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Big market for firewood -- pizza joints

| Aug 28, 2008
Firewood brings up images of roaring fireplaces and getting all cozy around them. But firewood distributers in New York are going a steady business in another way. Mark Foggin reports.
Posted In: Entrepreneurship, Jobs
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Private firms eyeing public projects

John Dimsdale | Aug 27, 2008
Cities and states need an estimated $1.5 trillion to fix crumbling bridges, roads and utility plants. Taxpayers traditionally have paid for those kinds of projects. But governments are heading for Wall Street to get the job done. John Dimsdale reports.
Posted In: Investing, Wall Street
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"Location, location, location" - a message lost on Warm Springs Tribes

Heidi Siegelbaum | Jul 27, 2008
Planners at The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs don't seem to be familiar with the well-known marketing mantra: location, location, location....
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DIY books turn a page in publishing

| Aug 19, 2008
The novel is not dead. Nor is any other kind of book. Self-publishing technology has empowered wanna-be writers -- no matter how strange their pitch. Cash Peters checks out the DIY crowd at a book expo in LA.
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Venezuela lures Honduras into trade

Dan Grech | Aug 26, 2008
Honduras has joined a Central American trade pact on a sweetheart deal with Venezuela for cheap oil. Dan Grech reports why the U.S. may want to pay attention to the deal and maybe try to procure an attractive counteroffer.
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It's a DVR, but it's probably not TiVo

Dan Grech | Aug 27, 2008
TiVo may be a household name, but it hasn't posted many profitable quarters. Dan Grech reports what the company is doing to try to better its earnings and why it has such stiff competition with other digital video recorders.
Posted In: Entertainment
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It's not what you drive, but how

Kai Ryssdal | Aug 26, 2008
When the flow of traffic just isn't in your favor, the thing to remember is that it's not really about you. It's likely your fellow drivers who are responsible. Tom Vanderbilt, who makes that point in his book, "Traffic," explains to Kai Ryssdal.
Posted In: Travel
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China laborers don't always fit blueprint

| Aug 26, 2008
Big budgets and cheap labor are fueling rapid development in many Chinese cities. But with all the opportunity for architecture and construction firms comes a bit of risk -- the workforce. Lisa Chow reports.
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Monsanto makes the case for GM crops

Sarah Gardner | Jun 4, 2008
Monsanto announced plans to create new seeds with higher yields and lower energy and water demands in response to the global food crisis. Sarah Gardner has more.
Posted In: Science
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Detroit's slowly shifting to efficient cars

Steve Henn | Aug 26, 2008
For all the talk about building smaller, more fuel-efficient models, Detroit's automakers are just now taking some simple steps to improve the mileage of the cars they sell. Steve Henn reports.
Posted In: Auto

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