06/22/05
Marketplace AM for June 22, 2005
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Powertrips: the lobbyist loophole
Over 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.
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The family that films together
With no major Hollywood connections, one film production company turned family business has gotten their movie seen.
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The stem cell race: off and running
Federal 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.
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