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Headlines; The Obama administration's plan to make economic promises a reality in 2009 (article)
The Obama administration's plan to make economic promises a reality in 2009 (episode)
As the Obama administration takes hold of the White House in 2009, which economic levers might it pull? And when might we see signs those changes are working? "Intellectually...
Feeling a little sheepish because you got your sister socks, and she got you a new purple iPod? Evolution can be blamed for the guilt — if not your poor taste in gifts. Jonah Lehrer, ...
"Rum and tea, to wake them up on Christmas Day. It's a Christmas morning tradition known as Gunfire." — Caroline Wyatt on British soliders in Basra
More than a century ago, an eight-year-old girl asked an adult at the New York Sun for the answer. And for the past 100 years, grown-ups still tell their kids, yes, yes, yes! We take ...
African lungfish, fermented shark in Iceland and porcupine are all typical Christmas cuisine. The Takeaway takes a look at some traditional (and some weird) Christmas dishes from arou...
In Afghanistan and Iraq, war dominates every day. For a brief holiday from Christmas, The Takeaway turns to New York Times correspondent Campbell Robertson.
Blogger Nate Silver made his name by using his skills as a baseball statistician to call the presidential race for Obama back in March. His site—FiveThirtyEight.com became the go-to s...
Has the urgency of climate change dimmed since the global economic crisis? Or is it a potential economic stimulus? Environomental engineer David Greene from the Oak Ridge National Lab...
As the Bush administration fades in history, so will the little town of Crawford, Texas. The equivalent refuge in the Obama administration isn't really known. Obama is from Chicago...but he's also from Kahului, Hawaii.
Exactly who is Santa Claus? It depends on where you are in the world. The BBC's Matt Thompson looks at "Too Many Santas." "The thing about The Christmas Lads is they're actua...
One of the most formidable talents of 20th century theater, Harold Pinter is dead at age 78 from liver cancer. The author of the ground-breaking plays The Birthday Party, The Homecomi...