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Sat September 8, 2012
Business

Warhol Soup Cans and Candy Corn Oreos. Does Limited Edition Matter?

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Campbell’s Soup and Nabisco are unveiling limited edition products this month. Campbell’s released four special edition tomato soup cans in honor of the 50th anniversary of Andy Warhol’s iconic painting. And Nabisco has released a limited edition candy corn flavored Oreo for Halloween. 

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6:16am

Sat September 8, 2012
Europe

Europe Debt Plan Raises Hopes, With Much To Do

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Once again, this week, European officials sat down and tried to figure out what to do about the debt crisis, and once again, they came up with a plan that they say will help heavily indebted countries, including Spain and Italy, turn a corner. Investors seemed to like the plan. Stock prices rose, but the plan still faces hurdles, including a major court ruling in Germany next week.

NPR's Jim Zarroli joins us from Berlin. Jim, thanks for being with us.

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6:16am

Sat September 8, 2012
Europe

Investors Comb Greece's Finances To Check On Bailout

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Envoys from what they call the Troika, the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, are back in Greece today and will resume combing through the country's finances to determine if Greece ought to keep receiving bailout loans. They're also expected to push for more austerity measures in exchange for those loans.

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