Todd Zwillich

Interim Host and Takeaway Washington Correspondent

Todd Zwillich appears in the following:

Takeouts: Congress Spends, Financial Reform, Tiger Woods

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Washington Takeout: Todd Zwillich tells us that for the first time in history, a disclosure on the amount of money that Congress spends on itself is available online. Todd took a lo...

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CBO Reports on Senate Health Bill

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Yesterday, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office delivered their report detailing the financial impact the Senate's proposed health care reform bill will have on the average Am...

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Takeouts: Congress, NBA Twittering, Media on Party Crashers

Monday, November 30, 2009

Congress Takeout: From Washington, Todd Zwillich looks ahead to the continuing tussle over health care reform in the Senate. Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin discusses half-time...

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Takeouts: White House Turkey, Charlie Weis, Holiday Movies

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Washington Takeout: Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich has the story of a presidential pardon taking place on the Hill.  (psst... it's just the annual White House turkey.) Spor...

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Health Reform: Helping Pay the Costs of Elder Care?

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

We're talking about the costs of caring for Grandma, and whether they're going to get any cheaper with health care reform. The CLASS ACT – short for 'Community Living Assistance Servi...

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Takeouts: Afghan Strategy, National Debt, Gov. Sanford's Ethics Battle

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Washington Takeout: Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich debriefs us on President Obama's finishing touches on a new Afghanistan war policy. Business Takeout: Louise Sto...

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The History of Big Fixes in Congress

Monday, November 23, 2009

On Saturday night, Democrats in the Senate secured the 60 votes necessary to introduce health care legislation to weeks of debate and amendment proposals. The vote signaled a further ...

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Washington: First Public Hearings on Fort Hood, Important Vote on Health Care Reform

Friday, November 20, 2009

The first public hearings on the Fort Hood shootings got underway on Capitol Hill yesterday. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich tells us why the Senate was so focused on ...

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Attorney General, Senators Spar Over KSM Trial

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Attorney General Eric Holder faced energetic questioning from senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday; our own Todd Zwillich was there, and joins us, along with Matthew W...

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Takeouts: Breaking up Banks, Baseball Awards, The Value

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Business Takeout: The House Financial Services Committee passed a measure yesterday that would let the government break up large banks, even if they're healthy. New York Times repor...

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Senate Dems' Health Bill Unveiled

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Senate Democrats unveiled their health care bill [pdf, 2.5mb] yesterday - a massive tome of more than two thousand pages that the non-partisan CBO estimates will cost $849 billion ove...

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Takeouts: Holder Hearings, Retailers, Listeners

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Washington Takeout: Todd Zwillich was at a hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday where Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to try confessed 9/11 'mastermind' Khalid Sheik...

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Takeouts: Jobs, Carbon Offsets, Stimulus Payback?

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Washington Takeout: Our friend in Washington, Todd Zwillich, tells us about Sen. Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) next moves for health care reform and new efforts by Congress to create jobs....

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Takeouts: BofA Testimony, Redskins' Name, Fed. Court Filibuster

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Business Takeout: The New York Times' Louise Story previews what some Wall Street executives will tell Congress later today about bailout money and the Bank of America/Merill Lynch ...

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Takeouts: DC on KSM, Monday Night Football, Listeners

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Washington Takeout: We take a quick look at politicians' reactions to the Fort Hood shootings and the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court. Our Washington corres...

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Reconciling Congress

Monday, November 16, 2009

The Guantanamo decision isn't the only big news out of Washington this week. With health care, Afghanistan, and bank reform on its plate, Congress has lots of business to take care of. Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for the Takeaway, discusses the upcoming week. He also explains how things will get ...

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Terror Trial in NYC

Monday, November 16, 2009

Self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed will be tried in a New York City court: find out what security measures will be taken and what precedent it sets for future terror trials. Plus: conflicts between African Americans and African immigrants; Todd Zwillich gives a primer on congressional procedure; and Merryl ...

Takeouts: Health Care Costs, Weekend Movies, Listeners on China

Friday, November 13, 2009

Washington Takeout: Our Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich on a new report from the Business Roundtable, touted by Senate Democrats, that suggests health care costs will skyrock...

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Takeouts: AMA on Don't Ask, Don't Tell; Pay at AIG; NFL

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Washington Takeout: The Takeaway's Todd Zwillich says many people were surprised when the American Medical Association took a position that the U.S. military's policy towards gay se...

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Takeouts: Reid's Dilemma, Goldman Sachs and 'God's work,' Listeners

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Washington Takeout: The Takeaway's Todd Zwillich says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may face sharp criticism and intense pressure from groups on both sides of the abortion debat...

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