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The lion sleeps tonight

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: August 26, 2009

With the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, who will pick up for the Democrats where Kennedy left off in terms of the health care debate and other key economic issues?
Conventional wisdom (and the stock market) finds that Kennedy’s absence from the Senate floor will be a blow to the health care debate, but this NPR [...]

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Avoiding another Great Depression

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: July 27, 2009

At a forum with NewsHour’s Jim Lehrer, Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke answered questions from the public about the current economic crisis.

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Ask Ben Bernanke

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: July 21, 2009

Is there something you always wanted to know about how the Federal Reserve works, but were afraid to ask? After two days of testimony this week on the economy and the stimulus package, Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke will sit down with the NewsHour’s Jim Lehrer to answer your questions on July 26. Submit your [...]

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Going Public

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: July 20, 2009

Will a publicly-financed health care system be a further burden on the economy, or can President Obama get a bill passed that doesn’t increase the federal deficit?
President Obama discusses his health care reform initiative, bipartisanship and deadlines in an exclusive interview with NewsHour’s Jim Lehrer.
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The MediaBistro blog FishbowlDC reported that Lehrer was also doing [...]

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Cash-strapped California

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: July 13, 2009

With an economy larger than most countries in the world, how can the state of California be in so much financial trouble? NPR is taking an in-depth look at how the Golden State went broke, and what’s being done to dig out with a series called California in Crisis.
San Francisco’s KQED has a collection of [...]

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