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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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Ark. Party Leader Killer's Note A Mystery

Police Find No Connection Between Slain Party Chair And Phone Number Found In Murderer's Home

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Costs Soar For National Guard Training

Despite $128M Price Tag For Revamp, Officials Say Training Is Being Done "On The Cheap"



N.C. Patient Dies While Staff Plays Cards

Video Shows Man Choking On Medication While Nurses Stood Nearby; State Mental Hospital May Lose Federal Funding Over Incident



Ohio: No "Sleepovers" For Voting Machines

Citing Security Concerns, Election Official Won’t Allow Poll Workers To Take Voting Machines Home At Night



Search Ended For Hikers In Ariz. Flooding

All Missing Accounted For After Dam Break, Flash Flood Near Grand Canyon

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Should Teachers Be Allowed To Carry Guns?

Tiny Texas District OKs It; Could It Prevent Columbines?; Issue Debated, On The Early Show

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