Washington Takeout
Takeouts: Gulf oil spill threatens Democrat’s climate bill, listener responses
Washington Takeout: Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich explains how the oil spill that threatens the business and environment of the Gulf Coast region is also threatening Congressional Democrats who hoped to pass a sweeping energy and climate reform bill. Listener Responses: We hear what you had to say about the Times Square bomb attempt and […]
Takeouts: Kagan draws crowds on the Capitol, Canadiens upset the Penguins in NHL playoffs
WASHINGTON TAKEOUT: Elena Kagan paid her first visit to Congress as Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court yesterday. She met with some of the Senators who will help decide her fate. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich tells us about this “senatorial version of speed dating.” SPORTS TAKEOUT: Ibrahim Abdul Matin recaps an exciting game […]
Takeouts: the politics of terror; NBA playoffs
WASHINGTON TAKEOUT: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called Saturday’s attempted car bombing in New York City’s Times Square an act of terror. Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich tells us why and how the politics of terrorism are playing a role in the White House’s response. SPORTS TAKEOUT: Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, recaps last night’s […]
Takeouts: Obama roasts Washington at White House correspondents dinner, NBA playoffs, listeners respond
WASHINGTON TAKEOUT: Despite sliding approval numbers, a deeply divided Congress and a full plate of national catastrophes, President Obama displayed his lighter side when he roasted Washington, D.C.’s political and journalistic elite at the Washington Correspondent’s Dinner. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich tells us who got hit the hardest by the president’s jibes. SPORTS TAKEOUT: […]
Takeouts: Congress poised to face-off against Facebook, NHL playoffs
WASHINGTON TAKEOUT: Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich tells us why Washington lawmakers are ready to face-off against social networking giant Facebook and its Internet ambitions. SPORTS TAKEOUT: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Takeaway sports contributor, highlights the NHL playoffs as he recaps the game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Phoenix Coyotes, and previews game seven between […]
Takeouts: preview of the legislative week ahead, NBA playoffs
Washington Takeout: Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich joins us with a look at what the legislative week has in store for us, up on Capitol Hill. Sports Takeout: Takeaway Sports correspondent Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps the first games of the NBA playoffs. He says there might just be an upset brewing.