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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Is Congress smarter than a 7th grader?

David Brancaccio Oct 4, 2013
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Is Congress smarter than a 7th grader?

David Brancaccio Oct 4, 2013
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Twitter has gone public with its plans to go public. We learn more details about the company as it has made public its papers for an S-1 Initial Public Offering.

Justin Timberlake is an unlikely casino industry spokesman, but the American Gaming Association is using his new movie “Runner Runner” to lobby for more regulation on Internet gambling.

As the fight over the nation’s budget continues, we pose the question: Is Congress smarter than a seventh grader?

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