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January 10, 2008 3:27 PM

E-Waste Crusader

So, as it turns out the Consumer Electronics Show got the best of us, in some ways. The producer on the shoot got a wicked case of the flu, I caught a minor stomach bug going around and basically we hobbled out of Las Vegas with some story ideas for the future. Overall, a decent show, but definitely subdued. Hard to tell if it was a result of the New Hampshire primary or our collective illnesses or a cooling in the gadget world. Food for thought. In any case, we move onto tonight's piece on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric that highlights a growing problem in the technology marketplace -- what to do with all the tons of discarded electronics? James Burghett, a former drug addict and homeless person, is taking the challenge head on.

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