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Some call it a death tax
| Jul 28, 2005This week it looked like we might see a permanent repeal of the estate tax, but the Senate has delayed a vote until at least September. Economist and commentator Steve Moore knows where he thinks the tax should end up.
Got your eye on some property?
Dan Grech | Jul 28, 2005If you haven't dipped your toe in the real estate waters lately, the temperature's still rising. Some Americans are heading south for some action. As far, Dan Grech reports, as Costa Rica. From our Americas Desk at WLRN, Dan Grech reports.
A Coke by any other name
| Jul 28, 2005Sales of sugary sodas have been flat for years. But now, some new products are making earnings pop at Coca-Cola Enterprises. Janet Babin examines whether it will be enough to sustain the industry.
Did ya hafta go for CAFTA?
| Jul 28, 2005Chris Farrell tells Kai Ryssdal what he thinks of the free trade agreement passed by Congress last night.
New Jersey and the Sudan
| Jul 28, 2005Today New Jersey's acting governor Richard Codey will sign a bill that cuts all financial ties between Trenton and Khartoum. Jeff Tyler reports on the move to divest following atrocities in the Sudan.
A new star for hockey
| Jul 28, 2005Lisa Napoli talks with David Carter about hockey's hope for a starry Christmas — it's a Crosby, all right, but not Bing. Instead, meet young Sidney Crosby.
Bye bye employee discount
| Jul 27, 2005You knew it couldn't last forever. Starting August 1 the only people getting the General Motors employee discount will be its employees. Amy Scott reports.
A cleaner way to clean up
| Jul 27, 2005There is a way to treat heroin addiction without the ugly side effects of methadone — it's just not accessible. David Brown talks to reporter Douglas McGray.
The public's business: the estate tax
| Jul 27, 2005As a possible permanent repeal of the estate tax looms in the Senate, Commentator Robert Reich is thinking somebody's getting a bad deal.
Labor splits. Will its power?
| Jul 27, 2005The Teamsters and the Service Employees have left the AFL-CIO, taking more than 3 million workers (and their membership fees) with them. From Chicago, John Dimsdale reports.
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