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The biggest losers in the Beijing Games
Nike hopes men’s hoops can redeem Olympics
ESPN throwing its hat in the Olympic rings
Phelps will get richer, at least in the short term
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Gold standard?
These 2008 U.S. Olympians may end up being endorsers in the mold of Bruce Jenner or Mary Lou Retton.
Soaring food prices
Americans plant to offset food prices
April 28:  Americans are growing their own vegetables at home to offset rising food prices. CNBC's Diana Olick reports.
In one block, a world of anxieties
Are we headed to a food crisis?
Sam’s Club, Costco limit bulk rice purchases
Global hunger a 'silent tsunami'
  Forbes billionaires 2008 list
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Buffett replaces Gates at top
World's youngest billionaires
What billionaires drive
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A textbook case of failure in the schools
America’s students use textbooks that are boring, shallow and misleading because of an adoption process tainted by politics. MSNBC’s Alex Johnson reports.
Chinese women step up to a leading role
In China, Buick bucks the sales trend
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