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Wednesday, September 10 2014

  • Video, Chat, and Transcript: President Obama Address on ISIS September 11, 2014

    President Obama addressed the country about how the U.S. would lead a coalition to "degrade, and ultimately destroy" ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Read the transcript, watch the video. (article)

  • Election Results; Tavis Smiley; #WhyIStay September 10, 2014

    OK Cupid founder Christian Rudder, Tavis Smiley, NYS election results,&nbsp;complicated relationship dynamics when domestic violence is an issue, and human rights in Bahrain. (episode)

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    • Election Returns: Cuomo Prevails, Smith Loses, More September 10, 2014

      Cuomo and Hochul prevailed over Teachout and Liu, but do the results change anything about the governor's 2014 (and beyond) ambitions?

    • #WhyIStayed and What We Learn September 10, 2014

      What's the right way to talk about domestic abuse in the wake of the graphic video of Ray Rice and his wife?

    • Tavis Smiley on MLK’s Forgotten Struggle September 10, 2014

      The White House. The NAACP. The Urban League. They all deemed King wrong or irrelevant towards the end of his life. Tavis Smiley takes a closer look at MLK's troubled, final year.

    • OK Cupid's Founder on Statistical Storytelling September 10, 2014

      The dating site tells users that they're meant to be&mdash;even if they're not. OK Cupid's founder tells us the mere suggestion of being a perfect couple is enough for us to&nbsp;believe it.

    • Update on Human Rights in Bahrain September 10, 2014

      A journalist&nbsp;talks about Maryam al-Khawaja, the Bahraini human rights activist, detained as she returned to the country to visit her jailed father.