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Jul 18, 2011

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Shelf Life

Shoplifting explained

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 18, 2011
Rachel Shteir discusses her new book, "The Steal," why people shoplift, and how much it costs American families.
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Mosquitoes swamp Florida

by Eve Troeh
Jul 18, 2011
Mosquito control is an essential of life in Florida, but state and local budget cuts are weakening the campaign.
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New nominee for consumer finance protection

by Jennifer Collins
Jul 18, 2011
Richard Cordray, former attorney general of Ohio, is the nominee to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But is any alternative to Elizabeth Warren, the interim head of the bureau, acceptable to Republicans who oppose the agency?
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Extreme heat adds to U.S. economic worries

by Jeff Horwich
Jul 18, 2011
From crops in peril to higher electricity bills for cash-strapped local governments, the summer heat wave further rattles the economy.
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Investors suffer as Murdoch's scandals continue

by Bob Moon
Jul 18, 2011
Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation fell today. Many small investors may not realize how exposed they are to the company's fortunes.
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Facebook's boom brings jobs to rural Oregon

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 18, 2011
An old sawmill town in Oregon is home to a Facebook data center. It's helped the local economy, even though there are relatively few jobs at the "server farm."
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Raising the Debt Ceiling

The details of the latest debt ceiling plans

by Marketplace Staff
Jul 18, 2011
There are a lot of different debt ceiling plans in progress right now in Washington, but will any get through before the Aug. 2nd deadline?
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