Feb 18, 2008

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Today's lunch special: recalled beef

by John Dimsdale

Feb 18, 2008

Westland Meat Company is recalling 147 million pounds of beef -- the biggest beef recall in U.S. history -- much of which was to go to school lunch programs. John Dimsdale reports on how the recall will affect future demand.

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HD DVD raising white flag

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 18, 2008

With Toshiba looking ready to abandon the HD DVD format, Blue Ray seems to have finally won the high-definition DVD wars. Bob Moon reports on what retail stores are doing with their HD DVD inventory.

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A day to spend dead presidents?

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 18, 2008

President's Day is time to honor American leaders, and many of us traditionally do that by going shopping. Bob Moon talks to NPD Group's Marshall Cohen to find out how profitable the holiday actually is.

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We can no longer afford the penny

by Kai Ryssdal

Feb 18, 2008

Commentator and international economist Dan Drezner says inflation and high zinc and copper prices have made the penny too expensive for the U.S. to produce.

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Mustaches for charity, not just irony

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 18, 2008

Twenty-somethings have one of the lowest rates of charitable giving of any demographic group. Alex Goldmark reports on a New York City charity that's using facial hair to make fundraising hip for younger people.

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Dental spas give some a reason to smile

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 18, 2008

Cosmetic dentistry offers many ways for you to put your money where your mouth is. And some dentists are already plotting the next big thing to attract you to their chairs. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

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Lying is essential to doing business

by Bob Moon

Feb 18, 2008

Financial Times columnist Lucy Kellaway says she's OK with lying on the job. In fact, she believes the corporate world can't function without little white lies to get through the day.

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All the president's whiskey

by Hillary Wicai

Feb 18, 2008

Turns out our first president wasn't the teetotaler some revisionists have made him out to be. In fact, George Washington was once the nation's largest producer of whiskey. Hillary Wicai reports from a rebuilt version of his distillery.

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Music from the episode

The Grunt - Pt. 1 & 2 The J.B.'s

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