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Fake News Podcasts from 'The Onion'

January 31, 2006 • The Onion bills itself as American's Finest News Source, though its brand of news is far from the "real" variety. Recent headlines include: "Cat General Says War On String May Be Unwinnable," and "Miracle of Birth Occurs for 83 Billionth Time." Now a daily audio version is zooming to the top of iTunes' list of most-downloaded podcasts.

Fake News Podcasts from 'The Onion'

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Technology

Enron Trader Tapes Available on the Internet

January 31, 2006 • Audio tapes that show how Enron executives manipulated the energy market and drove up prices won't be allowed in the ongoing trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffery Skilling -- but they're already available on the Web, thanks to a previous lawsuit.

Enron Trader Tapes Available on the Internet

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The Color of Money

Adding Up Personal Net Worth

January 31, 2006 • Alex Chadwick talks with Day to Day personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary about the importance of figuring out personal net worth once a year by adding up assets and liabilities. Singletary writes the syndicated column "The Color of Money" for The Washington Post.

Adding Up Personal Net Worth

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The Grammy Awards

Awards Season for Professional Organizers

January 31, 2006 • It's awards season in Los Angeles -- and in addition to the Golden Globes and the Oscars, there are awards being handed out to the most organized people in the region. Karen Grigsby Bates reports on awards night at the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers.

Awards Season for Professional Organizers

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Sen. Ted Kennedy on Alito, Failed Filibuster

January 31, 2006 • Judge Samuel Alito moves one step closer to the Supreme Court after a failed filibuster opens the way for his confirmation to move forward. Ed Gordon speaks with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who acknowledges the filibuster was a longshot.

Sen. Ted Kennedy on Alito, Failed Filibuster

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Opinion

Safe to Blink the Car Headlights?

January 31, 2006 • Commentator Judy Muller talks about her investigation of the story that gang members are planning to shoot anyone who blinks their car headlights at them.

Safe to Blink the Car Headlights?

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Technology

Festival Honors Short Films Shot on Cell Phones

January 30, 2006 • Ithaca College in upstate New York is sponsoring a contest for the best short film shot with a cell phone camera. Entries can be no longer than 30 seconds and must include music, dialogue or other audio.

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Opinion

Health Care

Slate's Medical Examiner: Peanut Allergies

January 30, 2006 • A young girl allergic to peanuts recently died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter sandwich. Madeleine Brand talks with Dr. Sydney Spiesel, a Connecticut pediatrician and Slate contributor, about the dangers of peanut allergies and what to do if your loved one is affected.

Slate's Medical Examiner: Peanut Allergies

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Guilty Verdicts Reached at Enron Trial

Looking Back at the Fall of Enron

January 30, 2006 • Jury selection begins in the trial of former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. Mike Pesca uses audio clips from the documentary film The Smartest Guys in the Room to recap some key moments before the energy-trading company collapsed in the fall of 2001.

Looking Back at the Fall of Enron

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The Unger Report

Celebrities on the Move

January 30, 2006 • Brian Unger focuses on the mania swirling around television shows featuring dancing celebrities.

Celebrities on the Move

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America's One-Room Schools

Students Flourish in Gold Creek's One-Room School

January 30, 2006 • Gold Creek, Mont., has no stores, gas stations or bars, and its one church is closed. But it is rich in grazing land, and it still has a one-room school that is turning out above-average students.

Students Flourish in Gold Creek's One-Room School

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Business

Exxon Posts $10.7 Billion Profit for Fourth Quarter

January 30, 2006 • Exxon Mobil Corp. posts one of the largest quarterly profits in American history: $10.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2005, up from more than $8.4 billion a year ago. Exxon is the latest oil company to post record profits as oil prices continue to rise.

Exxon Posts $10.7 Billion Profit for Fourth Quarter

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Health Care

A Doctor's 18-Year Struggle to Quit Smoking

January 30, 2006 • Dr. Phillip Gardiner, a researcher with the University of California's Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, describes his 18-year ordeal to quit smoking, and his efforts to stamp out smoking in African-American communities.

A Doctor's 18-Year Struggle to Quit Smoking

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World

Bringing Baseball to Vietnam

January 29, 2006 • Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Danny Graves rediscovers his roots in Vietnam and hopes to generate interest in his sport while raising funds for a worthy cause.

Bringing Baseball to Vietnam

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Arts & Life

Tommy Lee Jones, Exploring New Territory

January 28, 2006 • Actor Tommy Lee Jones also directs The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. It's the story of a man killed in Texas and a friend -- played by Jones -- who fulfills his wish to be buried in Mexico. Jones describes it a "journey" movie.

Tommy Lee Jones, Exploring New Territory

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