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  • The recording company EMI recently struck a deal with the Dean Martin Trust to license the late crooner's name and suave image. Bob Moon reports.

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  • Jordana Gustafson introduces us to the unique sounds of commerce in the city of Puebla, Mexico.

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  • Today we go to New England where cranberry farmers flood bogs to harvest the berries.

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  • Millions of Baby Boomers have become part of the "sandwich generation"— taking care of both their kids and their elderly parents. Apryl Lundsten reports.

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  • While you're enjoying Thanksgiving dinner, thousands of police officers, firemen and EMTs are on duty. Sometimes there's not a lot to do, so they keep their skills sharp playing video games. Helen Palmer reports.

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  • Welcome to the world of the Heritage turkey. Tom Banse tells us what's so special about these birds.

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  • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is concerned about the competitiveness of U.S. markets. Commentator Glenn Hubbard says regular Americans should be worried too.

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  • When Americans were introduced to the Buena Vista Social Club in 1999, Cuban oldies suddenly were hot. But behind the scenes, a legal battle over who owns rights to those songs was born. Dan Grech explains.

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  • Two investment firms have teamed to make an $8.5 billion offer for Australia's Qantas Airways.

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  • Nov 22, 2006

    Paulson’s folly

    Commentator Robert Reich says Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is wrong when he blames strict accounting rules in the U.S. for fueling private acquisition of publicly-held companies.

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