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< February 2011

Wednesday, February 9 2011

• A Reluctant Icon Galvanizes Egypt February 10, 2011

  Egypt's pro-democracy movement was reinvigorated yesterday after internet-activist Wael Ghonim was released from captivity after 12 days; Congressional Republicans seek to undo Presid... (episode)

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  • Top of the Hour: Wael Ghonim, Morning Headlines February 9, 2011

  • A Reluctant Hero for Egyptian Protesters February 9, 2011

  • Reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac February 9, 2011

  • Tea Party Helps Thwart Patriot Act Renewal February 9, 2011

  • Halle Berry, the 'One-Drop Rule' and Race in America February 9, 2011

  • iHave a Confession to Make February 9, 2011

  • 'Never Say Die': A Motto Americans Live By? February 9, 2011

  • Top of the Hour: Undoing Barack Obama, Morning Headlines February 9, 2011

  • Is the GOP Trying to Undo Barack Obama? February 9, 2011

  • Reflecting on Donald Rumsfeld's Storied Career February 9, 2011

  • New Findings May Alter Care for Breast Cancer Patients February 9, 2011

  • As Protests Continue in Egypt, a Look at Democracy in Southeast Asia February 9, 2011

  • Move Over Ken Jennings, IBM's Watson Is Here February 9, 2011

• Wave of Change: Protesters Gain New Stamina; A Lifetime Under Mubarak; Egypt's Restless Youth February 9, 2011

  This is the seventh edition of Wave of Change, a special podcast from The Takeaway, covering the mass protests in Egypt and the consequences for the wider Arab world, hosted by John H... (article)

• Egypt's Youth in Revolt February 9, 2011

  "This belongs to the Egyptian youth," declared Wael Ghonim in an interview with Egypt's most popular talk show. Ghonim, the internet activist who became a symbol of the repression tha... (article)

• Give Melissa Leo a Break February 9, 2011

  A lot of people seem to be in a big uproar over Oscar-nominee Melissa Leo’s audacity. As you may have heard, she’s been campaigning for an Oscar, and not in the usual ways. Yes, she’s... (article)

• There's No 'Race Gene', Halle Berry February 9, 2011

  "I feel like she's black. I'm black and I'm her mother, and I believe in the one-drop theory." - Halle Berry in 2010 “I don't think it should matter what the color of one’s skin is... (article)