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	Oct. 23, 2009 Sullenberger: Lifetime of Preparation Led to 'Miracle'


	Oct. 15, 2009 Exploring the Hazards of Texting, Talking While Driving


	Sept. 30, 2009 Summit Aims to Put the Brakes on Texting While Driving


	2009 NOVEMBER Nov. 25, 2009 Toyota Recalls 4 Million Gas Pedals Over Concerns of Uncontrolled Acceleration Toyota recalled four million cars to fix or replace acceleration pedals that could get jammed. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Nov. 25, 2009 Other News: Recession Complicates Holiday Travel for Many In other news, airlines are experiencing a 25 percent decrease in holiday travel this year as more people are opting for trains and buses. Also, weekly jobless claims dipped below 500,000 for the first time since January.

	Nov. 13, 2009 Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Among Detainees to Face Trial in N.Y. The Justice Department on Friday announced plans to try suspected 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees, in federal court. Ray Suarez reports.

	Nov. 4, 2009 GM Reversal on Opel Deal Rankles German Officials In a surprise reversal that has left politicians across Germany fuming, General Motors' board has voted to abandon a deal to sell its European operations to car-parts supplier Magna International Inc. and Russian bank Sberbank.

	Nov. 2, 2009 Ford Posts Surprise Profit, Expects Profit in 2011 Ford Motor Co., the only U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy this year, posted a surprise $997 million profit in the third quarter and said it expects 2011 to be "solidly profitable." The report sent Ford's shares up 8.3 percent in premarket trading.



	OCTOBER Oct. 23, 2009 Sullenberger: Lifetime of Preparation Led to 'Miracle' Jeffrey Brown speaks with Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger whose emergency landing of a United Airways flight in New York saved the lives of 155 people.

	Oct. 23, 2009 Other News: Pelosi Promises a Public Option In other news, House speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted on Friday that the House of Representatives' compromise health reform bill will include a public option, and the National Association of Realtors announced a jump in sales of pre-owned homes.

	Oct. 15, 2009 Exploring the Hazards of Texting, Talking While Driving As new evidence emerges about the hazards of driving while talking on a cell phone, more states are pushing to ban the practice. KCET's "SoCal Connected" takes a closer look.

	Oct. 1, 2009 Enforcement of Texting-While-Driving Bans Proves a Tough Task Distractions on the road are plentiful, but as cell technology continues to creep behind the wheel, drivers sending phone text messages are creating a new danger on the roads.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 30, 2009 Summit Aims to Put the Brakes on Texting While Driving Text messaging while driving has been found to increase the odds of a crash by 23 times. Now, lawmakers and transportation experts are trying to find a way to stop the dangerous practice. Ray Suarez reports.

	Sept. 29, 2009 Politics, Engineering Intersect Over Bay Bridge Political wrangling can often get in the way of critical infrastructure improvements Case in point: The rebuilding of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Spencer Michels reports.

	Sept. 18, 2009 No 'Plan B' for Copenhagen Climate Summit, U.N. Negotiator Says Ahead of a U.N. conference on global warming this December in Copenhagen, the organization's top climate negotiator speaks with Margaret Warner about the outlook for a global pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions.



	AUGUST Aug. 20, 2009 Lockerbie Bomber Released from Scottish Prison Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie airliner bombing, has been released from prison in Scotland and sent home to Libya on compassionate grounds.

	Aug. 11, 2009 GM Unveils 230 MPG Claim for Chevy Volt General Motors announced Tuesday that its long-awaited Chevrolet Volt hybrid, a battery- and gas-powered electric vehicle, can get 230 miles per gallon in city driving, dwarfing every other car on the market in fuel efficiency.

	Aug. 10, 2009 Ala. Highway Exposes Challenges of Transit Planning As part of an ongoing series of reports on the nation's infrastructure, special correspondent Rick Karr examines a dispute in Alabama over a nearly 50-year-old federal highway program.

