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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, on the growing unemployment in cities around the country and the need for more targeted federal aid geared specifically for urban job creation (http... (article)
The Takeaway for Monday, November 30, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)
Headlines; Mortgage Relief Program for Homeowners Isn't Helping Many (article)
Mortgage Relief Program Helps Few (episode)
The Obama administration will go on the offensive this week, pressuring banks to help more U.S. homeowners bring down their mortgage payments. The Home Affordable Modification Program...
Tiger Takeout: Ed Wanambwa, senior editor of African American Golfers' Digest, joins sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin to discuss the latest on Tiger Woods' recent car accident...
Marcus Mabry, international business editor for The New York Times, and Nick Childs, defense and security correspondent for the BBC, take a look at what's ahead once President Obama a...
BBC Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne joins us to examine the most recent move in Iran's nuclear chess game. Iran yesterday said it would not comply with a demand by the International At...
A quarter of all marriage proposals happen in the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's, and most of those involve a diamond ring. Diamond sales finance civil wars around the ...
As economists declare the country to be officially heading out of recession, many are looking around them and still seeing severe economic troubles. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter ...
Congress Takeout: From Washington, Todd Zwillich looks ahead to the continuing tussle over health care reform in the Senate. Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin discusses half-time...
World financial markets are poised to react to last week's news that Dubai World, the financial conglomerate largely responsible for Dubai's rapid expansion, will request an extension...
That our nation is becoming increasingly polarized over social, legal and civic debates is a popular story, and one well mined by the same media outlets who often drive partisan animo...
We're joined by actor Michael K. Williams, best known so far for his role as "Omar" in HBO's 'The Wire.' He discusses his role in the just-released film adaptation of 'The Road.' ...
Iran announced yesterday it wouldn't comply with a demand by the United Nations' nuclear agency to stop work on a once-secret nuclear fuel enrichment plant, and said it would construc...
The Takeaway for Friday, November 27, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)
Ret. Col. John P. Galligan, defense attorney for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan, on what would need to happen to achieve a fair trial: (http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/... (article)
<p>Dubai; Headlines; New Business Owners Face First Black Friday</p> (article)
First Time Shop Owners Face Black Friday (episode)
Today, on what's marketed as “the biggest shopping day of the year,” we check in with two small business owners facing their first Black Friday: Michael Sclafani, who operates the Par...
WASHINGTON TAKEOUT: Julie Mason, White House correspondent for The Washington Examiner, discusses the security aspects of some high profile party crashers who snuck past the Secret...
It's been a big week for the planet. Yesterday, the world’s biggest polluter, China, said it would slow the rampant growth of its carbon emissions. This week President Obama voiced hi...
The couple that crashed President Obama's first White House dinner, Tarek and Michaele Salahi, managed to slip through several layers of security in order to pose with such Washington...
Wes Anderson's first animated film, "Fantastic Mr. Fox," was released nationwide yesterday. He chats with us about the process of auditioning puppets for the film, the magic of direct...
Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 others during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Central Texas. Hasan has been hospitalized ...
Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin joins us for a look back at Thanksgiving's football games and those coming up over the weekend. Business Takeout: The New York Times' finance r...
Over the last two years, Vice President Joe Biden has gone from powerful senator to presidential contender to vice president. As part of that ascension, he has given up some things t...
Last Thanksgiving, a crowd of thousands crushed into a Wal-Mart store in search of holiday sales, killing a 34-year old man. That incident has made stores around the country look at ...
Can you have faith but not believe in God? There are a growing number of atheists who declare themselves "faithful," but not all religious leaders think their belief system makes sens...
The Takeaway for Thursday, November 26 (Final Edition) (article)
Linda Blake, contributor for the Wall Street Journal in Mumbai, on Mumbai residents' lingering reaction to last year's attacks:(http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/nov/26/mumbai-... (article)