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Money is on the minds of most people these days, as the U.S. struggles with the recession.
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Segment 1: The Gen Y job hunt

After years in which the jobs came easy, 20-somethings and recent college graduates find themselves in one of the worst job markets in decades. Career columnist Lindsey Pollak says that just means members of generation Y need to go the extra step to find meaningful work. (Original program)

Segment 2: The debate over executive compensation

President Obama proposes to overhaul executive compensation, not just for the companies accepting federal bailout funds, but all public companies. Two opposing viewpoints from: Robert Brown, professor of business law at the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, and Michael Mandel, chief economist for BusinessWeek magazine. (Original program)

Segment 3: The value of forgetting

Those of us who find forgetfulness troubling might be relieved to know that forgetting is as important, if not more than remembering.

Kerri speaks with Gayatri Devi, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology & Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine and James McGaugh, neuroscientist and founding director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California-Irvine.

He's studying people who have an unusual ability to recall the past, including the smallest details. (Original program)

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A $10 bill
Money is on the minds of most people these days, as the U.S. struggles with the recession.
Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images