Is the Bailout Working?

Today Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson gave an update on the government’s $700 billion financial rescue package. Of the initial $350 billion that Congress freed up, all but $60 billion has been promised.

Homeowner Help

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Federal officials say hundreds of thousands of homeowners will get help making their loans affordable, under a new mortgage modification program announced yesterday.

Closing Gitmo?

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President Elect Barack Obama has vowed to close Guantanamo bay as President. Now his legal advisors are busy trying to figure out how to make this happen.

Model Vice-Presidency

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Should Joe Biden follow the Dick Cheney model for the Vice Presidency? Or are there better ways for him to serve the Obama White House as it takes up a full domestic and foreign policy agenda?

Presidential Pardons

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The number of convicted felons asking the President for pardons and commutations is at a historic level–more than 23 hundred petitions filed by this July.

The Barefoot Contessa

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Food Network star Ina Garten has won legions of fans with her books and her show “The Barefoot Contessa.”

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Book Excerpt: ‘The Cookbook Collector’

Allegra Goodman’s new novel tells the story of two sisters navigating love, historic cookbooks And the dot-com boom And bust.

(Thursday, July 29, 2010)

‘Mad Men’ Captures ’60s Look, Not Always Language

The AMC television show is set in the 1960s, but is the language too?

(Friday, July 23, 2010)

NOTES & UPDATES

What Are You Reading?

We’re always looking for a good book. Tell us what you’re reading this summer.

What’s Your Favorite Summer Blockbuster?

From Jaws to Indiana Jones, what’s your favorite summer blockbuster? Tell us what you’ll be watching or re-watching this summer.

What Are You Listening To This Summer?

Drew Smith's Lonely Choir performing at Momo's in Austin, Tx. (austdan/Flickr)

We want to know what’s on your playlist this summer, but to start us off, we asked Here and Now literary critic and self-confessed, drooling, fanatic rock fan Steve Almond what’s tickling his ears.

Financial Crisis Lexicon

Confused by all the financial jargon as Congress investigates Goldman Sachs? Check out this glossary of terms to understand the difference between a CDO and a CDS.

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