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Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin is shown in a black and white portrait photograph wearing a space helmet with the visor open.

It's been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space

Author Stephen Walker discusses his biography on Yuri Gagarin with The World's host Marco Werman.

It's been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space
President Kennedy meets with Chairman Khrushchev at the US Embassy residence, Vienna.

The White House to Kremlin Hotline: Avoiding War for 50 Years

The White House to Kremlin Hotline: Avoiding War for 50 Years

Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court Orders California to Release 30,000 Prisoners

Supreme Court Orders California to Release 30,000 Prisoners
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Getting past the Bay of Pigs

Getting past the Bay of Pigs

Top of the Hour: Bay of Pigs, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Bay of Pigs, Morning Headlines

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's legacy

Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to orbit the earth. The World's Clark Boyd looks back on Gagarin's legacy, in Russia and beyond.

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's legacy
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Valerie Plame Wilson on nuclear weapons and 'countdown to zero'

Valerie Plame Wilson lending her expertise and her voice to 'Countdown to Zero,' a new documentary about nuclear weapons. Looking at both the past and present, the film confronts how real the threat of a devastating nuclear attack still is today.

Valerie Plame Wilson on nuclear weapons and 'countdown to zero'
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Harvard Classmate Remembers Kennedy

The Takeaway talks with 76-year-old Arnold Howe, who was one year behind Kennedy at Harvard and graduated with the Class of 1955. Kennedy helped him get his first job when businesses weren't hiring blacks.

Harvard Classmate Remembers Kennedy
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Boston and Cape Cod Mourn Senator Kennedy

At the JFK Library and Museum in Boston, mourners are lining up to view the body of Senator Kennedy, who will lie in repose later today. Joining The Takeaway are Emily Rooney, host of WGBH's Beat the Press, and Sean Corcoran, senior reporter at WCAI.

Boston and Cape Cod Mourn Senator Kennedy
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The Dog Days of the Health Care Debate

Joining The Takeaway to make sense of the health care reform debate is Jay Newton-Small, Washington reporter for Time Magazine, Jonathan Wilson, public radio reporter for WAMU in Washington, and Congressman Gerald Connolly.

The Dog Days of the Health Care Debate
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Covering Senator Kennedy in the News

The Takeaway talks to Chris Lydon, Open Source radio creator and former NPR host, about his years of reporting on Senator Kennedy. We also hear from Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times, who is awaiting President Obama's address on Kennedy's death.

Covering Senator Kennedy in the News
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Kennedy's Irish Legacy, Presidential Run

The Takeaway speaks with Kevin Cullen, columnist for the Boston Globe, about Senator Kennedy's place in Northern Ireland's politics and about what might have happened if Senator Kennedy had won the presidency in 1980.

Kennedy's Irish Legacy, Presidential Run
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Kennedy's Endorsement of Obama for the Presidency

The Takeaway talks with Hilary Shelton, director of the NAACP Washington Bureau, and Emily Rooney, host of WGBH's Greater Boston, about the impact of Senator Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama's presidential bid during the campaign.

Kennedy's Endorsement of Obama for the Presidency
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Robert McNamara: His Life and Legacy

Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War, died early Monday morning. Joining The Takeaway to discuss the man and his legacy is Larry Korb, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, who has known McNamara for over two decades.

Robert McNamara: His Life and Legacy