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Friday, September 4 2009

  • The Takeaway for Friday, September 4, 2009 (Final Edition) September 4, 2009

    The Takeaway for Friday, September 4, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)

  • The Takeaway for Friday, September 4, 2009 (Early Edition) September 4, 2009

    Headlines, Economix (article)

  • Your Economic Picture September 4, 2009

    Your Economic Picture (episode)

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    • Your Economic Picture September 4, 2009

      The August unemployment rate is out. The new rate is 9.7 percent. That's up from 9.4 percent last month, and is a little higher than what economists predicted. Most economists are say...

    • Melting Arctic North Up for Grabs September 4, 2009

      The United Nations says that in 30 years, there may be no ice left in the Arctic if we don’t do more to stop global warming. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon was in the Arctic Circle th...

    • War in Afghanistan: Next Moves Uncertain September 4, 2009

      Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently delivered what many described as a surprisingly honest and sober analysis of the current situation for the war in Afghanistan. But predicting t...

    • NATO Airstrike in Afghanistan Draws Fire September 4, 2009

      A NATO aircraft has attacked two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan. The local governor said at least ninety people were killed, most of them Taliban militan...

    • Final Summer Flicks: "Extract," "All About Steve" September 4, 2009

      Labor Day is the last big holiday weekend of the summer – a great time to get out there and see the last of the summer movies. We talk about what's coming out this weekend with Rafer ...

    • Mexico Drug Gangs Attack Rehab Clinics September 4, 2009

      A drug gang stormed a Mexican rehab clinic this week, killing 18 people. The execution was one of the most violent recent incidents in that country's brutal drug war. Time Magazine jo...

    • Health Care Reform: Beyond the Public Option September 4, 2009

      The hotly contested "public option" for health care coverage is up for debate on Capitol Hill next week. Some say it's essential for reform while others, such as Health and Human Serv...

    • Next Steps for U.S. in Afghanistan September 4, 2009

      Recently, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen said that the situation in Afghanistan was "deteriorating," but just yesterday, during a press conference at the Pentagon, M...

    • Oudin: The New Face of American Women's Tennis September 4, 2009

      The Williams sisters have dominated U.S. women’s tennis for a long time, but there are a few new faces starting to make their own news. 17-year-old Melanie Oudin, from Georgia, defeat...

    • Lawyers and Pitchers and Senators, Oh My! September 4, 2009

      Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley decided yesterday to run for the Senate seat left vacant after Senator Ted Kennedy's death. Coakley has officially announced her intent t...

    • Young Children May be Safest From H1N1 September 4, 2009

      With grade schools opening across the nation, many parents are taking measures to prevent their children from catching the H1N1 flu virus. But a new study out by the Centers for Dise...

    • Libyan Reactions to Lockerbie Bomber's Return September 4, 2009

      Lockerbie bomber Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi was recently freed from a Scottish prison on "compassionate grounds" to return home to Libya.  Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the Unite...

    • Fall Movie Preview: Defying Genres September 4, 2009

      Our Friday movie round-up looks at some upcoming films that defy being pigeonholed neatly into a single genre, from still-appealing-to-adults "kid's movie" Where the Wild Things Are,...

    • Arson Said Cause of California Wildfires September 4, 2009

      The U.S. Forest Service said that arson started the wildfires still burning north of Los Angeles, having already destroyed 250 square miles of forest and killing two firefighters. A f...