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Taking All The Credit

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Thursday, September 01, 2005

Starting today, New Yorkers and New Jerseyans are entitled by law to receive their credit reports free of charge. Find out how the new law affects your ability to buy a home, apply for a loan, or protect against identity theft.

The Gas Problem

Keith Naughton, Detroit Bureau Chief for Newsweek
- on the impact of rising oil prices to the consumer and the producer

» "The Economy: The Wider Toll of Costlier Oil" (Newsweek)

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Rebuilding Will Not Be Easy in the Big Easy

Kristina Ford, former city planner for New Orleans and adjunct professor of environmental studies at Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine
on what it will take to rebuild the city of New Orleans

» Kristina Ford (Bowdoin College)

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Escape to Dallas

Ernie Svenson, attorney and blogger (writes http://www.ernietheattorney.net/)
- explains how he got out of New Orleans

» Ernie the Attorney

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Taking Credit

Daniel Gross, writes the moneybox column for Slate magazine
- on what to do with your new free credit report

» Slate.com

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Remembering Dave

Marian Fontana, president of the 9-11 Widows' and Victims' Families Association and author, A Widow's Walk : A Memoir of 9/11 (Simon & Schuster 2005)
- on her new memoir about September 11th and the loss of her husband Dave, a firefighter who died that day

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Making Art in Afghanistan

Lars Jan, theater director
-on his adventures with art in Afghanistan

» The Mobile Perfomance Group

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Photo File: Lars Jan


Lars Jan: bringing performing arts to Afghanistan

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Thursday: The Day We Read Your Hate Mail

On All Things Considered, Thursday is 'the day we read from your letters'. On The BL Blog, the fifth day of the week is the day we exhibit our hate mail. Click on a specimen for a magnified view.

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