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Johnson & Johnson Concedes Mistakes On Motrin

Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon (left) and Colleen Goggins, chairman of the company's consumer unit, (right) testify at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Thursday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Johnson & Johnson Concedes Mistakes On Motrin

Executives testified they would handle a recall of Motrin differently, if they had it to do over. A Food and Drug Administration said it wasn't aware of the surreptitious way the recall was carried out until long afterward.

Education

For-Profit Colleges Under Senate Microscope

Are for-profit colleges taking low-income students to the cleaners or helping them improve their lives? That question found its way to a Senate hearing on Thursday. One whistle-blower testified that schools mislead students about job prospects.

For-Profit Colleges Under Senate Microscope

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Economy

Economic Cloud Hovers Over Obama's Backyard Talks

President Obama is back in Washington after a four-state political swing on behalf of congressional Democrats. White House aides say the trip was a good opportunity for the president to connect with Americans, sometimes in their own backyards. Some of the people who connected with the president voiced mounting displeasure with the state of the economy.

Economic Cloud Hovers Over Obama's Backyard Talks

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Am-Ex Study: Affluent Eating More Fast Food

A new study by American Express found that "ultra-affluent" consumers have spent nearly 25 percent more on Big Macs and Whoppers this year compared to last. The company defines ultra-affluent as those who charge more than $7,000 a month on their credit card.

Am-Ex Study: Affluent Eating More Fast Food

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Gulf Oil Spill Claims Process Streamlined

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The claims process for businesses hurt by the Gulf oil spill may finally be working. Since the weekend, checks totaling $340 million have been sent to businesses -- almost doubling the total amount that's been paid out.

Gulf Oil Spill Claims Process Streamlined

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Data: 1 In 4 Homes Deeply Discounted

Nearly one in four homes sold in the second quarter of this year were foreclosures, according to the research firm RealtyTrac. The company estimates banks will take over a record 1.2 million homes this year -- up from a million last year. Those foreclosed homes sold for 26 percent less compared to homes not in foreclosure.

Data: 1 In 4 Homes Deeply Discounted

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The Tea Party In America

NAACP Hopes March Will Empower Black Voters

The NAACP hosts a rally this weekend in Washington D.C. with hundreds of other organizations. They're trying to promote good jobs, education and greater equality for black voters. NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous talks to Steve Inskeep about the march, midterm elections and the tea party.

NAACP Hopes March Will Empower Black Voters

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Middle East

Syrian Youth Unprepared For Market-Driven Economy

Though Syrian youths are more educated than ever before, the country has one of the highest rates of youth unemployment in the Arab world. The problem stems in part from a mismatch of skills in the country as it transitions from a state-controlled economy to a market-driven one.

Syrian Youth Unprepared For Market-Driven Economy

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Education

For-Profit Colleges Hold Rally Against Loan Rules

Colleges that are run for profit are rallying against a proposal to limit how much money their students can borrow. With the Senate holding a hearing on the for-profit colleges, several schools bused in students for a rally at the Capitol.

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Burgeoning Brazil Seeks Profits Beyond Its Borders

Laborers for Brazilian construction company Odebrecht work on a construction site in Luanda, Angola, in January 2010. Odebrecht is among the major Brazilian companies that are expanding the South American country's economic influence around the world. Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Latin America

Burgeoning Brazil Seeks Profits Beyond Its Borders

The South American giant wants to be a world player, and its economy is growing fast -- and so is its stake abroad, in places as different from each other as Texas, Angola and all over Latin America.

Burgeoning Brazil Seeks Profits Beyond Its Borders

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House Passes Bill Aimed At Chinese Currency

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday aimed at putting pressure on China to let the value of its currency rise more quickly. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Nicholas Lardy, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about what effect such legislation would have on U.S. consumers, and how much support it has.

House Passes Bill Aimed At Chinese Currency

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