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  • Podiatrist Donna Landi invites us to walk a mile in her shoes treating feet in New York City.

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  • Commentator Ian Ayres says small shareholders who think their tiny piece of a company leaves them with little voting power could follow the example of recent Greece and use "deliberative polling."

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  • Microsoft is expected to show off its new media player to music labels this week, hoping to head off rival Apple by offering more features the record industry wants. But will consumers buy it? Annie Baxter reports.

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  • The Iraqi Ministry of Defense may be missing $1.2 billion due to fraud. Ben Gilbert follows one of the inspector generals tasked with tracking down the money and those responsible.

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  • Jul 6, 2006

    Packed planes

    Carriers are cutting routes and packing planes to fight high fuel costs. But as Annie Baxter reports, the strategy could backfire.

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  • Business of sports expert David Carter and host Mark Austin Thomas talk about the generation of sports legends heading for the door — and how marketers will replace them.

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  • Joel Rose takes a look at the economic impact of a prolonged closure of Atlantic City casinos and one group that's hoping it happens.

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  • Commentator Glenn Hubbard argues that Mexico needs to liberalize its economy further in order to stem the exodus of its citizens to the United States.

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  • Commentator Robert Reich argues Republicans, as much as Democrats, stand to score political points by boosting the minimum wage.

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  • Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted of helping perpetuate one of the most sprawling businessfrauds in US history, has died. He was 64.

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