Tuesday, November 11 2008

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Gov't adds $150B to AIG bailout

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Freakonomics: Upsides to financial downturn

The brilliant young men and women who were plucked from college by booming banks are now looking for other options. This is a good thing, and history proves it, says Stephen Dubner, co-author of the "Freakonomics" book and blog. Americans can look forward to talented, hard-working people spreading out through the economy, in ways that may buoy our GDP.

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America's crumbling infrastructure

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Veterans Day: Honoring vets of WWII, Iraq

John and Adaora talk with veterans of World War II and the war in Iraq about how they're spending Veterans Day and what it means to them.

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Rethinking the roles of genes

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Fed keeping bailout details secret

The Federal Reserve Board has refused to name the banks receiving part of $2 trillion in emergency loans. The Fed also refuses to disclose what kind of collateral was offered up for the loans, so Bloomberg News is suing to find out. But could identifying the recipients send investors into another panic?

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Obama pushes Bush for carmaker aid

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U.S. nuclear bomb missing in Arctic

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An oil briefing for Obama

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Veterans Day: Honoring vets of Vietnam, Korea

"If you're not at war, you're always training for it. You train for war, pray for peace." — Corporal John Hall, U.S. Marine Corps. John and Adaora talk with veterans of the Vietnam War and the Korean War about how they're spending Veterans Day and what it means to them.

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An Guantanamo briefing for Obama

"That would be taking the catastrophe of the last seven years and enshrining it in our law." — Ben Wizner on creating a new "National Security Court" to replace Guantanamo Bay

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