Takeouts: war funding, football and films
* Washington Takeout: The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, has found some interesting predictors of future war planning buried in a military policy bill.
* Sports Takeout: The Takeaway’s sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, previews the upcoming NFL weekend matchups.
Movie Takeout: Newsday movie critic Rafer Guzman does a lightening round of previews for films being released today: Cirque du Freak: Vampire’s Assistant, Lars von Trier’s limited release Antichrist, and the re-release of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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