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[Wilson] Adrienne Wilson, FM 89 News. Consumer spending has dropped by the largest amount in nearly 15 years. Experts say because of the September 11th attacks, and the uncertain economy, many consumers are cutting back on purchases and experts predict that trend could continue through the holiday shopping season. KMUW's Carla Eckels has more. [Eckels] Spending declined by 1.8% in September as many consumers stayed away from the stores. WSU economist Janet Harris says the September 11th attacks had a critical effect on the economy. [Harris] Prior to September, consumer's spending had basically been keeping the economy out of recession because businesses had already stopped investing. [Eckels] Harris says when consumer confidence is down, so is consumer spending. She says during the holiday season people will be more selective in Christmas purchases, buying lower priced and more practical gifts. [Harris] I think we're going to have a slow Christmas in comparison to last year. I'm expecting that most people- they'll continue to buy Christmas gifts. What changes is what

they buy and how much they spend per gift. [Eckels] Consumer spending accounts for 2/3 of the economy. Carla Eckels, FM 89 news. [Wilson] The nation's largest for-profit hospital chain is paying Kansas more than $600,000 as part of a national Medicaid settlement by HCA, the health care company. The Nashville-based company pleaded guilty last year to defrauding government healthcare programs. Kansas Attorney General, Carla Stovall, says the state's share is coming to her office's Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Division. In the 1990's, the company, formerly Columbia HCA, operated hospitals and home health agencies in Kansas City, Kansas, Wichita, Overland Park, Dodge City and Halstead. Kansas Attorney General, Carla Stovall, will announce today whether she's agreed to sign on with a national antitrust settlement with Microsoft. Some state officials say the agreement is not good enough and they want her to keep negotiating. Peter Hancock has the details. [Hancock] The agreement, announced by the US Justice

Department late last week is aimed at settling the federal government's long-running antitrust case against Microsoft, as well as a separate case filed by 18 states, including Kansas. But Don Hineman, the state's information technology director, says the settlement does not go far enough and fails to address predatory pricing issues that he estimates could cost the state an extra $15,000,000 a year. Microsoft's new pricing policy was announced earlier this year, long after the antitrust case was filed. Last month, Kansas legislative leaders urged the Attorney General to put that issue on the table in settlement talks with the company. Hineman says states were given only a few days to decide whether to accept the master agreement before it's submitted to a federal judge today for approval. He's urging Kansas and the other states to hold out for a better deal. This is Peter Hancock in Topeka. [Wilson] Corn harvest and wheat seeding nearly finished in Kansas. The new farm report says 99% of wheat is planted. Dry conditions, especially in the central and west, have

hampered wheat emergence and they're causing a decline in wheat condition. The report also says farmers have harvested 99% of corn, 97% of soybeans and 96% of sorghum and sunflowers. Today we'll have mostly sunny skies and breezy, with a high in the upper 70's. Tonight, mostly clear with an overnight low in the lower 50's. For, tomorrow, mostly sunny and warm again the high in the upper 70's; winds up to 20 miles per hour. In the evening, becoming cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and a low in the mid 40's. It's 56 degrees in Wichita. I'm Adrienne Wilson, FM 89 news. Stay tuned as Morning Edition continues. It's 6:10. [Morning Edition music] [Unidentified voice] It changed my life; that was a crossroads for me. [Wilson] And that story's coming up on Morning Edition on KMUW. It's 56 degrees in Wichita at 6:20. Today, mostly sunny skies and breezy with a high in the upper 70's. Tonight, a low in the lower 50's. This is FM 89. [music]

[Unidentified voice] His mother won't talk to him; his wife won't go to bed with him. It is terrible it is like that. [Host] The Pashtuns, today on All Things Considered. from NPR news. [Wilson] Listen for all Things Considered this afternoon beginning at 3:00, here an FM 89. [alarm clock ringing] [NPR host] Morning. Those first few hours . . . [KMUW announcer] . . .and by Southwestern College Master of Business Administration Program, a part-time MBA for working professionals in the Wichita area. 684-5335. [Wilson] Coming up next on KMUW Is the Marketplace Morning Report. [Marketplace announcer] . . . the Fed's interest rate decision and the Concorde returns to the air. Later on Marketplace from PRI. Listen for Marketplaces this afternoon at 5:30 here on FM 89. This is KMUW on the air at FM

