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Bob Ayers, thirty year veteran of intelligence services like the CIA and the NSA, on the back-and-forth between terrorist innovation and security forces prevention (http://www.thetake... (article)
The Takeaway for Thursday, December 31, 2009 (Final Edition) (article)
All week long I have been recalling some of the most memorable sports stories of the past year. We talked about how Serena Williams shocked the sensibilities of the tennis world when ... (article)
The Takeaway for Thursday, December 31, 2009 (Early Edition) (article)
Intelligence and Flight Security in 2009 (episode)
Later today, President Obama gets a preliminary report on what went wrong in the country's airport security systems. One of the things the report will mention is how U.S. intelligence...
Afghanistan Takeout: At least 8 Americans are dead after a suicide bombing at a remote base in Afghanistan. Details are still emerging, but reports say most of the dead are CIA emp...
The 2010 census is just around the corner. It's the once-every-decade tally of who lives where in the United States. One of its provisions requires counting prisoners in the place whe...
It looks like one of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s New Year's resolutions is to encourage all Russians to think twice about reaching for their favorite drink. As of January 1st...
It’s Thursday, that’s our day to talk technology here on The Takeaway. And it’s also December 31st, the last day of the year to give to a charity if you want to deduct your donation f...
This year, the housing market dropped like a stone before slowing and gaining, somewhat. But how much longer until Americans feel ready to buy? We talk with housing expert Robert Shil...
Today is New Year's Eve, and that means citizens of the world will be ringing in 2010 when the clock hits midnight. We're leaping through time zones with reporters from across the glo...
On Wednesday, a suicide bomber killed eight American civilians in Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials. The incident happened at Forward Operating Base Chapman, which is located i...
Have you done any thinking "outside the box" this decade, or encountered any "game changers?" Here to tell us more about the catchphrases that became a part of our lexicon in the 2000...
It began with a contested election, ended with a new leader promising change, and in between was defined by the threat of terrorism, distrust of the government and the loss of thousan...
We sprint around the globe from east to west, beginning with a call from the future: Phil Mercer, BBC correspondent in Sydney (where it's already 2010) describes the fireworks display...
Wendell Potter, former health insurance executive turned whistle-blower, on why he supports passing some version of health care reform, even the version currently in Congress: (http:/... (article)
The Takeaway for Wednesday, December 30 (Final Edition) (article)
The Takeaway for Wednesday, December 30, 2009 (Early Edition) (article)
Census: Two Hispanic Leaders Debate Boycotting the Count (episode)
As the census approaches, a debate has begun to brew in Hispanic communities – to stand up and be counted, or not? We talk with two pastors who stand on opposite sides of the issue: D...
Privaty Takeout: John Schwartz, legal correspondent for The New York Times, says a debate is brewing over balancing privacy and security for airline travelers, following an alleged ...
Details are still trickling out on how the alleged Christmas Day 'bomber' managed to board a Detroit-bound plane despite several intelligence agencies having some information on him. ...
<p>2009 was the year of women … in pop music at least. <strong>Caryn Ganz</strong>, from <em>Rolling Stone</em>, tells us which female artists dominated our iPods this year, and why.</p>
It's Wednesday, the day we talk about food. New Year's Eve is almost here and folks will be celebrating in all kinds of different ways; hopefully all of them will involve food and go...
Wendell Potter worked as an executive for over 15 years at health insurance giant CIGNA before becoming a whistle-blower and an advocate for health care reform. He is currently the S...
TV Takeout: Old-style 'rabbit-ears' antennae are making their way back on top of television sets. David Sarno of the Los Angeles Times explains how digital Over-The-Air (OTA) broadc...
The Nigerian man who attempted to blow up a Northwest jetliner last week had spent months in Yemen, a country some are concerned is becoming a new training ground for al-Qaida. We spe...
It may seem like we know everything about the natural world around us, but new species are being discovered every year. The man in charge of helping decide the most interesting discov...
What goes down, must come up, and then go back down again...at least that's been the story of our economy over the past ten years. As we continue our week-long look back at the decade...
Hamid Dabashi, professor of Iranian studies at Columbia University, on the difference between the protests leading up to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and the protests today after t... (article)