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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Obama wants Bernanke back for more

by Amy Scott

Aug 25, 2009

President Obama announced today he wants Ben Bernanke to stick around for another term as Fed chairman. Another term of steering the U.S. economy out of recession, dodging inflation, dealing with critics.... Amy Scott reports.

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Forecasts predict deficits in the trillions

by John Dimsdale

Aug 25, 2009

The Congressional Budget Office and the White House Office of Management and Budget expect the federal government to add between $7 trillion and $9 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. How accurate can a 10-year projection be? John Dimsdale reports.

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Filling in the gaps of deficit projections

by Tess Vigeland

Aug 25, 2009

The 10-year projections of the federal deficit by the Congressional Budget Office and the White House's Office of Management and Budget differ by $2 trillion. Economics and law professor Alan Auerbach explains why they're so far apart.

University of California, Berkeley

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State asks parents to save college fund

by Jeremy Hobson

Aug 25, 2009

Pennsylvania plans to raise the price of pre-paid tuition at state colleges because the fund parents have been paying into is running a $233 million deficit. Parents will pay today's tuition rates plus up to 8% more. Jeremy Hobson reports.

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Teaching kids to think as well as earn

by Tess Vigeland

Aug 25, 2009

Mike Rose, a professor at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, talks with host Tess Vigeland about why he thinks America's schools need a different approach to teaching and learning.

UCLA

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If you run the numbers, it's a good time

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 25, 2009

Commentator and economist Justin Wolfers says he's analyzed the costs of his running hobby and, for him, it makes complete economic sense.

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Listeners comment on our shows

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 25, 2009

Tess Vigeland reviews listeners' comments about a recent car review, an interview touching on the American Dream, Europe's social safety nets, and how we saved a San Diego man money on his car rental.

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Sowing seeds that will take the heat

by Sam Eaton

Aug 25, 2009

As the planet warms, fewer crops will survive the summer heat. Yet the world's population will keep growing. Some scientists are responding by keeping seeds on ice for future generations, but one Arizona seed farm is cultivating them in the desert sun. Sam Eaton reports.

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