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WTO: Nations Can Retaliate Against U.S.

The World Trade Organization tells U.S. trading partners they can retaliate against the United States over the so-called Byrd Amendment. The amendment has allowed U.S. companies hurt by foreign dumping in the U.S. market to collect duties paid by foreign competitors. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

WTO: Nations Can Retaliate Against U.S.

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The Marketplace Report: Mutual Fund Accountability

As of Tuesday, mutual funds doing business in the United States must reveal how governing boards vote on shareholder questions. John Dimsdale of Marketplace talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about what this shift to greater accountability means.

The Marketplace Report: Mutual Fund Accountability

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National

Iowa Town Finds Success in Serenity

While other towns in the region struggle, the small community of Fairfield, Iowa, has flourished through serenity. A school for Transcendental Meditation, established 30 years ago by a former guru for the Beatles, has turned the town into a thriving cultural center. Hear NPR's Greg Allen.

Iowa Town Finds Success in Serenity

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Small Business Group Kicks Off Convention Parties

Throughout the week in New York, parties are taking place in connection with the Republican convention. Some of these are daytime events, other are late-night soirees after the convention sessions. One party was given last night by an important Republican constituency, as the National Federation of Independent Business held a fundraiser Monday night for a youth charity. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports.

Small Business Group Kicks Off Convention Parties

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Economy

The Marketplace Report: Economy and GOP Convention

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about the latest U.S. economic indicators, and how they're being received at the Republican National Convention.

The Marketplace Report: Economy and GOP Convention

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World

Third-World Workers Risk Lives for High Pay in Iraq

Insurgents in Iraq have increasingly targeted foreigners working for the U.S.-backed reconstruction effort in Iraq. Some of these foreigners are poor laborers from developing countries, who take on work in a war zone for the chance to earn high salaries unattainable at home. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Third-World Workers Risk Lives for High Pay in Iraq

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World

Tracking Used Clothes' Journey South of the Border

Many major U.S. charities sell thousands of tons of clothes donated in the United States to brokers who ship them to 156 different countries. Many end up being sold to consumers in poor countries such as Mexico. NPR's John Burnett reports.

Tracking Used Clothes' Journey South of the Border

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Your Money

Corporate Failures Hurt Pension Guaranty Group

A flurry of corporate bankruptcies in the past few years leaves a public agency strapped for cash: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Weakness at United Airlines is an imminent threat. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Bradley Belt, executive director of the PBGC.

Corporate Failures Hurt Pension Guaranty Group

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Health Care

Americans 'Worried' Over Antidepressants

Modern antidepressant drugs called SSRIs have benefited millions of people with mental disorders, but it's the possible dangers of those drugs that have grabbed headlines lately. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

Americans 'Worried' Over Antidepressants

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From Our Listeners

The ABCs of Linux

If you're tired of paying high prices for software and having your machine filled with viruses and adware, there is an alternative. In this hour, we look at the ABC's of Linux, the open source alternative rapidly gaining in popularity.

The ABCs of Linux

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