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Carbon disclosure
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Shareholders of more than two dozen companies are concerned with more than just profits this year. They are wrestling with questions of climate change, and they want some answers. Sarah Gardner reports.
Posted In: Investing
The nanny state
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The British government spends more than $350 million annually on advertising. That makes it the third-largest advertiser in the United Kingdom. Why does a government have to spend so much on ads? Stephen Beard reports.
Posted In: Canada
Menopause the Musical
Next week, a play on four women going through the Change celebrates its fifth anniversary. The show's producer estimates that over a million people worldwide have seen the production. Who goes to see it? Commentator Sandra Tsing-Loh has an idea.
The Sloan Sessions: Knight-Ridder's fall
Allan Sloan, Wall Street editor for Newsweek magazine, talks with host Scott Jagow about the end of a great newspaper empire.
Posted In: Wall Street
The Supreme Court's impact on business
Eric Talley, law professor and economist at USC, reviews recent Supreme Court cases that could have an impact on business. He talks with host Mark Austin Thomas.
What to do about Iran?
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Today, the UN Security Council holds its first official meeting to decide what to do about Iran and its nuclear program. Alisa Roth reports.
Posted In: Canada
NATO's new role
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President Bush meets today with NATO's secretary-general. The discussions come amid calls for NATO to further involve itself in the civil war in Sudan. Tess Vigeland looks at the debate over its post-Cold War role.
Posted In: Canada
Budding interest in seed technology
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A United Nations-funded group begins talks on biodiversity this week in Brazil. One topic on the agenda has US seed companies interested: a possible moratorium on the testing or sale of sterile seed technology. Janet Babin reports.
Posted In: Science
More full rides at Stanford
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Stanford University's coffers are rich with tech royalties, enabling the school to expand its offering of free tuition to poor students. Janet Babin reports.
Advertising's influence on youth drinking
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New studies show their may be a link between kids' exposure to alcohol advertising and underage drinking. Helen Palmer reports.
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