Feb 10, 2009

Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Geithner unveils bank rescue plan

by Jeremy Hobson

Feb 10, 2009

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner unveiled a revamped financial rescue plan this morning to untangle the banking system and support new lending. Bill Radke explores some sticking points of the new Financial Stability Plan.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

States sweat cuts in Senate stimulus

by Janet Babin

Feb 10, 2009

President Obama's stimulus package is awaiting a Senate vote, and states are worried about losing up to $40 billion in funding. Janet Babin reports higher education would likely suffer first.

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A school tackling life's bigger questions

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 10, 2009

For people who have figured out how to survive in the recession, there are still plenty of unanswered questions surrounding life's deeper meaning. Christopher Werth visits a school in London assisting those on a soul-searching journey.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

British bankers roasted on losses

by Stephen Beard

Feb 10, 2009

Four top British bankers are being hauled before a parliamentary committee on two of the U.K.'s financial crisis big casualties, Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS. Stephen Beard explains the ritual humiliation.

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Friars looking for a few good men

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Feb 10, 2009

The New York subway system may be an odd place to consider becoming a friar, but one group of Franciscans hoping to up vocations is getting creative. Ashley Milne-Tyte explores which demographic might find the friar lifestyle appealing.

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Close check on child-product chemicals

by Mitchell Hartman

Feb 10, 2009

A new U.S. law in effect today says child products can't contain more than one-tenth of 1 percent phthalates, a plastic-softening chemical. Congress passed it after last year's recalls of Chinese-made toys. Mitchell Hartman reports.

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A national policy for renewable energy

by Sam Eaton

Feb 10, 2009

Congress looks at a renewable energy proposal today that would require utilities to tap more into alternative sources like wind and solar. Sam Eaton reports why creating a single national policy could be tough.