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Senators Unveil Climate Change Legislation That Expands Offshore Oil Drilling

The Viking Poseidon, which is carrying the second containment device to be lowered to the sea floor, sits at sunset before deploying the device at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  (AP)
The Viking Poseidon, which is carrying the second containment device to be lowered to the sea floor, sits at sunset before deploying the device at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP)

Obama Shifts Focus Of 'War On Drugs'

Richard Nixon first launched the U.S. war on drugs 40 years ago. Now President Obama is changing the focus to treat illegal drug use more as a public health issue and says he will put more resources into prevention and treatment. The new strategy boosts community-based programs, encourages health care providers to screen for drug problems before addiction sets in, and expands treatment beyond specialty centers to mainstream health care facilities. Joseph Califano has studied teen drug use for 20 years as the founder of Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, and has advice for preventing drug abuse in his new book, "How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid."

Cameron and Clegg Get To Work At Downing Street

New British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hold their first joint press conference in the garden of 10 Downing Street in London. (AP)
New British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hold their first joint press conference in the garden of 10 Downing Street in London. (AP)

Politics + Formaldehyde = A Complicated Process Of Assessing Risk

Formaldehyde is found in everything from plywood to carpeting. The chemical is still listed by the EPA as a "probable" carcinogen — instead of as a "known" carcinogen even though research links formaldehyde exposure to leukemia and possibly other cancers. As Joaquin Sapien of ProPublica reports, with the help of some legislators, the chemical industry has managed to slow down a reassessment by the EPA of formaldehyde.

Reflections From Parents With Special Needs Children

At least 12% of all children in the U.S. have disabilities - or special needs.  Now a group of parents writes about their lives and the lives of their children in a new book, "My Baby Rides The Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids With Disabilities."We hear from some of the authors.

Music From The Show

  • Radiohead, "Where I End and You Begin"
  • Thelonius Monk, "Caravan"
  • Peter Dixon, "Nagog Woods"
  • Sonny Rollins, "Get Happy"
  • The Lickets, "Meat City"
  • Ahmad Jamal, "Patterns"
  • Massive Attack, "Future Proof"
  • Tito Puente, "All Blues"

This program aired on May 12, 2010.

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