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Thursday, July 16 2009

  • The Takeaway for Thursday, July 16, 2009 (Final Edition) July 16, 2009

    Healthcare plan | Netbooks & Online Apps | Sotomayor | Murder in Chechnya | NASA's future | Hillary | NAACP | Emmy Nominations | JP Morgan Chase earnings (article)

  • Is Better Health Care Worth Higher Taxes? July 16, 2009

    Health care reform is in the works. Would you be willing to pay more taxes in order to get better health care? If so, what would you want? Tell us your ideas. What's your take? Leave... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Thursday, July 16, 2009 (Early Edition) July 16, 2009

    Headlines; Healthcare bills (article)

  • Health Care Reform: Change We Can Count On? July 16, 2009

    Health Care Reform: Change We Can Count On? (episode)

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    • Health Care Reform: Change We Can Count On? July 16, 2009

      At President Obama’s urging, Democratic congressional leaders made considerable progress this week in reworking the nation’s health care system. On Tuesday, the House unveiled its hea...

    • Tiny Giants: Netbooks and Personal Computing July 16, 2009

      Somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop is a nifty gadget called a netbook. It allows you to get online, but has no hard drive so it's ultra-portable. These lightweight internet-o...

    • Do Senate Confirmation Hearings Matter? July 16, 2009

      It is Day Four of the U.S. Senate's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and The Takeaway is asking: are Senate confirmation hearings a chance to explore t...

    • Intimidation: A Journalist is Murdered in Chechnya July 16, 2009

      Natalya Estemirova, a prominent journalist and human rights activist, was kidnapped yesterday from her home in the Chechen capital of Grozny. She was found a few hours later, dead of ...

    • Sky High: NASA Looks Back at the Moon Landing July 16, 2009

      Four decades ago, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and "Buzz" Aldrin took off in the Apollo 11 spacecraft, headed straight to the moon. The tour was one small step for ma...

    • Clinton Puts Iran (and Herself) Back on Center Stage July 16, 2009

      Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been out of the media spotlight lately. But yesterday she staged a coming out party in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her speech...

    • President Obama Sells His Health Care Plan July 16, 2009

      President Obama is aggressively selling his health care plan to both the American people and the U.S. Congress. On Tuesday the House unveiled its health care reform bill and yesterday...

    • Highlights from the Sotomayor Hearings, Day Three July 16, 2009

      As Judge Sonia Sotomayor prepares for another long day in front of the U.S. Senate Judicial Committee, we turn to The Takeaway's Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich. He was there f...

    • And the Emmy Goes To... July 16, 2009

      The Emmy nominations are out this morning. Some shows or actors were shoo-ins, while others were shut out. Topping the nominees was Tina Fey with a jaw-dropping 22 nominations; the ot...

    • The NAACP's Legal Legacy July 16, 2009

      Today the NAACP wraps up its convention celebrating its 100-year anniversary. For a look at what the group's future fights for civil rights should be and how their past accomplishment...

    • JP Morgan Chase: Profiting in a Downturn July 16, 2009

      This morning, JP Morgan Chase posted a quarterly profit of $2.7 billion. That's a 36 percent jump from a year ago. It comes just two days after Goldman Sachs announced a quarterly pro...