Ibrahim Abdul-Matin

• Washington Takeout: Takeaway Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich helps us remember Pennsylvania Congressman John P. Murtha, who died yesterday at 77.
• Sports Takeout: The 2010 Olympic Games kick off this week in Vancouver and Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin joins us to profile figure skater Johnny Weir.   

• SPORTS: Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints
• POWER PLANT EXPLOSION: Lucy Nalpathanchil, WNPR reporter in Middletown gives us the latest on yesterday's power plant explosion
• WASHINGTON: Obama announces a bipartisan meeting on the health care reform. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich brings us the latest from Washington.

"I wanted the Haitian fans to rally around Pierre Garcon, and for Peyton Manning to be crowned the best of all time. But something deeper was tugging at me." Takeaway correspondent Ib...

• CONGRESS TAKEOUT: Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich sets the scene of Sen. Scott Brown's swearing in, and the Massachusetts politician's thoughts on bipartisanship.
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin joins us with his prediction of who will emerge dominant in Super Bowl XLIV — the New Orleans Saints or the Indianapolis Colts.

Despite the fact that the Department of Labor lists young people, African-American and Hispanic men as having some of the highest rates of unemployment, a group of youngsters in East New York, Brooklyn is determined to buck the trend and get into the job market. The Takeaway's Ibrahim Abdul-Matin introduces them to us and their challenges when it comes to finding work.

Super Bowl XLIV is upon us and most of the talk is about Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. But sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin profiles four players you may not have heard much about.

You may know me as The Takeaway's sports guy, but I spend most of my days working with young people in a pilot program that engages youth to fight climate change and improve community environmental health through service. The group is called Green City Force and its goal is to prepare people for careers in the green energy economy. It's part of the green jobs movement, but at its core, it's about developing young people.

• TALIBAN TAKEOUT: A senior intelligence official told the Associated Press that the U.S. believes Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died following a missile attack last month. We find out more from BBC correspondent Mark Dummetin Islamabad, Pakistan.
• MONEY TAKEOUT: New York Times business reporter Louise Story says speculation abounds over what kind of bonus Goldman Sach's CEO Lloyd Blankfein might award himself.
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, talks about the two kickers heading into the Super Bowl. This is a position that can make the difference between a Super Bowl champion or a complete afterthought.
  

• CONGRESS TAKEOUT: Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich joins us with details of yesterday’s Senate Armed Forces Hearing which sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill after top ranking military members expressed their desire to see the repeal of the ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ law.
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Ibrahim Abdul Matin counts down to the Super Bowl and talks about players and coaches that you might not know much about, like Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Larry Coyer.
• LISTENERS TAKEOUT: Listeners tell us how they help their friends who are unemployed and give us their picks for what television shows need to call it quits.

• BUSINESS TAKEOUT: The Bank Bailout might have backfired in a big way, according to the special inspector for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. New York Times reporter Louise Story tells us why.
  
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Takewaway sports correspondent Ibrahim Abdul-Matin gets personal as he profiles some of the players in this year's Super Bowl.
  
• MEDICAL TAKEOUT: Scientists at the University of Michigan discovered a trend that could exclude large swaths of society from the benefits of stem cell research. They found a huge deficit in the stem cell lines of African Americans. We ask Sean Morrison, director of the University's Center for Stem Cell Biology.

• TRIAL TAKEOUT: The civilian trial of 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammad was supposed to be held in lower Manhattan, in the shadow of the Twin Towers. WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly tells us why the trial is moving and where it might go.
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Our own Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps this weekend's Australian Open final matches, and the NFL's Pro Bowl.
• LISTENER TAKEOUT: Listeners continue to weigh in on the stir caused by Chris Matthews's comment that he "forgot" President Obama was black on the night of the State of the Union address.

• BUSINESS TAKEOUT: New York Times reporter Louise Story reports on Apple's new iPad tablet. Many people don't like the name "iPad." In fact, some can't even pronounce it. 
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul Matin reportrs on the controversy surrounding the Pro Bowl. Does moving the game up to a week before the Super Bowl hurt the best players in the league— by forcing them to watch from the sidelines and lose a day of rest at home?

The NFL moved the Pro Bowl from Hawaii to Miami. Not only that, writes Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, they moved it to the week before the Super Bowl. This is just one more reason to scrap the game.

• MONEY TAKEOUT: New York Times business and finance reporter Louise Story previews some of the revelations set to unfold as the House begins hearings into the government's bailout of AIG. 
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: The Takeaway's sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps the latest in tennis's Australian Open.
• LISTENERS TAKEOUT:  In advance of the President’s address tonight, our listeners describe the state of the union in six words.

• WASHINGTON TAKEOUT: Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich joins us for a look at what we might expect from President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday night.
  
• BUSINESS TAKEOUT:  The New York Times' Louse Story tells us about a new task force that President Obama promises will provide recovery and growth to a sector of the economy that’s been sorely overlooked in the recent spate of bail-outs and recovery bills.
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Takeaway Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin joins us with the latest results from the Australian Open. Just this morning, Rafael Nadal bowed out of the contest after he suffered a knee injury during the quarterfinal against Andy Murray.

Well, it's settled, writes Takeaway sports correspondent Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. Super Bowl XLIV will be played February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.

 

• WASHINGTON: Ben Bernanke is seeking confirmation as Fed chairman before his term ends next Sunday. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich tells us if the Senate will play politics with the nomination.
• SPORTS: After yesterday's NFL conference championships, we now know who's going to the superbowl: The Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints. Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps the game.
• YOUR STATE OF THE UNION: President Obama gives his first ever State of the Union speech this Wednesday. All week, we're asking listeners and guests for their own version — preferably in six words. We hear some submissions we've been getting so far.

With a free throw in the second quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers played the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kobe Bryant became the 15th player (and the youngest ever in the 63 year history of the NBA) to reach 25,000 career points. 

Kobe is still just 31 years, 151 days old, and got to point 25,000 in 35 fewer days than Wilt Chamberlain, who finished his career with 31,419 points. Yes, that is THE 'Wilt the Stilt,' who once scored 100 points in a game!

• MONEY TAKEOUT:  New York Times finance reporter Louise Story parses President Obama's newest proposal to regulate U.S. banks.
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Takeaway Sports Contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin previews the big match-ups this weekend as the Saints, Vikings, Jets and Colts battle for a spot in the Superbowl.

• MONEY TAKEOUT: New York Times reporter Louise Story walks us through the Justice Department's arrest this week of nearly two dozen U.S. executives on bribery charges.
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abul-Matin on this weekend's big game between the Jets and the Colts.
  
• LISTENER TAKEOUT: After Tuesday's stunning defeat for Democrats in Massachusetts, it got many of our listeners thinking about the fate of health care.