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Tuesday, July 14 2009

  • The Takeaway for Tuesday, July 14, 2009 (Final Edition) July 14, 2009

    Sach's earnings | Swine flu and campers | Sotomayor hearings | Baseball | Afghanistan | Airline strategies | Crisis Mgmt | Mixing NAACP (article)

  • What Do You Want to Know About Sonia Sotomayor? July 14, 2009

    It's the first day of Senate questioning for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. What questions would you ask Sotomayor? Let us know. What's your take? Leave a comment below or ... (article)

  • [Web Special] Francophiles Rejoice: It's Bastille Day! July 14, 2009

    Get out your berets, baguettes and bottles of wine — it's time to celebrate Bastille Day! A celebration in honor of the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, it ... (article)

  • Dr. Regina Benjamin Nominated for Surgeon General July 14, 2009

    President Obama is back from his overseas trip and is focusing on domestic issues: specifically, the health care overhaul. Playing a part in the president's health care agenda is the ... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Tuesday, July 14, 2009 (Early Edition) July 14, 2009

    Headlines; Goldman Sachs (article)

  • Damned If You Do: Profiting in a Recession July 14, 2009

    Damned If You Do: Profiting in a Recession (episode)

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    • Damned If You Do: Profiting in a Recession July 14, 2009

      While much of America remains mired in a recession, Goldman Sachs is booming. The investment bank just paid back the $10 billion loan it took from the federal government last year and...

    • Sotomayor: Grilling the 'Wise Latina' July 14, 2009

      Yesterday was the first day of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings. Today the senators will get their chance to challenge the nominee on her rulings, speeches, and judicial philos...

    • Buy Me Some Crackerjack! It's Baseball's All-Star Game July 14, 2009

      The Takeaway previews Major League Baseball's All-Star game with Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. The game in St. Louis tonight sees the National League trying to beat...

    • Walking the Plank: The Sotomayor Hearings, Day Two July 14, 2009

      Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off the confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Republican members of the Senate judiciary committee cautioned that Sotomayor ...

    • Judge Sotomayor, The Bronx is Watching July 14, 2009

      The Takeaway checks in on Sonia Sotomayor's old stomping ground: the Bronx. Joining the conversation are Mary McKinney, founder of the Concerned Residents Organization in the Soundvie...

    • Goldman Sachs: When Good News Is Bad July 14, 2009

      Today, Goldman Sachs announced massive profits from the second quarter— $3.4 billion dollars. But as they announced the good news, they had to brace themselves to deal with some inevi...

    • DJ Spooky: Civil Rights Unbound July 14, 2009

      Throughout the last century, the struggle of the civil rights movement has been documented in photos, speeches, poems and paintings. Paul Miller, a.k.a. DJ Spooky, mixed clips from...

    • In Their Wildest Dreams: Goldman's Record Payday July 14, 2009

      The financial markets were in a frenzy yesterday after rumors started circulating about Goldman Sachs' earnings. Most analysts were expecting a record $2 billion in second quarter pro...

    • Progress in Afghanistan? July 14, 2009

      As the U.S. military continues its operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province to flush out the Taliban and eradicate the area's opium trade, we check in with the troops. Brigadier-Ge...

    • Record Earnings, Record Bonuses for Goldman Sachs? July 14, 2009

      Goldman Sachs has just released their earnings report showing that they made a jaw-dropping $3.4 billion profit from March through June. How are they doing it while the rest of the na...

    • Do Goldman's Numbers Mean the Recession is Over? July 14, 2009

      Analysts were expecting Goldman Sachs to post around $2 billion in profit in their second quarter. But when the numbers were released they surprised everyone with a profit of $3.4 bil...