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"E-Trash" A Growing Concern

There's growing concern that the growing number of electronics products Americans cherish will wind up in landfills, reports Bianca Solorzano. And worse, they could end up leaking lead into the environment.

Stemming The Violent Crime Wave

In recent years, violent crime has been on the rise in some of the country's largest cities. But as CBS News has learned exclusively, it's down in certain places where a hard-line approach to juvenile crime is used, Byron Pitts reports.

States Urged To Let Adoptees See Records

A new report by a leading US adoption institute urges all states to let adult adoptees have access to their birth records, and thereby learn the identity of their birth parents.

When Both Parents Go Off To War

Being called for service in a war is always hard, but what happens when both Mom and Dad wear a uniform and can be deployed? Mark Strassmann meets two families who share their experiences.

The Secret Tunnels Of Gaza

With violence and closed roads above ground, a labyrinthine network of tunnels runs under Gaza, and CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer got an exclusive look at the smuggling operations that use them. Are they a security risk?

Friday Night Lights Meet The Haka

For the Trinity Trojans, Friday nights mean football - and the Haka. Hari Sreenivasan reports on this tribal dance that's made its way from Tonga to Texas - and beyond.

Candidates Caught In A Media Circus

A 24-hour news cycle, ever-watchful bloggers and a long campaign have resulted in every candidate's every move, no matter how minor, being elevated to a matter of national importance.

VA Struggles With Vets' Mental Health

The mental health numbers the VA does report reveal an agency under siege: 100,000 vets now seeking help for mental health issues, Armen Keteyian reports in the second in an investigative series on veteran suicide.

Prescription Drugs, Without The Doctor?

Imagine getting prescription drugs, without the prescription -- or the doctor. Congress could create a new class of drugs that would be "behind-the-counter," and require a consultation with a pharmacist, but that's all, Nancy Cordes reports.

Harvest Of Kindness

When fourth-generation farmer Darrin Hartman got stomach cancer, he thought his corn harvest was ruined. That's until his community stepped in. Mark Strassmann has the story.