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	May 23, 2012 As Golden Gate Bridge Turns 75, History Revised to Honor Engineer The Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic on May 27, 1937. This weekend, 75 years later, San Francisco plans to celebrate while honoring the engineer whose contributions to the design were purposefully obliterated: Charles Ellis. Spencer Michels delves into Ellis' story, and into the man who did get the credit -- Joseph Strauss.

	May 23, 2012 Happy 75th Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge On the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reflects on the bridge's role both as a critical transportation link for the San Francisco area and as an icon of American ingenuity.

	May 15, 2012 How to Better Treat Trauma Injuries in the Developing World At San Francisco General Hospital, surgeons from developing countries are learning the latest techniques from top U.S. specialists. With just over 100 orthopedic surgeons serving the 80 million people of Kenya and Tanzania, it's admittedly a small step. But doctors there say it's a worthy one. Spencer Michels reports.

	May 7, 2012 Incredible, Edible Bugs: Will Meals of Mealworms Catch on in U.S.? Most Americans would squirm when even thinking of eating a grasshopper or locust. But a movement is afoot to encourage insect eating with advocates praising bugs' low fat and high protein. Spencer Michels tasted wax moth larvae tacos and crispy mealworms over ice cream to prepare this report on efforts to put bugs on U.S. menus.

	May 7, 2012 Bugs for Dinner? Join the Rest of the World Many Americans would squirm when thinking of eating an insect. But a fledgling movement praising insects' health benefits and low environmental impact is encouraging Americans to swap steak sandwiches for salted crickets tostadita.

	April 19, 2012 Newly Cast Terra Cotta Warriors Look to More Peaceful Future in 2801 Artist Gong Yuebin grew up during China's Cultural Revolution and it shows. His piece "Site 2801," on display at Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, Calif., reflects a re-imagined terra cotta army -- 200 warriors interspersed with 10 modern-looking soldiers, symbolizing an unchanged feeling of militarism. Spencer Michels reports.

	April 19, 2012 On Thursday's NewsHour: China's Terra Cotta Warriors, Reimagined In the ornate ballroom of the venerable Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, Calif., a 210-strong army of clay soldiers stands in formation. Most soldiers are replicas of the famous terra-cotta warriors that were discovered in 1947 in a field in Xian, China, by a farmer.

	April 19, 2012 Solar Suitcase Report Spurs Gifts to Aid Baby Deliveries in Developing World Correspondent Spencer Michels recently reported on the California nonprofit We Care Solar, which developed a "solar suitcase" to provide lights and communications equipment in delivery rooms and health care facilities in developing countries. Co-founder Dr. Laura Stachel reports that NewsHour viewers were quick to offer support.

	April 18, 2012 After Heart Attack, Turning Scar Tissue Back Into Beating Heart Cells A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature revealed that scientists have managed to convert damaged tissue into functioning heart muscle by inducing mild heart attacks on lab mice then coaxing their hearts into rebuilding themselves. In collaboration with KQED's QUEST program, correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

	April 10, 2012 California Community Colleges Face Dilemmas Amid Tighter Budgets With 2.6 million students, California's community colleges make up the largest higher educational system in the country. Spencer Michels reports on the system's efforts to reshape its future as budget problems have forced the state to cut back support and tuition hikes have sparked student protests.

	April 10, 2012 Will Some Community Members Be Booted From Community Colleges? Is the mission of California's large community college system about to change on a fundamental level? Spencer Michels reports.

	April 4, 2012 Saving Lives With Solar Power When Laura Stachel witnessed the difficulties Nigerian maternity wards faced due to the lack of a reliable electricity source, she and her husband founded We Care Solar to bring solar-powered lights to hospitals across the developing world.

	March 21, 2012 Embattled Sheriff's Legal Woes Captivate San Francisco While the rest of the nation concentrates on the GOP presidential primary and the shootings in Afghanistan and Florida, San Franciscans are focusing on a political soap opera centered on allegations the city's newly elected sheriff abused his Venezuelan-born wife.

	March 16, 2012 Stockton, California: the Most Miserable City? Poor Stockton. Last month, Forbes Magazine named the California town the most miserable city in the U.S. Now it's on the verge of bankruptcy. Stockton's problems may be particularly grim, but they're the same ones facing more and more American cities and communities.

	March 1, 2012 California Grapples With High-Speed Rail Debate There's a big battle going on throughout the country, but especially in California, over whether to build very expensive high-speed rail systems. In these tough economic times, how can anyone justify sinking billions of public dollars into a fast train?

