BECAUSE THE NEWS IS WHAT THE NETWORKS REPORT...AND WHAT THE NETWORKS REPORT IS NEWS
     ABC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 18, 2013: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
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ABCNational Security Agency collects data on citizensIntelligence panel report recommends scalebacksBrian RossNew York
ABCInterest rates set by Federal Reserve BoardChairman Bernanke scales back bond purchasesRebecca JarvisWashington DC
ABCState lottery jackpots provoke frenzyMegaMillions has two $648m winners: in Ga, CalLinsey DavisNew York
ABCHigh blood pressure prevention effortsFewer sixtysomethings need to be medicatedJim AvilaWashington DC
ABCOntario construction crane rescue by helicopterOperator was trapped above fire on ground belowAlex PerezChicago
ABCPope Francis I takes officeShakes hands with Good Morning America anchorsRobin RobertsVatican
ABCWar on Cancer research effortsNewly approved medications are unaffordableRichard BesserNew York
ABCTV news anchor Barbara Walters schedules retirementAired fascinating year-end profiles for 20 yearsJohn DonvanWashington DC

     CBS RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 18, 2013: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBSInterest rates set by Federal Reserve BoardChairman Bernanke scales back bond purchasesAnthony MasonNew York
CBSNational Security Agency collects data on citizensIntelligence panel report recommends scalebacksMajor GarrettWhite House
CBSNational Security Agency collects data on citizensPanel criticizes FBI's no-warrant spying lettersJohn MillerNew York
CBSHigh blood pressure prevention effortsFewer sixtysomethings need to be medicatedElaine QuijanoNew York
CBSHealthcare reform: universal and managed careCBS News poll on benefits of law, Website flawsCarter EvansLos Angeles
CBSWar on Drugs: synthetic narcotics are importedLegal compounds cause hallucinations, paralysisHolly WilliamsIstanbul
CBSState lottery jackpots provoke frenzyMegaMillions has two $648m winners: in Ga, CalJohn BlackstoneCalifornia
CBSMilitary personnel face family, personal problemsSnowball Express festival for widows, orphansChip ReidDallas

     NBC RUNDOWN FOR DECEMBER 18, 2013: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
NBCInternational Space Station cooling malfunctionRepair mission scheduled with three spacewalksTom CostelloWashington DC
NBCEconomy is in recovery from recessionProspects for interest rates, wage hikes, hiringSue HereraCNBC
NBCSochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia previewedUSOC delegation includes gay former athletesChuck ToddWhite House
not available onlineNBCNational Security Agency collects data on citizensIntelligence panel report recommends scalebacksChuck ToddWhite House
NBCSyria refugees flee abroad to overcrowded campsWorld Food Program outreach for 9m dislocatedKeir SimmonsDamascus
NBCHigh blood pressure prevention effortsFewer sixtysomethings need to be medicatedNancy SnydermanNew York
NBCDogs trained as service animals: seeing eyesGuide dog saved blind owner from subway deathStephanie GoskNew York