Latest from Steve Henn

• Oct 27, 2007

  Supermarkets shop for upscale niche

  Have you noticed that all the big grocery chains seem to be going upscale? Which is why the Dutch conglomerate that owns the Giant Food chain here in the states is renovting 100 of its stores. Steve Henn reports the facelifts are long overdue.

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• Oct 26, 2007

  Rangel offers massive tax-reform bill

  The Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Charles Rangel, has introduced a tax-reform bill that would lower taxes for 91 million families and overhaul the entire tax code to the tune of almost a trillion dollars. Steve Henn reports.

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• Oct 25, 2007

  Cost of war estimated at over $2 trillion

  The Congressional Budget Office estimates the tab for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could run as high as $2.4 trillion. And an analyst says that might be conservative. Steve Henn reports.

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• Oct 20, 2007

  Dollar’s decline tops G7 agenda

  The dollar has fallen to a new record low against the euro. Steve Henn reports on how the dollar was one of the big issues staring G7 finance ministers in the face as they met in Washington today.

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• Oct 19, 2007

  Congress steps into media debate

  Federal rules about owning a newspaper and a TV or radio station in the same market have been around for decades. The FCC tried to relax those rules, but a federal appeals court tightened them up again. Now Congress wants to get involved. Steve Henn reports.

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• Oct 18, 2007

  Poor people supporting poorer people

  A new study offers compelling evidence the labor market has gone global. Roughly 150 million people have left their homes and taken jobs abroad, and they send billions of dollars back home. Steve Henn reports.

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• Oct 17, 2007

  Changing their subprime tune

  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have modified their public statements on the state of the U.S. housing market. Each now says they see a significant risk to the economy. Steve Henn reports.

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• Oct 16, 2007

  Tapping into more protection

  Telecoms want Congress to give them sweeping immunity from penalties for privacy violation. But Steve Henn reports the phone companies already have immunity.

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• Oct 16, 2007

  Fishing trips put Washington on the hook

  Over the past 20 years Alaskan oil entrepreneur Bill Allen and people who work for him gave more than $1 million to candidates running for Congress. But his connections gave him another way to gain influence in Washington — fishing. Steve Henn reports.

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• Oct 13, 2007

  Is golf a religious experience?

  Some federal workers have been taking undue advantage of a little-known benefit program called religious comp time. Steve Henn explains.

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