	Feb. 27, 2012 The Healing Power of Music An unconventional approach to recovery and coping, music therapy is a field of medicine capturing new attention due to its role in helping Gabrielle Giffords recover from a gunshot. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the versatility of music in a medical setting, but the difficulty of quantifying its effectiveness.

	Feb. 27, 2012 A New Look at Music Therapy The interesting thing about music therapy is that nobody I could find understands how it works on the brain -- just that it does.

	Feb. 7, 2012 Will Prop. 8 Ruling Lead Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage? A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 Tuesday against banning same-sex marriage in California, upholding a lower court's ruling. Spencer Michels reports and Gwen Ifill discusses the decision and the next steps with David Boies of the American Foundation for Equal Rights and John Eastman of the National Organization for Marriage.

	Jan. 18, 2012 San Francisco's Famed Coit Tower Murals in Peril Due to Fog, Neglect In San Francisco's Coit Tower, historic murals by 25 significant artists depicting life in California in the early 1930s have fallen into disrepair for a variety of reasons, including a lack of security, funding problems and the city's famous fog. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on efforts to preserve the famed frescoes.

	Jan. 18, 2012 San Francisco's Famed Coit Tower Murals in Peril Due to Fog, Neglect In San Francisco's Coit Tower, historic murals by 25 significant artists depicting life in California in the early 1930s have fallen into disrepair for a variety of reasons, including a lack of security, funding problems and the city's famous fog. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on efforts to preserve the famed frescoes.

	Jan. 18, 2012 For the Depression-era Murals of Coit Tower, Great Recession-era Neglect Two-hundred thousand visitors show up at Coit Tower in San Francisco every year, and most of them seem to ignore one the most fascinating and enjoyable art treasures in country: the Depression-era murals that cover the tower's walls.

	Dec. 29, 2011 Oakland Program Aims to Pique Girls' Interest in Science, Tech Careers As part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on Techbridge, an after-school program based in Oakland, Calif., that shows hundreds of female students a path to pursuing careers in science and technology, while also trying to minimize the chances of them dropping out of school.

	Dec. 29, 2011 Oakland Program Aims to Pique Girls' Interest in Science, Tech Careers As part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on Techbridge, an after-school program based in Oakland, Calif., that shows hundreds of female students a path to pursuing careers in science and technology, while also trying to minimize the chances of them dropping out of school.

	Dec. 29, 2011 In San Francisco Bay Area, New Ideas on Innovating Out of Dropout Crisis As part of our American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels sits down with the new boss of the Oakland Unified School District and a college dean who's trying to get people to rethink how students are stereotyped and what that means for the way they're educated.

	Dec. 7, 2011 A Possible Second Home for Humanity Found, but the Commute's Brutal Scientists have discovered a so-called "Goldilocks" planet with a temperature that is not too hot, not too cold, but maybe just right to support life. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

	Dec. 6, 2011 Political Storms Swirl in Cash-Strapped California The state does not have enough money to cover expenses: it will be $3.7 billion short this season. So all eyes are on the governor to see if he can rescue a state in serious trouble.

	Nov. 21, 2011 UC Davis Officials Under Fire Amid Outrage Over 'Occupy' Pepper Spraying There was continuing criticism Monday about University of California, Davis police dousing student activists with pepper spray at close range during demonstrations over the weekend. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

	Nov. 17, 2011 Kids with Toothaches: Lost in the Health Care Debate Somewhat lost in the war of words over health care reform is a stepchild of the debate: dental care. A bad situation is getting worse, especially in California, where Medi-Cal cuts have meant less care for kids.

	Nov. 16, 2011 Berkeley Students, 'Occupy Oakland' Protesters Join Forces Protesters and University of California, Berkeley students are shifting strategies as city officials put more pressure on the ranks of Occupy Oakland. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

	Nov. 3, 2011 News Wrap: Upbeat Economic Reports Boost Markets In other news Thursday, the markets around the world got a boost from several upbeat economic reports. The Labor Department said first-time jobless claims fell below 400,000, the lowest level in five weeks. Also, Senate Republicans have blocked another piece of President Obama's jobs plan.

	Nov. 2, 2011 Occupy Oakland Movement Tries to Flex Muscle With General Strike Thousand of protesters joined the Occupy Oakland movement Wednesday in a general strike aimed at shutting down banks, corporations, the city's busy port and schools. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

	Nov. 1, 2011 California Voters Fed-Up With Gridlock as Budget Crunch Lingers Spencer Michels reports from California, where the government gridlock is compounding concerns about the state's budget.

