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  • Almost two years after the U.S. financial system found itself on the brink of collapse, Congress has reached a compromise on a financial overhaul bill. Congressman Barney Frank helped shepherd the bill through the House. He talks with Tess Vigeland about whether the bill is strong enough to prevent another crisis and what he thinks is missing from it.

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  • Businesses are making do with less employees to save money, but the increased work load is taking a toll on employees and may negatively impact businesses themselves.

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  • Marketplace's Scott Tong ties up his week-long series on China's one-child policy by talking to Kai Ryssdal about the future of the policy and the social ramifications it has had and will have on Chinese society.

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  • Fortune Magazine's Leigh Gallagher and the Wall Street Journal's Sudeep Reddy talk with Kai Ryssdal about the G-20 meeting and the financial reform bill that made it through two two key congressional committees.

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  • Economists are concerned about the effect that unextended unemployment benefits will have on the economy and the unemployed.

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  • Kai Ryssdal talks to Newsweek and Slate.com columnist Dan Gross about what he thinks was done right and wrong on the financial regulation bill negotiated between the House and Senate that will go to vote next week.

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  • The Supreme Court ruled today to greatly narrow the definition of honest services fraud, calling into question several high profile convictions, including that of former Enron chief Jeff Skilling.

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  • Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Europe correspondent Stephen Beard about what he expects will be discussed at the G-8 and G-20 meetings in Canada and also the challenges of having so many, or so few, countries in the global groups.

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  • For-profit schools were called to Capitol Hill today to answer questions about taking government funds but leaving students loaded with debt.

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  • Kai Ryssdal talks to professor and music critic Josh Kun about how Asian American musicians are navigating their way into the limelight.

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