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Obama To Release Fiscal 2013 Budget Next Week
Fri, Feb 10, 2012
President Obama will unveil his budget for the next fiscal year on Monday. To find out more about the budget proposal, Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, economics editor at The Wall Street Journal.
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House To Vote On Congressional Insider-Trading Ban
Thu, Feb 09, 2012
Lawmakers in the House are scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill cracking down on members of Congress who trade on insider information. In an election year, when Congress is having trouble reaching an agreement on much, the measure has enjoyed wide bi-partisan consensus. But that doesn't mean passage is assured.
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Labor Law Change May Offer Relief For Spain's Youth
Wed, Feb 08, 2012
In Spain, the jobless rate for 20-somethings is a staggering 50 percent. This week, the government is expected to announce plans to overhaul the country's two-tier labor system in an effort to help the so-called "ni ni" generation — Spanish for those neither in school nor working.
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Amid Debt Crisis, A Trail Of Broken 'Promises'
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
Financial writer Philip Coggan traces the current global financial crisis to the 1970s, when the U.S. broke its last link to gold. In his book Paper Promises, Coggan says governments will have to choose whether to keep their promises to their creditors or to their citizens.
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Unions Create TV Ad To Appeal To Young People
Mon, Feb 06, 2012
Hoping to continue a conversation about inequality started by the Occupy Wall Street movement, a recently tested ad by the AFL-CIO doesn't mention unions. Instead, it focuses on a "Work Connects Us All" theme.
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United-Continental Merger Is 'Endless Decisions'
Fri, Feb 03, 2012
United and Continental Airlines have been engaged in the enormous task of merging. Drake Bennett writes for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine, and he tells Renee Montagne that merging means "endless decisions, from uniforms to coffee."
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Monsanto Accused In Suit Tied To Agent Orange
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
A class-action lawsuit claims Monsanto spread dioxin and other toxic substances when it made a primary ingredient for Agent Orange in West Virginia. Dioxin has been linked to cancer and other illnesses. At issue is whether Monsanto must pay millions to monitor the health of everyone in the case.
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Lamb Boom Has Sheep Farmers Flocking Together
Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Lamb prices are at an all-time high, but American sheep farmers are worried. They say they need more farmers to raise sheep. And they want existing sheep farmers to increase the size of their flocks to meet growing demand.
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'Consent' Asks: Who Owns The Internet?
Mon, Jan 30, 2012
In Consent of the Networked, Rebecca MacKinnon investigates how the governments and corporations that control the digital world can impinge on civil liberties.
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EU Outlines Online Privacy Recommendations
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Saturday is European Privacy and Data Protection Day, which will be marked by events across the European Union. It caps off an eventful week with Google announcing controversial new privacy policies, and the EU outlining tough new privacy recommendations it wants to make law.
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