	Nov. 1, 2011 Gridlock Grips California Government Californians are discontented, to the point of disgust. They are angry at their government, especially the legislature, which is so polarized it couldn't agree on a budget until Gov. Jerry Brown slashed and burned state services. Spencer Michels reports.

	Oct. 26, 2011 After Arrests, Occupy Oakland Protesters Vow to Return Chaos erupted Tuesday night in downtown Oakland, Calif., as police dispersed crowds from the Occupy Oakland movement from the plaza in front of City Hall. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from the center of the confrontation.

	Oct. 18, 2011 How Bright Is Solar Power's Future in a Post-Solyndra America? After the Obama administration-embraced solar-panel company Solyndra collapsed and defaulted on its government-backed loans, the surging U.S. solar industry is suddenly worried that the subsidies it receives -- tax credits and loans guarantees -- could dry up in the face of opposition from conservatives. Spencer Michels reports.

	Oct. 6, 2011 Remembering the Life, Designs of Digital Visionary Steve Jobs In a statement late Wednesday, Apple said its co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at age 56. Correspondent Spence Michels looks back on the life and work of the digital visionary.

	Sept. 30, 2011 Rita Moreno Acts Out Own Career in 'Life Without Makeup' Actress Rita Moreno, 80, now has a solo show about her life as a star of stage and screen called "Life Without Makeup." In a joint production with KQED San Francisco, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the performer's transformation from a "utilitarian ethnic" actress to becoming a "show business animal."

	Sept. 20, 2011 'Heart of a Soldier' Opera Chronicles Heroism, Love Amid Tragedy of 9/11 Rick Rescorla saved lives during the Vietnam War, and again on 9/11, but he lost his life as a result. His story, told in the book "Heart of a Soldier" by James Stewart, has been recast as an opera in San Francisco. Spencer Michels reports.

	Sept. 9, 2011 San Francisco Opera Sets 9/11 to Music The San Francisco Opera is presenting "Heart of a Soldier," based on James B. Stewart's book about 9/11 hero, Rick Rescorla.

	Aug. 19, 2011 Budget Cuts, Tuition Hikes Jeopardize Quality of Higher Education in California Students preparing for college this fall are facing raising higher tuition rates as their schools face budget cuts in this troubled economy. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the fallout in California's public universities.

	Aug. 18, 2011 Major Investor CalPERS Rides out Big Waves in Markets With Calm Approach Thursday's market drop marked the fifth time in just two weeks that the Dow Jones industrial average rocketed up or down by several hundred points in one trading session. Spencer Michels reports on how the California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the largest U.S. institutional investors, is handling the volatility.

	Aug. 16, 2011 Gertrude Stein's 'Four Saints in Three Acts' Achieves a Good Afterlife Besides being featured in two major art shows, where works collected by Gertrude Stein and her family in Paris during the early days of the 20th century are on display, an avant garde opera written by Stein and composer Virgil Thompson is set to open on Thursday at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

	July 28, 2011 5 Years Later, Scientists Still Puzzled by Honeybee Decline Five years ago, honeybees began dying in large numbers and hives were becoming defunct. Spencer Michels reports on the scientists who are still trying to figure out why this is happening and what can be done to help the problem.

	July 28, 2011 What's Behind the Problem of Disappearing Bees? Five years ago, bees in America and Canada were dying in large numbers and hives were becoming defunct. The problem was called Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD, and it threatened a handful of California's very profitable crops.

	July 15, 2011 Calif. Faces Tough Choices on Overcrowded Prisons Spencer Michels reports from California on the state's effort to comply with a Supreme Court ruling to alleviate overcrowding in the state's prisons.

	July 13, 2011 California Prisoners, Politicians Ponder Impact of Supreme Court Ruling California's Solano State Prison and at the other 32 state prisons are bubbling with speculation about what will happen to the state's 143,000 inmates in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling ordering the state to cut 10,000 inmates from the prison population by November, and another 33,000 within two years.

	June 23, 2011 Angry Times in California California's Legislature is terribly unpopular. In March, just 16 percent of the public approved of the job they were doing. So there was a collective cheer you could almost hear when the state controller announced he was not going to pay legislators starting June 15, because they failed to produce a truly balanced budget.

