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Wednesday

Take Two: Life Changes

A Doctor's Unlikely Path: Ranches and Brew Pubs

Dr. Tom Taylor abhors tedium -- in fact, he delights in drastic change. A first-year resident at Portland's Oregon Health and Science University, Taylor previously working as a ranch hand and ranger. But his path to medicine began with a brew pub.

A Doctor's Unlikely Path: Ranches and Brew Pubs

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Tuesday

Opinion

Analysis

Gentrification: Blessing or Blight?

Poor people lose out when America's city centers go from urban blight to neighborhood chic -- or so goes much conventional wisdom. But new research challenges that idea, and suggests that everybody wins. We examine the costs and benefits of gentrification.

Gentrification: Blessing or Blight?

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Social Security Debate

Senators to Hear Social Security Proposals

The Senate Finance Committee will hear from authors of four plans for Social Security's long-term solvency. Three of the plans include some form of private accounts, which President Bush favors. But opposition from Democrats and nervousness among Republicans mean congressional action on the issue is far from certain.

Senators to Hear Social Security Proposals

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The Color of Money

Putting Your Child's Name on the Deed

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with regular personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary about the wisdom of putting a child's name on the title of your home — a strategy many think will save money in the long run, but one that has its own pitfalls. Singletary writes the syndicated column "The Color of Money" for The Washington Post and is the author of Spend Well, Live Rich: How to Get What You Want with the Money You Have.

Putting Your Child's Name on the Deed

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Monday

Opinion

From Our Listeners

Saudi Arabia and the Price of Oil

Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah is in Texas speaking with President Bush. Terrorism and security are likely to be likely topics of discussion. But a subject on the minds of many Americans is the price of oil and prospects for relief in the future.

Saudi Arabia and the Price of Oil

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Business

Wal-Mart Faces New Public Image Battle

A new advocacy group has bought a full-page ad in Monday's editions of USA Today, criticizing America's largest retailer for destroying American jobs by purchasing most of its products from China. A watch group called Wal-Mart Watch launched the operation.

Wal-Mart Faces New Public Image Battle

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Saturday

Analysis

Ailing Stock Market May Get Worse

New York Times business columnist Joe Nocera talks about the recent volatility of the stock market and what it says about the health of the economy. Nocera says despite sinking stock prices, stocks are still overvalued.

Ailing Stock Market May Get Worse

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Friday

Morning Edition

Greenspan: Budget Trend May Be 'Unsustainable'

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan says a combination of the current deficit and the unpredictable aspects of health care entitlement programs could put future federal budgets on an "unsustainable path."

Greenspan: Budget Trend May Be 'Unsustainable'

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Thursday

Battling 'Predatory' Home Lending

Each year, high-cost home loans cost American consumers at least $9 billion in excess interest rates. Hardest hit are communities of color. African-American home-buyers are three times as likely as whites to take out high-cost loans. Keith Corbett, senior vice president of the nonpartisan Center for Responsible Lending and Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, discuss the issue with Ed Gordon.

Battling 'Predatory' Home Lending

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Business

Credit Card Data Stolen from Shoe Chain

Credit card numbers from a million customers of the DSW shoe-store chain have had been stolen. The theft apparently occurred from the company's computer systems. It's the largest in a recent series of credit card and consumer information breaches.

Credit Card Data Stolen from Shoe Chain

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Wednesday

Wages Fail to Keep up with Inflation

Wages for middle- and low-income workers are not rising fast enough to keep up with inflation. With unemployment down and productivity up, employees might wonder why their paychecks aren't keeping up. Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief David Wessel discusses the implications.

Wages Fail to Keep up with Inflation

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Tuesday

The Marketplace Report: Housing Bubble Anxiety

NPR's Noah Adams talks with Bob Moon of Marketplace about the 17.6-percent decline in new home construction in March -- the largest drop in 14 years. The report is contribute to anxiety over the housing "bubble" market in America.

The Marketplace Report: Housing Bubble Anxiety

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