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A huge moving job is complete for astronauts on board the shuttle Discovery. Discovery's mission was to deliver the Harmony Module, something like a high-tech hallway, which will eventually connect to the European space lab. The astronauts encountered some issues with a rotary joint that keeps the space station's solar panel wings facing the sun. On Tuesday, they spent the day trying to fix that issue. Now, Discovery's return home has been extended by one day because of the outer space delays.

Last week's rapidly spreading wildfires have mostly been contained or completely extinguished. Only five fires remained active Tuesday, compared with about 16 last week.
And of those five, the "Battling California's Wildfires" website reported Tuesday that those are from seventy to ninety-seven percent contained. A lot of effort and extreme hard work went in to helping to contain the wildfires. CNN's Kyra Phillips shows us how some of the relief came from above, thanks to the California National Guard and some Blackhawk helicopters.

The world's largest airliner made aviation history in Australia last week. The Airbus A380, a gigantic double-decker airplane, took off from Singapore, and landed in Sydney, Australia on its first commercial flight. The plane has luxurious suites, dining areas and even beds! Four-hundred fifty people bought tickets at an on-line charity auction. The top bidder paid more than one hundred thousand dollars for his ticket! But that came with champagne and caviar, not to mention the chance to fly into history.

Less than one year away from the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, pollution and how it will affect the athletes is still a major concern. Hugh Riminton takes us to a U.N. sponsored conference on sport and the environment in Beijing which opened with a grim warning on climate change. Global warming could threaten the very existence of winter sports in some parts of the world. Jacques Rogge, International Olympic Committee President also warned that China's terrible pollution and poor air quality could affect the ability of athletes to perform next summer.

In Columbus, Ohio last Friday, Senator Barack Obama campaigned for president. The Democratic Senator from Illinois got the crowd going with the Buckeye cheer, before moving on to more serious issues. Ohio is a crucial state for presidential elections.
No republican has ever been elected President without winning in Ohio and only two democrats have done so, since 1900.
November 5, 2007