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New York banned drivers from talking on hand-held cell phones. Ray Suarez talks with Republican state Senator Carl Marcellino, lead sponsor of the ban, and Martill Williams of the American Automobile Association.

Three of the nation's most prominent news companies -- The New York Times Co., The Tribune Co. and Knight Ridder -- will eliminate thousands of jobs.