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Curtain rises on Enron trial

by Tess Vigeland

Jan 30, 2006

Jury selection is scheduled today in the biggest corporate corruption scandal since the Lincoln Savings and Loan debacle. But as Tess Vigeland reports, it won't be a slamdunk for prosecutors.

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Dutch solution no fix for New Orleans

by Sam Eaton

Jan 30, 2006

As the Big Easy rebuilds in the wake of Katrina, some are calling for a Dutch-style network of levees and flood control structures. But a study to be presented this week warns such coastal protections would destroy the region's wetlands. Sam Eaton reports.

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Alcohol deaths

by Stephen Beard

Jan 30, 2006

Britain has the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths of any country in Europe. Stephen Beard reports on the economic toll.

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Ford's tax breaks

by Scott Jagow

Jan 30, 2006

While Ford moves ahead with plans to cut 30,000 jobs, Newsweek Wall Street Editor Allan Sloan tells host Scott Jagow the company got $250 million in tax breaks last year to create jobs that never materialized.

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