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Former President Bill Clinton is spending more time on the road by himself plugging Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the senator from New York. His campaign celebrity is being matched by Oprah Winfrey for Sen. Barack Obama, the Illinois Democrat challenging Clinton.

Comedian and commentator Mo Rocca visits a pig farm in Iowa to learn the proper way of to hold and handle a piglet. It's a skill critical for stumping politicians – after all, commingling with livestock is a de rigueur photo op.

All along China's mother river, serious air and water pollution — the high cost of China's breakneck industrial growth — is evident. The environmental damage has catalyzed activists, but even those who worry acknowledge the contradictions of development.

The sudden death of several prominent young athletes has drawn attention to the problem of silent heart disease. Studies are underway to determine who is at risk.

The Silver Beats, one of Japan's most popular Beatles tribute bands, takes its name from an early incarnation of The Beatles. The band is now playing in the United States, including at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Russia has employed cyberwarfare tactics for years. Analysts say the conflict in Ukraine could also escalate online, to include attacks affecting multiple countries.

More than any other food, oysters taste like the place they come from. Rowan Jacobsen, author of A Geography of Oysters, explains, describes and slurps his way through a sampling of succulent raw oysters.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that all sides want to see Israel and the Palestinians reach a peace agreement before President Bush leaves office.

The Bacardi company will soon start selling a new version of Havana Club Rum, competing with a rum made in Cuba under the same name. The fight over which is the genuine Havana Club foreshadows battles likely to come in Cuba in the post-Castro era.

The sport of cycling is reeling after the announcement that Tour de France winner Floyd Landis may have tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race. A second urine sample from Landis will be tested next week before any conclusions are drawn by cycling officials. Landis says he did nothing wrong.