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  • Buying green, but not for the planet

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    When you woke up this morning, did you flip on an energy-saving light bulb or drink organic milk? Sometimes the real reason people buy green isn't always Mother Earth, and the marketing for those products is starting to reflect that. Andrea Gardner reports. More»

Shiny happy news

Alright, enough with the depressing stories about the unemployment rate, runaway Toyotas, the banks and the record budget deficit. Let’s hear some good news for a change.

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Nationalizing education standards

Today, a coalition of governors and state school superintendents proposed a new set of learning standards that would apply to schoolchildren nationwide. The idea is to eliminate the patchwork of state standards for English and Math. Is it a good idea?

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B of A kills overdraft fees

Bank of America’s decision to get rid of overdraft fees on debit purchases sounds like a win for customers based on a rare commodity in the financial sector — common sense. But is it really?

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Morning Reading

Good morning. A few things to start the day — Goldman gets sued, the Pentagon expresses concern about consumer protection and a list of new economy slang:

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Oh, what a (bad) feeling

Toyota announced another recall today — this time 2004-2009 Prius Hybrids — and this morning, there was another wreck involving such a Prius. A woman crashed into a stone wall in upstate New York. She said the accelerator got stuck. What is going on?

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The future of television

Two pieces of news today provide clues about what TV and the Internet will be like in the not-so-distant future. Maybe it’s not that impressive to people who’ve grown up with the Internet and TV slowly merging, but as someone who remembers getting up to turn the dial on a wood-paneled Magnavox to channel U, it’s still kind of amazing.

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Subprime

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The Federal Housing Administration is being criticized for underwriting subprime loans, which critics say could lead to another wave of loan failures. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains subprime lending and its inherent risks. Watch the video.

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Special Reports and Series

The Borrowers »

The rise of debt in America, and how living beyond our means helped bring down the economy. The role of credit in the financial crisis and where we go from here. Get more.

The Big Shift »

The recession has changed our financial lives. A look at wealth and prosperity in the middle class and how we live now. Get more.

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Getting Personal »
Chris Farrell

Q: Help for aging parents-in-law

My parents in law are 89 and 90 yrs old and have $300,000 in assets... Someone is offering to sell them an annuity so they can be eligible for Medicaid as well as additional veteran's benefits... Do they need this annuity or is their $300,000 in savings enough? Bridget, Corona, CA Read Chris Farrell's answer »

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BLOG: The Greenwash Brigade

Environmental professionals scrutinize eco-friendly claims by businesses, governments and groups. Check out their reports.

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