May 15, 2008 
North America
Obama sets poverty-halving goal, earns Edwards' endorsement
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji
Guest: Ben Smith, Politico.com
North America, Technology, Culture, Arts and Entertainment
Clay Shirky on cognitive surplus and online participatory culture
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji
North America
Barack Obama presses on after Edwards endorsement
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji
Asia, International
A global online community responds to the Chinese earthquake
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji
North America, Technology
The Web sites that command your time and contributions
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji
North America, Science
Salmon fishers head to Alaska, where stocks are high
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji
North America, National , Politics , Vote 2008
A long primary season has been a boon for collectors of election-year tchotchkes
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Corey Takahashi
Mark D. Evans is a veteran collector and the member services director of the organization, American Political Items Collectors. He estimates that the output of campaign-related pins, placards, mugs and other collectibles has increased this year by as much as 50 percent.
Asia, International
Appeasing the military junta and hoping aid reaches Myanmar
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji
Asia, International
Schoolchildren fill morgue in Chinese earthquake's aftermath
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji
Question of the day: Myanmar's military is blocking aid. What should the United States do?
By John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji May 15, 2008, 04:54 PM
Up to 2.5 million Burmese were "severely affected" by last week's cyclone, but the ruling military junta is blocking the aid they need. What's the United States to do? What should we do? Share your ideas by clicking "get in the mix", by emailing mytake@thetakeaway.org, or by calling our SpinVox line at 1-877-8-MY-TAKE.
Race, National
Guest Blogger David Wall Rice: White Morehouse valedictorian not "slumming it"
By David Wall Rice May 15, 2008, 08:53 AM
Morehouse College, the nation's only all-male historically black college, has selected a white student as its valedictorian for the first time. David Wall Rice, a graduate of Morehouse and now a psychology professor there, looks beyond the novelty.
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