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The Takeaway: Hey, folks! We'll be starting things shortly! 7:48 Andrea Bernstein: Andrea here, from the spin room. Big news today for the GOP, McCain is "pulling out" of Michigan. Which ....

Wooing Voters In Pennsylvania

October 06, 2008

by Amy Eddings and Arun Venugopal

With its 21 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is one of the most highly-contested battleground states. And, with the McCain campaign’s decision to pull out of Michigan, the battle over Pennsylvania is....

Who's Really to Blame for Financial Crisis? Clinton Says Not the Left

October 06, 2008

by Lisa Chow

As Republicans and Democrats blame one another for the roots of the current financial crisis, Senator Hillary Clinton is defending a 1977 law that was strengthened by her husband, President Clinton, ....

Only 1 in 3 Public Clinics Provide Emergency Contraception

October 06, 2008

by Fred Mogul

The Health and Hospitals Corporation, which runs most of the clinics, says the medication known as "the morning after pill" is widely available. They claim the problem is mis-information provided by ....

Former Lehman CEO Gets Grilled By Congress

October 06, 2008

by Ilya Marritz

Congreesmembers cited documents indicating Lehman steered millions of dollars to executives as the company was nearing bankruptcy. One of two Republicans on the panel, Connecticut Congressman Chris ....

Wall Street Consumers Not Comforted By Bailout

October 06, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Panicky investors sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average below 10,000 at one point in the trading day. Trader Alan Valdes says that's a vote of "no confidence" in the stock market. VALDES: It is a p....

World Wide Financial Markets & Wall Street

October 06, 2008

by Amy Eddings and Adrienne Carter

Despair about a weakening global economy swept over Wall Street. Here with some analysis of the day’s financial news is BusinessWeek's Financial Editor Adrienne Carter. ....

Council Members Debate Term Limits

October 06, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Several Council members heading into this afternoon's Democratic caucus said they were still undecided about how to vote on repealing term limits without going back to voters that have twice cast bal....

Penn. Voter Drive on Over Drive

October 06, 2008

by Arun Venugopal

Today is the last day for voter registration in Pennsylvania. Over the weekend, hundreds of New Yorkers headed out to the battleground state. WNYC's Arun Venugopal tagged along to North Philadelphi....

Dem Caucus to Debate Term Limits

October 06, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Democrats will meet behind closed doors today with Council Speaker Christine Quinn to decide what to do with Mayor Bloomberg's call to change the city's term limits law. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.....

Review of Immigrants Legal Assistance Spurs Worry

October 06, 2008

by Marianne McCune

The right for immigrants to appeal a deportation order because of their attorney's mistakes or incompetence is under review, and immigrant advocates fear it’s in jeopardy. WNYC Marianne McCune has....

Schumer Wants Federal Direct Loans for Small Businesses

October 05, 2008

WNYC Newsroom

New York Senator Charles Schumer says he wants the Small Business Administration to make short-term loans available to companies that are hurting. SCHUMER: Because the banks are frozen in what they'....

New Jersey Lawmakers to Devote Session to Economy

October 05, 2008

WNYC Newsroom

Now that the $700 billion national economic bailout package has been signed into law, the New Jersey Assembly is preparing to tackle economic conditions closer to home. Assembly Speaker Joseph Robert....

New Show Features Drag Queen House Balls

October 05, 2008

by Allison Lichter

A new show opened this week at the Vineyard theater, called Wig Out! It's the story of a community of drag queens and their "house balls" -- the performance competitions among them. It tells multiple....

Councilmembers Seek Referendum on Proposed Term Limit Repeal

October 05, 2008

WNYC Newsroom

Mayor Bloomberg's effort to repeal term limits is meeting with some opposition from the city council. REPORTER: On the steps of City Hall Saturday, councilmembers Bill De Blasio and Letitia James in....

More Youth Lured by Local Agriculture

October 04, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Ever notice all those young people helping you with your produce purchases at your local farmer's market? More young people, inspired by the city's growing locavore movement, see farming as a viable....

New York City Parents Sound Off on Crowded Classrooms

October 03, 2008

by Deborah Lee

Autumn in New York brings cooler days and a new school year. But it also brings angry parents who say the city's public schools suffer from chronic overcrowding. The city council's education commit....

New York's Governor Asks Lawmakers to Cut Deeper into the State Budget

October 03, 2008

by Jenna Flanagan

A frustrated and desperate-sounding Governor Paterson met with state leaders to try to come up with a plan to address the state's growing budget short fall. He says he'll also call them in for anoth....

New Jersey Congressman Explains Why He Changed His Bailout Vote

October 03, 2008

by Isaac-Davy Aronson

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Congressmembers put that adage into action and passed the financial industry bailout plan in a vote of 263 to 171, a reversal of Monday's stunning de....