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Indiana is the first big state since Missouri to be a big question mark — and the first one with so much attention paid to it since Iowa or New Hampshire. I'll be traveling the state... (article)
What would you do if the phone rang at 3AM? The phone rang for John Hockenberry at 3AM on April 28, and Bob Edwards was on the other end... (article)
An economy on the brink (episode)
Every day seems to reveal a new, grimmer economic number. This week it's a big drop in home prices, small economic growth, and a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve Bo...
Community banks outnumber big-name banks 25 to 1. They say they've been insulated from the subprime mortgage crisis. The Takeaway talks with Robert Palmer, chief executive of Community Bankers Association of Ohio.
Iran is the only country in the world not suffering from an organ shortage. It's also the only country that legally permits kidney vending. Takeaway expert and "Freakonomics" co-autho...
Takeaway Political Director Andrea Bernstein joins us from the road in Indiana. She's crossing this week ahead of the May 6 primary, which is expected to shatter Indiana's previous vo...
It was a medical enigma: Why do many black patients respond differently to a class of heart drugs called beta blockers? Researchers now say a genetic variant allows 40 percent of blac...
Five years ago, on May 1, 2003, President Bush marked the end of major combat in Iraq with a nationally televised speech from the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Iraq war continued and the g... (article)
Nobody, not even an earthy, teenage girl from Tennessee, gets her picture taken for Vanity Fair by Annie Leibovitz by accident. A multiplatinum-selling, world-famous, near-billion-dol... (article)
The government has stepped in with an economic stimulus plan that returns $168 billion to taxpayers. The Federal Reserve continues to cut interest rates. Consumer confidence is at a f... (article)
You got ID? Supreme Court upholds Indiana voter identification laws (episode)
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold a law requiring voters in Indiana to present ID at the polls. The court rejected the argument that the law discriminates against the elderly, the poor and minorities.
The documentary "Faubourg Tremé" premiered Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival. Lolis Eric Elie is part of the team that began documenting the culture of New Orleans' Tremé neighborho...
It's the fourth time around for the Grand Theft Auto franchise, and the release is sure to spark the umpteenth debate about the tie-in between violent video games and real-life aggres...
Parents are up in arms over racy shots of teen pop star Miley Cyrus shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz for the May issue of Vanity Fair magazine. The 15-year-old Hannah Montana star...
Can $600 save the economy? (episode)
The Bush administration is hoping to jump-start the economy with $168 billion in tax rebates. But it’s a plan based on a faith in consumerism: The money must be spent to have an impac...
Salim Ahmed Hamdan argued for his day in court, and won. Now, as the trial of one of the most famous Guatánamo Bay detainees approaches, lawyers will argue Hamdan is mentally unfit to assist in his defense.
Since Zimbabwe held elections on March 31st, the ruling party Zanu-PF has faced a barrage of criticism for not releasing election results. Rights groups and religious leaders say they...
This weekend, 32 NFL teams shelled out millions for what they hope are the most talented college football players. For the draftniks, the drama is over and the newly jerseyed picks be...
Lisa Margonelli says this could be a day we all remember, when oil finally spikes to a price that makes us change our behavior.
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that Indiana can require government-issued photo identification when voting. It's a win for Republicans in an election year. Justice John Paul St... (article)
Sign up here to join Harvard's oil crisis simulation, April 28, 2008. In 1988 I drove more than a thousand miles on a whim-fueled road trip to see an ichthysaur skeleton. The dirt ... (article)