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Aug 12, 2010
Going green in oil country: Meet the Godfather of Solar
The story of how a newly elected state senator in an oil-loving Louisiana district set his state up with the strongest solar tax rebates in the nation.
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Aug 12, 2010
Signs say foreclosure rates could fall
Banks took back 93,000 American homes in July, the eighth straight month of more U.S. home foreclosures. But there are signs the crisis may start to ease in the months ahead.
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Aug 12, 2010
Brown relishes campaign spending gap
California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown served two terms as governor in the '70s, and is now the state's attorney general. His campaign offers are meager compared to Whitman's. She's already spent $100 million so far. He, less than a million. And he seems to relish the spending gap. April Dembosky reports.
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Aug 12, 2010
Long-term economic woes fuel anger
Someday the recession will end. There won't be any more talk of double dips and extending unemployment benefits. And then everything's gonna be OK. Isn't it? Commentator Robert Reich worries that it won't.
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Aug 12, 2010
A quick roundup of economic data
Sometimes the editors here at Marketplace can be long-winded, and all-together confusing. So we asked them to explain the news, and keep it short.
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Aug 11, 2010
Human error may be to blame in Toyota acceleration accidents
Investigators say they have no evidence that Toyota's electronics are the culprit for those bouts of sudden acceleration.
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Aug 11, 2010
Where the oil industry meets alternative energy
Nolan Hart got a lot of photos of drilling rig explosions and pumpjacks at sunset from working 25 years in the oil industry. Krissy Clark perused his site and explored how oil and gas-based energy is fueling renewable resources.
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Aug 11, 2010
What does Whitman’s spending buy?
California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is on track to spend the most money on a state election campaign in U.S. history. She's already shelled out $100 million. Her Democratic opponent has spent less than a million. What exactly is she getting with all that money? April Dembosy reports.
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Aug 11, 2010
Australia hones in on foreign languages
Australia's choice of languages has been rooted in its colonial past. But that's all changing. The country is moving ahead on an ambitious plan to teach future generations how to talk to their neighbors. Stuart Cohen reports.
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Aug 11, 2010
Google weighs using data for profit
The Wall Street Journal's Jessica Vascellaro talks with Kai Ryssdal about an article she wrote that says Google is trying to figure out how to use its vast store of data on users to turn a profit — something they've resisted since the company began.
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