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Wednesday, October 24 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | October 24, 2012 October 24, 2012

    Times Correspondent CJ Chivers on Reporting from Inside Syria | Reflections on the Hajj and Modern Day Mecca | Detroit Prepares for their Twelfth World Series | Do Democrats and Repub... (episode)

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    • Times Correspondent C.J. Chivers on Reporting from Inside Syria October 24, 2012

      C.J. Chivers, correspondent for our partner The New York Times, has just returned from a reporting trip in Syria. He followed a group of Syrian rebels and the development of military ...

    • U.S. Senate Candidate in Hot Water Over Comments on Rape October 24, 2012

      <p>It seems like d&eacute;j&agrave; vu: a U.S. Senate candidate in a tight race makes a controversial statement about rape, setting off an awkward need for a response from the Republican presidential nominee.</p>

    • Detroit Prepares for their 11th World Series October 24, 2012

      The World Series kicks off tonight, and Detroit is hoping their Tigers will do them proud. But do they have what it takes to beat the San Francisco Giants? Quinn Klinefelter, a Detroi...

    • Do Democrats and Republicans Prefer Different Brands? October 24, 2012

      Although you may not realize it, depending on whether you lean Republican or Democrat, you might be more inclined to buy certain products. Ted Marzilli collects and analyzes that data.

    • What Our Google Habits Reveal About Our Voting Habits October 24, 2012

      Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, doctoral candidate in economics at Harvard, says that if you really want to know what the average American is thinking about when it comes politics, don’t...

    • Mecca and the Modern Day Hajj October 24, 2012

      Every year between two and three million Muslims converge on the city of Mecca for the hajj. The annual religious pilgrimage is one of the pillars of Islam. The hajj begins this week ...