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Special Election - What Comes Next?

California has a lot riding on the outcome of Tuesday's special election, but we may be heading toward a record low turnout. Governor Schwarzenegger was counting on voters passing ballot measures 1A through 1E to help solve the state's massive budget deficit. We take a look at what will happen if the ballot measures pass or fail. Reporter: John Myers

• More: Complete Coverage of the 2009 Special Election

The Next Obama?

A 26-year-old congressional candidate from East Los Angeles is generating plenty of excitement. Democrat Emanuel Pleitez is borrowing a page from Barack Obama's campaign playbook in hopes of upsetting two veteran politicians.Reporter: Frank Stoltze

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Sudden Oak Death

Over the past decade, scientists have been battling an epidemic that has killed more than one million oak trees in the state. If it remains unchecked, the disease could change the face of California's landscape. The good news is that researchers have found a way to inoculate individual trees against it. But time is running out before Sudden Oak Death decimates California's forests.Reporter: David Gorn

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CD Review: Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women

Last year, Grammy winner Dave Alvin lost a close friend and a key member of his band, "The Guilty Men," with the death of Chris Gaffney. Alvin worked out some of his grief by producing a tribute album to his old friend. Now, he's put together a new team of musicians with another tribute of sorts to his old band.Reporter: Steve Hochman

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A Mezuzah in Space

350 miles above earth, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis is busy giving the Hubble Telescope a tune-up. One of the astronauts is also carrying with him a symbol of the Jewish religion, designed by a San Francisco artist. It's a replica of something carried into space by his friend, one of the astronauts who died when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart on its return home in 2003.Reporter: Kathryn Baron

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