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Last updated 10:48PM ET
September 2, 2010
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UPDATE: No oil in water after rig explosion
Marketplace's Eve Troeh gives an update about this morning's explosion on an oil rig off the Louisiana coast. No oily sheen on the waters, as previously reported by the Coast Guard, but the incident may hurt Louisiana's push for the White House to lift its Gulf deepwater drilling moratorium.
Banks must be able to fail, Bernanke says
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that there should be a process to allow banks, too big and otherwise, to fail. Critics are skeptic such an idea will actually happen.
Burger King going private, again
Burger King is going private for the second time in eight years. Being a private company may give time for the company to rejuvenate the brand, or the new investors can just borrow and not invest money into the company, like the last time.
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Four Ohio cities made a dubious list last week. According to a report, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dayton are among the top 15 most bedbug infested cities in the country. But as Emily McCord reports from WYSO, that list may not be representing the whole story.
On Saturday, a Tea Party Rally is taking place in Washington, D.C. Called "Restoring Honor", it's organized by conservative radio and television host, Glenn Beck. The rally is attracting people from across the Miami Valley.
The U.S. Air Force is seeking a court martial for a former command chief at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. An investigation in May resulted in 19 charges against Chief Master Sergeant William Gurney, including sexual misconduct and mistreating subordinates. WYSO's Emily McCord reports.
Statehouse News
Voters will make the call on whether slot machines will be installed at the state's horseracing tracks.
Activists on the political right often view the American Civil Liberties Union as a political enemy that's a front for liberal causes. But now, the ACLU has taken a stand that breaks that image. The civil liberties group is siding with anti-abortion activists in a dispute over who gets to be honored on the floor of the ohio house of representatives. Details now from statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen.
One of the republicans who's been running for the party's nod for Ohio Attorney General is now throwing his hat in the ring for Ohio Auditor. But he's not alone in that race either. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.
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