03/03/08
Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, March 3 2008
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Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, March 3 2008
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A Cairo cab ride with a backseat writer
Khaled Al Khamissi spent a year riding in Cairo taxis, talking to the drivers. Then he wrote a book to tell the stories of a frustrated working class.
Scott Jagow hopped into a cab with him to hear more and see the city.
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Can Cairo afford globalization?
Egypt's capital is severely overcrowded and its economy seriously lags other Middle East urban centers. Diane Singerman, co-editor of "Cairo Cosmopolitan," talks with Scott Jagow about the ancient city's struggle with growth and modernity.
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Family faces bleak future together
Some 750,000 Iraqis have taken refuge in Jordan. Marketplace's Alisa Roth spent time with one family that's happy to be safe, living in Amman, but unsure of what lies in store for them. (First in a series)
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The cost of the Iraq war
How much is the Iraq war costing? The U.S. government predicted $60 billion in 2003. But the authors of a new book say it's now $3 trillion.
Host Scott Jagow asked Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard Professor Linda Bilmes about their calculation.
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