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Thursday, July 2 2009

  • The Takeaway for Thursday, July 2, 2009 (Final Edition) July 2, 2009

    Military offensive in Afghanistan | Auto sales | Phone tech | Sanford | Dillinger | Unemployment & macho culture | Miami-Dade healthcare | Cheating line (article)

  • [Web Special] Check Your Beef for E. Coli July 2, 2009

    A possible E. coli outbreak in beef produced by the JBS Swift Beef Co. of Colorado has sickened people in nine states. The meat has been recalled, so check your fridge before your hol... (article)

  • Karl Malden: 1912-2009 July 2, 2009

    Academy Award winning actor Karl Malden died yesterday at the age of 97. He died of natural causes in his home in Brentwood, California. Here is the role he is most famous for, as... (article)

  • Is Male Unemployment Changing American Society? July 2, 2009

    More than 80 percent of job losses have fallen on men. What effect do you think this will have? Does it signify the end of a macho culture? What's your take? Leave a comment or recor... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Thursday, July 2, 2009 (Early Edition) July 2, 2009

    Headlines; Offensive launched in Afghanistan (article)

  • [Web Special] Franken, the Blue State Senator: A John and Todd Sing-a-long July 2, 2009

    [Web Special] Franken, the Blue State Senator: A John and Todd Sing-a-long (episode)

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    • [Web Special] Franken, the Blue State Senator: A John and Todd Sing-a-long July 2, 2009

      <mp3 audio="http://audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway070109l.mp3" /> <p> John Hockenberry and Todd Zwillich perform a classic tune to mark the (eventual) resolution of the U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. </p>

    • Surge? U.S. Launches An Afghani Ground Offensive July 2, 2009

      View Helmand Province in a larger map The U.S. has launched a major offensive in a southern province in Afghanistan. The military has sent 4,000 Marines and 650 Afghan soldiers flo...

    • Playing Telephone with Google (and Us)! July 2, 2009

      Now that Google is rolling out a free phone management service, phone use is becoming more like email and instant messaging. Join The Takeaway and New York Times personal technology e...

    • Former Bush Official Leads Challenge to Prop 8 July 2, 2009

      Ted Olson, Solicitor General under President George W. Bush, argues this week in California courts against Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on gay marriage. He spoke with The Tak...

    • Up Up Up! Are Car Sales Actually Increasing? July 2, 2009

      Auto sales numbers are out and there may be a glimmer of hope for the U.S. auto industry. The industry posted their second best month of sales this year. So who's buying American thes...

    • South Carolina Women Stand with Jenny July 2, 2009

      Over the past week we have become way too familiar with the affairs of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. But if you think the nation is consumed, just imagine how it is for South ...

    • Smooth Criminal: John Dillinger's Legend, 75 Years Later July 2, 2009

      Many people know the legends of Jesse James or Bonnie and Clyde, but lesser known is one of the greatest bank robbers in history – John Dillinger. Nicknamed "The Jackrabbit" for his ...

    • Does High Unemployment Mean the Death of Macho? July 2, 2009

      This morning the unemployment numbers come out and there is a strong chance that they could reach the double digits. The economy is hitting men particularly hard. From the corporate s...

    • A Match Made in Health Care Heaven July 2, 2009

      While The White House and Congress continue to hash out a plan to reform health care across the country, the people in Miami-Dade County are taking matters into their own hands. Count...

    • Analyzing America's Mission in Afghanistan July 2, 2009

      The U.S. military has launched a major operation in Afghanistan. Over 4,000 Marines have been dispatched from the American base and to rout the Taliban from the region. The offensive ...

    • Operation Khanjar Kicks Off in Afghanistan July 2, 2009

      In continuing analysis of the new U.S. military offensive against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, The Takeaway is joined by Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Pr...

    • Love, Sex, and Governor Sanford July 2, 2009

      South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's admissions about his private life have raised as many questions as they have eyebrows. If nothing else, the governor has sparked a conversation ...

    • Live From Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan July 2, 2009

      This morning the U.S. military launched one of the largest offensives in recent U.S. military history in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. The operation against Taliban fighters in...