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, a former American Airlines pilot. He actually went back to get a realtors license but that isnt exactly the best market to be yet, either. Reporter the poll shows the nation is nearly split over president obamas handling of the economy. So were the shoppers at this chicago Farmers Market today. Gotta give him a chance to do what he can do. I think hes being too much of a figurehead and hes not rolling his sleeves up and getting his hands dirty enough in the whole process. Reporter only 5 think mr. Obamas policies are to blame for high unemployment. Congress allowed what happened to happen. I...

>> reporter: al qaeda continues to aggressively recruit people, both abroad and here at home. officials say they're most worried about al qaeda's reach online. there was a setback in efforts to free 33 miners in chile. one of the hammers on a drill used in the rescue mission became detached yesterday. the crews were drilling through rock when it happened. the drill was repaired and work continued. rescued in early november, six weeks sooner than first expected. one lawmaker on capitol hill says hearings on a salmonella outbreak revealed a disturbing picture of egg production here...

may have been sickened by eating our eggs. >> reporter: decoster is no stranger to violations. decades of run-ins with regulators, he's paid millions in fines. in 1987, a salmonella outbreak that killed nine. but decoster says his wright county egg has cleaned up its act. >> if you've cleaned up your operations as you say, why did this outbreak occur? >> mr. chairman, this is a complicated subject. >> reporter: this is what inspectors found after the recall was ordered. dead chickens in a pile on the floor. so much manure, it pressed out a barn door. flies, maggots, rodents running t...

woodward's newest book outlines a series of explosive, internal conflicts about the war in afghanistan. according to "the new york times", which says obtained a copy of this book. it expresses serious doubts about the u.s. strategy by a number of officials. one goes so far as to say it just can't work. that strategy involves the president sending another 30,000 americans into the fight last winter. mr. obama is said to have been uncomfortable with attempts of military commanders to force him into the decision to send those troops before he wanted to do so. the pentagon's top official...

>> good evening. katie it off tonight. we begin with an attitude check on the american public. just 68 days before the critical midterm elections. a cbs news poll is just out, and it finds fewer than half, just 48%, approve of the job president obama is doing. that is, though, a four-point improvement over last month. on the top issue this election year, there has been a sharp increase in the number of americans who think the economy is getting worse. that number, 34%, up eight points from last month. that is, though, awe four-point improvement over last month. on the top issue this ...