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    Economy Shows Improvement, but Is It Enough?

    The Commerce Department reported today that America's economic output grew by 2.8 percent in the last quarter of 2011, an improvement over 1.8 percent in the third quarter.  Good news, but not good enough to constitute economic recovery.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Commerce Department reported today that America's economic output grew by 2.8 percent in the last quarter of 2011, an improvement over 1.8 percent in the third quarter. Good news, but not good enough to constitute economic recovery. Catherine Rampell is economics reporter for the New York Times, where she founded the papers Economix blog.

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    Role Reversal in Florida and Big Money in the Primary Campaign
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    2. 7:31Who Is Sheldon Adelson and Is He behind Gingrich's Rise?
    3. 41:23The Coming Bandwidth Crunch
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Catherine Rampell

      host of The Weekend on MSNBC

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Role Reversal in Florida and Big Money in the Primary Campaign
    1. 0:00Economy Shows Improvement, but Is It Enough?You’re reading this
    2. 7:31Who Is Sheldon Adelson and Is He behind Gingrich's Rise?
    3. 41:23The Coming Bandwidth Crunch
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