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For bailout, Congress is in the details

| Sep 22, 2008
The $700 billion bailout plan proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is now in the hands of Congress. Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget tells Kai Ryssdal she expects the bill to gain in size.
Posted In: Economy
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Which Debt to Pay Down?

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Chris Farrell | Sep 10, 2008
Question: My parents gave me a check to help with debt reduction. I am somewhat overwhelmed with the possible uses for this check. I have a loan...
Posted In: debt
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Understanding the woes on Wall Street

| Sep 19, 2008
Host Tess Vigeland gets a final perspective on the week on Wall Street, this time from Marketplace's senior business correspondent and market guru Bob Moon.
Posted In: Wall Street
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Morgan, Goldman going commercial

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Steve Henn | Sep 22, 2008
And then there were none. The last two Wall Street investment banks standing have decided to become commercial banks, with the approval of the Federal Reserve. Steve Henn has more on what that means.
Posted In: Economy, Wall Street
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FDA eyes labels that are a little bit nuts

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Sarah Gardner | Sep 15, 2008
Food labels often make it tricky for people with food allergies to figure out whether something's safe to eat. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday is going to look into whether confusion is damaging confidence. Sarah Gardner reports.
Posted In: Food, Health
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Planning for death: Funeral director

| Jun 20, 2008
We present another take on the tough business of planning for the end. This week, we hear from funeral director Justin Zabor of the Zabor Funeral Home in Cleveland.
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Little room for retraining workers

| Sep 19, 2008
Many of Michigan's former auto workers are turning to community colleges to train for a career shift, but the state's education system can't accommodate them all. Dustin Dwyer reports.
Posted In: Education
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How'd we get in this mess? A look back

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Kai Ryssdal | Sep 17, 2008
Kai Ryssdal takes us back to the point at which the financial markets' problems began -- five years ago when the Fed made it cheap to borrow money and Wall Street took advantage, devising complicated investment schemes that hid their high risk.
Posted In: Economy, Wall Street
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Planning for death: Reverend

| Jun 13, 2008
Reverend Zelda Kennedy talks about getting past the discomfort of planning for the end and the importance of making your wishes clear.
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Google has shiny new Chrome browser

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Kai Ryssdal | Sep 2, 2008
The Internet search giant is adding a browser to its mix of products. Rafe Needleman of CNET.com was at Google's announcement today. He shares the details with Kai Ryssdal.
Posted In: Internet, Science

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