	Aug. 10, 2009 Drug War, H1N1 Virus Top Mexico Summit Agenda From drug violence to H1N1 flu, President Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tackled a long list of issues at a summit Monday.

	Aug. 6, 2009 Dealers, Detroit Look for Boost With 'Clunkers' Extension The government's popular "cash for clunkers" incentive program -- aimed at replacing gas guzzlers with more fuel-efficient vehicles -- nearly exhausted its $1 billion budget in just days. Analysts look at who benefits from the program and its effects on the troubled U.S. auto industry.

	Aug. 5, 2009 Obama Addresses Criticism on Stimulus Spending Amid the continuing debate over the effectiveness of the federal stimulus funds, President Obama unveiled new grants that he said can help rebuild the economy. A ProPublica reporter discusses how some hard-hit areas are getting more money, but others are not.

	Aug. 4, 2009 Diplomatic Efforts of Former Presidents Former President Clinton's visit to North Korea illustrated how ex-presidents can continue their diplomacy. Since Herbert Hoover, such efforts have been largely humanitarian, though Jimmy Carter has commented on foreign agendas and advocated for global causes. Historian Richard Norton Smith discusses their unique roles.

	Aug. 3, 2009 Despite Critics, Senate Considers $2B Boost for 'Cash for Clunkers' The government's "cash for clunkers" program helped prop up sagging auto sales in July, but the popular program is almost out of cash and the Senate is considering a $2 billion infusion by the end of the week.



	JULY July 28, 2009 Cell Phone Use Raises Risks While Driving, Studies Show A series of new studies and reports shows that drivers making a phone call or text messaging are more of a danger than previously thought.

	July 16, 2009 Other News: Markets Advance, Auto Dealers Gain Congressional Support In other news, Wall Street advanced on tech stocks, and House members introduced a proposal that would force GM and Chrylser to restore franchise agreements with auto dealers.

	July 16, 2009 Simon Johnson on the Future of the U.S. Auto Industry Paul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."

	July 15, 2009 Other News: Markets Jump, Plane Crashes in Iran In other news, large gains in the banking and tech sectors led markets higher, and a passenger plane crashed in Iran, killing all 168 people on board.

	July 10, 2009 Post-Bankruptcy, GM CEO Pledges New Course After the announcement that General Motors Corp. had completed its 40-day stay under bankruptcy protection, CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to Judy Woodruff about the company's goals for remaking the struggling auto maker.

	July 10, 2009 Timeline: Big Three Automakers' Recent Troubles Review some of the key developments and coverage of the auto industry's troubles over the past year in this timeline.

	July 10, 2009 GM Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection Facing Tough Car Market General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson announced Friday that the company emerged from bankruptcy and now begins the task of remaking the struggling American carmaker that was once the world's largest and most powerful.

	July 8, 2009 Why Does the London Tube Charge More If You Use a Paper Ticket? Paul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."

	July 6, 2009 Judge OKs Plan to Sell GM Assets; Appeal Looms A New York judge has approved General Motors Corp.'s bankruptcy sale in a move that will allow the company's most-profitable assets to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection under government ownership.

	July 2, 2009 Other News: After Budget Failure, California Begins Issuing IOUs In other news, California began issuing IOU notes after the governor failed to reach a deal on the state's budget, and Vice President Joe Biden visited troops in Iraq.



	JUNE June 23, 2009 Investigators Search for Clues in Fatal D.C. Train Crash Federal investigators on Tuesday worked to discover what caused two trains to collide yesterday in the nation's capital, killing nine people and injuring more than 75 others. Kwame Holman reports.

	June 23, 2009 Investigators Look to Determine Cause of Deadly D.C. Subway Crash As the search for victims continues in Monday's deadly subway train collision in the nation's capital, investigators are also hunting for clues in hopes of pinpointing a cause for the worst crash in the Metrorail system's 33-year history.

