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1. Dodd unveils financial reform bill
Senate Banking Committee chairman's legislation would create a council of regulators and broaden the Federal Reserve's oversight powers. Brett Neely reports.
2. Does finance reform bill go far enough?
Harvard law and finance professor Hal Scott talks with Kai Ryssdal about the changes proposed in Sen. Dodd's financial-industry reform bill.
3. FCC shift may speed up Internet biz
The Federal Communications Commission's 10-year plan for dramatically increasing Internet speeds throughout the nation could intensify telecom competition and give start-ups new opportunities. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
4. Ireland methodically slashes spending
Faced with mounting debt, Ireland's government has slashed nearly $6 billion from its budget -- a big adjustment for a country with just 4.5 million people. Christopher Werth reports on the end of the Celtic Tiger.
5. Pharma gets less than it bargained for
Pharmaceutical giants made a deal with President Obama last year to limit health care reform's spending cuts on prescription drugs to $80 billion over 10 years. But the bills in Congress will cost the industry more. Gregory Warner reports.
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