http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909a.mp3 President Aims to Spur Job Growth With Stimulus Cash http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/president-aims-for-jobs-with-stimulus-cash/ true 8609 segment Yesterday, the President unveiled an ambitious plan to spur jobs, cut the national deficit and re-shape the foundations of the American economy.  Managaging Director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute Lakshman Achuthan joins us to analyze some of the plans Obama outlined in his speech. We http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909b.mp3 Takeouts: Tiger Woods, The 'Celtic Tiger,' Listeners on Jobs http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/takeouts-tigers-ads-ireland-woes-responses/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/takeout.jpg true 9516 segment Business Takeout: New York Times finance reporter Louise Story says the companies that Tiger Woods endorses have pulled television advertisements featuring the scandal-plagued golfer. Ireland Takeout: BBC Correspondent Mark Simpson on the massive cuts unveiled today in Ireland's annual budget, which http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/takeout_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/takeout_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909c.mp3 Is Iraq too Volatile for Elections? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/iraq-too-volatile-elections/ true 7504 segment Tuesday was one the deadliest days in Iraq since October, with more than 127 people dead after a series of coordinated car bomb attacks in Baghdad. The bombers struck after Iraqi lawmakers voted to hold parliamentary elections early next year. But are elections the best course of action for the vola http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909d.mp3 Public Option Cut as Dems Wrangle Health Care Reform http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/public-option-cut-dems-wrangle-health-care-reform/ true 8725 segment Late last night, Senate Democrats reportedly furthered the effort to get their fractious members to move ahead on reforming the nation's health care.  The deal, as reported by The New York Times, sets aside the contentious 'public option' and will instead expand Medicare coverage and provide in http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909e.mp3 Blending Faiths and Food During Hanukkah http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/blending-faiths-foods-during-hanukkah/ true 5939 segment Hanukkah begins Friday. For this week's food segment, New York Times food writer Joan Nathan guides us on how to make Jewish food if you're new to the family and come from a different religious background. Check out Nathan's recipes for Sweet Potato Latkes, Apple Cider Doughnuts and other Hanukkah d http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909f.mp3 Feds Settle $3.4 Billion Suit Over American Indian Trusts http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/feds-settle-lawsuit-american-indian-trusts/ true 6755 segment The Federal government will spend $3.4 billion to settle a 13-year-old lawsuit over mismanagement of American Indian land and resource trusts. According to the settlement [PDF, 648k], The U.S. Interior Department will distribute $1.4 billion to more than 300,000 Native American tribe members, and wi http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909g.mp3 Takeouts: Health Care Reform, Seized Assets on Sale, Princesses http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/takeouts-health-reform-assets-on-sale-listeners-princesses/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/takeout2-10-14-09-flickr-gideon-burton.jpg true 9472 segment Health Care Reform Takeout: Our own Todd Zwillich describes the balancing act Senate Democrats are performing as they try to move health care reform forward. Property Takeout: Denver Post reporter Michael Booth walks us through government-seized assets now on sale from the FDIC. Listener Takeout: We http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/takeout2-10-14-09-flickr-gideon-burton_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/takeout2-10-14-09-flickr-gideon-burton_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909h.mp3 McChrystal, Gates, Karzai Defend the War in Afghanistan http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/mcchrystal-gates-karzai-defend-war-afghanistan/ true 7903 segment Tuesday marked a day of opening arguments on the war in Afghanistan. General Stanley McChrystal fielded tough questions from the House Armed Services Committee. McChrystal said the plan to start withdrawing troops in the summer of 2011 wasn't his idea, but that he supports the strategy. Meanwhile, D http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909i.mp3 Saving Amazonian Trees with Cold, Hard Cash http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/saving-amazonian-trees-with-cash/ true 9012 segment The Brazilian government is trying a new scheme to cut its carbon emissions and slow down the rate of deforestation in the Amazon. It's planning to do that by PAYING local communities to protect forests and stop cutting down trees. BBC Brazil reporter Paulo Cabral has been to visit the first trial p http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909j.mp3 Why California Won't Wait for Copenhagen http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/california-not-waiting-for-copenhagen/ true 6034 segment While nations around the world are readying themselves for climate talks in Copenhagen, the state of California is already negotiating their own international climate agreements. We talk with Tony Brunello, California’s deputy Secretary for Energy and Climate Change and Ingrid Lobet, West Coas http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120909k.mp3 'Danish Text' Hurting Copenhagen Climate Talks http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/dec/09/danish-text-hurting-summit-talks/ true 6390 segment Daniel Stone, senior writer for Newsweek, reports on how a leaked proposal from some of the world's biggest industrial nations is threatening discussions at this week's international climate summit in Copenhagen.  (Read Stone's entry on the leaked texts here.)