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Sep 16, 2016

Marketplace for Friday, September 16, 2016

On today’s show: Donald Trump promises large economic growth if he is elected president — we took a look at how much power the president actually has to effect the economy; Congress is considering legislation that protects coal workers’ retirement benefits when the companies they worked for go bankrupt; and a special feature from APM Reports on human trafficking. 

Coal falls off a conveyor belt as it's off loaded from trucks from local coal mines at the Savage Energy Terminal in Price, Utah. Several coal mining companies have filed for bankruptcy protection, and next week a congressional committee will take up the issue.
Coal falls off a conveyor belt as it's off loaded from trucks from local coal mines at the Savage Energy Terminal in Price, Utah. Several coal mining companies have filed for bankruptcy protection, and next week a congressional committee will take up the issue.
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On today’s show: Donald Trump promises large economic growth if he is elected president — we took a look at how much power the president actually has to effect the economy; Congress is considering legislation that protects coal workers’ retirement benefits when the companies they worked for go bankrupt; and a special feature from APM Reports on human trafficking.