May 08, 2008      

Hillary Clinton has vowed to stay in the race, even as she faces difficult delegate math. Is it wise for her to drop out of the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination? When and how might she do it?
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Following the success of the revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," which featured an all African-American cast, come the Broadway runs of "The Country Girl" and "Thurgood" — all serious-minded shows that are drawing diverse theater-goers. Essence Senior Editor Patrik Henry Bass highlights the increase and popularity of black productions on the Great White Way.
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Hosts John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji play back responses to today's Takeaway question: If you could spend a weekend in space, where would you go, and who would you take with you?
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Vladmir Putin is expected to be confirmed as Russia’s Prime Minister today. Putin's nomination was the first official presidential act of newly sworn-in Dmitry Medvedev. The Takeaway asks: What’s ahead for Russia?
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have begun apprehending a new kind of illegal immigrant: Mexicans on buses headed back to Mexico. Oddly, this exercise is taking place at Mexico-bound checkpoints near the Tijuana-San Diego border. Critics say it's a reflection of growing anti-immigrant backlash and that it will discourage immigrants from going home. Others say it helps reinforce the message that the United States is serious about its border enforcement. Orange County Weekly's "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano joins us.
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What's the best way you ever 'got out'... of a job, of a relationship or of waiting in line at Starbucks? (A certain New York senator might want your advice.) Leave your comment by clicking "get in the mix", by emailing mytake@thetakeaway.org, or by calling our SpinVox line at 1-877-8-MY-TAKE. We'll read or play back the best of them on the air Friday morning.