Today's Takeaway | March 5, 2013 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 Sequestration: Is Our Budget System Broken? New Obama Appointees for E.P.A., Energy, and OMB How Public Bonds End Up Financing Wineries, Golf Courses, and More What Makes Our Cities Unique: The Coral Castle In Praise of The Edsel Iran, Russia, and United States Join Forces What It Takes To Restore The Voices of Performers Like Adele Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, hold a news conference at the U.S Capitol on the eve of the budget sequester. ( Jewel Samad / AFP/Getty Images ) Produced by PRI and WNYC