Political reaction to rising gas prices
Rising gas prices have become a political issue, as cash strapped Americans keep paying more at the pump. Todd Zwillich looks at the political climate and...
View ArticleAIG plans to sue hedge funds over financial crisis
AIG, one of the world's largest insurance companies, received some $85 billion from the government in 2008. Now it's suing banks to recover some of the funds lost in the financial crisis that...
View ArticleTornadoes rip through Alabama and most of the South
Some 170 people are estimated to have died because of massive tornados and flooding in Alabama and much of the South. The Takeaway talks with a student who was near the tornado and a meteorologist to...
View ArticleAfghanistan troops contend with friendly fire
Afghan Security forces undergoing routine training have killed at least 38 coalition troops. The Takeaway talks with a reporter from Stars and Stripes who has reported on the...
View ArticleHigh school students in the Tribeca Film Festival
The Takeaway spoke with two high school students whose films were included in this year's Tribeca Film Festival.--------------------------------------------------------------"The Takeaway" is a...
View ArticleUS GDP slowdown: Economic slowdown or temporary setback?
The question is: Will the economic slowdown continue? Or is this simply a bump in the road? Louise Story, Wall Street and Finance reporter with the New York Times puts it in...
View ArticleRoyal wedding: Why do Americans care?
The United States threw off the British Monarchy more than 200 years ago. So why are Americans still infatuated with the royal wedding. A historian weighs...
View ArticleWinner in the online poker crackdown: Casinos
This story was originally covered by PRI's The Takeaway. For more, listen to the audio above.The multi-billion dollar online poker industry is in turmoil after the US Department of Justice indicted...
View ArticleOsama Bin Laden and pro-democracy uprisings in the Middle East
Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda haven't had much of a roll in the "Arab spring" uprising throughout the Middle East. Shadi Hamid, director of research at the Brookings Doha Center, analyzes what Bin...
View ArticleConspiracy theorists doubt Osama Bin Laden's death
Not long after it was announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed by US forces, the internet began to fill with rumors and conspiracies that Bin Laden was still alive. Spencer Ackerman, senior...
View ArticlePost-Bin Laden: Should the global war on terrorism end?
The war in Afghanistan has been going on for 10 years. Now that Osama Bin Laden has been killed, Retired Air Force Colonel, Sam Gardiner believes that President Obama will need to find a good argument...
View ArticleDid torture help catch Osama Bin Laden?
The argument over interrogation techniques like so-called water boarding have been renewed after the death of Osama Bin Laden. Did the harsh interrogation techniques help catch Bin Laden? Scott Shane,...
View ArticlePost-Bin Laden: Barack Obama's poll numbers go up
Questions still remain, whether this jump in poll numbers is a temporary bump, or if it can be sustained longer. Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich...
View ArticleHow did Pakistan not know where Osama Bin Laden was?
There is a sense of embarrassment that Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan by American forces, but also a sense of mistrust among many Pakistanis. The BBC's Aleem Maqboo explores the...
View ArticleOsama Bin Laden photos: Why won't the White House release them?
There is a global image war going, and the Obama Administration's decision not to release the photos of Osama Bin Laden is their attempt to control it. Fred Ritchin, professor of photography and...
View ArticleDisturbing books for Mother's Day
Chocolate and flowers for Mother's Day is nice, but predictable. The book "White Oleander" by Janet Fitch could be a more unexpected choice. Patrik Henry Bass, Takeaway contributor and senior editor at...
View ArticleBin Laden raid: Did the US violate Pakistan's sovereignty?
Tensions are high between the United States and Pakistan right now, after the death of Osama Bin Laden. Noam Lubell, Professor of International Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway, talks...
View ArticleCommodity prices tank on global economic concerns
Commodity prices are volatile, but yesterday they plunged. The New York Times Wall Street and finance reporter Louise Story talks about the volatility and the strength of the US...
View ArticleMother's Day with Jeff Bezos, will.i.am, Dean Kamen
For Mother's Day, a few moms of famous people talk with John Hockenberry about raising children.--------------------------------------------------------------"The Takeaway" is a national morning news...
View ArticleObama restarts debate over immigration reform
Immigration reform has taken a back seat lately to foreign policy and economic issues. Tuesday, however, Barack Obama tried to restart the debate over immigration by talking about the economic benefits...
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