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October 29, 2012 Are you prepared for some unorthodox audio from an ink-stained wretch still working on the transition to online journalism from print? If so, click through to listen to Shots, the podcast. This episode covers multivitamins and cancer, health report cards and how Americans feel about retail health clinics.

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July 13, 2012 Everybody likes free, and the Internet is bursting with free services. But as companies try to figure out how to make money, consider a cautionary tale about free doughnuts and the Red Cross.

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July 10, 2012 As citizens lose trust in their lawmakers, they jockey for special treatment — and often get it. That just compounds the problem, argues University of Chicago economist Luigi Zingales.

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July 3, 2012 The most important interest rate in the world has been set by what amounts to an honor system among banks. Now it turns out at least one bank was fudging the numbers.

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January 7, 2009 We've had a positive rece

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