12/20/11
Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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AT&T backs out of its plan to take over its rival T-Mobile. In Foxboro, Mass. controversy is brewing over a plan to build a casino. The movie box office is suffering this year, and Chinese airports are getting an upgrade.
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