October 30, 2008
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Early voters in Tennessee
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Christina M. Russo
Guests:
Justin Pitt,
Magdalene Hampton
Thursday, October 30 2008
Election day is November 4, 2008, but scores of voters — for a variety of reasons — have already voted. The Takeaway is talking with them about which presidential candidate they checked the box for — and why.
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How Brazilian and Indian journalists are covering the U.S. election
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Christina M. Russo
Guests:
Fernando Rodrigues,
Chidu Rajghatta
Thursday, October 30 2008
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On the Ballot: A look at Nebraska's proposal to ban affirmative action
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Jen Poyant
Guest:
Martin Wells
Thursday, October 30 2008
The Takeaway continues its series on hot-button ballot initiatives that are making headlines around the country. In Nebraska, Initiative 424 could ban affirmative action in state government and universities. It's an initiative gaining traction throughout the country largely because of the efforts of one man.
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Counties that count: Palm Beach County, Florida
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Andrea Bernstein
Thursday, October 30 2008
They're swing counties in swing states — and they may be the spots where this election is decided. In the eighth in a series on "counties that count," The Takeaway's Political Director Andrea Bernstein talks with voters in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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A Treasury Department undersecretary may give the next president pull with Iran
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Kent DePinto
Guest:
Robin Wright
Thursday, October 30 2008
A plan hatched two years ago by a minor undersecretary in the Treasury Department may have a big impact on U.S. foreign policy in Iran.
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IMF to fund emerging market countries coping with financial crisis
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Andrew Walker
Thursday, October 30 2008
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Could Obama's fundraising machine put the kibosh on campaign finance reform?
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Chelsea Merz
Guest:
Richard Briffault
Thursday, October 30 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has done what no other presidential candidate has done before him: raise $600 million. Last night's 30-minute prime-time television commercial could have implications for future campaign finance reform.
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A look inside the political rallies of 2008
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Collin Campbell
Guest:
Mark Leibovich
Thursday, October 30 2008
In an election defined by complaints of partisanship, bruising primaries and the longest of campaigns, how do the rallies of the Republicans and Democrats differ days from the election?
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One Georgian voter remains undecided
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Andrew Kupka
Thursday, October 30 2008
Election day is November 4, 2008, but scores of voters — for a variety of reasons — have already voted. The Takeaway is talking with them about which presidential candidate they checked the box for — and why.
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Video: Xtreme polls 2008: Getting creative with political prognostication
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Adam Hirsch,
Jennifer Hsu,
Femi Oke
Guest:
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, October 30 2008
The most accurate polls around might be a little on the unconventional side: Halloween mask sales, schoolchildren, coffee cups, and cookies.
Mary Beth Williams hits the streets of New York to look at this year's "Xtreme" polls:
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Poll: A catchphrase for the lengthy presidential campaigns
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Thursday, October 30 2008
It's been the longest and most expensive presidential campaign. Over the past months, we've been listening to your stories about how you made your voting decision and your personal turning points in the campaign. But as we come down to the final stretch, can you sum it all up in a single catchphrase?
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Philadelphia Phillies win 2008 World Series after rain delays
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
Jeff Beresford-Howe
Thursday, October 30 2008
After a rain delay postponed the World Series by days not hours, the Philadelphia Phillies put the Tampa Bay Rays away last night, winning Game Five, 4-3.
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The economy shrinks by 0.3 percent, its worst quarter since 2001
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji
Guest:
David Leonhardt
Thursday, October 30 2008
A new, strikingly accurate polling method: Shortbread cookie sales
By
Adam Hirsch
Thursday, October 30 2008
I spoke with Gregg Forrest, who owns and runs Layers Bakery with his wife Jeanne in Henderson, Nevada. Early voting started on October 18, but Forrest has been running an unofficial poll for several weeks from his bakery counter with some startlingly accurate results.
UPDATE:
The Layers cookie poll finished up with 467 “O-Biden” cookies to 352 for “McPalin.” (That’s 57% to 42%.) The bakery’s polling accuracy continued to be uncannily dead-on: the official voting results for Nevada showed 55% for Obama, 42% for McCain. (This is only a guess, but perhaps if Layers had offered (and sold) a handful of third-party cookies, they’d have been even closer to the final results.)
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Mary Elizabeth Williams: Screw the polls, voters are putting candidates where their mouths are
By
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, October 30 2008
In these last few days before the election, many of us are furiously surfing the Web looking for the clues to the outcome. We electoral-vote.com. We 538. We Gallup. Maybe we check out some goat entrails. But we're American. We vote with our wallets — especially when there's a delectable sweet or a meat lover's pie thrown in the deal.
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Video: Xtreme polls 2008: Getting creative with political prognostication
Thursday, October 30 2008
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