October 03, 2008
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No clear winner after vice-presidential candidates Palin and Biden debate
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Friday, October 3 2008
Andrea Bernstein was in St. Louis for the vice-presidential debates last night, and helps unpack what the two candidates said.
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In 2004, rule change at SEC set the stage for a credit crisis
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Friday, October 3 2008
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 investment banks asked for an exception to a long-standing rule that put limits on their risky investments, allowing computer generated models to determine financial risk. New York Times reporter Stephen Labaton explains the commission's decision and its implications.
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A reporter describes 1968's Mexico City massacre at Tlatelolco
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John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Lisa Nett
Friday, October 3 2008
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 very different story.
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In three-day trip, U.S. envoy pressed North Korea to give up nuclear program
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Friday, October 3 2008
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.
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Blogging movers and shakers review the vice-presidential debate
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Friday, October 3 2008
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.
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Veteran Alaska and Delaware journalists analyze the Palin-Biden VP debate
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Friday, October 3 2008
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.
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In a second try, a Wall Street bailout bill heads to the House
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Jesse Baker,
Lisa Nett
Friday, October 3 2008
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 over today's vote amid a continuing deluge of calls from angry constituents.
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Muslim comics take stand-up routines to movie screens in "Allah Made Me Funny"
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Adam Hirsch
Friday, October 3 2008
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.
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Of Sarah Palin and Palin Syrah: An Alaska Governor and a Chilean wine
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Noel King
Friday, October 3 2008
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-so-popular.
The Takeaway talks to Chris Tavelli — the owner of Yield Wine Bar in San Francisco.
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The financial frenzy and VP debate obscures big moves in Obama, McCain camps
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Jesse Baker
Friday, October 3 2008
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.
So how many times did Sarah Palin wink?
By
Jennifer Hsu
Friday, October 3 2008
It felt like Sarah Palin was winking at me constantly during last night’s vice-presidential debate. But in fact she only winked four times. I know, because I went through the entire broadcast and counted….
Wink #1: “And the American workforce is the greatest in this world, with the ingenuity and the work ethic that is just entrenched in our workforce. That’s a positive. That’s encouragement. [Wink.] And that’s what John McCain meant.”
Wink #2: “And how long have I been [wink] at this, like five weeks? So there hasn’t been a whole lot that I’ve promised, except to do what is right for the American people.”
Wink #3: “As for disagreeing with John McCain and how our administration would work, what do you expect? A team of mavericks, of course we’re not going to agree on 100 percent of everything. As we discuss ANWR there, at least we can agree to disagree on that one. [Wink.] I will keep pushing him on ANWR.”
Wink #4: “I come from a house full of school teachers. My grandma was, my dad [wink] who is in the audience today, he’s a schoolteacher, had been for many years.”
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