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Attack On Baghdad Military Headquarters Kills 12Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:35:00 -0400U.S. troops at the military compound to train Iraqi forces helped repel the attack, marking the first time American forces have been involved in an exchange of gunfire in Baghdad since the U.S. officially ended combat operations in Iraq less than a week ago.
> click here for the full story Next Up For The Economy: Small-Business Tax Cuts?Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:11:00 -0400This is an unsettled time in the American economy. Last week, the stock market rose, but so did the unemployment rate. The nation lost jobs overall, but the number of private-sector jobs was up. One thing everyone can agree on, though: The recovery has slowed. And this week, President Obama will unveil a new economic package including tax cuts for small businesses. The price tag: as high as $300 billion.
> click here for the full story Know This Man? Can You Tell Him Who He Is?Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:07:00 -0400Six years ago, he woke up naked behind a Burger King dumpster with no memory of who he was before. Nothing, that is, except a few brief snatches from his past and the way he spelled his first name: Benjaman.
> click here for the full story Muslim Americans Find Their Voice Amid The ShoutsSun, 05 Sep 2010 15:42:00 -0400Almost every ethnic group in this country has gone through a period of transition when they had to fight to prove that, indeed, they were Americans. Right now it seems to be Muslim Americans' turn.
> click here for the full story Cranky Flight Attendant Can't Have His Job BackSun, 05 Sep 2010 09:12:00 -0400JetBlue Airways says that there will be no second exits for famed flight attendant Steven Slater -- who captured the nation's imagination with his profanity-laced loudspeaker tirade and jump down a plane's emergency chute, beer in hand.
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Will a payroll tax cut mean more jobs?Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:14:28 -0500One idea the president may propose in his jobs plan is a temporary cut in payroll taxes to encourage hiring. But critics say that once the taxes are raised again, high unemployment numbers will be back.
> click here for the full storyFood price surge may not lead to chaosFri, 03 Sep 2010 13:14:41 -0500Food riots are starting to break out with the spike in food prices -- particularly wheat -- like the last time food costs jumped two years ago. Will the wheat shortage cause a repeat of the unrest two years ago?
> click here for the full storyWeekly Wrap: The recession and more stimulusFri, 03 Sep 2010 13:14:47 -0500Kai Ryssdal talks to Leigh Gallagher from Fortune magazine and Felix Salmon from Reuters about the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
> click here for the full storyLessons BP learned from the oil spillFri, 03 Sep 2010 13:14:53 -0500Marketplace's Eve Troeh looks at some of what BP learned, but as one engineer points out, those lessons are just the start.
> click here for the full storyVerizon brings pay-as-you-go- smartphone plansFri, 03 Sep 2010 13:15:01 -0500Verizon introduced pay-as-you-go plans for many of the smartphones it offers. With the high cost of smartphone plans, Verizon may open itself to a new market with its lower cost deals.
> click here for the full storyFashion may be going high-techFri, 03 Sep 2010 13:15:07 -0500Ball gowns that literally make you glow, a chic mini dress that doubles as phone -- these aren't ideas from the future, but ideas that are already available on the market. Janet Babin reports.
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