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May 1, 2007

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Immigration reform still not close

by John Dimsdale
May 1, 2007
Congress continues to struggle with immigration reform. Back-room politicking hasn't done much so far. John Dimsdale reports.
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Congress wants food for thought on FDA

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
May 1, 2007
As the Food & Drug Administration tries to deal with the fallout from the contaminated pet food scandal, Congress has started looking at whether the agency is doing its job. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
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Keeping Mexicans home

by Kai Ryssdal
May 1, 2007
While immigration is a problem for the U.S., Mexico has an emigration problem. Latin America expert Pamela Starr talks with Kai Ryssdal about the Mexican President Calderon's efforts to deal with it.
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Murdoch has a jones to buy WSJ parent

by Alisa Roth
May 1, 2007
News Corp, which already controls some big English and Australian papers, made a play today for Dow Jones, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal. Alisa Roth reports.
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What's Murdoch's plan?

by Kai Ryssdal
May 1, 2007
Kai Ryssdal talks with media columnist Tim Rutten of the Los Angeles Times about how Rupert Murdoch sees Dow Jones fitting into the News Corp empire.
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Bernanke's got it right

by Marketplace Staff
May 1, 2007
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says tariffs and quotas to protect American industry are a bad idea that will only hurt the U.S. economy. Commentator Stephen Moore says Bernanke is right on the mark.
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Being 'rich' in a poor land

by Marketplace Staff
May 1, 2007
Reporter Matthew Algeo moved to the West African nation of Mali, where most citizens live on less than a dollar a day. He learned that wealth can be a relative thing.
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Controlling war spending? Not accomplished

by Steve Henn
May 1, 2007
Something's been lost in the debate over emergency Iraq war funding and troop withdrawal deadlines. The price tag for the war is approaching $500 billion — about 10 times the advertised price. Steve Henn reports.
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