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3:47 am
Thu October 11, 2012

The Last Word In Business

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Originally published on Thu October 11, 2012 5:54 am

In a Census Bureau report released Wednesday, it tallied up the median earnings for different bachelor degree holders. Engineers make an average of $92,000 a year. Some other majors at the low-end of the list: education, fine and visual arts and communications. Those all earn an average of $50,000 to $60,000.

Health
3:47 am
Thu October 11, 2012

Meningitis Outbreak Linked To Compounding Pharmacies

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Originally published on Thu October 11, 2012 4:23 am

A Meningitis outbreak occurred after a steroid drug commonly injected into people's spines to relieve back pain was apparently contaminated by an ordinary fungus. The problem shines a light on little-known and lightly regulated companies called compounding pharmacies.

Science
2:28 am
Thu October 11, 2012

Software Calculates City-Specific Carbon Footprint

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Originally published on Thu October 11, 2012 2:58 pm

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Afghanistan
2:28 am
Thu October 11, 2012

Afghan Dreams: In New Film, Nation's Untold Stories

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American director Sam French on the set of his short film, Buzkashi Boys, which was filmed in Afghanistan.
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Originally published on Fri November 30, 2012 12:59 pm

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Media
2:27 am
Thu October 11, 2012

Advice For Moderators: Keep Order, Out Of Spotlight

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Moderator Jim Lehrer gestures before the presidential debate at the University of Denver last week. Moderators must finagle answers out of sometimes-dodgy politicians and keep control, all without seeming to get in the way.
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ABC News' Martha Raddatz will moderate the vice presidential debate Thursday between Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Paul Ryan.
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Originally published on Thu October 11, 2012 6:58 am

PBS' Jim Lehrer came in for widespread criticism last week for failing to control the first presidential debate. Now, moderator Martha Raddatz is confronting partisan criticism in the lead-up to Thursday night's vice presidential debate, the first and only direct confrontation between Republican Paul Ryan and Democrat Joe Biden.

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