Today's Takeaway: Blue Dog Democrats, Dan Rather and Bush's "Lost Year", and Smartphones: Bringing Us Together or Tearing Us Apart? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Voter ID Blue Dog Day Afternoon Is Afghanistan Ready for a Withdrawal of US Troops? Dan Rather and Why Bush's "Lost Year" Still Matters President Obama to Crack Down on Oil Manipulation Controversy Over Northwest Coal Economy or Personality? The Numbers Behind Obama and Romney's Vulnerabilities Julian Assange: The Next Oprah? Smartphones Are Bringing Us Together and Tearing Us Apart Executive's $15 Million Pay Package Denied by Citigroup Shareholders Graphic Photos Surface of US Troops with Afghan Bodies Obama Administration "Ensnared" in China Scandal by Wang Lijun Racism Is Crippling African-American Advances in Mathematics ( dougbelshaw ) Produced by PRI and WNYC