01/12/12
Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Top fashion designers launch a campaign today to help raise money for President Obama's re-election, but when fashion gets political, there can be some complications. Marketplace's Economy 4.0 correspondent David Brancaccio explains the Fed's beige book. And a look at the Haiti earthquake, which took place two years ago today, shows where all that donation money went.
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PODCAST: Obama's $68 million stash
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Haiti marks earthquake’s second anniversary
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