September 26, 2008

Drama on Capitol Hill over bailout plan as McCain, Obama talk at White House

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Jesse Baker
Friday, September 26 2008

Presidential nominees (and Senators) John McCain and Barack Obama were at the White House last night for talks on a financial system bailout.

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Some economists say a Wall Street bailout isn't necessary

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Lisa Nett
Friday, September 26 2008

Wondering if the proposed Wall Street bailout is a good idea? You're in good company. On Tuesday, more than 100 academic economists sent a letter sent to Congress protesting the bailout. Jeffrey Miron, Harvard University economist, talks with The Takeaway about the resistance to government intervention.

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Patchwork Nation: Economic jitters, Emptying Nests and Service Worker Centers

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Corey Takahashi, Adnaan Wasey
Friday, September 26 2008

In our ongoing look at the economy, we turn to our friend Dante Chinni of the Christian Science Monitor's Patchwork Nation project. The project uses demographic information to look at America beyond blue-and-red state dichotomies. What does financial pain feel like on a local level? Chinni talks with The Takeaway about what he's found in two communities on the frontlines of economic downturn, "Emptying Nests” and "Service Worker Centers."

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Bomb attacks in Pakistan lead to hiccups in U.S. relations

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Friday, September 26 2008

Today in Pakistan, authorities say a bomb blast derailed a train, killing three people and injuring at least 15. The attack comes just days after another bomb destroyed a Marriott hotel in the nation's capital, Islamabad. Meanwhile, Washington is pressing Pakistani officials for answers as America suspends consular services citing deepening security worries.

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The Nixon-Kennedy television debate of 1960 has a familiar tone, 48 years later

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Friday, September 26 2008

The first televised presidential debates happened in 1960, in the Golden Age of Television.

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Presidential debates: A look at the drama when candidates spar on television

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Chelsea Merz
Friday, September 26 2008

Tonight, presidential hopefuls John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., are scheduled to kick off the first debate of the general election. Earlier this week, it looked like Obama would be shadowboxing when McCain made an unprecedented request to pull out of tonight's main event. For a look at other debate oddities, highs and lows, The Takeaway turns to Alan Schroeder. He’s a connoisseur of televised political debates.

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Republicans get into shouting matches in revolt over a Wall Street Bailout plan

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Friday, September 26 2008

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As J.P. Morgan buys Washington Mutual, just how bad is the economy

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Friday, September 26 2008

A $700 billion bailout. Banks going under. Just last night, in the largest bank collapse to date, the government seized Washington Mutual and J.P. Morgan bought it.

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Counties that count: Prince William County, Virginia (part 2)

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Andrea Bernstein
Friday, September 26 2008

They're swing counties in swing states — and they may be the spots where this election is decided. In the third of a series on counties that count, The Takeaway's Political Director Andrea Bernstein visits Prince William County in northern Virginia to see how voters there are thinking about immigration and race.

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The trial of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens begins

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Lisa Nett
Friday, September 26 2008

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Happy birthday, George Gershwin

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Sitara Nieves
Friday, September 26 2008

Today, George Gershwin would have turned 110. We listen to the music of the legend who changed jazz.

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Politicizing the pulpit: Two pastors disagree on separation of church and state

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Chelsea Merz
Friday, September 26 2008

This Sunday, pastors across the country will stand before God and break the law. The crime? Delivering a sermon that either endorses or opposes a political candidate by name. Churches and other non-profit groups have tax exemptions that come with a price: They are not allowed to have any involvement in political campaigns. The Takeaway hears from two pastors with opposing views on politicizing the pulpit: Pastor Gus Booth, who will make an endorsement this Sunday, and Pastor Eric Williams, who will honor the separation of church and state.

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