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Joe the Plumber

GOP nominee John McCain concedes

Global Politics

In his concession speech, John McCain commends President-elect Barack Obama for his historic achievement.

The veteran vote

Global Politics

Palin preps for prime time

Global Politics

Democrats Nominate Obama at DNC

Global Politics

Hillary Clinton goes from candidate to surrogate

Global Politics

High School Debaters: What Makes For an Effective Argument?

Development & Education

The presidential debates have been getting increasingly feisty. But does that make for an effective debate? The World’s Jason Margolis got some perspectives on debating from several immigrant high school students in Boston.

Lake County Ohio: Voters Discuss The Presidential Election

All this week we’ve been hearing from a panel of seven voters in Lake County, Ohio. John Hockenberry spent time there over the weekend to get a better sense of what matters to the people in this swing county of Ohio, which  has been on the winning side of every presidential election since 1964. Mom and […]

Top of the Hour: Kucinich Loses Congressional Race in Ohio, Morning Headlines

In Ohio, Super Tuesday not only meant a Republican presidential primary but a race that pitted eight-term Congressman Dennis Kucinich against 15-term Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. After the votes were tallied, Kucinich came up short. Kaptur now faces the GOP primary winner, Samuel Wurzelbacher, the man who became known as “Joe the Plumber” during the 2008 […]

Inside the President’s Tax Filing

Yesterday was the deadline to file taxes in the U.S. and in what has become a tradition, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden released their tax returns to the public. The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich   shares his findings.

The World

Biden’s Green Record

Recent history tells us the vice president can lead on energy and environmental policies. To look forward to what an Obama administration could mean for the environment, Living on Earth looks back at Senator Joe Biden’s record.