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Tuesday, January 12 2016

• Today's Takeaways: The True Threat of Islamic Militancy, Bernie Sanders, The Art of the Con January 12, 2016

  The Takeaway takes a larger perspective on the threats posed by Islamic militants, examines Bernie Sanders's effect on the Democratic Party, and looks at the art of the con men.&nbsp; (episode)

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  • A Larger Perspective of Islamic Militancy January 12, 2016

    A new book provides a comprehensive guide to Islamic militancy, challenging many views in the West about ISIS and where the true threat might actually be.&nbsp;

  • Looking Back: Obama's State of the Union Addresses January 12, 2016

    Tonight, President Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address. We look back on the history of the address, and where Obama's stack up.&nbsp;

  • Sanders: Democrat Disrupter January 12, 2016

    Bernie Sanders is running neck-and-neck with Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire, which many in the Democratic Party see as disrupting its&nbsp;bid for the center.&nbsp;

  • Detroit Public School Teachers Protest January 12, 2016

    Hundreds of teachers in Detroit public schools called in sick yesterday to protest what they say are deplorable conditions in the school system.&nbsp;

  • Retracing the Armenian Genocide, from Turkey to Syria January 12, 2016

    Reporter Dawn Anahid MacKeen retraces her&nbsp;Armenian&nbsp;grandfather's forced migration from Turkey to Syria in "The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey."

  • I've Been Had! The Art of the Confidence Man January 12, 2016

    The art of con men, and of confidence men that came before them, is rooted in belief, which is why it's so important to human history, one author says.&nbsp;