89 and online at kmuw.org. We are listener- supported radio in Wichita. Today, mostly sunny skies and breezy with a high in the upper 70's. Tonight, clear with a low in the lower 50's. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and warm again with the high in the upper 70's; winds up to 20 miles per hour. In the evening, becoming cloudy and a 30% chance of showers; a low in the mid 40's. Stay with KMUW for more Morning Edition and regional news at 6 minutes past the hour. It's 56 degrees in Wichita at 6:59. [male KMUW announcer] KMUW's broadcast of Morning Edition is supported by Dr. J. Mark Melhorn . . . [NPR announcer] a [inaudible] business platform; infrastructure software for the development and deployment of e-business applications. B-E-A.com b-e-a dot com. [Wilson] It's 7:06, I'm Adrienne Wilson, FM 89 news. Consumer spending has dropped by the largest amount in nearly 15 years. Experts say because of the September 11th attacks and the uncertain economy, many consumers are cutting back on purchases and experts predict that

trend will continue through the holiday shopping season. KMUW's Carla Eckels has more. [Eckels] Spending declined by 1.8% in September as many consumers stayed away from the stores. WSU economist, Janet Harris says the September 11th attacks had a critical effect on the economy. [Harris] Prior to September, consumers' spending had basically been keeping the economy out of recession because businesses had already stopped investing. [Eckels] Harris says when consumer confidence is down, so is consumer spending. She says during the holiday season, people will be more selective in Christmas purchases, buying lower priced and more practical gifts. [Harris] I think we're going to have a slow Christmas in comparison to last years. I'm expecting that most people- they'll continue to buy Christmas gifts. What changes is what they buy and how much they spend per gift. [Eckels] Consumer spending accounts for 2/3 of the economy. Carla Eckels, FM 89 news. [Wilson] A researcher at Kansas State University says the legislature should act now to protect the state

from possible agro-terrorism. Jerry Jack spoke yesterday to a study committee led by house republican Carl Krehbiel of Moundridge. Jack said many of the larger threats to the United States can be traced to the biological weapons development of the former Soviet Union. He said infection of Foot and Mouth Disease could wipe out feedlot cattle and damage the state's ability to export beef. Committee members will study state preparedness, including response plans, transportation of hazardous materials and security of government buildings. 7 cities and 2 counties are receiving funding from the Homeowner Rehabilitation of Existing Property Program through the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing. Christine [Randler?] is the home ownership administrator. [Randler?] The program awards funds to local communities; it assists them to provide home ownership rehabilitation for income- eligible members of their communities. [Wilson] More than $2,000,000 will be divided between Sedgwick and Coffey counties and the cities of Emporia, Liberal, Salina, Hill

City, Howard and Park City. Priority is given to elderly homeowners and families with school-age children. The nation's largest for-profit hospital chain is paying Kansas more than $600,000 as part of a national Medicaid settlement by HCA, the health care company. The Nashville based company pleaded guilty last year to defrauding government healthcare programs. Kansas Attorney General, Carla Stovall, says the state share is coming to her office's Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Division. In the 1990's, the company operated hospitals and home health agencies in Kansas City, Kansas, Wichita, Overland Park, Dodge City and Halstead. The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services has been awarded nearly $150,000. The grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will help small businesses provide affordable health insurance benefits for their employees. SRS spokesperson, Caleb Asher. [Asher] The main goal of this grant is to reach more than 30% of uninsured workers

who are employed by small businesses here in Kansas that offer no healthcare coverage. [Wilson] Asher says there are about a quarter of a million Kansans whose employers do not provide health insurance care. Today, mostly sunny skies and breezy with a high in the upper 70's. Tonight, mostly clear with a low in the low 50's. It's 56 degrees in Wichita. I'm Adrienne Wilson, FM 89 news. Stay tuned as Morning Edition continues. It's 7:10. [unidentified speaker] I just will not allow this to change my way of life. [music] [Wilson] That story is coming up this hour on Morning Edition on KMUW... [male KMUW announcer] in a family-centered environment of a [male KMUW announcer] . . . freestanding birthcare center. [music] [Wilson] It's 57 . . . [David Brancaccio] [inaudible] of the Green Berets. I'm David Brancaccio behind the scenes in America's military elite; plus the faces of recession and all the rest of the business news later on Marketplace from PRI.

