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  • Some pundits have questioned whether a college education is still worth the cost and time. Chris Farrell says yes, but you need to look closely at what's right for you.

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  • When OPEC ministers meet next week, they will face a dilemma over oil prices — should they decrease production to boost the price or stay the course? Brett Neely asks energy experts what to expect.

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  • It's time for the new fall TV season and Bob Moon checks in with Stuart Levine of Variety to find out what's new — or, well, old. "90210" and "Night Rider" are coming back. Grab the remote control.

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  • The Social Security System is in good shape today, but in seven years, retired boomers will outnumber workers and drain the reserves. Danielle Karson reports on solutions proposed by the American Academy of Actuaries.

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  • The 50-plus workforce is growing, but it still isn't easy finding a good-paying job. The AARP added a job fair to its annual convention in Washington this week to help. Nancy Marshall Genzer stops in.

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  • Google celebrates it's 10th year this month, but the company isn't slacking, even though it's now worth $140 billion. Joel Rose reports on why the world's most popular search engine has its head in the clouds.

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  • Commentator and economist Glenn Hubbard says Republicans are wrong to think that health-care reform isn't going to mean some kind of government involvement.

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  • The Federal Communications Commission is considering cutting back on the information it collects from the nation's biggest telecommunications providers about service problems. Steve Henn reports.

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  • The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking into whether oil companies have been manipulating prices, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Ashley Milne-Tyte has more.

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  • British Petroleum and its billionaire Russian partners in Russian oil company TNK have settled a long-running dispute. The deal includes removal of CEO Robert Dudley as CEO. Brett Neely has more.

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