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Thursday morning, October 27, 2005
Millions of foreign immigrants call New York City home. A miniature United Nations convenes regularly at ESL classes across the city. Alisa Roth takes a look at one.
At a taxi stand at Kennedy Airport, Marketplace talks to immgrants who drive the streets of the city they once dreamed of from Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.
The Davis Bacon prevailing wage standard was cut by President Bush following Katrina. Now it's coming back. Why the change? Hillary Wicai reports.
A decision by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Wednesday could jeopardize sales of BlackBerries in the United States. Janet Babin reports.
Today a House subcommittee takes up the issue of assessing flood standards in New Orleans and across the country. Sam Eaton reports.
Congress wants to tighten supervision over the government's mammoth mortgage lenders. Stacey Vanek Smith reports.
US officials have asked the WTO to look at what can be done to stamp out the piracy of copyrighted material done in China. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
The IRS is sitting on $73 million in unclaimed tax refunds. Tess Vigeland looks at what the agency is doing to get that money where it belongs.
A new study from the Society for Human Resource Management shows diversity in the workplace does more than promote social harmony. Hillary Wicai reports.
A Senate committee has been hearing allegations that the NYSE caved in to threats from animal rights activists when it postponed listing a British medical company. Stephen Beard reports.
Today Harriet Miers withdrew from consideration to become Supreme Court Justice. President Bush says he is committed to filling the open spot on the Court "in a timely manner."
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia posted a big third quarter loss. Advertisers are back in droves wanting space in the magazine, but the company spent a lot on its version of the Apprentice. Maybe Martha should just fire people abruptly like the Donald, instead of writing them a nice note — save money on stationery.
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