http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308a.mp3 The campaigns swing through Ohio and Pennsylvania in day before election http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/campaigns-swing-through-ohio-and-pennsylvania-day-election/ true 6048 segment Web-only extra! Full audio of Andrea interviewing Bob the Roofer and his friend John. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308b.mp3 It was the worst of times: Dickens teaches us about financial crises http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/it-was-worst-times-dickens-teaches-us-about-financial-crises/ true 7553 segment For those of you looking for hope in times of economic woe, look no further than the man who brought you Oliver Twist. University of Oxford English professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst says no other author can encapsulate the anxiety of our current economy better than Charles Dickens. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308c.mp3 Anticipating problems at the polls on Election Day http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/anticipating-problems-polls-election-day/ true 5650 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308d.mp3 Getting the vote out from inside the Big House http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/getting-vote-out-inside-big-house/ true 6980 segment Maine and Vermont are the only two states in the country that allow convicted felons to vote while in prison. But in Maine, prisons are one of the only places that the campaigns can't actually penetrate. Prisoners don’t have access to the candidates' campaigns and are barred from talking politics wi http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308e.mp3 (Political) party on, America! http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/political-party-america/ true 8554 segment As the United States gets ready for a history-making and record-breaking election, people across the nation are preparing for their election night parties. The Takeaway checks in with party planners to find out what you serve, what you wear and who you invite to watch election returns. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308g.mp3 McCain's campaign scorches through battleground states http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/mccains-campaign-scorches-through-battleground-states/ true 7896 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308h.mp3 Nov. 4, 2008, and the political legacies of Charlotta Bass and Shirley Chisholm http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/charlotta-bass-and-shirley-chisholm/ true 6122 segment Tomorrow, for the first time in history, American will put either an African-American man in the White House or elect a woman as vice president. Today, we take a look at several African-American women who helped make this moment in history possible. These women were writers, politicians and civil ri http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308j.mp3 Undecided voter in Atlanta still, amazingly, undecided http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/undecided-voter-atlanta-still-amazingly-undecided/ true 9924 segment http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308k.mp3 What does exceptional turnout mean for the election's outcome? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/what-does-exceptional-turnout-mean-elections-outcome/ true 10190 segment Record numbers of Americans voted early this year. Michael McDonald, a voting expert and professor at George Mason University, analyzes what we know about those early votes, and what they say about what will happen tomorrow. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308f.mp3 Republicans brace for losses in the House and Senate http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/republicans-brace-losses-house-and-senate/ true 8882 segment In the last few days before the election, House and Senate Republicans, have been pushing hard to help incumbents facing tough re-election races keep their seats in Congress. The Senate GOP poured new resources into states like Minnesota, North Carolina and Georgia, while House Republicans focused o http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway110308i.mp3 Predicting the president with online prediction markets http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/nov/03/predicting-president-online-prediction-markets/ true 8607 segment