Dec 1, 2009

Marketplace for Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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Jobs may suffer when stimulus runs out

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Dec 1, 2009

The Congressional Budget Office says the stimulus created or saved anywhere from 600,000 to 1.5 million jobs. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports on what will happen when the stimulus money goes away.

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Clunker crushers may get more time

by Alisa Roth

Dec 1, 2009

The government is considering extending the deadline for auto recyclers to finish wrecking cars traded in under the Cash for Clunkers program. Alisa Roth reports.

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Program pays top dollar for extra power

by Mitchell Hartman

Dec 1, 2009

Massachusetts has launched a program that lets home and business owners who generate their own power sell it back to the electric company for a nice price. Mitchell Hartman reports.

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Court delves into Florida beach dispute

by Steve Henn

Dec 1, 2009

A group of homeowners in Florida have sued state and county officials for a beach renovation project they say has deprived them of their property rights. Steve Henn reports.

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Kurzarbeit helps Germany save jobs

by Amy Scott

Dec 1, 2009

Unlike the U.S., Germany has managed to stave off massive job losses. Amy Scott reports on one way Europe's largest economy has dodged the bullet.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy's big buzzwords of 2009

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 1, 2009

Philanthropy consultant Lucy Bernholz talks with Kai Ryssdal about the top charity-related buzzwords of 2009, a year in which she says necessity was the mother of social innovation.

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Groups come together for AIDS support

by Kai Ryssdal

Dec 1, 2009

A lot of charities have had to get together to survive. Kai Ryssdal has the story of two AIDS support groups that have joined forces.

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Afghanistan plan to exceed $30 billion

by John Dimsdale

Dec 2, 2009

In his address to the nation, President Obama says the deployment of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan will cost $30 billion. But the actual cost will be higher, as Marketplace's John Dimsdale explains to Kai Ryssdal.