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Feb 23, 2009
Changes to help a troubled economy
President Obama signed into law an $787 billion stimulus package. But Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan tells Renita Jablonski how credit card changes and plugging tax loopholes would help the economy right now.
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Feb 21, 2009
Tales of Service: Sharon McNary, Army
Sharon McNary, an analyst with Marketplace's Public Insight Network, writes about her days in the Army, and the events leading up to the awarding of her Special Service Medal.
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Feb 21, 2009
The wrong dress blues for this Marine
"Jarhead" author Anthony Swofford recalls how, despite needing to save money for college, he just couldn't schlep deep dish in the desert while still a member of the world's most elite fighting force.
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Feb 21, 2009
Ex-military in step with middle class
About half of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II parlayed their active duty into a middle-class civilian life. Can today's military personnel anticipate a similar future? Tess Vigeland asked military sociology professor David Segal.
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Feb 21, 2009
Weekly Wrap: Tough times for markets
It was a busy week — from stimulus and mortgage plans to another Ponzi schemer being caught. T. Rowe Price's Andy Brooks and Wall Street Journal's Heidi Moore talk to Tess Vigeland about the hammering we took this week.
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Feb 21, 2009
Golden opportunity at gold parties
With the price of an ounce of gold breaking the $1,000 mark, some people are looking to cash in — with gold parties. Ronni Radbill reports on the growing popularity of these parties, where you can sell gold for cash.
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Feb 21, 2009
Housing plan raises ethical questions
Mortgage relief is on its way, but not everyone who will receive help from Obama's housing plan may warrant it. Is it fair? Tess Vigeland speaks with ethics columnist Randy Cohen about the questions involved in paying for our neighbors' mortgages.
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Feb 20, 2009
Oscars a little less lavish this year
The Academy Awards may be taking it down a notch this year in terms of spending, but the parties are still going on. Bill Radke talks to Variety's Mike Speier about where Oscar will be cutting back this year.
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Feb 20, 2009
Business opportunities in recession
Businesses are hurting in this recession. But there is a silver lining. Tess Vigeland speaks with Professor Donald Sull about how businesses can thrive in turbulent markets.
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Feb 20, 2009
Wrapping your head around a trillion
In this financial crisis, there are tons of numbers being bandied about — hundreds of billions of trillions of dollars used to stimulate, bailout and lose. Commentator K.C. Cole says these days, a big number like a trillion is something we can't even grasp.
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