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February 20, 2007
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JetBlue’s Ups and Downs

JetBlue is restoring full operations today. We talk with Doug Cameron of the Financial Times about the discount airline’s ups and downs.

Obama’s “Blackness”

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Our recent conversation with Salon columnist Debra Dickerson on Senator Barack Obama’s “blackness” sparked a wide-range of responses and reactions.

Preparing for Retirement

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Zvi Bodie, a professor of finance and economics at Boston University, comments on how Americans should prepare for retirement.

Satellite Radio Merger

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XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have announced plans for a merger. We talk about the business and telecommunications implications with The Boston Globe’s Hiawatha Bray.

TAL on TV

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“This American Life” is taking its stories and personalities to television. We talk with the show’s host and creator Ira Glass.

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