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Clare Lockhart, co-founder of the Institute of State Effectiveness, who worked in Afghanistan on the post-2001 government, on the United States' priorities going forward in the countr... (article)
The Takeaway for Wednesday, December 2, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)
Headlines; President Lays Out Next Steps for Afghan War (article)
President Lays Out Next Steps for Afghan War (episode)
Last night President Obama laid out his plan for Afghanistan. The bottom line includes 30,000 more troops, deployed quickly and due to begin returning after 18 months. We look at wh...
Washington Takeout: Todd Zwillich says now that President Obama has laid out his strategy for the war in Afghanistan, another war is beginning: the fight over how we're going to pay...
President Barack Obama's stimulus plan cut the price tag for COBRA, the federal program that allows workers to keep their healthcare benefits for 18 months after they leave a job. Und...
In Atlanta, a hotly contested mayoral race that was almost certainly partially about race drew to a too-close-to-call near-tie Tuesday night. Former state senator Kasim Reed, who is b...
The holidays are upon us. If your friends or family love food as much as we do, you might want to consider some really cool gift options that everyone will want to eat up. Takeaway ...
In a speech at West Point last night, President Obama announced he will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan starting early next year. He also discussed an exit strategy that he ho...
Business Takeout: Louise Story tells us how Harvard is trying to cut costs in a program bringing lawyers into public service, and why it might mean fewer law grads will help the nee...
General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson has been asked to step down only eight months after taking the helm of the embattled automaker. The announcement came following a GM board meeting o...
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has been convicted of one count of embezzlement. Dixon was found guilty of stealing around $630 worth of gift cards intended for needy families in Baltimo...
Let the holiday shopping season begin! With the explosion of intangible mp3s, music may have lost its luster as a nice Christmas gift. But it looks like music might have a savior in t...