http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709a.mp3 After Kennedy's Death, Health Care Reform in Flux? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/after-kennedy-health-care-reform-flux/ true 5490 segment In his 47 years in the U.S. Senate, Senator Edward Kennedy had become a powerful force in Washington politics.  Of the many issues he worked on, Kennedy repeatedly called reforming the health care system "the cause of his life."  What will his passing do to the debate. and who will fill hi http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709b.mp3 Health Care Reform: Small Business Owners http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/main-street-event-health-care-reform-and-small-businesses/ true 7844 segment As part of our week-long series of health care roundtables, we’re talking with small business owners about how they want to see reform take shape. Small businesses employ about half of all American workers but only 62 percent of these businesses provide heath insurance. We speak to John Costin http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709c.mp3 Decoding the Latest Economic Numbers http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/decoding-latest-economic-numbers/ true 6425 segment Home price indexes, GDPs and jobless claim numbers are all coming in this week. Sure, the numbers look good, but what does it all mean in practical terms? Can the worst of the economic downturn really be behind us? We speak with Gus Faucher, director of macroeconomics at Moody’s Economy.com, a http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709e.mp3 Kennedy Leaves Big Shoes to Fill http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/kennedy-leaves-big-shoes-fill/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/shoes.jpg true 7633 segment For 47 years, Senator Edward Kennedy was a passionate advocate of liberal causes. Today, he leaves an enormous void, which Massachusetts Democrats will have to fill. For a look at who is topping a list of potential successors and why the appointment may be more complicated than it appears, we're joi http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/shoes_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/shoes_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709d.mp3 William Weld Pays Homage to Ted Kennedy http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/bill-weld-homage-kennedy/ true 5913 segment The “Lion of the Senate” was known for tussling fearlessly with all comers. He wasn’t scared to take fights right to the top, as in his famous speech in 2007 at the National Press Club, challenging President George W. Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq. Ted Kennedy rarely http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709f.mp3 Will Obama Administration Unveil Middle East Peace Plan? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/obama-administration-middle-east-peace-plan/ true 8264 segment The Obama administration wants Israel to stop all construction in the West Bank as a precondition to resuming peace talks with the Palestinians. That's partly why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been meeting with world leaders this week. All of this, according to some predictors, comes http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709h.mp3 Young Voices, Health Care Choices http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/young-voices-healthcare-choices/ true 10445 segment All this week we've been speaking to different groups affected by the debate over health care reform. Today we turn to young people. What we've been hearing – from those generally healthy enough to risk choosing whether or not to have coverage – is that they see it as a gamble. We've com http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709g.mp3 Being Literally Sick of the Economy http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/how-economy-affecting-your-health/ true 7270 segment For our Thursday work segment, we're talking about how work, or the lack of it, puts a strain on mental health. Some health experts say that stress from a recession can negatively impact your mind and body. Stress on the economy can lead to stress in your body, in other words.  Joining us is ou http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709i.mp3 Hospitals Brace for Predicted H1N1 Influx http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/hospitals-brace-h1n1/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/h1n1.jpg true 7233 segment This week, a presidential panel warned that the H1N1 virus could kill up to 90,000 Americans and send 200,000 to the hospital. Joining us to discuss these alarming figures (which he says he now wishes they hadn't included in the report) is Dr. Harold Varmus. He co-authored the report and is co-chair http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/h1n1_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/h1n1_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709j.mp3 Hamid Karzai's Notorious Running Mate http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/karzais-notorious-running-mate/ true 7620 segment Afghan President Hamid Karzai's been surrounding himself with a number of figures with checkered pasts, including his running mate, ex-militia chief Mohammad Fahim. James Risen, investivative reporter for The New York Times, joins us to discuss why the U.S. dislikes Fahim but had no leverage effecti http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709k.mp3 Take Two Tablets; Call Me on September 9th http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/take-two-tablets-call-september/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/apple tablet.jpg true 9532 segment The Apple Tablet: an all-in-one multimedia device with a touch pad you use like an iPhone and a screen the size of a laptop. If were to exist, someday, it might have a movie player, an e-reader, a properly sized web browser...  But right now, it's an entirely imaginary device.  Apple is, a http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/apple tablet_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/apple tablet_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709l.mp3 Senator Kennedy's Irish History http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/kennedys-irish-history/ true 7635 segment As President Barack Obama has become a symbol for millions in his father's homeland, Kenya, the Kennedy family was a symbol of success for millions in Ireland. Throughout his career, Senator Edward Kennedy fought hard to maintain those bonds. Kennedy used his position to facilitate diplomatic inroad http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709m.mp3 Boston and Cape Cod Mourn Senator Kennedy http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/boston-cape-cod-mourn-kennedy/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/candle.jpg true 5966 segment At the JFK Library and Museum in Boston, mourners are lining up to view the body of Senator Kennedy, who will lie in repose later today. To set the scene, Emily Rooney, host of WGBH's Beat the Press, joins us from Boston, and Sean Corcoran, senior reporter at WCAI, joins us from Cape Cod. http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/candle_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/candle_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709q.mp3 Political Climate in Afghanistan Post-Election http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/2e-/ true 5377 segment We've been following news coming in from post-election Afghanistan all morning. From Kabul we talk to Chris Morris, BBC's South Asia reporter, about the casualty count among coalition troops, assertions of voting fraud, and the release of the youngest prisoner from Guantánamo Bay: Mohammad Ja http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709n.mp3 Health Care Reform: The Chronically Ill http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/health-care-reform-the-chronically-ill/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/pills-flickr-bitzi-creative-commons.jpg true 7143 segment Part three of our week-long series of round tables brings to the discussion a group likely too-familiar with the health care system: people with long-term illnesses. Robert Groth, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, has multiple sclerosis. Sid Whigham of Lincoln, Nebraska, had one of his legs amputated due to http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/pills-flickr-bitzi-creative-commons_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/pills-flickr-bitzi-creative-commons_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709o.mp3 GDP Numbers Appear Somewhat Less Bad http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/gdp-somewhat-less-bad/ true 6951 segment Estimates for today's second quarter GDP numbers will show a decline of somewhere between one percent and 1.5 percent. That’s a sharp improvement – or at least a smaller worsening – after the 6.4 percent decline earlier in the year. Is the worst behind us? With us to help navigate http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway082709p.mp3 Dominick Dunne Dies at 83 http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/aug/27/dominick-dunne-dies-83/ true 6535 segment Dominick Dunne, writer for Vanity Fair magazine and best-selling author of crime stories about the rich and famous, died yesterday at age 83 in his home in Manhattan. He's well-known for his best-selling novels, "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles,” and “An Inconvenient Woman,” both about mur