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DID YOU KNOW?

Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in our solar system.

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TONIGHT ON THE CBS EVENING NEWS

Here is an early preview of what we are planning for tonight’s CBS EVENING NEWS from Anchor and Managing Editor, Katie Couric…

Hi everyone,

A pair of explosions rocked the caravan carrying former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto through Karachi today. The deadly blasts struck just hours after she first returned to her country after eight years of exile. While Premier Bhutto was not hurt, dozens were killed or injured, according to early reports. Sheila MacVicar will have the latest tonight.

It killed 19,000 and infected an estimated 90,000 Americans in one year. Now reports of drug-resistant staph infections - known as MRSA - are popping up in schools in at least a half-dozen states. How safe are our children? Dr. Jon LaPook will take a closer look.

Kids and cold medicines: is it a dangerous combination? That’s what a Food and Drug Administration panel is debating today, a week after 14 cough and cold products aimed at toddlers and babies were pulled off drug-store shelves. Wyatt Andrews will report.

A Maine middle school is today taking a rare and controversial move: offering birth control to girls as young as 11. The decision to offer a range of contraceptives to middle-schoolers comes after an outbreak of pregnancies among the city’s pre-teens in recent years. Byron Pitts will have details of the plan.

For decades, Christian Conservatives have been one of the country’s strongest Republican voting blocks. But that could be shifting in the lead up to the 2008 election as the younger generation of evangelicals voices its new priorities. I’ll have an in-depth look at this potentially powerful group of voters.

I hope you’ll join us tonight,

Katie

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And here's a look at one of the stories we’re working on for Friday’s broadcast:

A CAT FIGHT that's costing you big time… WHY the government is spending YOUR tax dollars on these FELINES in Florida, Friday night, ONLY on the CBS Evening News.

If you would like more information on any of these stories or the broadcast, please click on the following address and e-mail us:
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TONIGHT ON DAVID LETTERMAN

Dave will enjoy catching up with actor Steve Carell AND radio personality Chris “Mad Dog” Russo… Plus, musical guest Band of Horses!

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FRIDAY MORNING ON THE EARLY SHOW

Harry Smith, Julie Chen and Russ Mitchell anchor THE EARLY SHOW from New York. Dave Price will bring us the weather from Charlotte, NC. Hannah Storm is off.

Along with the top news of the day, we will also have the following stories:

KATIE COURIC’S 60 MINUTES EXCLUSIVE: 60 MINUTES Correspondent Katie Couric will preview her EXCLUSIVE interview with CIA spy Valerie Plame Wilson. The former covert CIA agent speaks out for the first time on her leaked identity and the White House’s betrayal. For more, don’t miss Katie Couric’s full interview with Plame on 60 MINUTES this Sunday at 7pm ET/PT only on CBS.

TEENS TEXTING WHILE DRIVING: Inexperienced teenage drivers are already a danger on the road. So imagine them trying to text AND drive! It made for a deadly combination in Peoria, AZ where two teens died as a result. Shortly thereafter, Phoenix passed a law prohibiting the practice, becoming the first city in the country to do so. EARLY SHOW Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen travels to Arizona to speak with the family of the victim, Stacey Stubbs. Also, she puts teen drivers to the test!

BEN AFFLECK: The last time Ben Affleck co-wrote a screenplay he won an Oscar for Good Will Hunting. Now he is ready to go one better, staying behind the camera and making his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed new drama Gone Baby Gone. The star will join us with more on his project Friday morning!

STUDY HALL: LOCALLY GROWN SCHOOL FOOD: After graduating from college, one thing you're least likely to long for is food from the dining hall. But, as CBS News Correspondent Meg Oliver reports, the locally grown food movement now has college campuses all over America bursting with flavor.

MUFFIN TOP WORKOUT: Are you plagued with the dreaded “muffin top”? That roll that bulges over your favorite pair of jeans? Friday morning, celebrity personal trainer Valerie Waters will show us how to whittle down our middle with just three key moves!

DAVE PRICE: ALL ACCESS PASS #3: Our own Dave Price continues the third edition of his travel adventure series, All Access Pass, LIVE from Charlotte on Friday! Dave will whisk away one lucky viewer to the destination of their dreams for an incredible, action-packed weekend! Where will they go? What could they possibly do in one weekend? Tune in Friday morning to find out! Plus, don’t miss how YOU can buddy up with Dave for an adventure to remember!

If you would like more information on any of these stories or the broadcast, please click on the following address and e-mail us:
earlyshow@cbs.com

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