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Wednesday      
March 14, 2007
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Global Markets Wavering

Reports on the instability of the market for sub-prime mortgage lenders sent tremors through Wall Street.

Embattled Gonzalez

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Newsweek’s Richard Wolffe talks about the continuing controversy surrounding Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez.

Gender Blind Dorms

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Starting in September, Clark University in Massachusetts will join 30 other schools across the country allowing male and female students to room together.

New Orleans Busts a Gut

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The tragedy of Hurricane Katrina gives way to comedy in a “newspaper born of tears.”

The Origins of the Twinkie

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We talk with Steve Ettlinger, author of the new book, “Twinkie Deconstructed.”

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