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Here's a way to find out.", ""); MSNBCstories[11] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34142999/ns/health-the_new_york_times", "NYT: Medical debt spurs more bankruptcies", "Lawyers and court officials say that medical debt is leading to more bankruptcies.", ""); MSNBCstories[12] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34131516/ns/business-autos", "Nissan hatches plan to boost battery cars", "Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is among those who believe the public may get charged up by the switch to electric power, if the new battery cars are affordable and fun to drive.", ""); MSNBCstories[13] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/ns/business-personal_finance", "Rates on 30-year loans match record low", "Freddie Mac reports that average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages have matched a record low of 4.78 percent this week.", ""); MSNBCstories[14] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34149700/ns/business-autos", "Source: GM has no other Saab suitors", "GM has not talked with any other potential buyers for Saab since a specialty car maker pulled out of a deal to buy it this week, a person briefed on GM's plans said Wednesday.", ""); MSNBCstories[15] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34147375/ns/business-media_biz", "Washington Post closing several U.S. bureaus", "The Washington Post is closing its last U.S. bureaus outside the nation's capital as the money-losing newspaper retrenches to focus on politics and local news.", ""); MSNBCstories[16] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34151757/ns/business-world_business", "India: Satyam fraud understated by $1 billion", "Indian investigators have said the fraud at Satyam Computer Services, once India's fourth-largest software services firm, was at least $1 billion more than initially thought.", ""); MSNBCstories[17] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34145622/ns/business-earnings", "Deere's profit falls after drop in sales", "Deere and Co. lost $223 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting big charges and a 28 percent slump in sales as demand for tractors, combines and construction equipment sagged.", ""); MSNBCstories[18] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34145361/ns/business-earnings", "Tiffany raises forecasts for rest of the year", "Tiffany & Co. says its third-quarter profit dipped partly on weaker domestic sales as shoppers continued to curb their discretionary spending.", ""); MSNBCstories[19] = new Array("http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34145748/ns/business-stocks_and_economy", "Durable goods orders fall unexpectedly", "Orders for big-ticket factory goods fell unexpectedly in October as the economy struggles to get back to full health.", "");