02/10/12
Marketplace for Friday, February 10, 2012
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President Obama shifts the responsibility of providing contraceptive coverage from religious institutions to insurers. Political contributions often flow to the most successful candidate. The European Commission has new guidelines out regulating the sounds electric vehicles can and can't make. And Kai Ryssdal talks to Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, on the intent of yesterday's foreclosure settlement.
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Weekly Wrap: The foreclosure settlement
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street. This week: The $25 billion foreclosure settlement agreement the government and five major banks agreed to yesterday.
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President Obama compromises on contraception
Under the new plan, even women who work for religious employers will have access to free birth control. It's all because of an insurance company workaround.
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HUD chief: Settlement is one piece of broader puzzle
The $25 billion foreclosure settlement is one of the biggest in history. But is it fair? Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, one of the architects of the deal, responds.
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Time for the other Oscars
This weekend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the folks behind the Academy Awards, will hand out the technical Oscars. They may not be as glamorous as the other Oscars, but they're every bit as important to movie making.
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Letters: Blaming the banks, cause and effect
Going over listeners' responses to past broadcasts. This week: Going beyond blaming the banks, exporting jobs and poverty in our modern society.
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The sound of the future
Quiet electric cars have to sound like something. So what should that be?
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Concentrated super PAC money grows
Political campaign donations through super PACs are more concentrated than ever. Fewer rich donors are giving increasingly greater amounts to their chosen candidates, and it's raising new concerns about big money influencing elections.
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