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Monday, August 3 2009

  • [Web Special] Baseball's Cheating Heart August 3, 2009

    I haven't talked much about baseball's steroid scandal and have quietly supported the players -- which is pretty much the approach that the Major League Baseball Players Association h... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Monday, August 3, 2009 (Early Edition) August 3, 2009

    News; This week's agenda (article)

  • This Week's Agenda August 3, 2009

    This Week's Agenda (episode)

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    • This Week's Agenda August 3, 2009

      It's Monday and The Takeaway is handing out a road map to this week's top stories. The House of Representatives is out on August recess, but the Senate is still working on its plan fo...

    • Steroids and Baseball August 3, 2009

      With David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez being outted as steroid users, The Takeaway’s Sports Contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin – who has remained relatively quiet about steroids in baseball ...

    • Attention! The Post-9/11 GI Bill is in Effect August 3, 2009

      While many people think the GI Bill pays for college, for a lot of vets, the monthly payment wasn't enough to cover tuition. This weekend, the post-9/11 GI Bill was rolled out across ...

    • Afghanistan: The Death Toll Rises August 3, 2009

      The BBC's David Loyn joins The Takeaway from Afghanistan with a look at what was the deadliest month in the Afghan war. August is likely to be equally grim. After a violent weekend wh...

    • Two More from Mozart August 3, 2009

      Mozart: The Complete Collection just got a little bit bigger. Two new pieces of music have now been identified as compositions of the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, written when he wa...

    • Israel Expands Under America's Critical Eye August 3, 2009

      Yesterday, Israeli security forces evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem. The families waged a lengthy court battle to block the eviction, but failed in ...

    • Parenting and Mad Moms August 3, 2009

      While working fathers are content with their job-life balance, moms are increasingly angry as they try to balance being great employees and great parents. Who are they mad at? The dad...

    • Ahmadinejad's Inauguration August 3, 2009

      There are two major events taking place in Iran this week. On Sunday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be inaugurated. He is remaining in office after a questionable landslide victo...

    • Don't Worry, It's Just the Plague August 3, 2009

      An outbreak of pneumonic plague in China has killed two men. The pneumonic plague is a bacterial infection similar to the infamous bubonic plague. Authorities in northwestern China ha...

    • Take Two (Weeks of Vacation) and Call Us in the Morning August 3, 2009

      Eric Jones, director of IT at iPass in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, hasn't taken a vacation in a long time. That wouldn't be the case if he worked for Eric Berridge, co-founder and ...

    • Gulf War I: A Mystery and a Man are Laid to Rest August 3, 2009

      It's the end of an 18-year old mystery. The remains of the first U.S. serviceman killed in the first Gulf War have been found. The discovery lays to rest the confusion surrounding the...

    • The Sun is Out. Are Your Kids? August 3, 2009

      It's August and the sun is shining. But two new studies show that kids are not getting nearly enough sun. The studies show that millions of children have disturbingly low levels of vi...

    • President Obama's Six Month Scorecard August 3, 2009

      President Barack Obama officially hit his half-year mark this weekend. As the airways are flooded with pundits, policy wonks and politicos, The Takeaway turns to the public to see how...