turns into grassy lawnGinger ZeeNew York
ABCLondon Summer Olympic Games gets under wayUSA gymnast Gabby Douglas wins all-around goldBill WeirLondon
ABCHiker rescued from granite rock face by helicopterTrapped on cliff above Fresno for 52 hoursRyan OwensCalifornia
not available onlineABCLondon Summer Olympic Games gets under waySwimming margin of 0.01 seconds is microscopicDavid MuirNew York

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 02, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSSyria politics: rebellion designated as civil warSkirmishes fought along approaches to AleppoCharlie d'AgataSyria
CBSSyria border will be defended by chemical weaponsContingency planning to keep arsenal secureMargaret BrennanState Department
CBSPakistan-US espionage: ISI-CIA frictions worsenHaqqani Network truckbomber given safe havenDavid MartinPentagon
CBSDrought afflicts great plains statesLow rivers, hot water kill fish, ruin anglingJim AxelrodIllinois
CBSAir safety: air-traffic-control system problemsReagan National runway switch snafu, near missBob OrrWashington DC
CBSChemical industry plants toxic hazards dangersSecurity inspection shortfall exposed by GAOArmen KeteyianNo Dateline
CBSToddlers can suffocate in heat in parked carsMerciful punishment for teenager's fatal errorChip ReidGeorgia

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 02, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCLondon Summer Olympic Games gets under wayUSA swimmers Phelps, Lochte duel for gold medalKevin TibblesLondon
NBCAir safety: air-traffic-control system problemsReagan National runway switch snafu, near missPete WilliamsWashington DC
NBCSyria politics: rebellion designated as civil warCIA support for rebels; Kofi Annan ends UN roleAndrea MitchellWashington DC
NBCAurora Colo midnight movie theater shooting spreeSuspect was monitored by UColo psychiatristsMike TaibbiLos Angeles
NBCLondon Summer Olympic Games gets under wayUSA gymnast Gabby Douglas homesick in trainingChris JansingLondon