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Powertrips: the lobbyist loophole
| Jun 22, 2005A new report by William Kistner of Marketplace and American Radio Works details how lobbyists are using non-profits as yet one more way to push their clients' agendas.
Powertrips: the lobbyist loophole
| Jun 22, 2005Over the past four years or so, private groups have foot the bill for more than 4,800 trips by members of Congress at a cost of $14 million. Reporter William Kistner of Marketplace and American Radio Works has the story.
The family that films together
| Jun 22, 2005With no major Hollywood connections, one film production company turned family business has gotten their movie seen.
The stem cell race: off and running
| Jun 22, 2005Federal funding for stem cell research has been the center of much debate. But a new study out this week says more than 3,000 stem cell-related patents have been filed around the world in just the last five years. Wellesley College Professor Robert Paarlberg talks with Cheryl Glaser.
After the fall
| Jun 21, 2005Corporate scandals of the past few years have built some strong associations in our minds: WorldCom/Bernie Ebbers, Tyco/Dennis Koslowski, Adelphia/John Rigas. Executives are shuffled off, sometimes to jail; Kai Ryssdal asks Fortune Magazine's Adam Lashinsky what happens to the companies left behind.
Too sexy for my chador
| Jun 21, 2005They may be wearing traditional veils, but what some Iranian women are keeping under wraps may be positively, well, victorian. Delphine Minoui reports.
As sweet as sugar
| Jun 21, 2005The congress is hard at work, but that doesn't mean anything is happening. CAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, isn't moving. The Bush Administration is hoping for a vote on the treaty this week. But whether or not the Senate approves may come down to a most unlikely vegetable. Sam Eaton reports.
America's new trading friend
| Jun 21, 2005President Bush met with Vietnam's prime minister at the White House today. Phan Van Khai is the first Vietnamese leader to visit the United States since the end of the war. Bush told him he'll support Vietnam's bid to join the World Trade Organization; Marketplace's Hillary Wicai reports.
The Public's Business: taking care of middle-class wealth
| Jun 21, 2005A report out today says health care costs continue to far outpace wages. Hourly workers are among the least able to afford health insurance. Sure, reducing health care costs might help, but commentator Robert Reich wonders: what about bringing up wages?
Licensing a new hunter
| Jun 21, 2005There has been a rapid decline in the number of hunters. Some states use hunting license fees for conservation programs, and now they're trying to make it easier for people to take up the sport. Sarah Hughlett reports.
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