May 10, 2006

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Tax cut extension

by Tess Vigeland

May 10, 2006

Congressional Republicans agreed to pass $70 billion in tax cut extensions Tuesday despite criticism the move could worsen the federal budget deficit. Tess Vigeland reports.

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Commentary

Will the Internet stay fast and cheap?

by Marketplace Staff

May 10, 2006

Commentator Robert Reich argues the very idea of a democratic Internet is threatened by the so-called net neutrality bill working its way through Congress.

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Pesticide pioneers

by Sarah Gardner

May 10, 2006

Biopesticides are the fastest-growing segment of the pesticide market, touted as a less toxic alternative. One California company is determined to show that "nature's chemistry" can make money...at least, one day. Sarah Gardner reports.

Increased dependence on foreign ethanol?

by Marketplace Staff

May 10, 2006

President Bush and House Majority Leader John Boehner have proposed relaxing tariffs on foreign ethanol to help reduce gasoline prices. But it won't be an easy sell to Corn Belt lawmakers. Curt Nickisch reports.

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Spoon-Fed on Wall Street

by Marketplace Staff

May 10, 2006

Ahead of today's Federal Reserve meeting, Cheryl Glaser reports new Fed chief Ben Bernanke may have learned his lesson about speaking too freely about US monetary policy.

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