	June 14, 2011 Twitter Is Everywhere Now, but Can It Make Money? From the U.S. Navy SEAL raid that kill Osama bin Laden to Rep. Anthony Weiner's scandal, Twitter has been in the news recently for helping break news. While the social media giant's popularity has soared among politicians, movie stars and people around the world, can the microblogging service make money? Spencer Michels reports.

	June 14, 2011 Biz Stone: Twitter Is Bringing Humanity Together in New Ways In extended interviews with the NewsHour's Spencer Michels, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone discusses the social media service's global impact on humanity and breaking news, and the "young" company's business model and why he says they're not for sale.

	June 7, 2011 To Combat Human Rights Abuses, California Company Looks to Computer Code Spencer Michels reports on a California company using high-tech tools to document patterns of brutality and combat human rights abuses across the globe.

	June 7, 2011 To Combat Human Rights Abuses, California Company Looks to Computer Code Spencer Michels reports on a California company using high-tech tools to document patterns of brutality and combat human rights abuses across the globe.

	June 7, 2011 Developers Have Stars in Their Eyes at Apple Event The line to get in stretched around the block in the cold drizzle of a San Francisco June day.

	May 31, 2011 Gertrude Stein Collected More Than Roses Spencer Michels reports on the art collection of Gertrude Stein and her family, on display now at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

	May 31, 2011 San Francisco Exhibit Reunites Gertrude Stein's Remarkable Art Collection During her time in Paris, American writer Gertrude Stein and her family amassed an amazing assemblage of groundbreaking art, including works from Picasso, Matisse and other notable artists. The collection has been reassembled for a limited time at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Spencer Michels reports.

	May 18, 2011 Los Angeles Artist Finds Inspiration in Everyday Places, Things Michael McMillen finds inspiration for his work in an intriguing collection of everyday places and things. Spencer Michels has a look back at the unusual 40-year career of this Los Angeles artist.

	May 18, 2011 From the Movies to the Museum, Michael McMillen Fabricates Artistic Tableaus Micheal McMillen uses just about anything he can find or that he's collected over the years to shape his art work -- work that ranges from small objects like a moth pulling a brick to giant installations that viewers can walk into and feel part of.

	April 25, 2011 At Stanford, Debate Brews Over Reviving ROTC Program on Campus Decades after protests surrounding the Vietnam War, some private universities are taking another look at bringing back Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, but the idea is rekindling some decades-old disputes over military presence on campuses. Spencer Michels reports on how the debate is playing out at Stanford.

	April 25, 2011 Stanford Debates: Reinstate ROTC? Spencer Michels looks at the debate at Stanford University over bringing ROTC back to campus, decades after the Vietnam War.

	March 31, 2011 Tsunami in the Northwest? Japan Disaster Offers Wake-Up Call to Coastal U.S. Spencer Michels reports on new attention to disaster preparations in the U.S. after an earthquake and tsunami devastated much of northeastern Japan, an area thought well-guarded against those threats.

	March 25, 2011 The Panic Button: High-Tech Protection for Human Rights Investigators A California-based nonprofit organization has developed a computer program designed to safely store data about torture, murder, killings and other human rights abuses that has a unique feature -- a way to delete all the data, plus the program itself, with one keystroke.

	March 25, 2011 Lanford Wilson's Ozark Roots In this NewsHour segment from 1999, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lanford Wilson talks to Spencer Michels about the Ozarks, the setting of most of his plays, as well as his childhood.

	March 25, 2011 Friday's Art Notes In this NewsHour segment from 1999, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lanford Wilson talks to Spencer Michels about the Ozarks, the setting of most of his plays, as well as his childhood.

	March 24, 2011 Tsunami Prediction: What Can and Can't Be Done to Save Lives As horrific as the March 11 earthquake and tsunami were in Japan, they were exciting events for geologists and oceanographers around the world. While not rare, big tsunamis are infrequent enough that scientists are eager to jump on them for study.

	March 23, 2011 A Young Journalist Meets Elizabeth Taylor It was 1960, and Spencer Michels was learning how to be a journalist at Columbia University when he met Elizabeth Taylor. At the age of 21, he had a lot to learn.

	March 11, 2011 U.S. Pacific Rim on High Alert After Japan Quake Triggers Tsunami The earthquake off Japan's northeastern coast sparked a massive tsunami that kept coastal areas along the Pacific rim on high alert for the waves. Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland braced for damage as the tsunami traveled across the Pacific. Spencer Michels reports from California on the tsunami's impact on the West Coast.

