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Tuesday, October 16 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | October 16, 2012 October 16, 2012

    Is Manufacturing the Key to Innovation? | Colleges Take on Registering Incoming Freshman to Vote | Princeton's First Female President Shirley Tilghman Stepping Down | Candidates Reque... (episode)

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    • Is Manufacturing the Key to Innovation? October 16, 2012

      The revival of American manufacturing has been a constant refrain in presidential campaigns, and 2012 is no exception. But does American manufacturing have a future? In a new book, "P...

    • Colleges Roll Voter Registation Into Freshman Orientation October 16, 2012

      Every Four years, college campuses are bombarded with volunteers trying to get register young voters to vote. However, this year many of these volunteers found that many of the stud...

    • Cuba to Ease Foreign Travel for Citizens October 16, 2012

      For decades, Cubans have needed exit visas to travel out of the country. It's a separate document from a simple passport that restricts travel and it's enormously unpopular in Cuba. T...

    • Candidates Request No Follow-Ups in Town-Hall Style Debate October 16, 2012

      As the candidates prepare to face off again tonight in the second presidential debate, there is actually something the two men finally agree on: the format. Tonight's debate at Hofstr...

    • One Tough Neighborhood, Two Friends, and Thousands of Photos October 16, 2012

      We’ve seen the rough, urban neighborhood documented thousands of times by photojournalists dating all the way back to Jacob Riis in the 1800s. Over and over again, the images appear t...

    • President Obama's Messaging Problem October 16, 2012

      Back in 2008, political commentators and voters extolled then-candidate Barack Obama communications skills. But political speeches and campaign rhetoric are worlds apart from selling ...