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Where do infrastructure dollars produce the most gain?

by Scott Tong
Sep 6, 2016
Different kinds of infrastructure produce different kinds of benefits.
Better roads, power lines and water systems help us boost the economy, as well as produce more things and more service for less money, according to an International Monetary Fund report.  
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Trump, Clinton and immigration

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 1, 2016
A look at the immigration policies the next president will inherit.
Hillary Clinton speaks during the 2015 integration immigration conference in Brooklyn, New York on December 14, 2015.
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Let’s do the numbers: the U.S. relationship with Mexico

by Donna Tam and Tony Wagner
Aug 31, 2016
Donald Trump’s meeting with the Mexican president highlights the U.S.’s close ties with the neighboring country.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (L) and US presidential candidate Donald Trump shake hands after a meeting in Mexico City on August 31, 2016. Trump stunned the political establishment when he announced late Tuesday that he was making the surprise trip south of the border to meet with Pena Nieto, a sharp Trump critic.   
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Naked Donald Trump statue could auction for $20,000

by Donna Tam
Aug 31, 2016
Presidential nominee art, including a statue of Trump and an image of Clinton, could fetch thousands of dollars at auction.
A passerby looks at a statue depicting republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the nude on August 18, 2016 in San Francisco, United States. This is one of five such statues created by Anarchist collective INDECLINE across five U.S. cities.
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Team Trump unleashes its first TV ad

by Gigi Douban
Aug 19, 2016
But political spending on air time isn't nearly what stations expected.
Trump speaking at a rally in Florida. 
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It's only Aug. 1 and the conventions are already over

by Andy Uhler
Aug 1, 2016
Republicans and Democrats scheduled conventions early to get out of the way of the Olympics.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention, respectively.
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Is money in politics making you fat?

by David Brancaccio
Jun 21, 2016
A look at the very personal ways money in politics impacts Americans.
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Presidential elections are bad news for the economy

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 3, 2016
Uncertainty over who the next president will be makes businesses press pause.
"I don’t think there’s nearly as much uncertainty about Clinton" because she's "predictable," says Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University. Above, the Democratic presidential candidate speaks at an event on Friday in Westminster, California. 
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By The Numbers

Honest Co. might not be so honest

by Tobin Low
Mar 11, 2016
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Friday.
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By The Numbers

Spotlight on Michigan

by Tobin Low
Mar 8, 2016
Here are the numbers we're watching and reading for Tuesday.
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