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Dec 26, 2009
Hotel’s $19 luxury room has empty feel
On a lark, the general manager of the Rancho Bernardo Inn near San Diego thought he'd try to attract more business to the four-star resort by tweeting an offer for a $19 room. Reporter Cash Peters checked in to check it out.
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Dec 26, 2009
St. Louis, gateway to the East?
The city of St. Louis is putting $1 billion into an effort to make its airport a hub for goods coming from China. If the plan works, it could give the city something it hasn't had in decades — a stake in the global economy. Adam Allington reports.
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Dec 26, 2009
Finding lessons from business history
Harvard business professor Nancy Koehn has a unique perspective on the past year's financial crisis. She's compiled a book, "The Story of American Business," containing New York Times stories and editorials from the last 150 years. She talks with Bill Radke.
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Dec 25, 2009
Christmas wishes from Iraq
Contingency Operating Base Speicher is a U.S. Army base in Northern Iraq. Correspondent Jake Warga went there to see what some of the soldiers want for Christmas.
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Dec 25, 2009
Divorced couples aren’t the half of it
Commentator Betsey Stevenson says that, despite all the bad news this year, something positive is going on — the U.S. divorce rate is now the lowest it's been in 30 years.
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Dec 25, 2009
Town rises against prince’s bright idea
One of Germany's wealthiest families wants to cash in and build a giant solar park on its land. But residents of a nearby town are saying nicht in my backyard. Kyle James reports.
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Dec 24, 2009
Controversy over pay czar’s restrictions
Reporter Mitchell Hartman talks with Bill Radke about GM's pay packages and how much controversy is being caused by pay czar Kenneth Feinberg's restrictions.
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Dec 24, 2009
High stakes for biz, labor in health bills
The Senate has passed its landmark health-care bill. As lawmakers prepare to reconcile the bill with the House's version, reporter Mitchell Hartman talks with Bill Radke about what's critical for business and labor.
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Dec 24, 2009
What’s my major? Health insurance.
With the economy still struggling and unemployment holding at double digits a lot of new college graduates can't find jobs, let alone jobs with health insurance. So some students are getting smart about staying insured. Sarah Varney reports.
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Dec 24, 2009
Who said econ and poli sci don’t mix?
Commentator Dan Drezner says one of the biggest changes that has gone unnoticed is the way the economy is now being studied — with a healthy dose of political science.
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