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Wednesday, July 22 2009

  • [Web Special] Professor Gates Arrested? No Surprise July 22, 2009

    Disorderly conduct. Charges dropped. Cool, now we can all pretend that we’re post-racial again. The fact that Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was arrested at his own home after being s... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Wednesday, July 22, 2009 (Final Edition) July 22, 2009

    PM Maliki in US | Ice cream for breakfast | Obama Press conf. | Health care | Digital future of Children's TV Act | Airline earnings | Hillary | Racial targeting (article)

  • What Would You Ask President Obama? July 22, 2009

    President Obama holds a prime time press conference tonight to sell his health care plan. Even though this is the main issue planned for tonight, any topic is on the table. If you wer... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Wednesday, July 22, 2009 (Early Edition) July 22, 2009

    Headlines; News from Iraq (article)

  • Iraq in the Headlines, Al-Maliki in Washington July 22, 2009

    Iraq in the Headlines, Al-Maliki in Washington (episode)

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    • Iraq in the Headlines, Al-Maliki in Washington July 22, 2009

      In a move to show that Washington is normalizing its relationship with Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is coming to the White House today. The two leaders have plenty to ta...

    • Breakfast: Keeping Your Cool the Sweet Sicilian Way July 22, 2009

      Who knew that breakfast could be one sure way to beat the heat? We’re not talking about chugging a frappaccino, we’re talking about breakfast the Sicilian way: ice cream. Gina DePalma...

    • Roundtable: Previewing Obama's Press Conference July 22, 2009

      Tonight President Barack Obama holds a prime time press conference. The main topic is likely to be health care reform, but topics such as unemployment, the economy, and Afghanistan ar...

    • Total Eclipse of the Sun July 22, 2009

      Millions of people across Asia were plunged into darkness during the longest eclipse of the century. The total solar eclipse, where the moon blocks the sun, turned day into night for ...

    • The President's Prescription for Health Care July 22, 2009

      President Obama is hitting the airways tonight to sell his health care reform plan. The Takaway's man in Washington, Todd Zwillich, gives us the behind the scenes report. We then turn...

    • The Takeaway's Health Care Roundtable July 22, 2009

      The Takeaway is hosting a roundtable discussion of what health care reform should look like. Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, sets the scene for the president's...

    • Little Kids, Big Business: Updating the Children's TV Act July 22, 2009

      In 1990, Congress enacted the Children's Television Act to promote educational children's television programming and to limit marketing to children. The act addresses only broadcast t...

    • A Look into the Economic Crystal Ball July 22, 2009

      Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke began two days of testimony before Congress on the state of the economy. He said, “The U.S. economy contracted sharply in the fourth ...

    • Air America: The State of the Airlines July 22, 2009

      Airlines are starting to release their quarterly earnings reports. The results? Turbulence. While Southwest and United eked out a small profit, Continental announced a slight loss. Ch...

    • Tough Talk: Secretary Clinton's Message to Iran July 22, 2009

      Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is getting tough on Iran. Speaking from Thailand today she announced that the U.S. is prepared to defend its allies in the Persian Gulf against any ...

    • America, Still Not 'Post-Racial' July 22, 2009

      On Monday, Henry Louis Gates Jr, one of the nation's pre-eminent African American scholars, was arrested for breaking into his own home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The charges have b...