http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309a.mp3 Poor Economy Hits Younger and Older Workers http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/old-or-young-whos-better-equipped-stay-employed/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/officedesk.jpg true 8365 segment In the current economy, both younger and older people are finding it harder to get, or keep, a job. According to BusinessWeek, only 46 percent of people aged 16 to 24 had jobs last month – that is the lowest number since the government began tracking it in 1948. We look at the role of age in t http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/officedesk_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/officedesk_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309b.mp3 Takeouts: Insurance, Recaps and Trials http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/takeouts-dc-sports-finance/ true 9443 segment Washington Takeout: Julie Mason, of The Washington Examiner, talks about a report by the American Health Industry Plans that says insurance premiums will rise if senate legislation passes. Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps Monday Night Football and Monday Night Baseball. Business Takeout: N http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309c.mp3 Hillary Clinton in Moscow http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/movement-in-moscow/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/moscow.jpg true 8038 segment As a presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton mangled Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's name during a debate a year and a half ago. Now, as Secretary of State, she is in Moscow speaking with Medvedev himself, looking for Russian action on Iran and nuclear disarmament after the United States dropped http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/moscow_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/moscow_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309d.mp3 George Soros Donates Some Green to Research Green http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/george-soros-making-it-easier-be-green/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/windpower.jpg true 6961 segment Over the weekend, it got a lot easier to be green ...or at least, research green energy. Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, joins us to talk about George Soros' $1 billion pledge to fund clean energy technologies, which he hopes can reduce global climate change. http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/windpower_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/windpower_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309e.mp3 Frontline: Afghanistan and 'Obama's War' http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/frontline-obamas-war/ true 6903 segment The photo of the flag raisers on Iwo Jima has long been an emblem of U.S. efforts in World War II; photos from My Lai still represent the Vietnam war for many. After eight years, however, there is still no single image that has defined the Afghan war. A new PBS/Frontline documentary, "Obama's W http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309f.mp3 Military Women Show Their Might in Counterinsurgency http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/military-women-excel-counterinsurgency/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/women_marine.jpg true 7972 segment Proportionately, more female soldiers work in counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan than in other parts of the military. So what's behind the numbers, and how can the military best use women for those operations? We look at the military jobs women may be better at than their male counterparts wi http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/women_marine_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/women_marine_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309g.mp3 Takeouts: Republicans, Stimulus, Listener Reactions http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/takeouts-gop-stimulus-reactions/ true 9458 segment Washington Takeout: Julie Mason of The Washington Examiner talks about bickering in the Republican party.  Business Takeout: New York Times reporter Louise Story on where the money from the second stimulus package will go. (Yes, we're likely to see a second one soon). Listener Takeout: Lis http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309h.mp3 Doing the Math on Health Care Reform Costs http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/doing-math-health-care-reform/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/calculator.jpg true 6532 segment The Congressional Budget Office signed off on the math in the Senate Finance Committee's health care overhaul bill, saying the legislation will reduce the deficit and save taxpayer money overall. But not so fast: The insurance industry did its own calculations and says consumers will be hit with a w http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/calculator_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/calculator_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309k.mp3 Can al-Qaida Continue Terrorist Operation With Little Money? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/does-al-qaida-have-enough-money-continue-terrorist-operation/ true 6527 segment President Obama continues to consult with his war advisors on Afghanistan, looking to focus efforts on the primary adversary, al-Qaida, rather than the Taliban. But now a senior U.S. government official says al-Qaida is in severe financial trouble. David Cohen, who monitors terrorist funding at the http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309j.mp3 A Quart of Milk, a Loaf of Bread ... and Childhood Obesity? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/la-considers-limiting-convenience-stores/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/convenience_store.jpg true 7662 segment A wave of obesity blamed (at least in part) on kids slurping cheap slushies and scarfing chips from local convenience stores has the Los Angeles City Council considering an unusual proposal: limiting the development of new corner stores in South L.A. Is the council's proposed moratorium a smart way http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/convenience_store_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/convenience_store_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway101309i.mp3 Financial Troubles for al-Qaida http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/oct/13/financial-trouble-qaida/ true 6779 segment Continuing our conversation about whether or not the Obama Adminstration is looking to focus war efforts in Afghanistan on al-Qaida, rather than the Taliban, we talk with Loretta Napoleoni in London. She is an expert on international terrorist financing and author of the book "Rogue Economics."