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The government's $3 billion "cash for clunkers" program encouraged consumers this summer to trade in their gas-guzzling vehicles for more fuel-efficient ones. A county-by-county breakdown of the government's "clunkers" spending reveals that residents of wealthier counties took more advantage…

Coming up on the PBS NewsHour tonight: COPENHAGEN LATEST - Protests and paralysis dominated the day's events at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The NewsHour's Ray Suarez will have the latest from the Danish capital, including excerpts from an…

There were major events in Washington, Illinois and Copenhagen today. Here's the line-up for tonight's program: HEALTH CARE TALKS - We're leading with President Obama's meeting with Senate Democrats to try to forge a compromise on a health care reform…

Lots coming up on the PBS NewsHour tonight. THE PRESIDENT & THE BANKERS: We'll lead the broadcast with coverage of President Obama's White House meeting this morning with some of the nation's leading bankers. Kwame Holman has our report, and…

Dec 13

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Update: You can read economics correspondent Paul Solman's reflections on Samuelson's life and work here on Making Sen$e. The world lost one of the giants in modern economics Sunday when Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson died at his home…

Dec 11

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On Friday’s NewsHour…

After another very busy day in the newsroom, here are details of what's coming up on tonight's edition of the PBS NewsHour: Financial Regulation: The U.S. House today approved the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulation since the Great…

Dec 10

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Coming up on the PBS NewsHour tonight: PEACE PRIZE: We'll have full coverage of President Obama's acceptance speech at the Nobel ceremony in Oslo, Norway today. We'll follow that by a discussion about the speech, and some perspective on…