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Sequester a 'bipartisan failure', says Virginia's Governor
Mar 5, 2013
Virginia's Republican Governor, Bob McDonnell, says he supports federal spending cuts, including to defense spending, but that the sequester isn't balanced.
And the horse meat debate gallops on
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Kai Ryssdal
Mar 1, 2013
These arguments we're having about eating horse meat, they sound kind of familiar.
Super Tuesday State Economies
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Tony Wagner
Feb 26, 2013
The week has started with a mad dash as the remaining presidential candidates held rally after rally ahead of Super Tuesday. Eleven states will award hundreds of delegates, mostly in the South, and the contests aren’t winner-take-all, so everyone’s trying to get a piece of the action. All this election cycle we’ve brought you stories […]
Hate mail: Scott Tong responds to listener letters
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Scott Tong
Feb 25, 2013
From the Marketplace fracking hate mail bag.
Celebrating Chinese New Year on the Street of Eternal Happiness
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Rob Schmitz
Feb 14, 2013
Chinese New Year is a time when most Chinese return home to celebrate with their families. We meet one homeless man who spends his New Year begging for change on the Street of Eternal Happiness.
2013 State of the Union Address: An annotated transcript
Feb 12, 2013
We read between the lines of President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address in this annotated transcript
North Korea confirms its biggest nuclear test, but at what cost?
Feb 12, 2013
The test is the country's third and is being condemned by the United States and other countries in the region.
U.S. trade deficit plunges
Feb 8, 2013
The nation’s trade deficit plunged in December, likely giving the U.S. economy an unexpected boost to round out the year.
Is the real estate market really recovering?
Jan 25, 2013
The latest housing market numbers seem to show that home buying has bounced back, thanks to record low interest rates. But experts like Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, say not so fast when it comes to buying a home.
China's economic growth drops to 13-year low
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Rob Schmitz
Jan 18, 2013
The world's fastest growing economy just posted it's worst growth figures in over a decade. Is it time to be concerned?