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Monday, August 24 2009

  • The Takeaway for Monday, August 24, 2009 (Final Edition) August 24, 2009

    The Takeaway for Monday, August 24, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)

  • [Web Special] The Buck Stops Where? August 24, 2009

    There is now a hullabaloo in Congress about alleged abortive CIA plans to assassinate al-Qaeda members. While the New York Times and other sources are reporting that the plan was init... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Monday, August 24, 2009 (Early Edition) August 24, 2009

    Headlines; CIA (article)

  • Report on CIA Abuses to be Released August 24, 2009

    Report on CIA Abuses to be Released (episode)

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    • Report on CIA Abuses to be Released August 24, 2009

      In 2004, CIA Inspector General John Helgerson completed a report looking at abuses inside CIA prisons.  The report has been kept a secret until today, when portions of the report are ...

    • The Obamas Head to Martha's Vineyard August 24, 2009

      After a summer of rough-and-tumble town halls, the president and his family are taking some time away from Washington to relax. The first family will spend the week on Martha’s Vineya...

    • This Week's Agenda with Marcus Mabry and Jonathan Marcus August 24, 2009

      For this week's agenda segment, Marcus Mabry from The New York Times, and the BBC’s Jonathan Marcus look at the next chapter in the health care debate, growth of the GDP, and how ques...

    • After 20 Years, Reinstating Rose? August 24, 2009

      Today marks an anniversary in baseball that is not exactly celebratory. Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader, was banned from the game 20 years ago for gambling on ...

    • More Moms Drinking and Driving August 24, 2009

      For our family segment, we take a look at a recent government report that shows a 30 percent increase in the number of women arrested for drinking and driving in the past ten years. T...

    • Health Care Reform: What Doctors Want August 24, 2009

      All this week, we'll be hosting mini-roundtable discussions about how health care reform could affect different groups of Americans. We kick it off this week with one of the groups wh...

    • No More Cash for Clunkers August 24, 2009

      Having run out of money two weeks ahead of schedule, the Cash for Clunkers program officially ends at 8 p.m. tonight.  Now that it's winding down, how are car dealers and automakers g...

    • Former CIA Director on Prison Abuse, Oil's "Monopoly" August 24, 2009

      We're looking ahead to today's release of a 2004 report by the CIA inspector general that details harsh interrogation techniques used in CIA prisons. The report is said to contain det...

    • Afghanistan: Obama's Vietnam? August 24, 2009

      We're joined by Peter Baker, White House correspondent for The New York Times, to talk about similarities between the continued war in Afghanistan and other ill-defined conflicts in A...

    • Empowering Women From Oppression to Opportunity August 24, 2009

      What are the biggest moral challenges we face today? We're joined by two people who have given a lot of thought to cultural challenges around the world, including poverty, racism, and...