[Wilson] Listen for Marketplace this afternoon at 5:30 here on FM 89. [accordion music] This is KMUW on the air at FM 89 and online at kmuw.org. We're listener-supported radio in Wichita. Mostly cloudy skies this morning and windy with 20% chance of showers. Then, mostly sunny this afternoon; much cooler with a high around 52. Tonight, clear with a low in the upper 30's. For tomorrow, sunny with a high in the upper 50's and an overnight low in the upper 30's. It's 49 degrees in Wichita at 6:59. Stay with KMUW for more Morning Edition and regional news at 4 minutes past the hour. [jaunty accordion music] [male KMUW announcer] KMUW's broadcast of Morning Edition is supported by Dr. J. Mark Melhorn and his staff at The Hand Center. 625 N. Carriage Parkway, Suite 125. ATOFINA, where encounters always spark innovation. And by Feist Publications, publishers of the Feist Wichita area telephone directory www.feistyellowpages.com.

[Morning Edition music] [Bob Edwards] Good morning, President Bush meets today . . . [inaudible] NPR News . . . [male NPR announcer] 1-800-MERRILL or www.askmerrill.ml.com. [Wilson] It's 7:06, I'm Adrienne Wilson, FM 89 news. Cessna Aircraft will build a $60,000,000 service center in Wichita for its Citation business jet. The facility at Mid-Continent Airport will employ 1,200 workers, 500 of them in new jobs. Construction will begin before year's end with the center to be in operation sometime in 2003. It will double the size of the service center now at Cessna. Senator Pat Roberts has legislation define agro-terrorism should take higher priority on Capitol Hill than the Farm Bill. Roberts spoke by telephone from Washington, DC to farmers attending the Kansas Commodity Classic yesterday in Wichita.

Agriculture, agribusiness and other related industries represent 23,000,000 jobs; that's 17% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product. Roberts said it would be devastating if the nation is hit by terrorist with something like Foot and Mouth Disease in the livestock industry or Karnal Bunt in the wheat industry. Roberts agro-terrorism bill has money to boost security and also has an attack-response strategy and provides money for research on ag diseases. The Kansas State Fair Board has decided to start charging admission on the first Friday of the fair. The change is in response to financial woes caused by a steep drop in attendance at this year's fair. KMUW's Carla Eckels has more. [Eckels] Attendance at the Kansas State Fair in September was down twenty percent, or about eighty thousand people from last year. Assistant Fair Manager Denny Steckline attributed the drop in attendance to concern over the terrorist attacks, the Hepatitis A outbreak in Reno County, and natural gas explosions that hit Hutchison in January. Hutchisonian Carlota Ponds says she's

disappointed that the long tradition of free admission on the first Friday of the fair has ended. She says a lot of people look forward to going on opening day. [Ponds] It's almost like a family reunion here cause a lot of people from outta town come on opening day because it's free, because of it's a Friday, because it's a nice evening kind of start your weekend type of activity, and people go and they see folks that they haven't seen since last year's fair. People here in town work the booths, the same booth in the same place every year and folks go because they see their friends working in the booth. Some of which they haven't seen since the previous year. I think a lot people will be disappointed by not having a free day. [Eckels] Officials say vendors who participated in this year's fair lost at least one million dollars during the ten day September run. That's about a six hundred thousand dollar loss in the state fair budget. At the meeting in Garden City this week, the fair board approved several measures designed to help cash flow. Carla Eckels, FM 89 news. [Wilson] Attorney General Carla Stovall

says Kansas will not join in the proposed settlement in the Microsoft antitrust case because she feels it's not in the best interest of Kansas consumers. [Stovall] My great concern, and the reason we didn't settle, is just because it's not pro-business. It still allows incredible stifling of competition in this industry and that's what my concerns are. [Wilson] Stovall says Kansas any eight other states will proceed through the penalty phase of the lawsuit with the hearing scheduled next March. We'll have mostly cloudy skies and windy with a twenty percent chance of showers this morning; then mostly sunny in the afternoon; much cooler than it has been with high around fifty two; tonight clear with a low in the lower thirties. For tomorrow, sunny with a high in the upper fifties and an overnight low in the upper thirties. It's forty eight degrees in Wichita. I'm Adrienne Wilson, FM 89 news. Stay tuned as Morning Edition continues; it's 7:10. [Music] [Audio cuts] [Inaudible] This is not a high school. [Wilson] Stay tuned to KMUW for that story as

