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  • Commentator Rob Walker with an omnivore's dilemma. He doesn't eat everything in sight… but his dog does.

  • Dec 14, 2011

    Why Europe matters

    Polls show that Americans are not paying much attention to the debt crisis in Europe.

  • Banks' reputations have taken a beating since the financial crisis. But one bank CEO says the banking industry can help turn the economy around — just not all by itself.

  • Voters in Iowa will head to the Republican caucus in a few weeks. On the ballot could be a trend that might define the election.

  • One organization is using small grants to create projects throughout the world. It's an example of microphilanthropy.

  • The leaders of Germany and France met today to figure out a strategy to bail out the Euro. Is it too late?

  • Enron employees walk past the company's logo outside its corporate headquarters back in 2001.
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    The energy giant filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 2nd, 2001. Ten years on, what does Enron mean in the face of the most recent financial crisis?

  • The American economy is sagging. Job growth at a standstill. So what's the best way to kickstart the economy?

  • The American economy is sagging. Job growth is at a standstill. So how do we kickstart the economy?

  • The Occupy Wall Street movement has rallied around the phrase "We are the 99 percent," but you might be surprised what you can earn and still fit that description.

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