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Tuesday, June 17 2008

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Former VP Al Gore endorses and defends presidential candidate Barack Obama

Guest: Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times

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One same-sex couple seeks California marriage and legal legitimacy

Guests: Daniel and Ben Barnz

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"Young and Restless in China," new generation shapes and leads the course

China's "Gen-Xers" are the first to grow up in a hybrid society of communism and capitalism. The Takeaway talks with filmmaker Sue Williams, whose new FRONTLINE documentary, "Young and Restless in China," looks at this generation coming of age in China, a generation that will be leading the country in the years to come.

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Forget the bake sales: Byron Garrett is the PTA's first male CEO in 100 years

Byron Garrett is the first male CEO of the National Parent-Teacher's Association in 100 Years. The 35-year-old black is a former principal — not a parent, though he raised his nephews — and was appointed by the national board with a unanimous vote. Garrett calls The Takeaway from San Diego, where later this week the PTA will be holding its 112th annual national convention.

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Tony Schwartz, 84, co-creator of "Daisy," the game-changing political ad

Tony Schwartz is a former WNYC host and creator of 1964's "Daisy" ad, the first television spot to change the national political conversation. Schwartz died on Sunday at the age of 84. The Takeaway looks at his successors and how they've affected election campaigns.

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Flooding destroys corn crops, prices hit record high, government to bear burden

Guest: Chad Hart, agricultural economist, Iowa State University

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Golf Goliath Tiger Woods wins again at US Open

Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate faced off in a David vs. Goliath-style battle in Monday’s gripping US Open finale. And... Goliath won. Woods captured his 14th major with a sudden-death par on a 19th hole. The Takeaway talks to Ed Wanambwa, senior editor at African American Golf Digest.

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