Today's Takeaway | September 12, 2012

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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Why Obama's election was a step backward for race relations | Highlighting poverty in the 2012 election | Allegations of harassment and profiling along America's northern border | Whit Virginians voice concern over Mitt Romney | Investigation finds millions of dollars in charitable donations misappropriated.

U.S. Ambassador to Libya Killed in Attack

Protesters gathered to express their anger over a film that they say ridicules and insults the Prophet Muhammad. Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed Tuesday night when he and a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to get his team out of the building after the protest turned violent.

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Consulate in Libya Attacked

Libyan Ambassador Christopher Stevens died in an attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya after protests broke out there and in Cairo. Three other American diplomatic staff members were also killed. President Obama strongly condemned the attack earlier this morning.

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Highlighting Poverty in the 2012 Election

Throughout the 2012 presidential campaign, politicians have largely ignored poverty as an issue, so Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are hitting the road to expose the problems facing the American poor.

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Allegations of Harassment, Profiling Along America's Northern Border

According to a report released earlier this year, Latino and Arab communities who live along the border between Canada and the United States are experiencing an increase in instances of racial profiling by border patrol and other federal agents. In response, the Council on American-Islamic Relations is suing the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for what it claims has been religious profiling and mistreatment of Muslims at the border.

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Space Elevators Inch Closer to Reality

What's getting the people behind this latest push is the enthusiasm — and cash — that would allow some real time experiments in the months ahead.

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An Argument for Why Obama's Election Was a Step Backward for Race Relations

Ron Christie, former special assistant to President George W. Bush, argues in a new book that President Obama and other black leaders have taken us a step backwards on race relations, with what he describes as "self-segregating" ideas.

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Major Charities Dupe Donors

In a major investigation conducted by Bloomberg Markets, senior reporter David Evans found that the American Cancer Society, among other major charities in the United States, have signed suspicious contracts with telemarketers to raise money.

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