
The Takeaway
Former Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn), on the place for moderates in political parties and the curious case of Dede Scozzafava in New York's 23rd Congressional district:
"It's very clear a party that has to adhere so closely to ideology is
a party that will become smaller and smaller and smaller. I was the
last Republican in ...New England. ... There's going to be a point where conservatives have to decide that a moderate conservative is better than a liberal Democrat," and other Takeaways from today's show: http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/ nov/04/takeaways-wednesday-november-4/Read More
"It's very clear a party that has to adhere so closely to ideology is
a party that will become smaller and smaller and smaller. I was the
last Republican in ...New England. ... There's going to be a point where conservatives have to decide that a moderate conservative is better than a liberal Democrat," and other Takeaways from today's show: http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/
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Former Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn), on the place for moderates in political parties and the curious case of Dede Scozzafava in New York's 23rd Congressional district: (http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/nov/04/future-moderates-within-republican-party/)

The Takeaway Warren Buffett makes a big bet on the railway system: What would make you ditch the car or the plane to take the train?

The Takeaway
"“We’re treated like low-lifes because we’re on food stamps. And
the thing is that [store owners] treat us like we haven’t worked in our
lives, that we’re not trying to better our lives," and other takeaways from today's show: http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/ nov/03/takeaways-tuesday-november-3/
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Joel Berg, executive director of New York City Coalition Against Hunger, on what it’s like to be on food stamps:(http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/nov/03/more-americans-rely-food-stamps/)

The Takeaway
" I don't know that there is a viable strategy to 'win,'
quote-unquote, in Afghanistan, but there seems to be a tremendous
momentum to augment this strategy so we don't lose," and other takeaways from today's show: http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/ nov/02/takeaways-monday-november-2/
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The Takeaway
"[Jaws] was one of the rare movies that made you afraid to do something. The same thing that Psycho did for the shower, Jaws did for the entire ocean," and other Takeaways from today's show: http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/ oct/30/takeaways-friday-october-30/
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The Takeaway Friday Movie Trivia: Name which horror movie took home an Oscar for best picture?

The Takeaway
"When you rock climb, your partner holds a rope, and if you get
to a hard move, they can pull up on the rope to make it easier for
you. I think the government is holding a giant rope on this housing
market," and other Takeaways from today's show: http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/ oct/29/takeaways-thursday-october-29/
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"Recession is when things are going down. When the recession is over, things are starting to go back up. So the direction is moving in the right way. That doesn't mean we're back at the level where we used to be."

The Takeaway We're looking for people who credit the stimulus bill with saving or creating their job, for a story later this week on where stimulus money has and hasn't made a difference. What stimulus projects have you noticed in your community... or are you still waiting to see the difference? Call us at 877-8-MY-TAKE, or email us at mytake@thetakeaway.org

The Takeaway "Green jobs have grown by about 9 percent, while jobs broadly have grown about 3 percent," and other Takeaways from today's show: http://bit.ly/RDC8v
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Bracken Hendricks, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress who also served as an advisor to the Obama presidential campaign, on green job growth versus regular job growth: (full story)

The Takeaway “We don’t charge different premiums for .. different races anymore; it’s time that we didn’t charge different rates for gender." and other Takeaways from today's show: http://bit.ly/2sPj4Q
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Judy Waxman, vice president of the National Women's Law Center, on health insurance companies and gender inequality in premiums: (full story)

The Takeaway Can you live without a credit card? We're looking for stories. Call 877-8-MY-TAKE (877-869-8253).

The Takeaway
CDC spokesman Tom Skinner on slow production of the H1N1 vaccine:"I myself have two children that I want to get vaccinated, and I can't." and other takeaways from the day's show: http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/ oct/23/takeaways-friday-october-23/
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When are you going to be able to drive by your local pharmacy and see on the marquee that the vaccine is available? Unfortunately, that's probably not going to be [until] towards the end of November. ... ...

The Takeaway Friday movie trivia Q, ahead of next week's horror-movie-fest: Name a prominent actor who started their film career in horror flicks. (We've got 3)

The Takeaway
Paul Hodgson: First of all, I think it would have been nice to have
some 'adequate' people working in AIGFP, the people whose salaries are
going to be limited to $200,000, because that's the unit that caused
the collapse of AIG." and other Takeaways from this morning's show: http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/ oct/22/takeaways-thursday-october-22/
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The Takeaway http://bit.ly/2suZTL "The tightrope is, 'am I spending enough that they feel it's worth their while to keep me as a credit card customer?'" and other Takeaways from this morning's show.
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Adam Levin, chairman and co-founder of Credit.com and former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, on banks withdrawing credit cards or increasing their fees on consumers who pay their bills on time: (full story)










