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Fewer Workers Killed On Job In 2007

Labor Report Says Some Types Of Fatal Injuries Increased; Workplace Homicides Also Up



Rainy Fay Floods Hundreds Of Homes

Emergency Crews Rescue Stranded Residents; Governor Calls Flooding "Catastrophic"

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Commuter Train Killer Gets 11 Life Terms

Man Parked SUV On Tracks, Caused Fatal Derailment

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Bush Defends Surge, Terror War Tactics

President Says Strategy To Fight Terrorism "Cannot Be Limited To Law Enforcement"



Americans Fatter in 37 States

State-by-State Ratings Show Waistlines Still Widening



Pilot Sues U.S. Over Terrorist Watch List

A "Law-Abiding Combat Veteran," Who Converted To Islam, May Lose His Job At A Commercial Airline



A Spirited Debate On A Lower Drinking Age

More Than 100 College Presidents Say Reducing Drinking Age From 21 May Cut Binge Drinking

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L.A. Child Porn Dragnet Nabs 55 Suspects

A Sheriff's Deputy And An Attorney Among Those Charged



Study: Minority Students Paddled More

Human Rights Watch Says Black Kids Receive Corporal Punishment Twice As Often



California Fines Hospitals For Shoddy Care

Patients Deaths Linked To Negligent Care; $25,000 Fines Issued For Health Code Violations



New York Aims To Be The Real Windy City

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Lays Out Plan To Put Windmills Atop Skyscrapers And Bridges



In Back To School, It's Economics 101

CBS Evening News: More Families Say They'll Be Discount Shopping For Supplies

Play VideoVideo: Stores Sell Low To Profit



Bigfoot Claim Exposed As Hoax

"Bigfoot" Carcass Just A Rubber Gorilla Suit



Investor Support Of Climate Action Grows

Group Says Shareholders Increasingly Back Company Resolutions Targeting Greenhouse Gases



Health Care Ads Go Retro, With A Twist

CBS Evening News: Harry And Louise Are Back In Support Of Universal Coverage

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