	June 18, 2009 Freight Trains Face Burdensome Bottleneck in Midwest In the Midwest, Chicago has been a freight rail hub for 150 years. But now, traffic on Chicago's rails is even slower than traffic on its roads. As part of the Blueprint America series of reports on infrastructure, Rick Karr examines the U.S. freight train choke point.

	June 17, 2009 Other News: Chrysler to Reopen 7 Plants In other news, Chrysler said it will reopen seven auto plants, and the National Security Administration's domestic surveillance program may have been broader than first realized, according to The New York Times.

	June 16, 2009 White House Says Climate Change Already Affecting U.S. Global climate change is already affecting the United States, according to a report by federal scientists released Tuesday.

	June 10, 2009 After Chrysler Deal, Fiat to Face Tough U.S. Car Market Chrysler finalized the sale of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Wednesday after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the deal. Analysts examine the future for the newly merged company.

	June 10, 2009 Chrysler Finishes Deal With Fiat After Court Strikes Down Request to Delay Sale Italian automaker Fiat became the new owner of most of Chrysler's assets Wednesday, in a move that largely ends the U.S. company's bankruptcy process and staves off concerns about liquidating the company.

	June 9, 2009 Other News: Judge OKs Chrysler Dealer Closings In other news, a bankruptcy judge approved the closing of 789 Chrysler dealership franchises, and on Wall Street, financial markets stayed relatively stable.

	June 8, 2009 GM Woes Hit Close to Home for Young Graduates In the first of a new set of reports for the Generation Next series, Judy Woodruff traveled to Detroit to profile recent graduates from a GM training program who are now facing the prospect of finding a new career.

	June 5, 2009 Other News: General Motors Strikes Tentative Saturn Deal In other news, General Motors Struck a tentative deal to sell its Saturn brand, and Brazilian investigators said the debris they discovered in the Atlantic Ocean was not from Air France Flight 447.

	June 3, 2009 Analysts Weigh Economic Impact of GM Bankruptcy Filing Analysts take a closer look at the deeper, long-term effects of General Motors' bankruptcy filing.

	June 3, 2009 Detroit Feels Ripple Effects From GM's Bankruptcy Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Detroit residents about the "collateral damage," or ripple effects, from General Motors' bankruptcy filing earlier in the week.

	June 3, 2009 Other News: Fed Chairman Warns of Rising U.S. Deficits In other news, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned of the detrimental effects of long-term soaring deficits, and the Brazilian military found more wreckage from an Air France jetliner that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean Sunday.

	June 3, 2009 Obama Seeks Saudi King's Counsel on Eve of Address to Muslim World President Barack Obama began his latest effort to open a dialogue with the Muslim world with a visit to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

	June 3, 2009 What's the Collateral Damage of GM's Bankruptcy? Paul Solman answers your questions on business and economic news on "The Business Desk."

	June 2, 2009 Political Stakes High in GM Bankruptcy Plan The political stakes are high for the Obama administration in guiding General Motors into bankruptcy -- and allowing the government to take a majority stake in the company. Analysts examine the political and economic implications of the decisions.

	June 2, 2009 GM Making New Plans Under Reorganization One day after General Motors filed for bankruptcy, the company is poised to sell its Hummer brand and make other changes as it attempts to reorganize itself. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	June 2, 2009 Other News: Pilots Spot Air France Flight Wreckage In other news, Brazilian pilots found evidence of flight wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean along an Air France's flight path that disappeared en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris Sunday, and an American soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.

	June 1, 2009 In Detroit, Mixed Emotions Over GM's Bankruptcy Move Paul Solman reports from Detroit on how General Motors' bankruptcy filing may impact different company stakeholders -- from union members to bondholders to car dealers -- and explains why the company chose reorganization over liquidation.

	June 1, 2009 Pilot Details Possible Troubles Faced by Air France Flight Pilot Ben Berman discusses the possible problems that an Air France flight en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris feared lost over the Atlantic Ocean may have encountered in a strong storm.