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Apr 12, 2007

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Not the usual retail Gap

by Amy Scott
Apr 12, 2007
While some retailers aren't expecting to report great numbers, Gap had none of that negativity — which is a pretty big change. Amy Scott reports the company may be recovering some of its lost luster.
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Our very own vending-machine price index

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 12, 2007
Here are the latest economic indicators from our office vending machine: corn chips, up 10%; soda, up a dime; tiny donuts, up 30 cents! So we called economist Dan Basse to find out what's going on.
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Vonage may have to hang it up

by Lisa Napoli
Apr 12, 2007
The company that played a big role in putting Internet phone calls on the map let loose what might be its death rattle today. Lisa Napoli reports.
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This time, black money's doing the talking

by Marketplace Staff
Apr 12, 2007
CBS fired radio host Don Imus today over his racial slur against Rutgers' women's basketball team. As always, money talked. Advertisers were bailing out. Commentator Marcellus Andrews points out that in this case, it's black money.
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The French like their taxes

by Marketplace Staff
Apr 12, 2007
French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy is promising to cut taxes. You might think that would be a winning platform in one of the most highly taxed countries in the world. <em>Au contraire</em>, as John Laurenson reports.
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Trying to leave 'No Child Left Behind'

by Steve Henn
Apr 12, 2007
The affluent Fairfax County, Va., school district has a big meeting in Washington tomorrow. It's a last-ditch effort to avoid millions of dollars in fines for not complying with the No Child Left Behind Act. Steve Henn reports.
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Will pet food makers be on a shorter leash?

by John Dimsdale
Apr 12, 2007
At a congressional hearing today, Senators heard calls for more inspections of pet food. John Dimsdale reports.
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