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Monday, March 18, 2013

Business

Why The Crisis In Cyprus May End Up Hurting You Too

Cypriots protest an EU bailout deal outside the parliament in Nicosia on Monday. A proposed bailout deal would slap a levy on all Cypriot bank savings.

March 18, 2013 A Cypriot banking crisis has the potential to disrupt global financial systems, which are still trying to recover from the crisis of 2008-2009. The proposed tax on deposits in Cyprus could shake the trust in banks in Europe, and that could end up threatening the tenuous U.S. economic recovery.

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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013

On Aging

An Age-Old Problem: Who Is 'Elderly'?

March 14, 2013 The word itself has been around for centuries, but only lately has it become an unpopular way to describe people who are old.

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Saturday, March 09, 2013
Monday, March 04, 2013
Friday, March 01, 2013

Politics

Media Circus: Ah, The President's Mean

The Washington Post's Bob Woodward, shown in June 2012, has been in the spotlight this week because of a tussle with the White House.

March 1, 2013 The White House-Woodward spat is part of a longer story about the professional life of one of America's most famous journalists.

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Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Business

How The American-US Airways Merger Might Affect You

A US Airways plane rests near two American Airlines jets at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last year. The combined carrier would be named American Airlines.

February 14, 2013 A combined company worth $11 billion would become the largest U.S. airline. By creating a robust route structure with hundreds of destinations on four continents, the two carriers may be able to attract more frequent fliers, improve service and boost revenues. But what will happen to fares is uncertain.

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Monday, February 11, 2013
Monday, February 04, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Can I Just Tell You?

Te'o Drama Is Telling In More Ways Than One

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o.

January 24, 2013 In her "Can I Just Tell You" essay, host Michel Martin says the Manti Te'o fake-girlfriend-drama is just another piece of evidence that adults have failed when it comes to teaching kids about sexuality.

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