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Friday, July 6 2012

  • Movie Date: 'Savages,' 'Katy Perry,' and 'Spiderman' July 6, 2012

    In this special Independence Day-week edition, Kristen and Rafer show their patriotism by reviewing three movies, Oliver Stone's "Savages," "Katy Perry: Part of me," and "The Amazing ... (article)

  • Today's Takeaway | July 6, 2012 July 6, 2012

    Analyzing the bad behavior by the banking industry | Headscarf ban lifted in an unanimous decision by FIFA | Syrian Republican Guard general Manaf Tiass defects | Countrywide won favo... (episode)

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    • Bad Behavior Continues for the Banking Industry July 6, 2012

      Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, we've heard story after story about bad behavior in the financial industry. In the most recent, bankers at Barclays were found to have rigged Lib...

    • Headscarf Ban Lifted by FIFA July 6, 2012

      Last year the women's soccer team from Iran was prevented from playing a qualifying match for the 2012 Olympics because they refused to remove their hijabs before kickoff. Female Musl...

    • President Assad's General Defects July 6, 2012

      <p>In a surprising move in Syria, Manaf Tlass, who served as a general in Syria&rsquo;s Republican Guards, has defected. Tlass was a member of the Damascus aristocracy and was close to President Basha al-Assad.</p>

    • Countrywide Won Favor in Washington With VIP Loans July 6, 2012

      A new report found that Countrywide gave politicians and businessmen special, low-rate loans because Countrywide wanted preferential treatment. And Rep. Darrell Issa, chair of the com...

    • Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey: Why I Write July 6, 2012

      Natasha Trethewey is the first African American to hold the title of Poet Laureate since Rita Dove in 1993. She will assume the post in September and will divide her time between Deca...

    • A Look at the 2012 Swing States July 6, 2012

      This week President Obama is visiting Ohio and Pennsylvania, two states that are already pegged as crucial swing states in the 2012 presidential election. But although these two state...

    • New Movie Releases: 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' 'Katy Perry: Part of Me,' and 'Savages' July 6, 2012

      In "The Amazing Spider-Man," Peter Parker searches for clues to why his parents disappeared when he was so young, and runs afoul of his father's former partner, Dr. Curt Connors. "Kat...

    • Photoshopping the Real Girl Out of the Girl July 6, 2012

      In our lifetime, we’re exposed to thousands of images of women in the media. More often than not, these images are tweaked, trimmed, smoothed over, and made to look, well, not quite l...

    • A New Plan for Fighting Foreclosure: Eminent Domain? July 6, 2012

      About half of the mortgages in San Bernardino County are underwater, and the county is looking for some way to help its residents. Now a venture capital firm has stepped forward with ...

    • From the 60s to the Supreme Court with Kurt Andersen July 6, 2012

      Kurt Andersen is a man of many talents. In addition to hosting Studio 360, Andersen just published a new novel, "True Believers." What does the new novel, based mostly in the 1960s, s...

    • Computers Affected by DNS Changer Virus Could Lose Connection Monday July 6, 2012

      Thousands of internet users in this country and around the world could lose their connection on Monday, the result of the so-called DNS Changer virus. The malware has been around for ...

    • Follow Friday: Employment Report and the Higgs Boson Particle July 6, 2012

      Friday on The Takeaway means a chance to look back at this week’s big stories. Talking about the new employment numbers, Anderson Cooper, the Higgs Boson particle and more are Jeff Ya...