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Crossing the Chamber line?
Dec 8, 2004
This week, the Washington Post reported on a unique new newspaper in Southern Illinois. The Madison County Record was launched in September as a kind of local legal journal. Recent front pages have carried a variety of stories about lawsuits against businesses. What readers probably don't know is that the Record is a creation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Post story called the Madison County Record a weapon in the Chamber's multimillion-dollar campaign for 'tort reform'. The expose was written by Post reporter Jeff Birnbaum, who argues the Chamber is wielding a lot more power right now than many may suspect.
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CAFTA: do we hafta?
Dec 8, 2004
Get used to hearing about CAFTA: the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Like its predecessor, NAFTA, the NORTH American Free Trade Agreement, CAFTA would reduce tariffs on trade between America and its neighbors - in this case, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. CAFTA is high on the agenda of the Bush administration. But, it's already the subject of a bitter fight between U.S. businesses and labor. Marketplace commentator Robert Reich tells us why he thinks that battle is a sideshow.
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The Airbus impact
Dec 8, 2004
America has long been considered the leader in global aviation. But its leadership position has been overshadowed during the past couple of decades by the emergence of the European consortium Airbus. Host Kai Ryssdal talks to Stephen Aris, author of Close to the Sun, about how Airbus changed the world's aircraft industry.
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A pricey place to rest
Dec 8, 2004
An announcement yesterday from the Egyptian government: 20 more gilded mummies have been found at an oasis in Western Egypt. 214 others have been discovered in the region. Guess that's why they call it the 'Valley of the Gilded Mummies'. Five bronze coins were found with the mummies--payment for the trip to the afterlife. Nowadays, you pay up front. From upstate New York, North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports on a final resting place that could set you back a million and a half dollars.
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Wine without borders
Dec 7, 2004
The Supreme Court heard arguments today about whether wineries will be able to sell directly to consumers in all 50 states. It pits two amendments of the constitution against one another - and two powerful lobbies in the $21 billion wine business. Host David Brown speaks to US News reporter Betsy Streisand about the case.
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"Send in the ... contractors?"
Dec 7, 2004
Order is collapsing and violence is increasing in Sudan, pushing the country to the brink of chaos. The United Nations issued that warning last night for the country's Darfur region, where more than one point six million people have been driven from their homes by civil war. U.S. troops won't be going in to help anytime soon. But Washington is sending over private military contractors. As Eric Niiler reports, this reflects an important shift.
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Letters!
Dec 7, 2004
Host David Brown rummages through the mailbag and finds out what's on listeners' minds. Trust us on this - you don't want to miss it!
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A most expensive resting place
Dec 7, 2004
An announcement today from the Egyptian government: 20 more gilded mummies have been found at an oasis in Western Egypt. 214 others have been discovered in the region. Guess that's why they call it the 'Valley of the Gilded Mummies'. Five bronze coins were found with the mummies, payment for the trip to the afterlife. Nowadays, you pay up front. From upstate New York, North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports on a final resting place that'll set you back a million and a half dollars.
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India's newest challenge
Dec 7, 2004
Intel recently announced it's investing $40 million to add facilities in the Southern Indian City of Bangalore. India's high-tech capital, Bangalore has become the hub of India's IT services economy. Two to three western companies now start operations in the city every week. But the government hasn't revamped the city's infrastructure fast enough to keep pace with its growth. Miranda Kennedy looks at whether this problem will impede India's plans to become a global business center.
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The falling dollar
Dec 7, 2004
European Finance Ministers got together yesterday to talk about the dollar. It's dropped about 9 percent against the Euro since October. The EU is asking the Bush Administration to stem the fall. So why isn't the U.S. taking action? Stacey Vanek Smith reports. Also, the Economist's Zanny Minton Beddoes offers his perspective.
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