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Tuesday, September 29 2009

  • The Takeaway for Tuesday, September 29, 2009 (Final Edition) September 29, 2009

    The Takeaway for Tuesday, September 29, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)

  • The Takeaway for Tuesday, September 29, 2009 (Early Edition) September 29, 2009

    Headlines; Iran (article)

  • Iran's War Games: Iranian-Americans Respond September 29, 2009

    Iran's War Games: Iranian-Americans Respond (episode)

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    • Iran's War Games: Iranian-Americans Respond September 29, 2009

      Iran continued its recent run of provocative acts by testing its longest-range missiles on Monday. That came only one day after it tested short-range missiles, and a few days after it...

    • Takeout: Health Care Debate Heats Up September 29, 2009

      <p>Our Washington correspondent, <strong>Todd Zwillich</strong>,<strong> </strong>joins us to do some fact checking on health care reform and Medicare-cost claims from both sides of the Congressional aisle.</p>

    • Takeout: A Run on the FDIC September 29, 2009

      When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) meets later today, it will have to address a key question raised by the tide of bank failures: Will the the government agency run...

    • Takeout: Monday Night Cowboys September 29, 2009

      The Dallas Cowboys earned a sloppy but much needed victory in prime time last night. And after a slow starting season, the win came at a critical time for quarterback Tony Romo. We ge...

    • In the Philippines, After the High Water September 29, 2009

      The floodwaters in the Philippines are starting to recede now that Typhoon Ketsana (locally known as Typhoon Ondoy) has passed through, but the situation in Manila and the surrounding...

    • Publishing Books at Internet Speed September 29, 2009

      As more news stories get reported and updated multiple times a day online, they've made once-daily newspaper deadlines seem quaint. Book publishing, however, is still back in the Dark...

    • When Taking Time Off Is Good For Business September 29, 2009

      American culture has always valued high worker productivity; it’s hard to encourage people in the U.S. to take time off from work. But one company thinks it can make more money by for...

    • How Health Care's Public Option Might Pass September 29, 2009

      In the Senate Finance Committee today, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) are introducing an amendment to add the hotly-contested public option to the Fi...

    • Takeout: More Mortgage Help on the Way September 29, 2009

      This week, possibly even as early as today, the U.S. Treasury Department will unveil a new $35 billion mortgage relief plan to stabilize the housing market. The money will go to state...

    • Takeout: MLB Pennant Races Heat Up September 29, 2009

      It's a big week for baseball. The Yankees have clinched their spot in the American League East, but it's a tight race between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers in the A.L. Ce...

    • Takeout: Listeners, From Daughters About Mothers September 29, 2009

      This Takeout comes from our listeners: We spoke yesterday about daughters overcoming difficult relationships with their mothers, and vice-versa. After we got off the air, 75-year-old ...

    • Debate Grows Over Response to Iran's Nuclear Attempts September 29, 2009

      The U.S. and its allies are united in their public concerns about Iran's secret nuclear ambitions. But The New York Times reports that U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies disagree...

    • Ball Goes Up in Tonight's WNBA Finals September 29, 2009

      The WNBA finals begin tonight in Arizona as the fast-paced Phoenix Mercury tries to wear down the tough defense of the Indiana Fever. ESPN.com reporter Mechelle Voepel joins us from P...

    • Truth, Data and the Delivery Room: A Freakonomics Report September 29, 2009

      A few decades before doctors understood basic germ theory, a curious process played out in 19th-century Austria. At the time, doctors were trying to find the cause of a deadly fever s...

    • Takeout: Listeners on Coming Out at a Young Age September 29, 2009

      Last Friday, when we talked about young people coming out at younger ages, we got phone calls, emails and comments on our website, including one from Susan in Oklahoma who told her 14...

    • CBO Says Public Option Would Save $100 Billion September 29, 2009

      Two of the Senate Finance Committee's more liberal Democrats have submitted amendments to add a public option to the committee's health care reform plan; it comes on the heels of a Co...