Dec 6, 2006

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Victoria's new secret: recycled paper

by Sarah Gardner

Dec 6, 2006

Victoria's Secret sends out over 360 million catalogs each year, so it's a huge environmental victory that the company has agreed to use at least some recycled paper in its mailings. Sarah Gardner reports.

Health care needs 300 million-payer system

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 6, 2006

Employers can't afford the healthcare system we've got. Government can't fix it. And commentator Newt Gingrich says the solution actually rests in the American people.

Energy solution or noxious weed?

by Janet Babin

Dec 6, 2006

A grass being planted to provide biofuel electricity in Florida is raising concern among some environmental groups there. Janet Babin explains.

FEMA fails progress report

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Dec 6, 2006

FEMA continues to mishandle millions of dollars in Katrina aid and has failed to recovered most of the money lost to fraudulent claims. Those are just two of the highlights in a GAO report released today, Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

Trailers set up for those who lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana.

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Emergency war funding must stop

by John Dimsdale

Dec 6, 2006

The Iraq Study Group today offered President Bush a slew of recommendations on how to move forward in Iraq. One item on the list: a more straightforward and transparent funding mechanism for the war. John Dimsdale reports.

$11 billion hole in Fannie Mae's accounting

by Kai Ryssdal and Amy Scott

Dec 6, 2006

Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae has issued a long-awaited earnings restatement today, its first since an accounting scandal surfaced two years ago. Host Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Amy Scott.

It's one way to quiet dissent

by Stephen Beard

Dec 6, 2006

Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom is poised to purchase . . . a tabloid newspaper? Critics are questioning the move after years of underinvestment and mismanagement by the company. Stephen Beard reports.

Medical records at your fingertips

by Dan Grech

Dec 6, 2006

A handful of private companies are set to provide employees with their own portable electronic medical records. Many workers welcome the convenience, but privacy advocates worry their information could be misused. Dan Grech reports.

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