September 22, 2008     

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Your questions on the Wall Street rescue plans

Monday, September 22 2008

Rep. Barney Frank answered your questions.

UPDATE (9/24): We expect Rep. Barney Frank to join us Wednesday morning at about 7 a.m. Eastern. Listen live at thetakeaway.org.

UPDATE (9/23): Rep. Barney Frank will not be able to join us Tuesday. We hope to have him back soon. We'll do our best to address your questions this week...

Tomorrow morning on our show, we're going to be talking with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the chair of the House finance committee about the Wall Street rescue plan. What questions do you have for him?

Leave a question in the mix, and tune in Sept. 23 24, 2008, at around 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on your station or online.

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How the Wall Street rescue plan will play out on the Hill

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Jesse Baker
Monday, September 22 2008

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Analysis: The $700-billion-dollar Wall Street restructuring plan

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 22 2008

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Searching for motives in the bombing that killed more than 50 in Islamabad

Monday, September 22 2008

On Saturday, a truck bomb blew up the entrance to the Marriott hotel in Islamabad. At least 50 people were killed, 250 were injured. Though analysts suspect that that this attack was a warning to the new leadership of Pakistan to end its collaboration with the United States in targeting militants along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, South Asian and military affairs analyst Christine Fair sees things differently.

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Violence and fear escalates in Mexico as the drug cartels tighten their grip

Monday, September 22 2008

Drug-related violence in Mexico has killed more that 3,000 people this year, and a new BBC survey says nearly half of the country is cowering in fear from warring drug cartels.

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Americans win Ryder Cup for the first time in nine years, ending Europe's streak

Monday, September 22 2008

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World leaders (and the Governor of Alaska) gather at the UN General Assembly

Monday, September 22 2008

The 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly is underway, and more than 130 world leaders are gathering in New York City this week. With the Wall Street debacle, Russian-Georgian tensions and conflict over Iran's nuclear program, they will have plenty to talk about.

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Congress wants oversight of the White House's $700-billion-dollar banking plan

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 22 2008

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South African President Thabo Mbeki resigns, losing power struggle with ANC

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 22 2008

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Could the end of Wall Street as we know it be the start of a new progressive era?

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 22 2008

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Large Hadron Collider to go offline as CERN investigates coolant leak

Monday, September 22 2008

After its big debut two weeks ago, the atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider is offline and physics' Great Experiment is on hold.

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Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai explains how deforestation affects us all

Monday, September 22 2008

This afternoon in New York City, Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai and former Vice President Al Gore will answer questions about deforestation and rainforest preservation at a private roundtable moderated by Dan Rather. Maathai discusses those issues and explains what the United States can do to help preserve tropical rainforests.

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