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Friday, July 3 2009

  • What's Your Favorite View? July 3, 2009

    One of our listeners sent in the photo of his favorite view, taken from the pedestrian walkway on the Manhattan bridge, showing the Brooklyn bridge. What's your favorite view? Tell u... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Friday, July 3, 2009 (Final Edition) July 3, 2009

    Operation Afghanistan | Plane crash | Sports Wrap Up | Obama Heads to Russia | Neverland Opens | Fireworks | California IOUs | Self esteem | Immigrants | Liberty crown | Re-imagining barbecue (article)

  • The Takeaway for Thursday, July 2, 2009 (Early Edition) July 3, 2009

    Headlines; Military Operations in Afghanistan; Update on Flight 447 (article)

  • From Our Listeners: We Asked, You Answered July 3, 2009

    From Wednesday, July 1, 2009 More than 80 percent of job losses have fallen on men. What effect do you think this will have? Does it signify the end of a macho culture?   "Men whi... (article)

  • The Marines, Battling in Afghanistan July 3, 2009

    The Marines, Battling in Afghanistan (episode)

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    • The Marines, Battling in Afghanistan July 3, 2009

      Yesterday almost 4,000 Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops began a major operation into the Helmand province in Southern Afghanistan, the epicenter of the opium producing that is a ...

    • Update on Flight 447 July 3, 2009

      More than a month after Air France Flight 447 crashed, there are more questions than answers. The latest report from the French accident investigation agency, BEA, contends that the p...

    • Champions Everywhere! The Sports Agenda July 3, 2009

      All great champions are resilient, and, this weekend, old sports champions return to the limelight. Slugger Manny Ramirez, who helped bring two World Series rings to Boston, returns t...

    • The Sanford Scandal and the Art of Forgiveness July 3, 2009

      When South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford gave his emotional confession last week – saying he was in love with a woman in Argentina – his wife, Jenny, was noticeably absent from his s...

    • Summer Blockbusters with A.O. Scott July 3, 2009

      For movie buffs everywhere, summer means one thing: Blockbusters! New York Times film critic A.O. Scott joins The Takeaway with a quick look at the summer's best bets. Above is the ...

    • Do-It-Yourself Fireworks (Safely) July 3, 2009

      This weekend, many of us will be enjoying fireworks as we celebrate the Fourth of July —from the safety of a public park with professionals handling all those explosives. But our gues...

    • State Budgets Get Stalled July 3, 2009

      The new fiscal year for 46 states started this week. But eight states had to extend their legislative sessions in order to balance their 2010 budgets. California is even issuing IOUs ...

    • Gone Rogue: One Bad Broker Made Oil Prices Spike July 3, 2009

      On Tuesday, oil trading volumes rose overnight and prices jumped more than $2 a barrel without apparent market justification. The explanation? A rogue broker had been making unauthori...

    • The Lowdown on High Self-Esteem July 3, 2009

      Stuart Smalley’s famous words of self love: "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me" could be hazardous to your mental health. A new study out of the Univer...

    • The Nation's New Take on Immigration July 3, 2009

      The Obama administration seems to be taking a softer approach to illegal immigrants than the Bush White House did. Gone are the days of Federal Agents swarming a warehouse and making ...

    • Re-opening Lady Liberty's Crown July 3, 2009

      This 4th of July weekend, the Statue of Liberty’s crown will re-open; visitors can take the 12-story spiral steps leading up the narrow passage to see what may be the best view in the...

    • Reinventing American Cuisine July 3, 2009

      It's the Fourth of July weekend. Since many of us are getting ready to cook-out with friends, we invited chef, author, and eco-activist Bryant Terry to join us. His most r...

    • Arms Control: President Obama Heads to Russia July 3, 2009

      President Obama will head to Russia next week with arms control on the agenda. President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev may agree on the outline of a deal to reduce the s...

    • Neverland Opens Its Doors July 3, 2009

      Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., was opened to the media yesterday by the owner, a real estate firm called Colony Capital LLC that bought it as a joint venture...