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The Takeaway

Takeouts: Fed Strategies, Bowl Games, Comfort Foods

Thursday, January 07, 2010

  • Business Takeout: New York Times finance reporter Louise Story brings just-released minutes from a meeting of the Federal Reserve; she says the members disagree about how best to shore up the economy.
  • Sports Takeout: Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin previews college football's CITI BCS National Championship Game between no. 2 Texas and no. 1 Alabama.
  • Listener Takeout: We got all kinds of responses from our listeners when we talked about Elvis Presley's favorite comfort foods yesterday – the King would have been 75 this week.

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The Takeaway

This Week's Agenda with Marcus Mabry and Jonathan Marcus

Monday, January 04, 2010

This week we take a look at the week ahead with Marcus Mabry, international business editor for our partner, The New York Times; and Jonathan Marcus, correspondent for our partner, the BBC.  They'll discuss President Obama's meeting with intelligence heads; the upcoming court appearance of Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab; and Elvis Presley's 75th birthday.

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