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Lawsuit against 99 Cent Only store

Jul 23, 2010
The 99 Cent Only store's new price hike has sparked two class action lawsuits accusing the discounter with false advertising.
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China's only children carry family hope

Jun 22, 2010
Imagine a life with no siblings, cousins, aunts or uncles. For many children in China that's the reality almost 30 years after the country banned hundreds of millions of Chinese from having more than one child. Scott Tong takes a look at life as an only-child in urban China.
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Racial wealth gap worse today?

May 17, 2010
A new study finds the wealth gap between whites and African Americans in this country has expanded dramatically. John Dimsdale reports.
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The oil spill's impact on oyster industry

Apr 29, 2010
Oysterman Sal Sunseri first spoke with us after Katrina shut down his business. Tess Vigeland talks with him about the latest threat to his oysters.
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The new YouTube sensation: Hauls

Feb 26, 2010
There's a new kind of video everyone is watching: Hauls. Tess Vigeland explains.
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Getting Personal

Feb 19, 2010
MSN Money columnist Liz Pulliam Weston joins Tess Vigeland to take listeners' questions about their relationship with plastic.
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Annuities on the radar screen again

Feb 12, 2010
Tess Vigeland talks with The New York Times' Ron Lieber about the retirement tool that recently got a big boost from the Obama administration -- annuities.
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Japan working toward fuel-cell reality

Dec 8, 2009
Home fuel cells are becoming increasingly popular in Japan. The electricity generator cuts about a ton of carbon emissions from each household per year, but costs aren't reasonable for the average consumer -- yet. Rob Schmitz reports.
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A new class of 'Ugly Indian' travelers

Sep 28, 2009
Tourists from the U.S. carry a bad rap for being the loud, obnoxious, "Ugly American." But as more Indians can afford to travel abroad, they're developing their own tourist notoriety. Raymond Thibodeaux reports.
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Getting Personal

Sep 18, 2009
Host Tess Vigeland and finance expert Sheryl Harris of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer newspaper answer listeners' questions.

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