October 06, 2008
Q-and-A with Jon Barrett, editor-in-chief of The Advocate
Monday, October 6 2008
10 years after Matthew Shepard's death in Wyoming, we talk with Advocate editor-in-chief Jon Barrett.
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European markets drop Monday despite Friday's rescue bill
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Monday, October 6 2008
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Wall Street Bailout Bill 101
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Monday, October 6 2008
A bailout of the U.S. financial system has passed Congress and was signed into law by President Bush on Friday. Now what? The Economist’s U.S. Economics Editor Greg Ip tells The Takeaway what the plan is designed to do and how it will function, and explains the best-case and worst-case scenarios.
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New Hampshire's big senate race: Jeanne Shaheen vs. John Sununu
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Christina M. Russo
Monday, October 6 2008
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Science and the next president
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Sitara Nieves
Monday, October 6 2008
The winner of November's presidential election will face profound science-based challenges and questions. Can we protect our citizens from emerging pandemics? How should we address issues of stem cell research, DNA testing, genetically modified crops, and food from cloned animals? The Takeaway talks to genetics and law expert Lori Andrews to find out what the next president needs to know about science.
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Behind the scenes at Obama training camp
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Monday, October 6 2008
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Is going "postal" the way forward for U.S. banks?
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Noel King
Monday, October 6 2008
The U.S. economy's troubled banking sector is under fire. Investments banks are being absorbed by commercial banks and Americans are afraid for their money. Michael Lind, a fellow at the New America foundation, has a solution: postal banks — small banks set up through your local post office. These banks once were a key part of the U.S. banking sector. Can they be once more?
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Oil trades below $90 a barrel, an eight-month low
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Monday, October 6 2008
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Consumer spending is the latest victim of the financial crisis
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Noel King
Monday, October 6 2008
Reverberations from the financial crisis are being felt all across the country — particularly in places where people normally spend their money. Auto dealers, restaurant, store and hotel managers, and even casino owners, are all reporting fewer customers and reduced spending.
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McCain ties Obama to Weather Underground, Obama ties McCain to Keating Five
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris,
Noel King
Monday, October 6 2008
It’s been a busy weekend for candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times joins The Takeaway to explain.
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Democrats are expected to pick up seats as all House members face re-election
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Christina M. Russo
Monday, October 6 2008
With a less than a month before Election Day, The Takeaway takes a broad look at the hundreds of battles for Congressional seats and why the Democrats are favored.
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Patchwork Nation: Affluent "Monied 'Burbs" feeling financial pains too
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Corey Takahashi,
Adnaan Wasey,
Lisa Nett
Monday, October 6 2008
In our ongoing look at the economy, we turn to Dante Chinni of The Christian Science Monitor's Patchwork Nation project, which uses demographic information to look at America beyond state lines. No more red state or blue state. Chinni tells The Takeaway about the affluent way of life at risk in the "Monied 'Burbs."
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Sports marketers keep their eye on the ball, brace for tough economic times
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Monday, October 6 2008
A trip to the ball park, hockey rink or whatever sports venue suits your fancy has always been a great way to escape from it all for a few hours. But sports marketers are starting to worry that fans and big corporate sponsors are thinking twice about spending at the ball game during tough economic times.
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What's happened in the 10 years since gay student Matthew Shepard's murder
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Noel King
Monday, October 6 2008
Ten years ago this week, Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was brutally murdered. Shepard’s death struck a chord with people across the nation and re-energized the gay-rights movement. But a decade later, many say the nation hasn’t come nearly far enough.
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