Takeouts: bailed out and bankrupt, Brett Favre, listeners on stimulus

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Business Takeout: Retail lender CIT files for one of the biggest corporate bankruptcies on record, and takes $2.3 billion in bailout money with it. Louise Story, finance Sports Takeout: The Takeaway’s sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin talks about the decidedly mixed reception ex-Packers quarterback Brett Favre got as he took the Minnesota Vikings to victory in Green Bay over the weekend.
Listener Takeout: Listeners respond to our question on whether and how stimulus money is making a difference in their jobs.

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