Takeouts: Tiger Woods, the ‘Celtic Tiger,’ listeners on jobs

The World

Business Takeout: New York Times finance reporter Louise Story says the companies that Tiger Woods endorses have pulled television advertisements featuring the scandal-plagued golfer.

Ireland Takeout: BBC Correspondent Mark Simpson on the massive cuts unveiled today in Ireland’s annual budget, which make for a particularly sad coda to the “Celtic Tiger’s” rapid economic growth in the 1990s.

Listener Takeout: We hear from you, our listeners, on finding and keeping jobs both full-time and freelance.

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