Smoking Updates Marketplace health desk editor Madge Kaplan reports on the latest in the smoking industry, including the FTC asking to reopen an investigation into unfair advertising by RJR Tobacco, and a new report that shows a 22 percent increase in the number of teen smokers in California since 1993. If you're a women trying to climb the corporate ladder, find out why one author advocates using your femininity to compete with the big boys. A couple of weeks ago, Marketplace reported on a new proposal to ban people from talking on car phones while driving. Listeners responded with some of the worst offenses they've seen on the road, from eating Chinese food with chopsticks to knitting an afghan. Well, they probably aren't.
Problem is, the system's so complicated, only the rich can afford the loopholes.