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Tuesday, October 23 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012

    Obama and Romney Debate Foreign Policy | Advocacy Group Fights Voter Suppression | Meningitis Outbreak Kills 23, Sickens 282 So Far | How Much Do Our Genes Influence Our Votes? | An E... (episode)

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    • Obama and Romney Debate Foreign Policy October 23, 2012

      In a recent poll in three battleground states, foreign policy was only the fourth most important factor for voters, ranked below the economy, the deficit, and health care. So did last...

    • Advocacy Group Fights Voter Suppression October 23, 2012

      As election day nears there are almost always reports of voter suppression and intimidation. The tactics vary from election to election, making them difficult to predict or counteract...

    • Meningitis Death Toll Reaches 23 October 23, 2012

      A meningitis outbreak has sickened nearly 300 people and killed 23, but it turns out that this isn't the first time that this kind of outbreak has happened. Dr. John Perfect treated p...

    • How Much Do Our Genes Influence Our Votes? October 23, 2012

      It is two weeks until election day and the presidential candidates, their campaigns, and their supporters have invested huge amounts of time and money to win our votes, but what ultim...

    • An Earthquake, Six Seismologists, and Seven Guilty Cases of Manslaughter October 23, 2012

      Over three hundred people were killed in a 2009 earthquake in Italy. In the aftermath, many Italians focused their blame on the region's earthquake scientists, claiming that the scien...

    • Fact-Checking the Foreign Policy Debate October 23, 2012

      In 2008, foreign policy was widely considered then-Senator Barack Obama weakness, but, by 2012, the death of Osama bin Laden and the end of the Iraq War had turned the tied. So how di...