http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209a.mp3 Iraq in the Headlines, Al-Maliki in Washington http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/iraq-headlines-al-maliki-washington/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/iraq-car-bomb-2009-july-22-azhar-shallal-getty.jpg true 7492 segment In a move to show that Washington is normalizing its relationship with Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is coming to the White House today. The two leaders have plenty to talk about: Iraq's security, continuing ethnic tensions and, of course, oil. Al-Maliki's trip comes just three weeks af http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/iraq-car-bomb-2009-july-22-azhar-shallal-getty_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/iraq-car-bomb-2009-july-22-azhar-shallal-getty_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209b.mp3 Breakfast: Keeping Your Cool the Sweet Sicilian Way http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/breakfast-keeping-your-cool-sweet-sicilian-way/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/coffee granita.jpg true 5973 segment Who knew that breakfast could be one sure way to beat the heat? We’re not talking about chugging a frappaccino, we’re talking about breakfast the Sicilian way: ice cream. Gina DePalma joins The Takeaway with some Italian breakfast fare that could change the way you think about how you start your ste http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/coffee granita_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/coffee granita_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209c.mp3 Roundtable: Previewing Obama's Press Conference http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/previewing-president-obamas-prime-time-presser/ true 8693 segment Tonight President Barack Obama holds a prime time press conference. The main topic is likely to be health care reform, but topics such as unemployment, the economy, and Afghanistan are all likely to make an appearance. Julie Mason, White House correspondent for the Washington Examiner joins The Take http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209d.mp3 Total Eclipse of the Sun http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/total-eclipse-sun/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/eclipse-2009-july-22-kodikara-afp-getty.jpg true 9849 segment Millions of people across Asia were plunged into darkness during the longest eclipse of the century. The total solar eclipse, where the moon blocks the sun, turned day into night for several minutes across southeast Asia. For an eyewitness account The Takeaway turns to Jyotsna Singh, a BBC reporter http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/eclipse-2009-july-22-kodikara-afp-getty_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/eclipse-2009-july-22-kodikara-afp-getty_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209e.mp3 The President's Prescription for Health Care http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/presidents-prescription-health-care/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/pills-and-bottle-drawing.jpg true 8682 segment President Obama is hitting the airways tonight to sell his health care reform plan. The Takaway's man in Washington, Todd Zwillich, gives us the behind the scenes report. We then turn to Paul Starr, professor of sociology and public policy at Princeton, to explain the history of presidential attempt http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/pills-and-bottle-drawing_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/pills-and-bottle-drawing_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209f.mp3 The Takeaway's Health Care Roundtable http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/takeaways-health-care-roundtable/ true 9393 segment The Takeaway is hosting a roundtable discussion of what health care reform should look like. Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, sets the scene for the president's press conference with his analysis of the political issues. Then The Takeaway's panel discusses their own wishes for http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209g.mp3 Little Kids, Big Business: Updating the Children's TV Act http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/big-business-tiny-minds-childrens-television-act-ready-reboot/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/elmo-2009-july-22-flickr-reyguy.jpg true 5894 segment In 1990, Congress enacted the Children's Television Act to promote educational children's television programming and to limit marketing to children. The act addresses only broadcast television, not cable, internet, or games. Gary Knell, the President and CEO of Sesame Workshop (the force behind Sesa http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/elmo-2009-july-22-flickr-reyguy_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/elmo-2009-july-22-flickr-reyguy_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209i.mp3 A Look into the Economic Crystal Ball http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/look-economic-crystal-ball/ true 7797 segment Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke began two days of testimony before Congress on the state of the economy. He said, “The U.S. economy contracted sharply in the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year. More recently, the pace of decline appears to have slowed si http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209h.mp3 Air America: The State of the Airlines http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/air-america-state-airlines/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/aeroplane-in-sky.jpg true 5514 segment Airlines are starting to release their quarterly earnings reports. The results? Turbulence. While Southwest and United eked out a small profit, Continental announced a slight loss. Charisse Jones, reporter for USA Today, joins The Takeaway to talk about the state of airline industry. http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/aeroplane-in-sky_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/aeroplane-in-sky_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209j.mp3 Tough Talk: Secretary Clinton's Message to Iran http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/no-first-lady-secretary-state-clinton-gets-tough-iran/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/clinton-2009-july-22-asfouri-afp-getty.jpg true 8219 segment Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is getting tough on Iran. Speaking from Thailand today she announced that the U.S. is prepared to defend its allies in the Persian Gulf against any threats from Iran, which appears to be moving ahead with its nuclear program. To help us parse what the tough talk me http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/clinton-2009-july-22-asfouri-afp-getty_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/clinton-2009-july-22-asfouri-afp-getty_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway072209k.mp3 America, Still Not 'Post-Racial' http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/22/america-ready-be-post-racial/ true 5590 segment On Monday, Henry Louis Gates Jr, one of the nation's pre-eminent African American scholars, was arrested for breaking into his own home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The charges have been dropped against the Harvard professor but the racial questions are still swirling. With the election of the first