The Department of Transportation announced that the popular Cash for Clunkers program will be finished as of August 24th. The Takeaway speaks with Micheline Maynard of the New York Times and Brian Willian, sales manager at Albany Honda in Georgia.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will address the annual meeting of economists and central bankers with a speech entitled ?Reflections on a Year of Crisis.’ The Takeaway speaks with Jesse Eisinger, a senior reporter at ProPublica.
The first phase of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 goes into effect this week. Personal finance expert and The Takeaway’s finance contributor Beth Kobliner joins us to help explain the new rules.
Former New York Giants wide-reciever Plaxico Burress accepted a plea bargain for a two year prison sentence after pleading guilty to a weapons charge. Joining The Takeaway is sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin and attorney Jeff Blank.
The Takeaway is joined by Karina Longworth of SpoutBlog and Rafer Guzman of Newsday to discuss the latest films: Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Shorts, a new kids’ film that has appeal for adults, and Robin Williams’ World’s Greatest Dad.
The Takeaway talks to Lawrence Bender who has collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on eight films, including the recent Inglourious Basterds. Bender also worked with former Vice President Al Gore on An Inconvenient Truth.
