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Oct 28, 2010
Letters: Public sector workers, thrift store shopping
Kai Ryssdal reads your letters about what you thought of stories we aired. Also, a small correction.
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Oct 28, 2010
Myspace concedes to Facebook
Myspace has been losing members to Facebook since its heyday back in 2004. So the website is changing courses: Myspace announced that it will move from being a social networking website to a "social entertainment" website.
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Oct 28, 2010
Should we all work less?
For some economists, less working hours may be just the thing to lower the unemployment rate. Marketplace's Adriene Hill weighs the pros and cons of this idea.
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Oct 28, 2010
BOOK EXCERPT: ‘White House Diary’
Read an excerpt from former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's book, "White House Diary." The book is based on daily private diary entries Carter made while in the Oval Office and provides an intimate view of his presidency.
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Oct 27, 2010
Frum: This election, vote GOP
Marketplace commentator David Frum says aside from the conservative characters that haven't put the best face on the GOP, Frum says he'll be voting a straight Republican ticket this election.
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Oct 27, 2010
The Fed may opt for cheaper stimuluses
The Wall Street Journal says the Fed may actually pump less new money into the economy than previously thought. If that ends up being true, what's the reason for it? Richard Dekaser reports.
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Oct 27, 2010
MySpace admits defeat to Facebook
The social networking site MySpace says it's done competing with Facebook. Instead, MySpace will refocus towards entertainment, and away from connecting with friends. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Oct 27, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline pays $750 million for defective medication
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay a $750 million fine for manufacturing defective medication, including the antidepressant Paxil. Nancy Marshall Genzer explains.
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Oct 27, 2010
Minn. House race the costliest in U.S.
GOP incumbent Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in Minnesota and her Democratic challenger, Tarryl Clark, are running the costliest U.S. House race in the country. They've raised a combined $15 million. Annie Baxter reports on what all that cash can do for a candidate.
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Oct 27, 2010
Crunching the numbers of an election
For pollsters, the frenzy doesn't stop after the winners are announced. Scott Rasmussen of the Rasmussen Report talks about the work pollsters do before and after Election Day.
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