Tuesday, August 19 2008

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Coalition continues to govern Pakistan as search for new president begins

Guest: Nazes Afroz, BBC South Asia Editor

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The latest on Russia and Georgia

Guest: Clifford Levy, The New York Times, in Moscow

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The Taliban, violence and pessimism grow in Afghanistan

Guest: John Dempsey, Rule of Law Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace, in Kabul, Afghanistan

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Swing-state road trip: Day Two recap

Guest: Andrea Bernstein, Takeaway Political Director

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A dearth of protests at the Beijing Olympics

Guest: Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times

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Patchwork Nation: Growth and housing issues spring up in the "Boom Towns"

Guests: Dante Chinni, The Christian Science Monitor's Patchwork Nation project, and Kathy Heicher, "Boom Towns" blogger

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A crude awakening as oil companies see decreased production

Guest: Jad Mouawad, The New York Times, covers the energy industry

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NATO allies review relations with Russia

Guest: Nick Childs, BBC

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Democrats eye congressional seats in Florida and Virginia

Guest: Leslie Clark, Miami Herald, and Jeff Schapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch and WCVE

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Interviews from Mashpee, a close-knit Massachusetts town mourning the death of two soldiers

Guest: Sean Corcoran, WCAI, a public radio station serving the Cape Cod region


Tributes by friends and relatives of Paul Conlon and Daniel McGuire, both of Mashpee, Massachusetts, killed last week in Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively. Interviews by Sean Corcoran, Senior Reporter at WCAI, the Cape and ...

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The Emmys celebrates TV moments and The Takeaway compiles its own list

For this year’s Emmy’s, the Academy is asking people to vote online for their most memorable television moments – either in comedy or drama. But what about news and other reality TV? At The Takeaway, we’re also head first into news and love these moments, so here’s our own category: most memorable “unscripted” television moments...

1 — The Coop slaps Sen. Mary Landrieu over Katrina response, 9/1/2005

2 — Tom. Cruise. Couch. 5/23/2005

3 — Daily Show smackdown on Crossfire, 10/15/2004

4 — Kelly Clarkson’s win on American Idol, 9/4/2002

5 — CNN pulls Florida back, 11/2000

6 — The Chase: O.J. Simpson with L.A. Det. Tom Lange, 6/17/94

7 — CNN's coverage of the Challenger explosion, 1/28/86

8 — The Moon Landing, July 20, 1969

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Obama's VP shortlist may be down to three: Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, Evan Bayh

Guest: Adam Nagourney, The New York Times

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A look at Pakistan's government, a day after Musharraf's resignation

Guest: Jane Perlez, The New York Times, in Islamabad, Pakistan

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