08/02/10
Marketplace for Monday, August 2, 2010
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Marketplace for Monday, August 2, 2010
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U.S. combat presence in Iraq will withdraw on Aug. 31
President Barack Obama said in a speech today that the U.S. will withdraw, at least from a combat role from Iraq, on Aug. 31. Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer reports takes a look at how much the war has cost and what residual costs will be coming in the future.
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'Comment cops' help manage websites
Companies and media outlets are starting to outsource comment monitoring responsibilities to companies that specifically watch out for inappropriate comments. Marketplace's Jeff Horwich reports.
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Pay with your phone
Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Steve Henn about cell phones and credit cards combining -- what it means for credit card and cell phone companies, retailers and consumers.
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Road Warriors: Alexandra Franzen
Resume specialist Alexandra Franzen talks about the road song that gets her pumped when traveling to meet with clients.
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How a national standard will affect the education industry
Kai Ryssdal talks to Education Week's Christopher Swanson about what a national set of common standards would mean to the textbook and testing industries.
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BLT sandwiches and pork ribs more expensive this summer
Pork prices typically rise in the summer, when there's more demand, but after a few tough years for the hog market, the price for bacon and pork ribs are even higher than usual.
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'We have a very distorted economy,' Greenspan says
Marketplace's Bob Moon talks to other economists about how well former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's thoughts on the economy match up to reality.
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