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Meet in St. Louis

WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein previews tonight's debate between vice-presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.

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Small Businesses Feeling the Chill

Chad Moutray,Chief Economist for the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration, discusses how small businesses are feeling the effects of the struggling economy.

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The Senator from NY

Hillary Clinton is back in Washington as a full-time US senator. She discusses the economic rescue package, the state of New York economy, and the home stretch of the Presidential campaign.

See Clinton's Speech on the Senate Floor Yesterday

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Fact Check

Politifact's Bill Adair, the weekly guest until Election Day, brings his Truth-O-Meter to fact-check some recent campaign claims.

Gimme The Truth (The Politifact Rock Song)

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30 Issues: Iran, Israel and the Middle East

Steve Coll, president and CEO of the New America Foundation and staff writer at the New Yorker Magazine, compares Bush administration foreign policy in the Middle East to what Obama and McCain espouse and discusses the regional challenges the next president is likely to face.

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U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D- Brooklyn/Manhattan) and Zev Chafets, journalist and the author of Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance, discuss Barack Obama's policies toward Israel and the reactions of Jewish voters to his campaign.

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Bloomberg Speaks

Bob Hennelly reports in live from Mayor Bloomberg's press conference, where he is expected to announce his intention to run for a third time.

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