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Today on The Takeaway we've been talking a lot about branding. Some folks told us about the brands they missed ("Bit 'o Honey" and the "Reggiebar" candy bars each got a vote). Other f... (article)
The Takeaway for Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)
Everyone has fond memories of their favorite childhood brands and the memorable ads. As we look at the rebirth of a Woolworth's store, The Takeaway asked its listeners to tell us th... (article)
Headlines; News on immigrant remittances (article)
Updated March 18, 2009 The states are promising transparency on stimulus spending. Some states, not all of which have special "recovery" homepages yet, are old hands at open governmen... (article)
Remittances to Latin American countries on the decline (episode)
Many Latin American countries depend on remittances from migrant workers who leave their home countries for financial opportunities across the globe. But according to a study done by ...
The Takeaway is drilling down into the recession with our friend and contributor Paddy O’Connell, the host of BBC’s Broadcasting House. Paddy has been looking at how the recession is ...
When New York Times National Legal Correspondent John Schwartz was called for jury duty, he Googled the defendant's name because it sounded familiar. When he realized his error, he al...
In trying economic times, even the most popular brands fade away. In the UK the famous American brand Woolworth's has all but shuttered its windows, save for one store that's survived...
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are busy pointing fingers in the fallout over the $165 million bailout of AIG and the executive bonuses. There's more to come today, as AIG boss Edward Liddy...
Yesterday, the Kremlin announced a massive modernization of its military, which sent Cold War shivers through the West. White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said President Medvedev’s ...
Is President Obama planning an expansion of operations in Pakistan? He very well might be. An article in today's New York Times reveals that President Obama and his national security ...
Today President Obama kicks off his Southern California tour. Using an old fashioned medium, he’ll be hearing from beleaguered Americans at a town hall meeting. Tomorrow night he’ll t...
In China, the number 8 means luck. And the Chinese government has been insisting that the economy will grow no less than 8% this year, but the impact of the global economic slowdown i...
There's a polar bear meeting in Norway this week, where politicians are considering how to handle the dire predictions surrounding the fate of our arctic friend. And this meeting got ...