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Monday, April 21, 2008 at 10:00 am

Tomorrow, Pennsylvanians go to the polls. For weeks Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been courting the Keystone state nonstop. The candidates have bowled, and traded bitter barbs on everything from patriotism, Iraq, small town America, and each other’s character.
We are all about Pennsylvania today, too — bringing Pennsylvanians to the microphone to tell us [...]

 
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 10:00 am

Between the war and the economy, it looked like a slam-dunk year for Democrats and the White House. It may still be.
But the long-slog trench warfare between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has some Democrats scared that it’s slipping away. That John McCain is making hay while the Dems duke it out.
Bill Clinton now says, [...]

 
Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 10:00 am

Hey, stop the presses. New Hampshire has written its own headline. Upset! Comeback! It’s Clinton over Obama — never mind Iowa and the polls and the magic. It’s McCain over Romney — never mind, again, the money of the man who was governor right next door.
Hillary Clinton never quit and nearly cried and pulled it [...]

 
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 11:00 am

New Hampshire was supposed to be a firewall for the Hillary Clinton campaign — the primary stronghold where she would anchor her drive for the White House. Instead, it’s primary day and New Hampshire is a major challenge.
The other kid from Chicago, Barack Obama, has a solid lead in opinion polls. John Edwards is nipping [...]

 
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 10:00 am

Iowa got the first caucuses, but New Hampshire holds the first primary. Today, on a beautiful day in the snowy Granite State, the pressure is on and the stakes are huge for both Republican and Democratic presidential contenders.
Hillary Clinton emoted yesterday as polls showed Barack Obama in the lead. John McCain looks strong as Mitt [...]

 
Monday, January 7, 2008 at 10:00 am

Only four days after the first votes, in Iowa, of Election ‘08, and one day before the New Hampshire primaries, Americans are in the thick of one of the most amazing political seasons in years.
But one thing’s been missing: the late-night laughs. Leno and Letterman sneaked back on last week. Tonight, Jon Stewart and Stephen [...]

 
On Point Today
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Apple, Steve Jobs, and the Future
Friday, January 9, 2009 Apple Macworld

The buzz at Macworld this week was all about Steve Jobs’ health, big changes for iTunes — and the end of an era. We’ll look at what’s next for Apple and American innovation.

 
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Week in the News
Friday, January 9, 2009 MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS

Trillion-dollar deficits. War in Gaza. And a new Senator from Illinois? Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.


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How Nukes Spread
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Spies, lies and nukes. We’ll look at a new history of nuclear proliferation – and how the bomb really spread.

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The Stimulus Debate
Thursday, January 8, 2009 Obama

Barack Obama’s nearly $800 billion stimulus package outline is now front and center in Washington. What’s in it? And can it save the economy?

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On Point Blog
Here, for the holidays…
By Eileen Imada

One of the great pleasures of directing On Point is that I hear just about every show we produce. And around the holidays, I listen back to some of our best shows to rebroadcast while the staff takes a well-deserved break.

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Canon Wars, Cont.
By John Wihbey

Jay Parini, Middlebury College professor and jack-of-all-literary trades, makes the case in our second hour today for America’s thirteen “representative” books in his new tome “The Promised Land.” Of course, the idea of a great list or “canon” of hallowed must-reads

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How Much to Pay the College Prez?
By John Wihbey

Today’s second hour looks at how the financial crisis is hitting higher education. And as belts tighten, it’s perhaps inevitable that executive compensation – the big payouts to people at the top – will come under scrutiny in academia as it has on Wall Street and in Detroit.

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