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Who cares if CNOOC buys Unocal?
| Jun 29, 2005Some Republican lawmakers do. They're calling on the White House to consider the national-security implications of the proposed Unocal sale to Chinese oil company CNOOC. From Washington, Jessica Smith has the story of CNOOC's plan to win the hearts of Americans.
The public's business: comparing salaries
| Jun 29, 2005The Commerce Department's report on personal income and consumer spending, due out tomorrow, is thought of as a pretty good gauge of how wokers are feeling. But Marketplace commentator Robert Reich says all workers — and all salaries — are not created equal.
PBS dodges a bullet, but can it sustain the dance?
| Jun 29, 2005Last week the House changed its plan for proposed cuts to federal funding for public broadcasting, after public oppostion. Most funding was restored. In a report produced with support from the <a href="http://www.economist.com">Economist Magazine</a>, Marketplace's Nate DiMeo takes a look at the changes and challenges facing public TV.<P>In the interest of full disclosure, our parent company, American Public Media, would have been affected by the cuts.
Zimbabwe's Troubles Deepen
| Jun 29, 2005As the nation's president Robert Mugabe drives people from their homes, some are heading across the border to South Africa. Gretchen Wilson reports.
Have gas, will travel
| Jun 29, 2005To entice summer vacationers back on the road, some destinations are offering perks — at the pump.
Flying the friendly airports
| Jun 29, 2005Don't sweat it if your flight is delayed. Rudy Maxa reports that you can get almost anything between flights, from a major workout to a massage.
Turmoil in Zimbabwe
| Jun 28, 2005Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe calls his destruction of thousands — perhaps hundreds of thousands — of homes "Operation Drive Out Trash." But he won't allow foreign reporters in to see for themselves. Some citizens are getting out; from Johannesburg, South Africa, Gretchen Wilson has their stories.
A new nuke
| Jun 28, 2005This morning scientists announced they'll build a reactor in southern France. But this one is fusion, not fission. Geoff Brumfiel from Nature magazine says it could work.
Leaving the SEC with a bang
| Jun 28, 2005Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson retires Thursday. But he's not short-timing it: tomorrow he'll hold a vote on a controversial new rule. Marketplace's Scott Tong reports.
Not as easy as it should be
| Jun 28, 2005Marketplace commentator Stefan Kertesz says that behind big drugmakers' best efforts, bureaucracy reigns.
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