	March 11, 2011 U.S. Pacific Rim on High Alert After Japan Quake Triggers Tsunami The earthquake off Japan's northeastern coast sparked a massive tsunami that kept people along the Pacific Rim on high alert for large waves. Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland braced for damage as the tsunami traveled across the Pacific. Spencer Michels reports from California on the tsunami's impact on the West Coast.

	March 3, 2011 In California, Rising Health-Insurance Premiums Spark Outcry Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on increases in health insurance premiums in California and the resulting outcry for government investigation.

	March 3, 2011 In California, Rising Health-Insurance Premiums Spark Outcry Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on increases in health-insurance premiums in California and the resulting outcry for government investigation.

	March 2, 2011 Go Fish? Not in Pacific Ocean Sanctuaries off California's Coast Spencer Michels reports on the battle over dozens of no fishing zones off the California coast and their economic impact on the region.

	March 2, 2011 Go Fish? Not in Pacific Ocean Sanctuaries off California's Coast Spencer Michels reports on the battle over dozens of no fishing zones off the California coast and their economic impact on the region.

	March 2, 2011 Go Fish? Not in Pacific Ocean Sanctuaries off California's Coast Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the controversy over dozens of no-fishing zones off the California coast.

	Feb. 18, 2011 Obama Takes Messages of Innovation, Jobs to Silicon Valley Leaders Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Silicon Valley on the response of business leaders and the high-tech community to President Obama's drive for innovation and the debate over how much the federal government should be involved in funding incentives for entrepreneurs amid calls for federal austerity.

	Feb. 18, 2011 High Tech and High Fashion as Obama Woos Silicon Valley Leaders On President Obama's trip to Silicon Valley Friday, there were echoes of a debate raging around the country: how much should the government invest to help spur job growth vs. how much should it focus on austerity?

	Feb. 9, 2011 California Program Stresses Early Detection, Treatment of Mental Illness Spencer Michels reports on a California organization working to identify mental illness in young people before their problems become worse.

	Feb. 9, 2011 In Wake of Tucson Shootings, Program Tries to Catch, Treat Psychosis Early On Thursday's NewsHour, Spencer Michels reports on a San Francisco program aimed at an early diagnosis and treatment for severely mentally ill people. Here, a young man discusses his diagnosis.

	Feb. 1, 2011 Brown Looks to Spend Political Capital on Fixing California's Budget Mess Jerry Brown -- California's new Democratic governor -- is getting away with something that most politicians these days can only dream about. He has plunged into California's huge budgetary mess, proposing extensions of some tax increases and further slashing the budget. And he has lived -- even prospered -- to tell the tale.

	Jan. 10, 2011 Brown on California Budget Cuts: 'Better to Take Our Medicine Now' While the nation was transfixed by the tragedy in Tucson, California's new governor, Jerry Brown, announced Monday a plan that could dramatically alter the state's welfare, health care, education and other programs.

	Jan. 3, 2011 Jerry Brown to California: 'Here I Come (Right Back Where I Started From)' Correspondent Spencer Michels writes: Jerry Brown wasn't movie-star smooth at his inaugural ceremony Monday. But there was something real about him, which is probably part of the reason he won the race for governor of California over former eBay boss Meg Whitman.

	Dec. 28, 2010 California Forges Ahead Implementing Health Reform Changes Spencer Michels looks at how the nation's most populous state is moving ahead on the new federal health care law.

	Dec. 28, 2010 In California, Republicans and Democrats Work to Implement Health Care Reform While some parts of the nation are figuring out how to block national health care reform or repeal the law, California has plunged headfirst into making it work.

	Dec. 8, 2010 WikiLeaks Finds Itself Target of, Inspiration for Cyber Attacks WikiLeaks has become the target of hackers who oppose its latest release of secret government documents, but some supporters are waging cyber attacks against individuals and companies -- including MasterCard, PayPal and a Swiss bank -- that have severed ties with the controversial site. Spencer Michels has more.

	Nov. 25, 2010 Making AIDS Drugs Affordable Here and Abroad Spencer Michels profiles the company that makes the HIV medicine, and the strides to make it affordable to those in the U.S. and poorer countries.

	Nov. 19, 2010 Oakland Election System Allows Mayoral Runner-Up to Make a Surprise Win Jean Quan may have come in second place in the Oakland mayoral race, but she ended up taking out first-place finisher Don Perata thanks to an election system called ranked-choice voting. Spencer Michels has the story.

