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To the Point
To the Point

Can We Keep Getting Faster, Better, Stronger?

Hosted by Warren Olney Aug. 10, 2012 National
As more world records are falling in London, will athletes continue to be “faster, higher and stronger” as called for by the Olympic motto? Also, Goldman Sachs is off the hook and a drought has slashed crop production and pushed up food prices.

As more world records are falling in London, will athletes continue to be “faster, higher and stronger” as called for by the Olympic motto? Also, Goldman Sachs is off the hook and a drought has slashed crop production and pushed up food prices.

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Can We Keep Getting Faster, Better, Stronger?

Every four years, the world focuses on Olympic athletes.

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After a bi-partisan report 635 pages long, angry US Senators demanded a criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs. That was a year ago. Yesterday, the Obama Justice Department...

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Drought Slashes Crop Production, Pushes Up Food Prices

The Agriculture Department reported today that his year’s corn yield is the lowest since 1995, resulting from the nation’s worst drought in 56 years. Corn prices have set a...

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Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Caitlin Shamberg, Anna Scott, Katie Cooper

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