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Monday, January 12 2009

  • It's the quarterback, stupid: A review of weekend NFL playoff action January 12, 2009

    You can give 110% all you want, praise the Lord for the successful completion of a fade route and use the word "defense" as a verb, but the only cliché in football that matters — beca... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Monday, January 12, 2009 (Early Edition) January 12, 2009

    Headlines; The Week in Washington (article)

  • A busy week on Capitol Hill January 12, 2009

    A busy week on Capitol Hill (episode)

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    • A busy week on Capitol Hill January 12, 2009

      Obama may not be President yet, but Congress isn’t waiting around for him to get to work. This is a big week on Capitol Hill, with confirmation hearings for several cabinet members, p...

    • New hope for a cease-fire in Gaza January 12, 2009

      Former British prime minister Tony Blair is back in the spotlight again in his new role of special Mideast envoy representing the U.S., the E.U., Russia, and the United Nations. He is...

    • Picturing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict January 12, 2009

      The Israeli-Palestinian conflict invokes accusations of journalistic bias like no other issue. And photojournalists are at least as susceptible as reporters and editors of being accus...

    • Motown Records celebrates its 50th birthday January 12, 2009

      Motown Records launched the careers of some of the most influential music artists of the 20th century. Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Jackson 5 and Smokey Robinson all came up throu...

    • Detroit's last stand January 12, 2009

      All eyes are on Detroit this week as the annual North American International Auto Show starts its engines. As the American auto industry struggles, with dismal car sales and a skeptic...

    • Obama's economic recovery plan spurs debate January 12, 2009

      President-elect Obama's ambitious and optimistic recovery plan has both cheerleaders and critics. We're looking at the plan from both sides. The Takeaway talks to Diana Furchtgott-Rot...

    • The story of Slumdog Millionaire January 12, 2009

      Last night you may have watched the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The big winner of the night was the unlikely blockbuster film, "Slumdog Millionaire", which won Best Director and ...

    • Behind the headlines on teen drug use January 12, 2009

      Last month President Bush cited government-sponsored research showing that teen drug use has declined during his administration. But New York Times op-ed columnist Charles Blow took a...

    • A big weekend for football's dogged underdogs January 12, 2009

      The fates aligned for some of football’s dogged underdogs this weekend. The Philadelphia Eagles knocked defending Super Bowl champs the New York Giants out of the running and long-tim...

    • Didn't we have $350 billion around here somewhere? Oversight wants answers on the bailout funds January 12, 2009

      Congress could be asked to turn over control of the remaining $350 billion in bailout funds today. The Bush administration is expected to file the request for the rest of the money so...

    • Shifting balances in hope for Middle East peace January 12, 2009

      An Israeli government spokesman says Israel is "very close" to achieving its three key goals for starting the military action in Gaza. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says th...