Nadia Zonis

Producer

Nadia Zonis appears in the following:

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., explains why he voted no on the stimulus

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter voted against the stimulus package even though his district west of Detroit is fighting major economic challenges. And since the funds will fl...

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Guantanamo detainee returns to Britain

Monday, February 23, 2009

Former British resident Binyam Mohamed is being released from Guantanamo today and returning to the UK. His case is controversial because he alleges that he was tortured while in CIA ...

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The stimulus has passed. Now comes the hard part.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Congress has finally passed the stimulus, but it’s hardly smooth sailing from here. Now federal bureaucracies must adapt to get the money out the door and fast. Neil King Jr., Washing...

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Military to recruit skilled temporary immigrants

Monday, February 16, 2009

In a new program the U.S. military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who could become citizens in as little as six months in exchange for three to four years of service. It’s t...

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Third times the charm? Judd Gregg withdraws as commerce secretary

Friday, February 13, 2009

There was more upheaval in the formation of President Obama's cabinet yesterday when New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, a Republican, withdrew his nomination to be commerce secretary. ...

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Chris Brown and Rihanna put spotlight on teen partner violence

Friday, February 13, 2009

It’s still not clear if 19-year-old singer Chris Brown will face charges for allegedly assaulting and threatening his girlfriend, pop star Rihanna. But the incident provides an occasi...

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Newspapers on life support

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Newspapers are in crisis. More and more readers are migrating to the web, even as revenue from online ads plummets. Suggestions for how the industry can stay alive abound, but so far ...

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Will our listeners get their stimulus wishes?

Thursday, February 12, 2009

All week we've been asking you how you would like to see the money in the stimulus bill spent, and you've come up with some great suggestions. Now that we know where the money is goin...

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Judges rule California must close prisons

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

A panel of three federal judges has ruled that California is not providing its prison population with adequate health care and ordered the state to reduce its prison population by up ...

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New media, meet old media

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Newspapers are struggling to find a workable business model as readers migrate on-line, but one entrepreneur thinks paper and ink still have a place. Joshua Karp joins The Takeaway to...

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Republicans push for changes in stimulus bill, then don't support it

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Senate Democrats advanced the $800 billion plus stimulus bill yesterday, but just three Republicans voted for the bill in a procedural vote, and no additional Republican support is ex...

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President Obama pushes his stimulus in prime time

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

President Obama gave his first prime time press conference last night. He used the chance to push hard for his economic stimulus plan. Many of us were glued to our television screens,...

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TARP take two

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Today Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will announce how the second half of the $700 billion Congress approved to bailout troubled banks will be spent. The Bush Administration's implem...

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Stimulus plans go global

Monday, February 09, 2009

The United States is far from the only nation to develop a plan to get its economy back on track. In fact, at least 33 other countries have done the same. Justin Fox, business and eco...

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Making numbers make sense

Monday, February 09, 2009

To understand the economic crisis you need to understand numbers. But it can be difficult to think critically about the statistics used by politicians and journalists, especially when...

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Recession brings a change in gender roles

Friday, February 06, 2009

As a result of the wave of job losses, we are about to hit a milestone in gender roles in that women will soon hold more payroll jobs than men. Catherine Rampell, who writes about eco...

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The stimulus and Daschle make for a rough week for President Obama

Friday, February 06, 2009

It was a rough week for President Obama. He lost the candidates he had nominated for two important jobs in his administration and didn't achieve the bipartisan consensus he wanted on ...

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ShovelWatch: Is the stimulus bill truly earmark free?

Thursday, February 05, 2009

There's no bridge to nowhere or teapot museum in the economic stimulus package, but that doesn't mean that it's free of earmarks, pet projects, or favors to special interests. As part...

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Wall Street salary caps breaking ground, making waves

Thursday, February 05, 2009

Yesterday President Obama announced that companies receiving federal bailout money must cap their executives no more than $500,000 a year. Is a pay limit helping the economy? Or is i...

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Put Wall Street bonuses to work by rewarding the watchdogs

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Wall Street executives are getting plenty of criticism for handing out $18 billion in bonuses to themselves last year. But maybe there's a way to put bonuses to good use—by paying the...

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