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Takeouts: insurance companies, book wars and sports

Democrats on Capitol Hill continue pushing their campaign for health care reform. Wal-Mart and Amazon are competing head to head for book sales. We also take a look at baseball’s AL and NL championship series.

Global Politics

Washington Takeout: Democrats on Capitol Hill continue pushing their campaign for health care reform. Takeaway Contributor Todd Zwillich drops by to tell us how the insurance companies are responding, and how the Democrats are hitting back.
Business Takeout: Wal-Mart and Amazon are competing head to head for book sales by pricing their books below wholesale costs. Newsweek reporter Daniel Gross talks to us about why the two are locking horns, and what this means for readers.
Sports Takeout: The Takeaway’s sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, takes a look back at baseball’s AL and NL championship series over the weekend and looks ahead to Game 3 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.