Today's Takeaway: Washington Reacts to US Troops Leaving Iraq Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Hundreds Dead After Earthquake in Turkey, Morning Headlines A Military Reaction to Leaving Iraq A Soldier and A Soldier's Mother on Leaving Iraq This Week's Agenda: Super Committee, Female Soldiers, Economy Texas Rangers Win Game Four Against Cardinals, Tie Series Star and Director Explain What It's Like 'To Be Heard' Top of the Hour: US Withdraws Ambassador to Syria, Morning Headlines Tunisia Holds Its First Free Elections European Union Leaders Grapple With Debt Crisis Nobel Laureate Michael Spence: Global Recession Has a 50/50 Chance Zambia's Population Boom Reaching Seven Billion: The History of Population Control Hundreds Die in Earthquake at Time of Crisis for Turkey A US soldier waves as he rolls across the border from Iraq into Kuwait ( The U.S. Army / flickr ) Produced by PRI and WNYC