http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608a.mp3 Audio and map: The politically circuitous path of the Olympic torch http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/audio-and-map-the-politically-circuitous-path-of-the-olympic-torch/ true 5763 segment The Olympic Flame arrived in Beijing on Wednesday (Tuesday night in the United States) after a long, strange 130-day trip that began in Olympia back in March. View a map of the torch route. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608b.mp3 The Olympic Torch is greeted in Beijing by fans, but also some commotion http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/the-olympic-torch-is-greeted-in-beijing-by-fans-but-also-some-commotion/ true 9744 segment Guest: Dan Griffiths, BBC Correspondent in Beijing http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608c.mp3 GAO reports $156 billion in oil profits for Iraqi Government in four-year span http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/gao-reports-156-billion-in-oil-profits-for-iraqi-government-in-four-year-span/ true 6940 segment It's not just the oil companies reaping the benefits of oil prices gone wild. A new report from the Government Accountability Office estimates Iraqi oil profits from 2005 to the end of this year to be at least $156 billion. The government's budget surplus could stand at $79 billion by the end of 200 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608d.mp3 A black plague: A new report says blacks are hit hardest by AIDS http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/a-black-plague-a-new-report-says-blacks-are-hit-hardest-by-aids/ true 5403 segment Last week the Black AIDS Institute, an advocacy group, reported that if Black America were its own nation it would rank 16th in the world in the number of people living with AIDS. Among its findings the report also states that nearly 600,000 blacks are living with HIV and up to 30,000 are becoming i http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608e.mp3 Iowa meatpacking plant raid sends the government down a murky immigration trail http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/iowa-meatpacking-plant-raid-sends-the-government-down-a-murky-immigration-trail/ true 7453 segment When America's largest kosher meatpacking plant was raided, investigators found something far more egregious than undocumented workers: laborers as young as 14 working through the night and in hazardous conditions. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608f.mp3 Rwandan government accuses top French politicians of backing 1994 genocide http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/rwandan-government-accuses-top-french-politicians-of-backing-1994-genocide/ true 8991 segment A new report by a Rwandan commission has accused former French presidents, prime Ministers and the French military of actively participating in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. The report accuses French troops of direct involvement in killings and rapes and of training the Hutu soldiers responsible for wipin http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608g.mp3 "Typhoon," an Olympic Thriller http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/typhoon-an-olympic-thriller/ true 9908 segment In the wake of violent protests involving the Olympic torch and the murder of 16 policemen in Xinjiang province, Olympics organizers and participants fear more civic disturbances. Ironically, author Charles Cumming's new book "Typhoon" is a thriller about terrorist attacks on the eve of the Olympics http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608h.mp3 Odd circumstances around the arrest of a scientist with suspected al-Qaida ties http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/odd-circumstances-around-the-arrest-of-a-scientist-with-suspected-al-qaida-ties/ true 8346 segment Guest: Eric Schmitt, New York Times Reporter http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608i.mp3 New vaccine could give HIV patients an extended break from the AIDS cocktail http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/new-vaccine-could-give-hiv-patients-an-extended-break-from-the-aids-cocktail/ true 8178 segment The famous AIDS cocktail, a blend of life-prolonging drugs with wicked side effects, could be a thing of the past. At this year’s International AIDS Conference, scientists announced that they are testing a vaccine designed to give HIV patients an extended break from their regular medication. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608j.mp3 California's $15 billion budget shortfall http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/californias-15-billion-budget-shortfall/ true 6035 segment California has a $15 billion budget hole and a political stalemate in full tilt boogie. Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is playing with taxes and payrolls as a game of chicken continues with Democrats and fellow Republicans. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608k.mp3 The Iraq dialogues: Michael O'Hanlon http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/the-iraq-dialogues-michael-ohanlon/ true 9703 segment As part of an ongoing conversation on the U.S. role in Iraq, Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, tells The Takeaway what America needs to do to say, with confidence, “Mission Accomplished.” http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608l.mp3 Citizen scientists work at the frontline of climate change research http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/citizen-scientists-work-at-the-frontline-of-climate-change-research/ true 6186 segment A “citizen scientist” network called Project BudBurst uses everyday observers to collect climate change data related to the leafing and flowering of flora across the United States. Armed with a Web site and thousands of participants, the project notes early flowering trends and other anomalies, whic http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608m.mp3 Shoppers and grocery stores both buying locally http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/shoppers-and-grocery-stores-both-buying-locally/ true 9127 segment Look for new placards at your grocery store that say "local." More stores are catching on to food that's made close to home. In part, it's because of high oil prices, which make it harder to transport food, but it's also due to the curiosity of Americans who want to know where their food comes from. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608n.mp3 Guards seize president and prime minister in Mauritania coup http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/guards-seize-president-and-prime-minister-in-mauritania-coup/ true 7081 segment Guest: James Read, BBC World Service Africa Desk http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608o.mp3 Meet the Chinese Olympic torchbearers http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/meet-the-chinese-olympic-torchbearers/ true 7919 segment Guest: Shirong Chen, China analyst for the BBC http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway080608p.mp3 President Bush to deliver rebuke of China's suppression of human rights http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/aug/06/president-bush-to-deliver-rebuke-of-chinas-suppression-of-human-rights/ true 8624 segment Guest: Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times, in Bangkok, Thailand, traveling with President Bush