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Calif. Budget Plan Cuts Social Programs To Trim Deficit

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Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 4:17 am

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NPR's business news starts with a budget deal in California.

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INSKEEP: This deal comes just days before the start of the new fiscal year. It cuts social programs and it would knock three weeks off of Californian's school year unless voters approve a proposal for new taxes.

Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler reports from Sacramento.

BEN ADLER, BYLINE: The Democrats running this year's California budget process say they have one overarching goal: to bring years of festering shortfalls to an end.

2:12 am

Fri June 22, 2012

Senate Strips Public Funds From Party Conventions

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Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 4:54 am

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Later this summer, Republicans will gather in Tampa, Fla., for their presidential nominating convention; Democrats will then do the same in Charlotte, N.C. Each party gets more than $18 million in public funds this year to help pay for the gatherings.

The money comes from that $3 box that taxpayers can check on their federal tax returns. But this could be the last time party conventions get taxpayer funding.

1:43 am

Fri June 22, 2012

Will Immigration Plan Sway Latino Leaders To Obama's Side?

By Scott Horsley

Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 4:17 am

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When President Obama addresses a large gathering of Latino politicians later today in Florida, he's likely to get a warm reception. Just last week, Mr. Obama announced that hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants who came to this country as children can stay in the U.S. - at least temporarily.

1:43 am

Fri June 22, 2012

Credit Rating Agency Moody's Downgrades 15 Banks

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Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 4:17 am

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Fifteen major banks were downgraded Thursday in a reflection of the slowing global economy and volatility in financial markets. In a sweeping move, Moody's cut the credit ratings of some of the world's largest financial institutions, including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup.

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1:43 am

Fri June 22, 2012

The Last Word In Business

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Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 4:36 am

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Product safety regulators announced the recall Thursday after hundreds of people reported explosions in their toilet tanks. The faulty flushing system is made by the brand Flushmate — specifically the Flushmate Three Pressure-Assist Flushing System. It's used by several toilet manufacturers including American Standard and Crane.

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Fri June 22, 2012

Why Many Young Adults Might Lose Coverage If Health Law Falls

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Jackson Cahn, who graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., is one of the 3 million young adults the Obama administration says would have risked going without insurance if the health care law hadn't allowed them to stay on their parents' policies. Because of the law, his mother, June Blender, was able to add him to her insurance.

By Julie Rovner

Originally published on Thu June 28, 2012 6:39 am

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When it comes to health care, even the seemingly easy things become hard.

Take coverage for young adults under the Affordable Care Act.

12:03 am

Fri June 22, 2012

Some Immigrant Students Still Dreaming Of Clarity

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Jovanna Hernandez carries a sign in support of young illegal immigrants during a protest march, which concluded in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Philadelphia in March.

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Demonstrators rally in February in opposition to a bill that proposed banning undocumented students from attending public higher education institutions in Georgia.

By Kathy Lohr

Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 4:17 am

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One question left unanswered by President Obama's announcement last week that he would stop deportations of some young illegal immigrants was what the policy change will mean for students.

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Fri June 22, 2012

Your New Digital Wallet: In The Cloud But Still Tethered To Fees

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David Marcus, president of PayPal, unveils PayPal Here in San Francisco in March. The service allows customers to use their smartphones to pay for purchases at retail stores.

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Originally published on Tue October 16, 2012 1:38 pm

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Thu June 21, 2012

Serving In Silence, Before 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

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Denny Meyer spoke about serving in the Navy as a gay man at StoryCorps in New York City.

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This photo of Denny Meyer in uniform was taken in 1968, in Chicago.

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Originally published on Fri June 22, 2012 5:40 am

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This weekend, gay pride celebrations will mark the first year since the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," the law that banned gays from serving openly in the U.S. military.

Denny Meyer, 65, is a veteran who served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. During a recent visit to StoryCorps, he remembered what it was like to be both gay and a sailor in the late 1960s.

"In those days, we served in silence. And not one day passed when you didn't worry that you were going to be found out," he says.

4:25 am

Thu June 21, 2012

Mercury Sets Met's Ticket Prices With Yankees

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Fri June 22, 2012