Morning Edition continues. [Inaudiable] Listen for Fresh Air this evening at six, here on FM89. [Audio cuts] [Male Presentor] PR online at www.npr.org. [Wilson] This is KMUW we'd like to thank our day sponsor for today: Rochelle " Pol?kala", wishing Happy Birthday to Camilla. It's forty eight degrees in Wichita at seven fifty. This is FM89. [Jazz Music] On the next American Roots, [inaudible] [Audio cuts] now celebrating twenty years 264-0270. [Wilson] This is KMUW Wichita FM89 listener-supported radio. Today, mostly cloudy and windy with a twenty percent chance of showers this morning. Then mostly sunny this afternoon and much cooler than it has been with a high just around 52. Tonight clear with a low in the lower thirties. It's forty eight degrees in Wichita at 7:59. This is FM

89. [music] [male announcer] At a west bank village two members of the elite anti-terrorist squad were wounded. Security forces in central and northern Israel had been on high alert since yesterday because of a warning that a suicide bomber was on his way to Israel. After today's incident, the alert was cancelled. This is NPR news. [Wilson] It's 8:04. I'm Adrienne Wilson, FM89 news. The Cessna Aircraft company announced yesterday that it will build a sixty million dollars service center in Wichita. At a press conference government, leaders praised the company for its vision, while Cessna officials lauded the government's involved for their assistance. KMUW Sam Hendren reports. [Hendren] The Citation Service Center will be two and a half city blocks long, or about the size of five and a half football fields. According to Cessna, which has nine service centers in the U.S, plus one in Paris and Sydney, Australia,

this new facility will be the largest of its kind of the world. The significance of the company's selection of Wichita was underscored yesterday by Kansas Governor Bill Graves. [Graves] On any day, at any moment, this Cessna Citation Service Center would have been welcome anywhere; in any city, in any state in this nation. [Hendren] According to a Cessna Vice-President, the choice was not automatic. It came after a partnership was developed with the city, county, and state, and with the assistance of Congressman Todd Tiahrt. Governments are contributing forty million dollars of public funding to the one hundred million dollar project. Revenue generated, according to Wichita Mayor Bob Knight, will be substantial. [Knight] This is new center will add nearly twenty-five hundred jobs to the Kansas economy. It will add fifty-six million dollars in earnings to the Wichita economy and nearly seventy million in terms of earning power to the

state-wide economy. [Hendren] Construction begins later in the year with completion in about twenty months. Cessna estimates the expansion will create a total of eight hundred new jobs. According to company president Charlie Johnson, economic benefits will be felt almost immediately. [Johnson] We actually have between five and six hundred people involved in the construction of this facility, the construction of the new taxiway and the construction of the new road, so the economic benefit comes immediately to us. [Hendren] Local and state leaders praised Cessna yesterday for its expansion in the face of recession. When the center opens, it will service seventy-five to eighty planes a day in the thirty three hundred Cessna Citation fleet. Sam Hendren FM 89 news. [Wilson] Proposed federal legislation contains money to help Hutchinson cap wells, that lead to January's natural gas explosions. Congressman Jerry Moran says the bill likely will pass and that Hutchinson likely will get about one and a half million dollars. Topeka's postal equipment repair center has

