George H.W. Bush

June 01, 2012

There's at least one clear advantage President Obama has over Mitt Romney: experience being a head of state on the world stage. But does foreign policy experience matter for presidential candidate?

Arts, Culture & Media

Arts advocate critical of Obama's Turnaround Arts Initiative for select U.S. schools

Studio 360

May 07, 2012

President Barack Obama's administration rolled out a new program that seeks to turn around underperforming schools by integrating the arts into the core curriculum of each school. But a former federal education official and arts advocate said it's the wrong approach to funding arts education.

Global Politics

As Republicans struggle over presidential nomination, declining influence of party elders is on display

The Takeaway

March 22, 2012

This election cycle, most of the party's elites are lined up behind Mitt Romney. But Romney, though ahead in the delegate count, has struggled to unify the base of the party in a way that will force his challengers out of the election. It shows how far the influence of those elites has fallen.

Arts, Culture & Media

What should America take from Clint Eastwood's 'Halftime in America' ad?

The Takeaway

February 08, 2012

Karl Rove blasted it as a taxpayer-funded Obama re-election ad. Democrats lauded it as an example of why America is great. Yet many people were left wondering what does it mean that America is at "halftime."

VIDEO: Obama visits Australia, announces new military base there

November 16, 2011

As China seeks to assert itself in Asia, President Barack Obama visited Australia to announce deeper ties between the nations' militaries, including a new Marine base for the United States. The move was seen as a counter-balance against China's growing presence.

Conflict & Justice

The impact of Anita Hill: then and now

The Takeaway

October 12, 2011

Twenty years ago, Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court confirmation seemed controversial but likely, until a young law professor named Anita Hill changed him with sexual harassment. The Hill-Thomas hearings riveted the nation.

Global Politics

How Will History Judge Hosni Mubarak?

The Takeaway

February 02, 2011

We look back on his leadership of Hosni Mubarak.

Global Politics

The president's ever-growing to-do list

The Takeaway

June 04, 2010

No one can deny that President Obama's current to-do list has grown dramatically of late. With two wars, unemployment, the Middle East Crisis and the oil spill, how does one person manage this kind of agenda?

Global Politics

Obama to deliver University of Michigan commencement speech

The Takeaway

April 30, 2010

President Obama will deliver the commencement speech at the University of Michigan tomorrow. The university expects a majority of the students to attend along with 80,000 friends and family members.

Arts, Culture & Media

Buy Me Some Crackerjack! It's Baseball's All-Star Game

The Takeaway

July 14, 2009

The Takeaway previews Major League Baseball's All-Star game with Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. The game in St. Louis sees the National League trying to beat the American League for the first time in 13 years.

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