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     ABC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 17, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCMosquitoes spread exotic tropical diseasesAerial pesticide sprayed against West Nile virusRyan OwensDallas
ABCWild forest fires in western statesSome Wa State evacuees were lucky, some notNeal KarlinskySeattle
ABCPunk rock band in Moscow makes sacrilegious protestDefies President Putin, imprisoned for two yearsKirit RadiaNew York
ABC2012 Mitt Romney campaignUnexpected focus on Medicare after VP Ryan pickJake TapperWhite House
ABCToddlers can suffocate in heat in parked carsBabies' bodies get hotter faster than adults'David KerleyWashington DC
ABCBrain aging, memory loss neurological researchStudy exceptional eightysomething super-agersRichard BesserNew York
ABCBig cat wild predators kept in backyard zoosSeveral states permit sale of tigers as petsDan HarrisWisconsin
ABCHollywood movie Singin' In The Rain 60th anniversaryDirector Stanley Donen recalls productionDiane SawyerNew York

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 17, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingPolice trainers assassinated in Farah ProvinceDavid MartinPentagon
CBS2012 Republican Vice President nominee Paul RyanHousehold income, including wife, was $323K/yrJohn DickersonWashington DC
CBS2012 issues: healthcare, Medicare reformObama would cut payments, Romney offer vouchersWyatt AndrewsWashington DC
CBSMosquitoes spread exotic tropical diseasesAerial pesticide sprayed against West Nile virusManuel BojorquezTexas
CBSUnemployment: joblessness, corporate layoffs persistGender gap in hiring harms female joblessElaine QuijanoPhiladelphia
CBSPolice: officers suffer from stress after shootingsMandatory post-trauma counseling might helpSeth DoaneBaltimore
CBSAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis coverageSmall town honored dying patient, huge funeralSteve HartmanOregon

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR AUGUST 17, 2012: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingPolice trainers assassinated in Farah ProvinceAtia AbawiAfghanistan
NBCAfghanistan's Taliban regime aftermath, fightingPentagon worries about lack of trust in policeJim MiklaszewskiPentagon
NBC2012 Republican Vice President nominee Paul RyanDenies hypocrisy for seeking stimulus fundingRon MottVirginia
NBCWild forest fires in western statesWater drops in Wa State; Idaho vacations on holdKristen DahlgrenWashington State
NBCDrought afflicts great plains statesEmergency water wells drilled for irrigationThanh TruongMissouri
NBCPunk rock band in Moscow makes sacrilegious protestDefies President Putin, imprisoned for two yearsDustin GolestaniLondon
NBCSUV crash on I-10 in Mississippi: fire traps twoStrangers, passing cement truck join in rescueMark PotterMiami
NBCWedding season: ceremonies, rituals celebratedCharity to give gowns to military brides expandsRehema EllisMassachusetts