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Thursday, August 6 2009

  • The Takeaway for Thursday, August 6, 2009 (Final Edition) August 6, 2009

    The Takeaway for Thursday, August 6, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)

  • The Takeaway for Thursday, August 6, 2009 (Early Edition) August 6, 2009

    Headlines; Bill Clinton in North Korea; Recovering from Psychological Trauma (article)

  • Bill Clinton: Back in the Spotlight August 6, 2009

    Bill Clinton: Back in the Spotlight (episode)

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    • Bill Clinton: Back in the Spotlight August 6, 2009

      Peter Baker, the White House correspondent for The New York Times, is a long-time Clinton watcher. Yesterday's successful negotiation for the release of American journalists Laura Lin...

    • Jailed Journalists: The Road to Recovery August 6, 2009

      President Bill Clinton negotiated for the release of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea. After months of imprisonment on charges of entering the country ill...

    • Is a Vote Against Sotomayor Politically Risky? August 6, 2009

      The full Senate is scheduled to vote on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court this evening. Her confirmation is pretty much a foregone conclusion, but it...

    • Deutschemarks for Clunkers? August 6, 2009

      The Cash for Clunkers program has been a huge success in the U.S., blowing through over a billion dollars in a week as Americans traded in their gas guzzlers for a voucher towards a n...

    • Hamid Karzai: The Man Who Would Be President August 6, 2009

      Afghans go to the polls on August 20th to elect a president; current president Hamid Karzai is running for reelection. The country is plagued with violence. A roadside bomb killed 21 ...

    • Stormy Weather in the Forecast for Unemployment August 6, 2009

      As we wait for the latest unemployment numbers to be released tomorrow, all we can do is look at the forecast.&nbsp;

    • Don't Tread On Me: Washington Turf Wars August 6, 2009

      The Obama administration has two approaches to the economy: they want to grow it, but they also want to regulate it in new ways. A turf war has developed between President Obama's Tre...

    • John Bolton on Negotiating with Terrorists August 6, 2009

      Former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton joins us this morning to debate the proper way to interact with North Korea and the resurgence of former President Bill Clinton. Cl...

    • Grim Economic Indicator: A Pile-Up in the Morgue August 6, 2009

      Detroit has been hard hit in this recession. As we continue to look at economic indicators, Charlie LeDuff, reporter with the Detroit News, and Dr. Carl Schmidt, the Wayne County medi...

    • At Work and Twittering Away August 6, 2009

      Increasing numbers of employers are asking their workers to tweet. The popular micro-blog Twitter allows companies to promote themselves in 140 characters or less. So why limit press ...

    • John Podesta: The Most Influential Unofficial Official? August 6, 2009

      Many people received thanks for the safe return of two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea, including Bill Clinton, President Obama, and ... John Podesta? The former Chief ...

    • Inside the Mind of Killer August 6, 2009

      On Tuesday night, George Sodini executed a terrible plan. He opened fire at an aerobics class in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, and shot 12 women, 3 fatally, before turning the gun on him...