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Trump's situation isn't new — presidential conflicts of interest date back to George Washington

by Tony Wagner
Sep 26, 2018
A closer look at Washington's finances, slaves and the conflicts of interest that came with them.
First U.S. President George Washington and 45th President Donald Trump
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10 things you didn't know were in the Library of Congress

by Tony Wagner
Sep 25, 2018
You don't have to go to D.C. to explore one of the biggest libraries in the world.
You don't have to dig around in the archives to explore the Library of Congress.
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The Clinton impeachment: Where are they now?

by Tony Wagner
Aug 7, 2018
Introducing, or reintroducing, some of the characters you'll meet on season two of "Slow Burn."
Reporters in a press room in the U.S. Capitol watch as the videotaped testimony of Monica Lewinsky is played in the Senate during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton on Feb. 6, 1999.
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What your internet service provider knows about you

by Krissy Clark
Mar 19, 2018
A look at one of the federal regulations erased with a rarely used tool.
Joanna Neborsky/Marketplace
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Why aren't falconers allowed in the movies anymore?

by Tony Wagner
Mar 1, 2018
Technically, they never were.
A still from "The Royal Tenenbaums," which isn't about falconry, but features a falcon as a major plot point.
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This country has a lot of rules, but they're all there for a reason — right?

by Krissy Clark
Feb 2, 2018
In which we all learn what "boar taint" means.
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Counting pages of regulations is a waste of time (and paper)

by Tony Wagner
Jan 19, 2018
Politicians on both sides of the aisle will use page counts to demonstrate regulatory burden. It's not an exact science.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell points to a stack of papers representing what he said are the regulations associated with former President Barack Obama's health care reform as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in 2013.
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Helping millennials have a balanced "Financial Diet"

by Adriene Hill
Dec 28, 2017
Author Chelsea Fagan wants to make 20-somethings money smart.
Miley Cyrus throws money in the air as she performs at the opening night of her Bangerz Tour in Australia at Rod Laver Arena on October 10, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.
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2018: I don't think we're ready for this jelly

by Phoebe Unterman
Dec 26, 2017
Predicting the new year in food, fashion, politics and Beyoncé.
Will aspic, that savory gelatin in the bowls above, make a comeback in 2018?
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Book club readers wrestle with faith, conformity and magic

by Phoebe Unterman
Dec 19, 2017
Make Me Smart listeners respond to Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time."
"A Wrinkle in Time" beside "Becoming Madeleine," a book written by Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughters, Lena Roy and Charlotte Jones Voiklis, who was interviewed on Make Me Smart.
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