October 29, 2008
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Early Voters: Ohio and Nebraska
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guests:
Tom Chappelear,
Sarah Awad
Wednesday, October 29 2008
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Democrats look south for 60th Senate seat: Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Christina M. Russo
Guest:
Aaron Blake
Wednesday, October 29 2008
Three southern states are emerging as ones to watch for the U.S. Senate race: Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Depending on who wins the seats up for grabs, the end result might mean a Democratic 60-seat, filibuster-proof "supermajority."
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South Africa's African National Congress is set to split
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Martin Plaut
Wednesday, October 29 2008
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A newspaperboy remembers the daily, printed Christian Science Monitor
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Wednesday, October 29 2008
Documenting "The Worst Hard Time," the Dust Bowl of the 1930's
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Timothy Egan
Wednesday, October 29 2008
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World markets anticipate Fed rate cut
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Andrew Walker
Wednesday, October 29 2008
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Bartering is back in style in a tough global economy
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Lisa Nett
Guest:
Javier Blas
Wednesday, October 29 2008
In the tough global economy, trade is returning to its roots. Yes, bartering is back.
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Marshall Ganz, the architect of Obama's field campaign
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Melissa Locker Benavidez
Guest:
Marshall Ganz
Wednesday, October 29 2008
Barack Obama’s campaign for the White House is making history. Not simply because of his race or the amount of money he has raised, but because of the way his campaign has been run. Marshall Ganz, the architect of this new approach to campaigning discusses how to organize and motivate the modern electorate.
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The United States considers talking with the Taliban
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Lisa Nett
Guest:
Ambassador Munir Akram
Wednesday, October 29 2008
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Unusual moves in the last week of campaigning
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Andrea Bernstein
Wednesday, October 29 2008
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The Christian Science Monitor (mostly) bids goodbye to print
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Nadia Zonis
Guest:
John Yemma
Wednesday, October 29 2008
The Christian Science Monitor has announced that it will stop publishing a daily print edition and move its focus to the web. Editor John Yemma will explain the venerable news organization's plans for the future and what changes at the Monitor say about the industry.
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Government and rebel troops clash in Democratic Republic of Congo
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Mark Doyle
Wednesday, October 29 2008
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, fighting continues between government troops and the rebels loyal to the renegade general, Laurent Nkunda. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing. Some are accusing the U.N. and its troops on the ground of not doing enough. The Congolese government accuses Rwanda of backing the rebels -- something the rebels deny.
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Rays of economic hope: Markets are up, factory orders grow, Fed could cut rate
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Daniel Gross
Wednesday, October 29 2008
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Molecular gastronomy and an experimental martini
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Melissa Locker Benavidez
Guest:
Julia Moskin
Wednesday, October 29 2008
There is science and there is cooking. Then there is the area where the two intersect. New York Times writer Julia Moskin joins The Takeaway to talk about the culinary and scientific as heavy machinery, geometry and electrical engineering enter the kitchen.
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