made some changes after receiving equipment from five locations where anthrax was discovered. Equipment is being carefully cleaned before being used. Manager Jim McConnell says the practice is among several new ways to provide a safe work environment. Eleven employees, who joined McConnell at a news conference yesterday, said they feel safe at work and appreciate the efforts. Last month, after twelve employees reported feeling flu-like symptoms, the Shawnee County health agency ordered the building evacuated. Air samples showed no signs of contamination and nasal samples from one hundred eighty people showed no signs of anthrax. The facility reopened October Twenty-ninth. The Microsoft antitrust settlement will not be supported by Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall. Stovall and representatives from eight other states agreed the settlement does not fully address concerns which caused her to join this lawsuit in nineteen ninety eight. [Stovall] They don't have choice, they don't have selection and then they don't have pricing differences either and so it's our opinion, based on consultation with lots of experts, that

it just stifles competition and is not pro-business. [Wilson] Stovall says attorneys will press forward in the antitrust case. The first task is to collect evidence to decide on suggested penalties for Microsoft. A federal judge ruled earlier the software maker is guilty of illegally using its influence to undermine rivals in the technology industry. Prior to a scheduled hearing in March, there will be a hearing to provide an opportunity for industry and other interested parties to submit written comments and objections to the revised settlement. Senator Pat Roberts says legislation to fight bio-terrorism is more important now than the new Farm Bill. Roberts spoke by telephone from Washington, DC, to farmers gathered in Wichita yesterday for the Kansas Commodity Classic. Agriculture, agri-business and all the related industries represent twenty three million jobs. That's seventeen percent of the nation's gross domestic product. Roberts said it would be devastating if the nation is hit by terrorists with something like foot and mouth disease in the livestock industry or karnal bunt in the wheat

industry. Roberts agri-terrorism bill has money to boost security. It also has an attack response strategy and provides money for research on ag diseases. Indian summer has been in full force in Kansas with record and near-record high temperatures recorded yesterday. Not only has it been unseasonably warm, it's also been very dry. Matt Waters is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. [Waters] Right now, we're below normal for the month of November in terms of precipitation and the near future looks like it may stay predominantly dry. [Wilson] Waters says not to get used to today's relatively cooler temperatures. He says there's another warming trend headed in Kansas over the weekend and into next week as well. Today, mostly cloudy and windy with a twenty percent chance of showers this morning; then mostly sunny in the afternoon; much cooler with a high around fifty two degrees. Tonight clear with a low in the lower thirties. For tomorrow, sunny with a high in the upper fifties and an overnight low in the upper thirties. It's forty nine degrees in Wichita. I'm Adrienne Wilson,

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radio. [Wilson] Coming up on the-, this hour on the marketplace morning report, there were jarring pictures on front pages last week. New York firefighters and police fighting in the street. Marketing commentator Chris Locke talks with Tess Vigeland about how both might use the internet to get out the stories the headlines don't cover. That plus the latest business and financial news from the markets of the world, coming up on the marketplace morning report on KMUW at 8:50. [Music] [Audio Cuts] [Wilson] [Uninteligible] viewer Jim Eriksen reviews the weeks only non commercial and is also happy to report that its getting harder to choose the best movie of 2001. [Jim Eriksen] The only non commercial, for the next seven days, is next Wednesday at seven in the C.A.C.- [Audio Cuts] [Wilson] Movie reviewer Jim Eriksen, he can be heard each thursday morning at 6:35 and 8:35 on KMUW.You can also read his reviews on our website, at kmuw.org. [Music] [Male Presentor] Morning edition on KM- [Aduio cuts]

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[Male Speaker] The market- [Audio Cuts] [Male Speaker II] The fact that you're dealing with expert, in guerrilla warfare. With a man whose the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. [David Brancaccio] Rambo vs. the reality of the green berets, I'm David Brancaccio behind the scenes in america's military elite, plus the faces of recession and all the rest of the business news, later on marketplace from PRI. Listen for marketplace this afternoon at 5:30 on FM 89. [Music] [Mrs. KMUW] Mrs. KMUW Wichita, FM 89, listener supported radio. Mostly cloudy and windy today. Twenty percent chance of showers this morning then mostly sunny this afternoon. Much cooler with highs around fifty two degrees. For tonight clear with a low in the lower thirties. For tomorrow sunny with highs in the upper fifties and clear tomorrow night with lows in the upper thirties. It's forty eight degrees, thanks to our day sponsor for thursday, November

