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Auditor general looks to ban swaps

TEXT OF STORY Kai Ryssdal: There was a point back in the thick of the financial crisis where we had all heard more than we wanted to about some of those fancy financial products. Things like...

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Chinese drywall linked to health issues

TEXT OF STORY Steve Chiotakis: Later this morning, we'll get the latest on the federal investigation into problems caused by Chinese drywall. The report could have big implications for homeowners, as...

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Online price wars hurt small business

TEXT OF STORY Stacey Vanek-Smith: Retailers are doing everything they can to part us with our cash this year. Amazon and Wal-Mart are locked in a massive price war. Which is good news for shoppers,...

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Food pantry lets hungry be selective

TEXT OF STORY Steve Chiotakis: Thousands of Americans will put together a Thanksgiving meal today with help from a food bank. In Philadelphia, one place has found a new way to distribute food to the...

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Benefits, costs weigh on proton therapy

CORRECTION: The original version of this story misstated the number of proton therapy centers in the United States. There are seven, with more on the way. The correct number has been inserted in the...

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Debate looms over Gitmo in Illinois

TEXT OF STORY Steve Chiotakis: The Obama administration's trying to find a new home Guantanamo Bay detainees. One possibility is a near-empty prison in rural Illinois. Some politicians are wary, but...

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Dredging up conflict on Delaware River

TEXT OF STORY Bill Radke: A federal judge could rule any day in a dispute over the Delaware River. The states on either side of the river are fighting over whether to deepen the Delaware to help cargo...

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PA governor: Pass gambling or lose jobs

TEXT OF STORY Steve Chiotakis: Like most states, Pennsylvania has big budget problems. And the state is counting on gambling revenue to close the gap. If a law to allow table games such as poker and...

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Pennsylvanians gamble closer to home

TEXT OF STORY Steve Chiotakis: Delaware will soon begin allowing table games in its casinos. Same for Pennsylvania. Voters in Ohio recently approved gaming, and Massachusetts could be next. So how...

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PA shale drilling clouds local tap water

TEXT OF STORY Bill Radke: A natural gas boom is underway in Pennsylvania, fueled by new technologies that involve drilling into shale deep underground. But environmentalists say thousands of new gas...

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PA looks at loosening beer law

TEXT OF STORY Stacey Vanek-Smith: If you want to buy beer in Pennsylvania, you either have to go to a bar or restaurant or go to a wholesaler, where you have to buy a whole case. But that might be...

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Why pay for MP3s, when you can P2P?

TEXT OF STORY Tess Vigeland: You don't ever want to get a letter from a media company ordering you to cease-and-desist your illegal downloading. Trust me. Not that I'd ever do such a thing. But...

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The Army Experience Center: Mission accomplished?

TEXT OF STORY Kai Ryssdal: The Franklin Mills shopping mall, not far from downtown Philadelphia, is an unlikely spot for the Army to have set up camp. But for two years that's where the Pentagon has...

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Toll Bros. goes after distressed assets

TEXT OF STORY STEVE CHIOTAKIS: If you've been looking for some good housing numbers this week, seems like you have a better chance of winning the lottery. Record drops in sales of new and existing...

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Location gone mass market

TEXT OF STORY Kai Ryssdal: As you think back on your summer vacation, how many of you spent time flipping through guide books, trying to figure out what was worth spending time doing and what you...

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No 'blog tax' in Philadelphia

TEXT OF STORY Kai Ryssdal: There are -- and this is just a rough count -- approximately zillions of blogs out there. Only a tiny percentage of bloggers make anything close to a living at it. But if...

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Philly businesses hope for playoff profit

TEXT OF STORY BILL RADKE: The Major League Baseball playoffs continue this weekend with games in Arlington, Texas, and Philadelphia. In Philly, the local businesses are hanging on every pitch....

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Jewish museum debates following culture or integration

TEXT OF STORY STEVE CHIOTAKIS: A $150 million museum that highlight's American Jewish history opens its doors this weekend in Philadelphia. But organizers wanted to be true to the religion. So there...

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Don't underestimate the nurse

TEXT OF STORY Tess Vigeland: For all the national discussions about health care and reform, one thing is clear: And that's that nothing is clear. We surveyed some folks at Philadelphia's Reading...

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How philanthropic is 'prize philanthropy'?

TEXT OF STORY Tess Vigeland: So we know that giving is tied to a feeling of pleasure, kind of like gambling. Well, it turns out the Next Big Thing in philanthropy turns giving money into a type of...

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