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    "channel": {
		"title": "Marketplace Scratch Pad",
		"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/?refid=0",
		"description": "News and views on the day's business and financial happenings.",
		"published": "Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:17 -0800",
		"language": "en",
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	  		"title": "After... After the Bell",
			"description": "\<p\>We&#8217;ve made the decision to end my weekly podcast, After the Bell.  It was a difficult call, but like every company in this economy, we&#8217;re trying to make the best use of limited resources.  This decision will allow me to devote more time to the Scratch Pad and make it the best it can be.  We&#8217;ll still be brainstorming the creation of new podcasts, but for now, this my Brett Favre press conference saying that After the Bell is retired.  Thank you for listening, and I hope you&#8217;ll continue to visit me here at the Scratch Pad.  Your participation greatly enhances the discussion!\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/after_after_the_bell.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:17 -0800",
                        "comments": 5			},{
	  		"title": "You can keep your guarantee",
			"description": "\<p\>Let&#8217;s continue with the topics you&#8217;ve asked to hear more about.  Steve asks:  What&#8217;s the deal with banks opting out of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program? Can you read anything into why a bank would opt out or stay in?  Good question.\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/you_can_keep_your_guarantee.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:07:32 -0800",
                        "comments": 0			},{
	  		"title": "Better than cranberry relish",
			"description": "\<p\>I heard Susan Stamberg making her cranberry dish \<br /\>\nMust mean Thanksgiving is drawing near&#8212;ish \<br /\>\nBut here&#8217;s a new Friday tradition with no berries in it \<br /\>\nThe week&#8217;s news in poetry&#8230; all in one minute!\<\/p\>\n\n\<p\>\<object width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\>\<param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /\>\<param name=\"allows\criptaccess\" value=\"always\" /\>\<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7724437&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" /\>\<embed src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7724437&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allows\criptaccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\>\<\/embed\>\<\/object\>\<p\>\<a href=\"http://vimeo.com/7724437\"\>Marketplace Minute With Bill Radke 11/20\<\/a\> from \<a href=\"http://vimeo.com/marketplace\"\>Marketplace\<\/a\> on \<a href=\"http://vimeo.com\"\>Vimeo\<\/a\>.\<\/p\>\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/better_than_cranberry_relish.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:30:49 -0800",
                        "comments": 1			},{
	  		"title": "Morning Reading",
			"description": "\<p\>Happy Friday.  This morning:   radical budget solutions, American blood in the water, and did Texas accidentally ban \<em\>all\<\/em\> marriages?\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/morning_reading_163.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:50:53 -0800",
                        "comments": 0			},{
	  		"title": "What\'s with all the hostility?",
			"description": "\<p\>Perhaps you&#8217;ve been hearing about \<a href=\"http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/09/am-kraft-cadbury/\"\>Kraft&#8217;s hostile takeover bid\<\/a\> for Cadbury or Barnes and Noble&#8217;s \<a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704538404574542322237280120.html\"\>&#8220;poison pill&#8221; defense\<\/a\> to ward off a hostile bid.  Might be a good time to explain hostile takeovers and why we&#8217;re likely to see more of them.\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/whats_with_all_the_hostility.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:56:28 -0800",
                        "comments": 1			},{
	  		"title": "Calling Dr. Doom",
			"description": "\<p\>Thanks for your feedback on topics you&#8217;d like to know more about.  I&#8217;ll try to get to as many of them as possible.  Today, I&#8217;ll address Scratch Pad reader Matt&#8217;s question:  Is there another financial collapse coming down the pike?\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/calling_dr_doom.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:52 -0800",
                        "comments": 5			},{
	  		"title": "Regulation pleas(e)",
			"description": "\<p\>Perhaps there&#8217;s hope for meaningful financial regulation after all.  A couple of interesting quotes have me thinking that way today.\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/regulation_please.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:55:25 -0800",
                        "comments": 11			},{
	  		"title": "Morning Reading",
			"description": "\<p\>Good morning.  To start the day, how &#8216;bout a stiff drink of Scotch?  It&#8217;s only been sitting on ice for 100 years:\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/morning_reading_162.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:54:34 -0800",
                        "comments": 2			},{
	  		"title": "What\'s on your mind?",
			"description": "\<p\>It&#8217;s been a pretty slow week for news, so it might be a good time to turn the floor over to you.  Do you have any burning questions you&#8217;d like to get to the bottom of?  Any topics on which you&#8217;d like to see more coverage?  Anything you&#8217;d like to share?  Last time I did this, there were some excellent comments that turned into future blog posts.  Your feedback is welcome and encouraged in the comments section.  \<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/whats_on_your_mind_1.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:27 -0800",
                        "comments": 21			},{
	  		"title": "Fear and greed",
			"description": "\<p\>A year ago, \<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17buffett.html\"\>Warren Buffett wrote this\<\/a\>:  &#8220;A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.&#8221;  So, where are we now?  In a fearful stage or a greedy stage?\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/fear_and_greed.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:33:53 -0800",
                        "comments": 1			},{
	  		"title": "Work\'s a bummer",
			"description": "\<p\>This may come as no surprise, but workplace morale is low.  While grateful to have a job, many employees are dispirited by their bigger workloads, longer hours and smaller paychecks.\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/works_a_bummer.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:59:53 -0800",
                        "comments": 5			},{
	  		"title": "Morning Reading",
			"description": "\<p\>Good morning.  A nice assortment of subjects to start the day, from brown-nosers to &#8220;cash for caulkers&#8221;:\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/morning_reading_161.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:54:18 -0800",
                        "comments": 0			},{
	  		"title": "Guess who?",
			"description": "\<p\>A large company and a billionaire investor are reportedly launching an initiative to help small businesses across the country.  I&#8217;ll give you one guess who I&#8217;m talking about&#8230;\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/guess_who.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:13 -0800",
                        "comments": 5			},{
	  		"title": "Dome sells for less than a home",
			"description": "\<p\>If you don&#8217;t think commercial real estate is tanking, check out this deal:  127 acres containing an 80,000-seat stadium that cost $55 million to construct sells for&#8230; $583,000.  I know the Detroit Lions used to play there, but still.\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/dome_sells_for_less_than_a_hom.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:33:05 -0800",
                        "comments": 5			},
	  	{
	  		"title": "Job bennies:  A bad drug?",
			"description": "\<p\>Congress recently extended unemployment benefits again.  28 states are now giving out \<em\>79 weeks\<\/em\> of jobless insurance.  The first extension came with the stimulus package last February.  Here&#8217;s a good topic for debate:  Has this \<em\>increased\<\/em\> the unemployment rate?\<\/p\>\n",
			"link": "http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2009/11/job_bennies_a_bad_drug.html?refid=0",
			"pubDate": "Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:55:59 -0800",
                        "comments": 12				}]
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