Monday, May 26 2008

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Monday, May 26, 2008

Clinton and Obama namedrop RFK, GOP leaders agitated from low November expectations

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Phoenix Lander reaches Mars, begins search for life in polar ice

The Phoenix Mars Lander launched Aug. 4, 2007, in a quest to find life on Mars. After a 10-month journey, the lander successfully touched down on the planet's northern polar surface last night. CNN's technology and environment correspondent Miles O'Brien has been at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory since Friday. He joins us live from Pasadena, Calif.

Pictured: The Phoenix Lander's Delta 2 launch vehicle taking off; an artist's rendering of the lander itself, and one of the very first images sent back from the lander this morning after its successful touchdown last night.


Left to right: Sid Leach; Corby Waste, JPL; NASA/JPL/CalTech/University of Arizona

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Border disorder: The business of human smuggling

Reporter Lowell Bergman has been covering the Tijuana border for nearly 40 years. In a new PBS FRONTLINE/World documentary, "Mexico: Crimes at the Border," he investigates the inner workings of the business of human smuggling and the temptations of corruption for U.S. border guards.

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Tips for an expensive summer travel season

With rising airfare costs and fewer seats and flights, summertime travel isn’t what it used to be. Consumers are balking at prices, but the airline industry appears to be out of cost-cutting options. Joe Sharkey, business travel columnist for The New York Times, says the industry hasn’t faced this kind of crisis since Sept. 11. On Memorial Day, he offers this advice to would-be sightseers: Stay home.

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Pain at the pump leads to stress on the job, and some employers are trying to help

As gas prices continue to soar, we'€™re not just feeling the pain at the pump. A new survey suggests that this added financial burden is directly increasing stress on the job. But a growing number of employers are going out of their way to help workers grapple with the cost of driving to and from work. Paul Grossbard, a shareholder at Miller Grossbard and Associates, recognizes the burden his employees are facing. He tells us what he's doing about it.

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Lethal storms hit Minnesota and Iowa

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