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Martin Wolf breaks down the causes of—and remedies for—the current economic turmoil.
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THEY MADE HISTORY
MAY 7, 1959
Record baseball crowd—93,103—packs Los Angeles Coliseum for exhibition game honoring Roy Campanella, a former Dodger paralyzed in a 1958 car crash.
1966: The Mamas and the Papas hit number one with their song “Monday, Monday.”
1984: Lawyers for 2.4 million Vietnam War veterans announce a $180 million settlement with the makers of Agent Orange.
Campanella was 36 when his baseball career ended.
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Bringing the Baby Out of the Boomer
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FDA Nominee Faces Senate Today
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Women's Higher Premiums to End
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Debate on Health Care Heats Up
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Lawmakers Seek Social Security Deal
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NEWSMAKER - Pete Seeger Turns 90
It's His Season
Thousands turned out to salute the man who penned the most iconic anthems of the last 60 years.
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“The government is now recommending that schools stay open even if they have a confirmed case of swine flu. I love it. In one week, the swine flu has gone from the end of the world to not as bad as snow.”—Jimmy Fallon
