Corporations finding ways to make anonymous political contributions | The sounds of Brooklyn with Reggie Watts | This week's newsmakers | New medical research could extend fertility and postpone menopause | Libyans vote for the first time in decades | Grover Norquist's tax pledge loses a signer | A proposed law in Pennsylvania could prevent thousands from voting | A bowler in Texas saves his own life by bowling a 899 | The Olympic athletes to keep an eye on.
Despite the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, a new report from The New York Times reveals that corporations aren’t putting very much money into super PACs. Instead, they're increasingly channeling their money through tax-exempt non-profits so their donations can remain anonymous.
Medical technology developed over the past decades has made it easier for women to get pregnant, and now new research on ovarian transplants has the potential to take the pregnancy revolution one step further.
Public companies are releasing their second quarter earnings reports this week. They're a key indicator of how the economy is doing. Meanwhile, Republicans are stilling planning their strategy for repealing Obamacare.
Libyans voted on Saturday morning in the first election in four decades under Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi. By Sunday evening, returns showed liberals in the lead. This means that unlike Egypt to the east and Tunisia to the north, a displaced dictator will not be replaced by Islamists.
This summer, The Takeaway is embarking on a virtual road trip and around the country to some of America’s greatest music cities. Our tour guides will include some of the most popular recording artists and experts from each town. Giving us the aural experience of Brooklyn is Reggie Watts.
Grover Norquist is the creator of the “Taxpayer Protection Pledge.” It’s an oath to never vote for any legislation that will raise taxes. More than 270 members of congress have pledged, and they’re all Republican. But now one Republican is taking his John Hancock off the oath. That Republican is Virginia Rep. Scott Rigell.
Although voting requirements are well defined in the Constitution, a new Pennsylvania voting law could prevent up to nine percent of the state’s population from voting this November.
A Texas man who loves bowling narrowly missed bowling three perfect games by a single pin. He later found out that bowling a perfect 900 could have killed him.
The Olympic trials are in full swing, which means the games are right around the corner. Today, we’re kicking off our coverage with some of the Olympic athletes to watch in 2012. But there are plenty of other athletes flying under the radar who could make a big splash in London. Jason Stallman, deputy sports editor for our partner The New York Times, has his eye on who to watch out for.
President Obama is calling today for a one-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for people who make less than $250,000. The Obama proposal differs from the Republican plan, which would extend tax cuts for both middle and upper-class Americans.
Over the weekend Libyans voted in the first free national elections since the demise of dictator Colonel Moammar Gaddafi. During all the changes and turmoil in Libya last year, there's one guest we interviewed a number of times on the show: Matthew VanDyke. Last year, VanDyke was captured by Gaddafi loyalists in Libya and held in solitary confinement for about six months before he escaped. VanDyke eventually came home, but he never lost his love for Libya or the Libyan people.
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