http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308a.mp3 No clear winner after vice-presidential candidates Palin and Biden debate http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/no-clear-winner-after-vice-presidential-candidates-palin-and-biden-debate/ true 8217 segment Andrea Bernstein was in St. Louis for the vice-presidential debates last night, and helps unpack what the two candidates said. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308b.mp3 In 2004, rule change at SEC set the stage for a credit crisis http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/in-2004-rule-change-at-sec-set-the-stage-for-a-credit-crisis/ true 7362 segment You can point your finger at many causes for the country's current financial woes, but here's one you may not have heard. During a routine meeting back in April of 2004, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted for something that at the time seemed of little significance. The five largest i http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308c.mp3 A reporter describes 1968's Mexico City massacre at Tlatelolco http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/a-reporter-describes-1968s-mexico-city-massacre-at-tlatelolco/ true 5686 segment The year was 1968, and political unrest was proliferating around the world. As Mexico City was preparing to host the Olympic Games, a political demonstration turned into a bloodbath. London Evening News sports reporter Bob Trevor was in Mexico covering the Games, but found himself in the middle of a http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308d.mp3 In three-day trip, U.S. envoy pressed North Korea to give up nuclear program http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/in-three-day-trip-us-envoy-pressed-north-korea-to-give-up-nuclear-program/ true 7441 segment U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill has returned to South Korea today after three days of talks in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. He was there to try to break the deadlock in the faltering negotiations aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its atomic weapons program. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308e.mp3 Blogging movers and shakers review the vice-presidential debate http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/blogging-movers-and-shakers-review-the-vice-presidential-debate/ true 5944 segment Fred Barbash moderates The Arena, Politico's daily debate with policy makers and opinion shapers. Barbash tells The Takeaway what they said about last night's vice-presidential debate. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308f.mp3 Veteran Alaska and Delaware journalists analyze the Palin-Biden VP debate http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/veteran-alaska-and-delaware-journalists-analyze-the-palin-biden-vp-debate/ true 10039 segment Two journalists with experience covering Governor Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, and Senator Joe Biden, D-Del., give a post-game analysis of last night's sole vice-presidential debate. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308g.mp3 In a second try, a Wall Street bailout bill heads to the House http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/in-a-second-try-a-wall-street-bailout-bill-heads-to-the-house/ true 7367 segment As the White House and Congressional leaders maneuver to drum up support for a $700 billion economic bailout package, several Republican and Democratic lawmakers have said they're prepared to switch their votes. But New York Times reporter David Herszenhorn tells us that others are still agonizing o http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308h.mp3 Muslim comics take stand-up routines to movie screens in "Allah Made Me Funny" http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/muslim-comics-take-stand-up-routines-to-movie-screens-in-allah-made-me-funny/ true 8076 segment In 2004, Muslim comics Preacher Moss and Azhar Usman formed "Allah Made Me Funny," a comedy tour based around the American-Muslim experience. Friday, an independent movie based on the tour opens for a one-week run in theaters across the country. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308i.mp3 Of Sarah Palin and Palin Syrah: An Alaska Governor and a Chilean wine http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/of-sarah-palin-and-palin-syrah-an-alaska-governor-and-a-chilean-wine/ true 8350 segment Just weeks ago, Palin Syrah was a modestly popular organic Chilean wine that went for about $13 a bottle. Then came the Republican National Convention, and the announcement that a very popular Alaska Governor named Sarah Palin was John McCain’s pick for running mate. And Palin Syrah was suddenly not http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway100308j.mp3 The financial frenzy and VP debate obscures big moves in Obama, McCain camps http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/oct/03/the-financial-frenzy-and-vp-debate-obscures-big-moves-in-obama-mccain-camps/ true 9675 segment As the nation remains focused on the Wall Street bailout plan, The Takeaway checks in with New York Times political reporters Jeff Zeleny and Elisabeth Bumiller to talk about what we've missed from the Obama and McCain campaigns.