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CPK Special: Half Larry, half Rick

Apr 30, 2007
Co-founders Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield are still leading California Pizza Kitchen side-by-side. Kai Ryssdal split a pizza with them recently and asked about their unusual working relationship.

Howling Wolfowitz

Apr 30, 2007
Paul Wolfowitz defends his job before a special committee today. Thing is, he was already cleared for the deal with his girlfriend once. Some say he's being targeted for doing too good a job of cleaning up corruption, John Dimsdale reports.

Sloan Sessions: The ultimate tax dodge

Apr 30, 2007
Sam Zell has found quite a tax haven for his Tribune Company purchase. He's taking advantage of an unintentional loophole in an 11-year-old minimum wage bill that will allow the post-buyout Tribune to pay zero income tax. Zilch. Nada. Allan Sloan explains.

As the banking world turns

Apr 30, 2007
Last week in the ongoing ABN Amro saga, shareholders rebelled over the board's sale of La Salle to Bank of America without their approval. Now BofA is threatening an eye-popping $220 billion lawsuit. Stephen Beard walks us through it.

Delta's back. . . and it's not cheap

Apr 30, 2007
The airline says it's learned from its mistakes. Delta's post-bankruptcy money-making plan is to stay out of the low-cost fray and go after customers who are willing to pay for a better experience, Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

U.S. pushes climate change off the agenda

Apr 30, 2007
E.U. leaders are in Washington today to talk about global warming, but White House opposition has been so staunch that they're holding their breath — for now. They may be more vocal in front of a G8 forum, Sam Eaton reports.

Why's the Dow so important?

Apr 27, 2007
Is the 13,000 Dow Jones milestone an indicator of the overall economy, or just a fancy number? Tess Vigeland figures it out with Marketplace's Bob Moon.

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Buzzword: Pay gap

Apr 27, 2007
Decades of womens' rights activism and mens' annual salaries still average about 20% higher. To close that pay gap, you gotta put your foot down.

Straight Story: An unfunded liability

Apr 27, 2007
This week, economics editor Chris Farrell offers solutions for the gap between the pension promise and the pension money.

Mailbag for Friday, April 27, 2007

Apr 27, 2007
This week, Chris Farrell and Tess Vigeland answer listeners' questions on using a health savings account, correcting a tax mistake and avoiding data mining schemes.