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  • Sep 16, 2006

    The job hunt

    A college degree can open a lot doors, but keeping them open is another story. All across the country, recent college graduates face the grueling search for work. Youth Radio's Latifah Muhammad shares her story.

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  • Most workers have to account for their time at work, whether by punching the timeclock or reporting their hours. Commentator Ellen Miller thinks politicians should be required to do the same.

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  • Cash Peters reports on a company that is trying to revolutionize the music you hear while on hold or on a website.

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  • Sep 16, 2006

    Textbook rebels

    There's a revolution brewing on college campuses and it might just lower the cost of an all-nighter. Sean Cole reports.

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  • The sky isn't falling, but certain segments of the economy might make Chicken Little head for cover. How can you protect your portfolio from a softening housing market and fluctuating oil prices? Kai talks with Jane Kim of the Wall Street Journal.

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  • Sep 16, 2006

    Miami condo cool

    Miami's hot condo market isn't so hot anymore. In fact, it is downright chilly — and that cold front is moving across the country. What's an owner to do? Dan Grech reports.

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  • Rack 'em up. This week's installment of the Job Files visits professional pool player Jennifer Barretta.

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  • Sep 15, 2006

    WHO recommends DDT

    The World Health Organization today is expected to tap banned pesticide DDT as an important tool in the fight against malaria. But as Nancy Marshall Genzer reports, some African farmers are worried.

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  • After a slump in the Mexican manufacturing industry a few years ago, many American corporations turned to labor in India and China. But thanks to some high tech changes, the maquilas may be back. Laura Belous reports.

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  • Sep 15, 2006

    Happy hour anyone?

    A new study shows that workers who are open to staying after work for a drink with colleagues make more money — a lot more. Reason Magazine editor-in-chief Nick Gillespie tells us about the findings.

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