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What Obama can do to create jobs

Nancy Marshall-Genzer | Nov 5, 2008
Throughout the campaign, voters voiced concern about jobs and rising unemployment. Nancy Marshall Genzer looks at what the Obama administration might do to help create employment opportunities.
Posted In: Economy, Jobs
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Sprint puts NFL games on cell phones

Rico Gagliano | Nov 6, 2008
If you are a Sprint customer, you can now see NFL football games on your cell phone. It is part of the wireless company's exclusive $500 million partnership with the league. Rico Gagliano reports.
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Getting Personal

Chris Farrell and Tess Vigeland | Oct 31, 2008
Economics editor Chris Farrell and host Tess Vigeland take questions on debt collectors, TIAA-CREF, HELOCs and TIPS.
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Laid-off workers feel seasonal chill

| Nov 7, 2008
Many laid-off workers are feeling the sting extra hard this month as the holiday season approaches. Host Steve Chiotakis gets reactions from engineer Tanja Beshear, who is working her last day today.
Posted In: Jobs
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Artificial intelligence getting very real

| Nov 6, 2008
What if computers became smarter than us? Yes, we know, you already saw that movie. But what if? Kai Ryssdal poses the question to Richard Dooling, author of "Rapture for the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQ"
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Prop. 8 win will hurt wedding industry

| Nov 5, 2008
Californians are awaiting final vote totals on Proposition 8, which would ban same-sex marriage in the state. Jennifer Collins reports how gay marriages have given an economic boost to the wedding industry.
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Financial fallout in a Baltimore ER

Kai Ryssdal | Nov 6, 2008
Kai Ryssdal is in Baltimore where he spent an afternoon in the emergency room of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He found a snapshot of the local economy there.
Posted In: Economy, Health
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Fewer filling in hotel vacancies

Stacey Vanek Smith | Jul 10, 2008
The hotel industry is struggling in the current economy, but some are doing better than others depending on their business model. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports where occupancy rates are right now.
Posted In: Travel
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Congressional help for automakers?

Steve Henn | Nov 6, 2008
The auto industry wants a lot from Congress, from a cash infusion to help with the GM-Chrysler merger. Steve Chiotakis talks to Steve Henn in Washington, where auto execs are meeting with House leaders.
Posted In: Auto
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Will 'free the chickens' crusade spread?

Sarah Gardner | Nov 5, 2008
The egg-laying chickens of California will get roomier accommodations under Proposition 2, which passed by a wide margin. Sarah Gardner reports on what could be the start of a national animal rights movement.
Posted In: Agriculture, Economy, Food

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