	Oct. 27, 2010 Pensions Pose Major Challenge for Governments Worldwide From France to San Francisco, pension reform is hot. What once was an arcane, wonky topic has become a political and social flashpoint in elections and - as in France - in the streets.

	Oct. 8, 2010 Economic Pessimism Pervades Heated California's Governor Race As much of the nation's focus has been on congressional races in the upcoming midterm elections, 37 states will elect governors as well. Correspondent Spencer Michels takes a look at the expensive race for California's top job amid the state's massive economic problems.

	Oct. 8, 2010 California Governor's Race: a Hot Campaign Sans Obama, Tea Party In the troubled and debt-ridden state of California, two well-known candidates are vying for the dubious honor of becoming the next governor. But something is missing that has permeated other races around the country, notably a focus on the tea party and President Obama.

	Sept. 2, 2010 Effect of Court Decisions on Guns Remains Murky in California Correspondent Spencer Michels examines how U.S. Supreme Court rulings limiting local gun-control laws are playing out in California.

	Sept. 2, 2010 Showdown Over 'Global Warming Solutions' in Calif. Spencer Michels reports on the debate over AB 32, a 2006 law cutting greenhouse gas emissions in California, and Prop 23, a ballot initiative that would repeal it. Environmentalists say what happens in the November election could derail green industry progress in the Golden State.

	Aug. 27, 2010 Katrina Five Years Later: New Orleans Is a State of Mind Spencer Michels writes how it's hard for him to separate his experiences in the aftermath of Katrina from a flood of other impressions since 2005.

	Aug. 12, 2010 Online Crime a Cat-and-Mouse Game for Hackers, Security Companies Spencer Michels wraps up his cybersecurity series with a look at online crimes and the technology being used to stop them.

	Aug. 11, 2010 Hayden: Hackers Force Internet Users to Learn Self-Defense Correspondent Spencer Michels continues his series on cybersecurity with a conversation with former CIA and National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden who says the openness of the Internet's design puts hackers at an advantage over people who want to defend their data.

	Aug. 10, 2010 Governments Battle to Stay Ahead of Threats on Internet, 'The Great Leveler' In the first in a series of reports about cybersecurity, correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Las Vegas on governmental and citizen-led efforts to stop online crime that could threaten critical infrastructure.

	Aug. 4, 2010 California Same-Sex Marriage Ban Overturned, But Appeal Likely A federal judge struck down California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages Wednesday, but proponents have promised an appeal. Spencer Michels reports from San Francisco on the ruling's possible implications for the rest of the country and the prospects for the case making its way to the Supreme Court.

	July 28, 2010 One Man Takes on -- And Funds -- Mission to Clean Up Gulf A man who made his money in the construction crane business is now leading and funding a small operation to clean up the Gulf Coast and assist with other disasters around the world. Spencer Michel reports from Buras, Louisiana.

	July 23, 2010 Fear of Oil Damage Heightens as Storm 'Bonnie' Approaches the Gulf Although Tropical Depression Bonnie isn't expected to do much harm on land, many along the Gulf Coast worry that high winds could intensify damage that has already been done by the oil leak. Spencer Michel reports from Louisiana.

	July 22, 2010 Along Gulf Coast, Effects of Chemicals in Oil Dispersant Questioned Some are questioning whether the dispersants being used to break apart the oil that has leaked into the Gulf are harmful to wildlife and plants. Spencer Michels reports from Buras, Louisana.

	July 13, 2010 Fighting Poverty in Kenya by Selling Water Pumps to Poor Farmers Spencer Michels reports on the story of how a California man sees the chance to increase access to clean water in Kenya through the use of foot-pumps.

	July 7, 2010 Mark Twain's Autobiography Set for Unveiling, a Century After His Death Mark Twain's autobiography is set to be published for the first time, 100 years after the famous author and humorist's death. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the effort to edit and publish his century-old manuscript.

	June 22, 2010 With Location-Tracking Technology, Cell Users Paying Price of Privacy Correspondent Spencer Michels reports how cell phones with GPS technology that track and share user location are raising concerns about privacy as they revolutionize the way people communicate.

	June 4, 2010 Drilling Moratorium Could Imperil Louisiana's Expansive Oil Industry In our continuing coverage of the Gulf oil leak, Spencer Michels reports on how the spill may impact Louisiana's lucrative drilling industry as lawmakers impose a moratorium on offshore drilling and vow to ramp up regulation on the industry.

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