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Health Reform: Helping Pay the Costs of Elder Care?
We're talking about the costs of caring for Grandma, and whether they're going to get any cheaper with health care reform. The CLASS ACT – short for 'Community Living Assistance Services and Support' – is a section of the Senate's health care bill. It was introduced by the late Senator Edward Kennedy to lower the cost of long term care for sick or aging family members, and would allow people to collect daily cash benefits of about $50 to $70 a day to pay for home care, adult day programs or nursing homes after paying premiums for five years. The goal is offer a voluntary long term care alternative to Medicaid and private nursing home insurance. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich tells us how likely it is the CLASS ACT will remain in any final bill. Then Paula Span , author of " When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions ," tells us how important this care is; along with Ilze Earner , who cares for her mom at home and her father in a nursing home. View original source »
“…debate next week is called -- class act introduced by the late Ted Kennedy. . To subsidize. Elder care and -- Lerner professor at the hunter college's school of social work. She lives in upstate New York …”
“…Tomlinson put it to Paula span is 75 dollars today is economists Social Security program for long term care. …”
T.M.I at Work: How Much is Too Much?
Your colleague may think it’s okay to tell you about their hemorrhoids, but at what point do you say that’s too much information? We get tips on what to share and not to share in the workplace from Takeaway contributor Beth Kobliner and Ronda Tate , a labor lawyer based in Detroit. We're also asking you: Have you ever shared too much with your colleagues and gotten burned? Or have you been on the receiving end of too much information? Share it with us at 877-8-MY-TAKE or leave a comment. View original source »
“…lip today's Tuesday -- discussion involves the volatile mixture of office banter. . Lose tons and personal information sure you get close to your work mates but does anyone need to know details like this …”
“…The course in some of the office banter from the TV sitcom designing women so how much. …”
Ex-Governors Choosing Celebrity Over Politics?
Have former governors Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee chosen to forgo politics in order to cultivate their celebrity status? That's the view of our guest, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat , who writes in an op-ed this week that both candidates chose to cash in on their celebrity following the 2008 elections, instead of working towards wider policy and governing experience. We also speak with Cindy Gallop , an advertising consultant and former chair of the advertising agency BBH. View original source »
“…morning of -- the culture of celebrity is completely overtaken politics. Have Sarah Palin and how can be chosen to forego politics and ordered out. Focus on their celebrity status. As to view of our next …”
“…with highly appealing candidate. And -- became. You know rock star. -- Sarah Palin is the very. -- rock star of the they became candidate to people people really really liked but they were all the candidates who seemed like. Yeah I mean if you look at the polling numbers people. You know even the people like Sarah Palin often that they thought she wasn't qualified to be president and that -- dean Iraq's I like both of them. Both of …”
The Takeaway for Tuesday, November 24, 2009 (hour 1)
The Takeaway for November 24, 2009 View original source »
“…Hillary Clinton but. If you look back at the worst moment of Barack Obama's presidential campaign it was arguably. When he went over Europe and the middle of the summer and had you know millions of Germans. …”
“…celebrity by definition. -- session alone when people like Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag can be classified as for the verses. And these days a very -- and you know these days -- that -- the …”
The Obamas Host First State Dinner
The hottest ticket in Washington D.C. tonight will be the White House state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. It's the first such event for President and Mrs. Obama, who are putting their own stamp on the event. The guest list includes Hollywood directors Steven Spielberg and M. Night Shyamalan, and the menu will reportedly incorporate honey from the White House beehive. For more details on tonight's fête, we speak with Nia-Malika Henderson , White House reporter for Politico . View original source »
“…John Hockenberry and I'm miles O'Brien president Barack Obama hosts the first White House state dinner of his term tonight you get invited. Now you know why I could make it any plan that launched -- The guest of honor is the Indian prime minister. . Mama all I'm saying he and the president and 320 other -- snot -- will dine at a large tent. On the White House south on I guess it's too big for the state. In her -- I think it'll be impressive either way he had -- to Henderson is with us this morning she's White House reporter for politico dot com she's been covering the state dinner. And near the border too good to have you with -- …”
“…the meal there also but not likely use herb shop from the White House garden and some honey from -- …”
Terror Trials: Justice or Circus?
One of the most frequent arguments against allowing the trials of self-professed 9/11 'mastermind' Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his accused associates to proceed in civilian court is that the trial will give the men a platform from which to spew anti-American propaganda. Ron Kuby , a criminal defense attorney with experience in terrorism cases, says Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will probably toe the al-Qaida party line – speaking out from the stand on whatever is the "issue du jour ," be it Palestine, Iraq or Afghanistan. We also spoke with Ed MacMahon, the court-appointed attorney for Zacarias Moussaoui. MacMahon says no federal judge will allow Mohammed, or any of the accused, to act out of turn in court. But that's not the only terror-related news today. A federal judge unsealed charges against eight men who are accused of recruiting young Somali-Americans to join an Islamic insurgency in Somalia. It's a complicated story and to break it down we speak to Abdi Aynte , an editor with Voice of America . Aynte used to cover the Somali community in Minnesota. View original source »
“…different stories pose the same question this morning self proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as we mentioned at the top of the hour. Intends to plead not guilty at his terrorism trial that may provide him a podium to espouse al-Qaeda is views. From a New York courtroom apartment that the moment but first. Federal officials as we mentioned in the newscast yesterday unsealed terror related charges against eight men. Who were accused of recruiting Somali Americans from Minnesota to join an Islamic extremist group back in Somalia called I'll -- Bob. Officials say it's the largest arrest of American citizens alleged to be connected -- al-Qaeda affiliate. The -- is an editor with Voice of America and Washington DC has long experience covering the Somali community. In -- Minneapolis and in Minnesota up behind -- good morning. -- First of all how disruptive how oh upset is the Somali community likely to be about the revelation of visa indictments these arrests and how long's this been going on. …”
“…has been -- nonsense at least December 2007. Win young men of Somali descent mostly American citizens were actually grew up in between cities. I've begun to go back to Somalia to join this group …”
