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  • The House unveiled its version of the health care overhaul. The plan would ban insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions, expand coverage and include a public option. Steve Henn reports.

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  • China's sovereign wealth fund has gone on a buying binge, and it's buying stakes in mines and energy companies worldwide. Steve Henn reports.

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  • Today the Federal Communications Commission voted to stop Internet service providers like Verizon and AT&T from tampering with Web traffic and picking favorites. Steve Henn reports.

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  • Bailout watchdog, Neil Barofsky said today the chances of getting all the bank bailout money back is slim. He's also worried the frantic efforts to save the financial system may have made it more unstable over the long term. Steve Henn reports.

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  • Jules Kroll made a fortune creating a firm that did in-depth research for huge Wall Street deals. Now he has plans to start a new kind of credit-rating agency that would help avoid the bubbles that lead to financial crises. Steve Henn reports.

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  • Profits at Goldman Sachs topped $3 billion. But Citigroup has struggled to squeak out a $100 million profit before other accounting charges. Steve Henn reports.

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  • A report from the Special Inspector General overseeing the bailout at AIG says execs at the troubled insurance giant are clashing with government officials over bonuses. Reporter Steve Henn discusses the details with Steve Chiotakis.

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  • The first-time homebuyer's tax-credit program is set to expire in less than two months. But many in the housing industry are lobbying to extend it. Steve Henn reports.

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  • Despite the gains in the housing market, programs to help at-risk homeowners aren't doing enough to save millions of American from foreclosure, according to a new report. Steve Henn has the story.

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  • Small manufacturing firms say they can't get credit, so the industry is asking Congress to offer new loan guarantees. Steve Henn reports.

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