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President's cyber security advisor says america doesn't need a national identification card. The bush administration hasn't taken a formal position on a proposal for national smart card, but clark says he doesn't think it's a very smart idea. [Music] [Female Speaker] In KMUW weather for today mostly cloudy and windy, twenty percent chance of showers, then mostly sunny this afternoon much cooler with highs around fifty two degrees. For tonight clear with lows in the low thirties. For tomorrow, sunday with highs in the upper fifties, and lows tomorrow night in the upper thirties. It's forty eight degrees, stay with us performance today is up next on FM 89. [Music] [Female Speaker] You are are tuned to KMUW Whichita FM 89, listener supported radio. Mostly cloudy and windy today, twenty percent chance of showers this morning then mostly sunny this afternoon, much cooler with highs around fifty two degrees. For tonight clear with lows in the low thirties. For tomorrow highest in the upper fifties, sunny and tomorrow night clear with lows

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spies plus what is founders syndrome and how not to get. That and the rest of the days business news later on marketplace from PRI. [Wilson] Listen for marketplace the afternoon at 5:30, here on FM 89. [Music] [Wilson] This is KMUW on the air at FM 89 and online KMUW.org. We're listener supported radio in wichita. Today mostly sunny skies, breezy and warm weather high in the upper seventies. South winds late this morning up to twenty five miles per hour. Tonight increasing cloudiness with a twenty percent chance of showers and a low in the mid forties. For tomorrow mostly sunny and windy, but much cooler with a high just in the upper fifties overnight lows are lower thirties. It's fifty seven degrees in wichita at 6:59, stay with KMUW for more morning edition, and regional news, at six minutes past the hour. [Male speaker] KMUW's broadcast- [Female speaker] Wait

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[Music] [Wilson] This is KMUW, one ther air at FM 89 and online at www.KMUW.org. We're listener supported radio in Wichita. Today mostly sunny skies, breezy and warm, with a high in the upper seventies. South winds late this morning up to twenty five mph. Tonight increasing cloudiness with a twenty percent chance of showers, and a low in the mid forties. For tomorrow mostly sunny and windy but much cooler with a high just in the upper fifties, and overnight low in the lower thirties. It's sixty degrees in wichita a 8:59 stay with KMUW for more morning edition. This is FM 89. [Male speaker] [Unlinteligible] target, ya know, frealy with knives between their teeth, and steath and surprise and they go into a building where there- if there's a bad guy there and they do what they're very good at which is very un-nice things. You know, we do have people capable of doing something un-nice with discipline, and instead the way his raid was structured by

the central command, down in florida, the target was a complex of homes outside of kandahar, the spiritual capital of the taliban. The homes were owned operated by a mullah omar, who is the leader of the taliban and so the idea was that maybe he'd be there, or maybe there's some documents would be there, but instead of using stealth, and speed, gun ships come in and shoot up area nearby, not directly. Two hundred rangers come in on helicopters, black hawks, and there inserted as a blocking force in case the taliban attack enforcer, or counterattack, and then a reinforce squadron-, actually thats their word, of delta force, about a hundred delta force guys which is an awful lot, land that hit the complex, and by the time they get in, and somebody said to me noisy, late, they find nothing they- [Audio cuts] [Male speaker] Jim McGreevey, who lead after the June primary election and never lost that advantage he handly defeated conservative republican Bret Schundler, portraying him as to extreme for New Jersey. McGreevey stressed familiar themes in his victory speach like lowering- [Audio cuts]

[Silence] [Music] [Female Speaker] You're tuned to KMUW Wichita FM 89, listener supported radio. Mostly sunny, breezy and warm, today highs in the upper seventies. For tonight interesting cloudiness, twenty percent chance of showers and a low in the mid forties. Much cooler tomorrow, mostly sunny and windy, with highs in the upper fifties, and tomorrow night clear with lows in the low thirties. Stay with us as performance today continues on FM 89. [Male Speaker] Support for more than three a half percent during the quarter, that was the biggest drop since the last time the economy was in recession a decade ago. In another closely watched indicator of the government says unit labor cost rose just 1.8%. That was the smallest gain since the second quarter of last year. Worker productivity is closely watched by economists. That's because a more productive workforce can allow companies provide pay raises, without cutting into

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