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Nov 28, 2007
A new way to navigate the city
A small team of scientists from MIT is using Rome as an urban laboratory to devise a new technology to help us get from here to there. Megan Williams reports.
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Nov 28, 2007
Verizon to open network to more phones
Verizon Wireless says it's going to give consumers more choice of cell phones. It plans to open up access to its network in 2008. And it's bound to have company. Janet Babin reports.
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Nov 28, 2007
Cities are stuck in mortgage meltdown
The U.S. Conference of Mayors put out a detailed report today, forecasting just how badly cities are being affected by the housing slump. Bob Moon talked with Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson about how the downturn is affecting his city and others.
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Nov 27, 2007
Did Citigroup need the life raft?
Citigroup's $7.5 billion investment offer from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority might have saved it from subprime trouble. Doug Krizner talks to Peter Thal-Larsen of the Financial Times in London about the deal.
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Nov 27, 2007
Picking a sale after foreclosure
With the rise of foreclosure filings comes the parallel rise in foreclosure auctions. Lisa Chow checks out the auction block in New York City and looks into whether or not it's worth it to buy.
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Nov 27, 2007
If peace doesn’t work, there’s plan B
Peace may be the most elusive commodity in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Daniel Estrin reports some Israelis have decided violence makes it worth paying for a plan to get out.
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Nov 27, 2007
Cool the globalization rhetoric
Globalization is turning into a hot-button issue for both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. But commentator Paul Krugman says its effects on the U.S. economy are overblown.
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Nov 27, 2007
Russia’s growth, power running on oil
Russian President Vladimir Putin has parlayed Russia's huge energy resources into a powerful political tool. Portfolio magazine's James Verini has written about what lies ahead for Russia and its largest energy project, Sakhalin II. He talks with Kai Ryssdal.
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Nov 26, 2007
Europe still wants revalued Yuan
The strength of the euro is causing more European purchases of Chinese goods and hurting European manufacturers. Bill Marcus reports European officials have a solution that China has heard before.
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Nov 26, 2007
Low numbers mean more deals for you
Retailers have been promoting aggressive deals to balance out the bad news on their bottom lines. Jaime Bedrin shows us what tactics companies are employing to win customers and what deals will be particularly good.
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