08/03/11
Marketplace for August 3, 2011
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Marketplace for August 3, 2011
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Chinese people show frustration over corruption
After a high-speed train crash last month -- and the government's reactions afterward -- some Chinese are beginning to publicly show anger and resistance
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How locals saved a furniture company in Ohio
Three years ago, Norwalk Furniture was about to close for good. That didn't sit well with a dozen Ohio families, who now run the company
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Letters: U.S. credit, free TV and being number two
Going over listener's responses to past broadcasts. This week: the credit ratings agencies versus the U.S.; investors and entitlements; paying for TV; and being number two in the world.
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Economic indicators are good...and bad
Are we spending or saving? What's behind the growth in auto sales? Are U.S. companies hiring or firing? Yes, depending on your perspective.
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Cut taxes for young professionals
Millions of Americans are out of work. Millions are just beginning their careers. So what can be done in this jobless recovery?
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Everybody loses as the FAA remains unfunded
Congress has gone on vacation without funding the FAA. Now inspectors have to work without pay, and the nation goes $1.2 billion short
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As recovery stalls, more Americans seek food assistance
One state -- Alabama -- added over a million to the food assistance rolls as tornadoes and the economy affected families
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Summer Reading: Roy Choi
Coloring outside the lines and rediscovering L.A. with <em>On the Road</em>
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