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Dollars for dialing

by Stephen Beard
Mar 9, 2007
The British government is looking into TV talent contests and call-in quiz shows, which may have engaged in televised rip-offs. Stephen Beard reports.
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China's going on a spending spree

by Alisa Roth
Mar 9, 2007
China has announced it's going to put some of its trillion dollars in currency into what will become one of the world's biggest investment funds. Alisa Roth looked into what Beijing might be buying.
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Bush makes a quick stop in Colombia

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 9, 2007
President Bush will be in Colombia this weekend to show support for America's strongest ally in the region. Kai Ryssdal talks to foreign-policy analyst Adam Isaacson about the U.S.-Colombia relationship.
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Another subprime lender in trouble

by Steve Tripoli
Mar 9, 2007
Analysts are speculating that New Century Financial could be another casualty in the subprime mortgage market. How did the industry get in such a mess? Steve Tripoli reports it was step by reality-ignoring step.
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FBI not following law of the letters

by Hillary Wicai
Mar 9, 2007
A report says FBI investigators have been playing fast and loose with national security letters, which give them access to businesses' private customer information. Hillary Wicai reports.
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Job numbers are up when they're down

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 9, 2007
The economy added a paltry 97,000 jobs last month. But somehow the unemployment rate still managed to fall a tenth of a point to 4.5 percent.
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Putting a lot of energy into time

by Lisa Napoli
Mar 9, 2007
This year's early change to Daylight Saving Time was part of Congress' effort to save energy. But Lisa Napoli reports that nobody factored in how much energy it would take to make it happen.
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Week on Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 9, 2007
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson discusses with host Kai Ryssdal what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.
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