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• Apr 25, 2006

  Sarbanes-Oxley on trial

  Commentator Matthew Bishop says the US risks hamstringing small business if strict accounting rules to prevent another Enron collapse aren't loosened.

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• Apr 21, 2006

  A cure worse than cankers?

  Citrus growers in Florida have lost millions of dollars in crops because of two destructive plant diseases. But as Judith Smelser reports, the proposed cure could wipe out half of the state's citrus nurseries.

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• Apr 21, 2006

  Immigration raids may not deter employers

  Federal officials have made it clear that they plan to crack down on businesses that employ undocumented immigrants. But will businesses really change their ways? Alex Cohen reports.

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• Apr 21, 2006

  New law, same old debt

  A year ago today, President Bush signed a major overhaul of America's bankruptcy law. It was meant to staunch the flow of people filing for bankruptcy. But Chris Farrell of American RadioWorks reports that the reform looks unlikely to do what it set out to do. A special report by Marketplace and American RadioWorks.

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• Apr 20, 2006

  Bankruptcy law disappointing creditors

  One year after new bankruptcy restrictions were signed into law, Chris Farrell reports that credit card companies aren't getting what they hoped. A special report by Marketplace and American RadioWorks.

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• Apr 20, 2006

  Business world steps up fight against child porn

  Credit card companies, banks and other financial institutions are hoping to make it harder for people to say "charge it" when it comes to child pornography. Cheryl Glaser reports.

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• Apr 20, 2006

  Questioning the rules of corporate PR

  Commentator Robert Reich describes a recent encounter with a public relations firm representing General Motors.

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• Apr 19, 2006

  Even your medicine isn’t immune to counterfeiters

  As Chinese president Hu Jintao visits the US this week, Marketplace's special series on intellectual property piracy continues with a look at how counterfeit pharmaceuticals have entered the American supply chain.

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• Apr 17, 2006

  Job Files: Tax preparer

  In this special Tax Day installment, Alaskan Jerry Lieboff talks about his work as a tax preparer who makes house calls in the bush.

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• Apr 17, 2006

  Eastern Europe hit by floods

  Thousands of people are being evacuated from rising waters in Romania, Hungary and the Balkans, as governments are dealing with some of the worst flooding in more than a century. Stefan Bos reports.

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