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  • An unusual advertising campaign in Spanish-language newspapers and radio stations calls for undocumented immigrants to turn themselves in. The ads are part of a new self-deportation program sponsored by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). James T. Hayes, who heads the program, explains the ad campaign and whether it's working.
  • The U.S. government says it is safe to eat tomatoes again. It lifted its salmonella warning after its investigation of what caused the outbreak found no evidence of the bacteria. Investigators are now taking their search to a packing facility in Mexico.
  • Golf fans were treated to an exciting British Open over the weekend, as 53-year-old Greg Norman almost became the oldest winner of a major golf tournament. But Irishman Padraig Harrington overcame a wrist injury to win the tournament for a second straight year.
  • Cover art for the current New Yorker magazine shows a caricature of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Islamic dress and his wife, Michelle, armed with a machine gun and wearing fatigues. A former magazine editor and a media blogger discuss outcry over the image.
  • The Federal Reserve and Treasury Department took unprecedented steps over the weekend to boost confidence in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Among other things, they increased a government line of credit available to either company. How are the markets reacting?
  • President Bush says he is confident of the long-term foundations of the economy despite the credit crunch. He says mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would remain in private hands and should have access to Treasury credit lines.
  • Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday in his first hearing with lawmakers since the Fed and the Treasury announced the plan to prop up mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He talked about problems facing the economy, and said the slowdown isn't expected to end anytime soon.
  • School districts across the nation are experimenting with paying teachers based on performance. An important and troubled district in Washington, D.C., is now moving closer to merit pay. Michelle Rhee, chancellor of the District of Columbia's public schools, talks about her proposal.
  • A book recounts how precious works of art thousands of years old were taken to safety as Japan began its invasion of China in the 1930s — a part of China's history largely unknown outside Asia.
  • Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own.
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