June 02, 2008      

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Almost three years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita pounded the Gulf Coast, New Orleans is a shell and its citizens remain displaced and impoverished. Documentarian June Cross joins The Takeaway to discuss the region as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's deadline to evacuate victims still living in temporary trailers passes.
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The 2008 NBA Finals begin later this week. ESPN's Lisa Salters has the highlights from Friday's Eastern Conference finals and a preview of Thursday's showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The two teams last met in the finals 21 years ago when Magic Johnson's Lakers defeated Larry Bird's Celtics. Were you a Celtics fan or a Lakers fan in the heat of that rivalry? Tell us your 80s basketball stories, and tune in later in the week to hear what everyone else had to say.
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This was a weekend of Biblical proportion for Democrats. The Democratic National Committee rendered a Solomonic decision, seating half the Florida and Michigan delegates. Manna rained on Hillary Clinton in Puerto Rico, showering her with a 2-to-1 victory over her rival, Barack Obama. And Obama made an exodus from his church, Trinity United Church of Christ.
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Takeaway Political Director Andrea Bernstein is in South Dakota and New York, blogging about the final week of Democratic primaries. It's the beginning of the end of a nominating process that's gone on longer than expected.