second, e s.e.c. moved to crack down on so-called "fla trading". that's where some trers get a split send advantage over others in seeing stock quote thagency could eventually ban flasorders on all markets. pa? >> paul: and tt's because it's critical to keep aevel playing field for everyone ithe markplace, susie. now let's see whatas moving on that playing fld today as we lo at our stocks in the news tonight. and those are the stks in the news tight, susie. susie: more now on healthca half a world away fromhe debate underway in washiton japan has a system that's ten cited as the world's most successf example of regulated medical coverage. health care inapan costs half as mh and often gets better medil outcomes than its american counterpart. lucy craftas details. >> reporter: pediatrian motoko yazaki offers the kind of care japanese have comeo take for granted. patien stroll in without appointments, yet get seen relatively quickly. health care at's not only convenient but cap, whether its insurance premiums oout- of-pockets cts. in cities like tokyo

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they could see your prescription drug records, the names of anybody you were e-mailing with, the s.e.cw on if it collects information it has promised to say up-front what it will collect from the very start, in clear english, not buried in the bottom. and sears commented to say it's not using tracking software anymore. >>> just within the last few minutes, retail sales, biggest gain in more than three years, but it was mostly all about cash for clunkers. we know that that program is over. sales for the month up 2.7%. if you strip out autos and gas, they were up just 0.6%. the concern is the payback because car sales are done, so are back-to-school sales. richard? >> we shall see. thanks, jen. >>> something you might use every day coo be contributing to bloated heming care costs. why cutting back on salt could do more than help you live longer. a.c.o.r.n. is caught up in several voter registration fraud problems. this video came out recently showing a.c.o.r.n. workers giving tax advice to two posing as a pimp and prostitute. a.c.o.r.n. says the tapes were doctored and deceptive. >>> cut

there's e-mails out there like the s.e.c.e that says let's hope we're wealthy and retired by the time this house of cards facilitiers. the rating agencies will have to stand up before the judge and jury and explain how their ratings were sincere in view of those kinds of e-mails. >> terry mcgraw just said their modeling was wrong. he admitted that, looking at a housing downturn much narrower, much shallower, much more confined than what we actually got. do you think those e-mails alone will be enough to prove fraud? >> there have been -- if you read through the. >>'s complaints they go through admission after administration of a admission, all the things the s.e.c. found, all the things the congress has found, all the admissions from former employees in the newspapers about how the rating agencies knowingly really made big mistakes here. it wasn't just a question of modeling error but market share, a question of getting high fees. it was a question if we don't loosen our standards, somebody else is going to and they are going

s.e.c. subpoena calling for materials related to that e-mail account. the folks at google sent this information to prosecutors in the case who plan to use it in the trial against t tannin and his colleague ralph shoppy. obviously we all know who ralph was. the trial starts next month. >>> the president is starring in an unprecedented five zn morning talk shows and followed by a stint on letterman this evening. it's part of the white house's wha wall-to-wall literally to push the health care reform to the people. john? >> erin, this is really crunch time for the president. the senate finance committee is going to take up this bill later this week. mark it up and move it to the senate floor. the president is trying to provide air cover to the members of congress and democratic caucus and the small member of republicans he's courting. his message including "meet the press" was, now is the time that tus congress have to get something done. >> the bottom line is that the american people can't afford to stay on the current path. we know that. and that both si

e-mail from jonathan in atlanta asking about this issue. so we did a run flu imetrics, this really cool service, allows to you sift through s.e.c.ilings at lightning speed p we found sand ridge, petrohawk, anadarko and newfield are the most hedged for 2010. so if you're bullish on natural gas you may not want to be in these. imetrics.com tells us the comstock, whiting, eog, and patchee are the four least hedged. they can benefit from a big rally in nat gas. so from now on we're going to use that prism to analyze the natural gas stocks because the less hedged you are the more benefit you get from natural gas. eqt comes right down the middle. 41% hedge for 2010. we want to know what that hedging strategy says about the future of natural gas pricing. more importantly we want to know how bryce this future is for this low kovlt nat gas producer that has been a dine mitt stock, having appreciated 345% over the last ten years while the s&p 500 has declined. and you wonder why i profile these companies so often? what i track record. let's talk to morrie gerber, the cref eqt. welcome to "mad money." >> it's good to be back. >> it's terri

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