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Health insurance targeting the young

| Jul 10, 2008
There are roughly 13 million 19 to 29-year-olds in the U.S. without health insurance, and insurance companies are trying to reach out to them through hip marketing. But Devin Dwyer reports many of them will still say no.
Posted In: Health
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Facebook open to a world of apps

| Jul 11, 2008
Social networking websites are opening their systems up to outside developers' applications. The results range from fun diversions to serious business tools. Ankitha Bharadwaj reports.
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Take the politics out of FEMA

| Jul 9, 2008
The way the government handles a natural disaster can clearly have political ramifications, but commentator David Frum argues that's not an excuse to let politicians manage disaster relief.
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What's the plan for Fannie and Freddie?

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Bob Moon and Kai Ryssdal | Jul 11, 2008
Rumors and conflicting reports are flying about what the government may do to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Marketplace's Bob Moon explains the mixed signals that have investors worried about another crisis in the mortgage meltdown.
Posted In: Housing
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Well suited to make waves

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Scott Jagow | Jul 11, 2008
New Speedo and NASA-developed body suits are making it easier to break world swimming records. Scott Jagow talks about the suits with sports commentator and record-holding swimmer Diana Nyad, who explains how the suits work.
Posted In: Sports
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Search for ideal fuel is nothing new

| Jul 8, 2008
Skyrocketing oil prices are just the latest force pushing the scramble for cheap fuel, a search that commentator and economic historian John Steele Gordon says is as old as humanity itself.
Posted In: Oil
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When stimulus comes to an end

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Nancy Marshall-Genzer | Jul 11, 2008
The last big mailing of economic stimulus checks is scheduled for today, and the extra economic boost the checks provided is projected to fade in August. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports what the outcome could be for Christmas.
Posted In: Economy, Retail
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Fannie & Freddie fears hit market

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John Dimsdale | Jul 10, 2008
Frannie Mae and Freddie Mac's stocks plunged after rumors the government might be prepping a bail-out for the struggling mortgage companies. John Dimsdale reports.
Posted In: Housing
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Steve & Barry's unravels

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Ashley Milne-Tyte | Jul 9, 2008
Retailer Steve & Barry's, known for selling hip clothes for next to nothing, has filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Posted In: Retail
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Zapping trash with man-made lightning

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Janet Babin | Jul 4, 2008
With landfill space at a premium, a machine that vaporizes trash into seems like a miracle. But does it send the wrong message in our disposable-loving economy? Janet Babin reports.
Posted In: Science

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