01/03/05
Marketplace PM for January 3, 2005
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The surprising legacy of Y2K
On this first business day of the New Year, Marketplace takes a look back at New Years five years ago, when many businesses were worried the Y2K bug would shut them down. Catherine Winter of American RadioWorks reports.
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Tsunami assessment
Before asking donor countries for money, the UN must size up the extent of the need. From Sri Lanka, Miranda Kennedy joins a damage assessment team that's calculating what villagers need to rebuild.
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Distribution disturbed
By most accounts, it's not just a matter of generating generating enough money to support relief efforts. As Marketplace's Jocelyn Ford discovered in one of Indonesia's hardest hit areas, there is a more immediate problem: Making sure the needy get the aid in the first place.
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