7:53pm

Tue June 5, 2012
Politics

Walker, Barrett Await Results In Wis. Recall

Robert Siegel talks to Don Gonyea, David Schaper and Ron Elving for an update on the recall election in Wisconsin.

7:32pm

Tue June 5, 2012
Politics

Wis. Voters Turn Out In Droves For Recall Election

Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 7:53 pm

Robert Siegel talks with Don Gonyea and David Schaper about the state's recall election.

7:31pm

Tue June 5, 2012
American Dreams: Then And Now

'My Country': tUnE-yArDs Questions The American Dream

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 12:07 pm

Credit Chloe Aftel / Courtesy of the artist

7:14pm

Tue June 5, 2012
It's All Politics

Live Blog: Wisconsin Decides Governor's Fate In Recall Vote

Originally published on Wed June 6, 2012 7:40 am

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, just the third governor in U.S. history to face a recall effort, is now the first to successfully defeat such an attempt. The Associated Press projected that Walker would defeat Milwaukee's Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett in what was a rematch of the 2010 gubernatorial election.

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7:08pm

Tue June 5, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

Romney's Health Care Prescription Gives Some Conservatives Heartburn

Originally published on Wed June 6, 2012 8:33 am

Credit Charles Dharapak / AP

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney insists that when it comes to health care, his first priority is the full repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

But some of his actions of the past few days have conservatives scratching their heads.

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7:02pm

Tue June 5, 2012
All Tech Considered

Apple To Google Maps: We Have Our Own App For That

Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 8:25 pm

Credit Robert Galbraith / Reuters /Landov

There's been speculation for months that Apple will try to elbow Google's popular Maps app aside on the iPhone and unveil its own map app, and some of the best evidence yet comes from Tuesday's Wall Street Journal.

The paper looked into the reasons for the impending switch and the broader implications it would have for the smartphone market.

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6:34pm

Tue June 5, 2012
The Two-Way

LIVE NOW: Venus Transits The Face Of The Sun

Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 8:55 pm

Credit NASA / Reuters/Landov

6:20pm

Tue June 5, 2012
The Two-Way

Equal Pay Measure Fails To Move Forward In The Senate

Credit J. Scott Applewhite / AP

With a vote of 52 to 47, today, Republicans in the Senate succesfully blocked a Democratic-backed bill that called for equal pay for women.

But, as the AP reports, passing the bill was not the only intent of Democrats. The bill was obviously intended to draw attention to schism that have developed between the two parties on women's issues.

The AP reports:

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5:07pm

Tue June 5, 2012
World

On Pakistan's 'Sesame Street,' Everything's Not A-OK

Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 7:53 pm

The U.S. is withdrawing millions of dollars in funding for the Pakistani version of Sesame Street. Officials say the decision stems from serious allegations of fraud directed at the Pakistani theater company that's producing the children's TV program.

Sim Sim Hamara, the Pakistani version of Sesame Street, is set in a mock-up of a typical Pakistani town. There's a school, the ubiquitous Banyan tree, a restaurant and a colorful cast of characters centered on a 6-year-old girl named Rani who loves the sport of cricket.

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5:03pm

Tue June 5, 2012
Politics

In Fundraising, Walker Had A Governor's Advantage

Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 7:53 pm

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker vastly out-raised and outspent his Democratic challenger in the state's recall election, largely on the strength of major donations from across the country.

One reason for that was a quirk in Wisconsin law, which lets a governor in Walker's situation bypass limits on political donations.

Wisconsin law says candidates for governor normally may not take donations of more than $10,000 each. That was the limit under which Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the Democrat, operated in the recall election being decided Tuesday at the polls.

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