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Here's a recent (today's New York Times) discussion of finding planets by 
microlensing, using round-the-world photometric coverage -- with Jennie 
and Grant figuring prominently in the discovery. Another such article, 
discussing the CBA data of the fall 06 campaign (the "Halloween 
transient") - esp. the contributions of Tom Krajci and Bob Koff - is about 
to come out in ApJ and in Sky and Telescope. Pretty interesting stuff... 
joe

SCIENCE / SPACE & COSMOS | February 15, 2008
Smaller Version of the Solar System Is Discovered
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Astronomers have found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 
light years across the galaxy — the first planetary system that 
really looks like our own.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/science/space/15planets.html