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Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on President Obama's work on the economy, and the nagging issue of job creation (http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/nov/25/schumer-on-jobs-health-car... (article)
The Takeaway for Wednesday, November 25, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)
<p>Headlines; A decision on Afghanistan soon</p> (article)
The President's Coming Decision on Afghanistan (episode)
President Barack Obama announced yesterday that he will soon announce his decision on our strategy in Afghanistan. When he says he intends to “finish the job,” what does he mean? Here...
Business Takeout: Louise Story of The New York Times says the FDIC insurance fund that protects your bank deposits has fallen a smidge below zero: $8.2 billion, in round numbers. Ta...
It seems the American people are playing the “wait-and-see” game on whether health care reform passes before the year’s end or not. Right now the bill stands on the Senate floor where...
Florida fishermen found Elián González floating in the Atlantic Ocean ten years ago today. After months of legal wrangling, González was sent back to Cuba and his waiting father; who...
For every Thanksgiving Day grocery shopper procrastinator who hasn't picked up the essentials, Melissa Clark, our food contributor and food writer for The New York Times, offers us wi...
At a Defense Department briefing on Tuesday, spokesman Geoff Morrell ran down the list of what U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will be eating on Thanksgiving day. It's a feast tha...
Washington Takeout: Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich has the story of a presidential pardon taking place on the Hill. (psst... it's just the annual White House turkey.) Spor...
The Federal investigation into a Minnesota-based terrorism operation widened this week when authorities released criminal charges against eight men connected to the operation, which a...
With over one million users posting 27.3 million tweets a day, one would expect Twitter to be a hugely profitable organization spread across the globe. But the truth is a little more...
As the annual hajj pilgrimage begins, we check in with BBC reporter in Mecca, Shahzeb Jilani. We also talk with the State Department’s Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Fa...