Marketplace for Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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• Building a road to a better economy in Bhutan

  by Lisa Napoli

  Until just about 40 years ago, Bhutan didn't have any paved roads. Now, the country's first democratically elected parliament is making good on a promise to residents to build roads to the most remote of mountain villages. It's already making a difference.

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• Reich: Legal challenges to the health care law

  by Marketplace Staff

  The legal fight over health care legislation is heating up. The biggest challenge: Requiring individuals to buy insurance.

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• Jordan’s elite stifles economic opportunity

  In Jordan, as in Egypt and some other nations in the Middle East, a rich minority hogs the benefits and the poor are often locked out.

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• Staples creates sustainable products

  by Eve Troeh

  Staples is offering sustainable paper products and compostable kitchen items to corporate customers. Helping corporations be sustainable is also a way to sustain Staples.

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• White House budget to give states relief

  by John Dimsdale

  President Obama wants to let states suspend billions in interest payments on money borrowed from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits.

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• Letters: Michelle Obama’s style, the green message

  by Marketplace Staff

  Kai Ryssdal reads your responses to Marketplace stories.

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• Fed’s Bernanke says economy is healing

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, facing the Republican-controlled House for the first time, says the economy is moving in the right direction.

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• Where Egyptian President Mubarak’s money comes from

  by Marketplace Staff

  Christopher Davidson, a professor of Middle East politics, talks with Kai Ryssdal about how much Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is worth, how he got so rich, and what may happen to that money if he's ousted.

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