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Saturday, February 5, 2005
Among the other happenings on Capitol Hill this week... the Senate confirmed the new Energy Secretary, Samuel Bodman. He’ll be in charge of shaping and selling President Bush’s energy platform. On our occasional series Change For A Buck... we break down your energy dollar. Find out what it costs to run a household's worth of technology.
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"Instead of hyping the "Mad Men" premiere on Sunday, why doesn't Marketplace engage the criticism that this show glamorizes smoking? How can the media give a pass when, no less than big tobacco advertising over the decades, the show supports an addiction that kills nearly a half-million per year, with localities, states, and the federal government picking up the health cost tab long after this show is off the air? Where is the critical coverage that media ethics might suggest should accompany the fawning coverage?"
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