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Hard Landing, Sugar, Art Market

April 1, 2012 8:00 PM

First, with the end of the space shuttle program, Kennedy Space Center workers lost good jobs that made them proud; Then, Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health; Also, Morley Safer is back on the art beat, and although he doesn't like much of what he sees at Miami's Art Basel, there's no denying that sales are strong.

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by country2003 April 28, 2012 12:46 PM EDT
This is a terrible program , its a one-sided attack on a product that we need. This type of Journalism should be condemned to the trash barrel.
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by TheGubbler April 23, 2012 11:38 PM EDT
The emperor not ony has no clothes, he is bathing in a tub of excrement.

Apparently taste and good sense die along with one's ethics, if these wealth hoarders ever possessed such qualities to begin with.

Have a good time with your "art" you ninnies, and try not to think about the basic neccessities that are being denied so many so you can hang a translucent toilet seat, or a Gerhard Richter on the wall of your mansion.
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by kampbellp21 April 23, 2012 2:22 AM EDT
I was shocked to hear we cut our space program. Its disgraceful. Blame Congress. Blame the War. It costs a lot of money to fight a war. Lets call Trump, or Johnson and Johnson or Monsanto, put it into the hands of the people, sell shares, make a movie. Its an issue of pride. How will my grandson ever be an astronaut? Stop crying,Government drones. get busy.
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by vana4x4 April 16, 2012 11:29 PM EDT
Dr. Lustig says High Fructose Corn Syrup is no different than regular sugar... how could he make such an incorrect statement? Especially given all the studies out there?? I agree with his war on sugar, but wish he was more accurate
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by mbarker100 April 14, 2012 8:21 AM EDT
What are we supposed to do when after a career in rocket science, the only jobs left are McJobs? I worked for 15 years in electronics manufacturing and rose through the ranks to become a manager...was underemployed for 3 1/2 years working a consession stand sell hotdogs and beer then was laid off from that position. Just took a retail management job making slightly more than minimum wage and a tad more than unemployment benefits. Add in transportation costs and I'm living on less than unemployment. This after over a year and 1/2 of NO WORK and NO CALLS BACK from thousands of applications for anything and everything available.
I have to say it really ticks me off to see http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Few-workers-qualified-to-handle-manufacturing-work-1686135.php. STOP importing workers and START putting those of us with skills and proven experience back to work in positions suitable to our talents!!!!!!!
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by alleygulch April 13, 2012 11:17 PM EDT
The sugar story was great. Very well done. I am an addict of sugar and gave it up 4 years ago and have gone from 320 to 195. I feel fantastic.
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by Formula1011 April 10, 2012 6:42 PM EDT
I myself work in the space industry, yet I feel no more sympathy for these shuttle workers than I do for the people that built steam engines or covered wagons. The Space Shuttle program had a good run and I'm extremely thankful for their hard work, but now it's time to move on to the next step. Don't be fooled by the patriotic tears you see here, America wants and deserves a new, more capable program. These workers were warned that the shuttle program was ending years ago and shouldn't act surprised. The reason we don't have a new spacecraft for them to launch is that there is not enough money to maintain the shuttle program and develop a new craft simultaneously, you can't have it both ways.
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by emtechpost April 8, 2012 9:51 PM EDT
...and reduce wages, eliminate unions, cut overtime, reverse "globalization", raise duties on imports and do whatever necessary, but for God's sake bring back the jobs so many companies sent their manufacturing to China, India and others...there is no other way to save this country. Without our own industrial base, this country will go down the drain. No president in this country can reverse this trend, unless the entire government (congress, senate, supreme court, etc.) assumes a new radical plan in reverse to the past!
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by tysonindenver April 7, 2012 10:54 AM EDT
I watched 60 minutes and my heart went out to Samuel Rivera. Hey you...if you're still looking for employment with health benefits, contact larry@lukasinlonetree.com
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by wroylong April 4, 2012 1:33 AM EDT
Florida, you voted for G.W. Bush. The Bush Administration went on a spending spree for 8 years. Now the Republicans wants to cut back. This is what you get. It's your false.
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