12/24/12
Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, December 24, 2012
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Flying may have lost its glamour, but Delta has at least 22,000 applicants for 400 flight attendant openings. President Obama and lawmakers have left Washington for Christmas. But with no deal on the fiscal cliff, it's a working holiday. And at Oyler School in Cincinnati, Ohio, poverty may be the rule the rest of the year, but donations help make the holidays special.
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Economic signals mixed as year comes to a close
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Egypt downgraded as political tensions continue
Vital austerity measures could be harder to push through in Egypt as political unrest continues.
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A look ahead at Washington's 2013 agenda
Fiscal cliff negotiations will likely dominate the conversation in the weeks ahead, but what economic issues will Washington be talking about the rest of 2013?
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Mario Monti open to leading Italy again
The outgoing Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Monti, has said he would would be prepared to head up any new government committed to his economic reforms.
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Delta swamped with flight attendant applicants
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A merry Oyler Christmas
Poverty is the rule the rest of the year, but donations help make the holidays special.
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2012 was a costly year for severe weather
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Congress contemplates temporary fix to avoid fiscal cliff
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