03/12/13
Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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South Sudan, which gained independence just a couple of years ago after a long and bloody civil war, will resume pumping oil to Sudan after a shutdown that has lasted more than a year. The President of New York University is facing a no confidence vote this week -- some faculty say he's acting more like the head of a corporation than a university. And the writers group, PEN, looks to reinvent itself for the digital age.
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South Sudan, Sudan agree to restart oil production
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PEN is mighty, but needs to recruit new generation of writers
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