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    Obama's Camp David Fumble with Gulf Leaders

    Israel's not the only American ally worried about a US nuclear deal with Iran. Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf States won't be sending their most senior leaders to what was hailed as a historic "summit" with President Obama this week at Camp David.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2015 • 51m Listen

    Israel's not the only American ally worried about a US nuclear deal with Iran. Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf States won't be sending their most senior leaders to what was hailed as a historic "summit" with President Obama this week at Camp David.

    Also, Verizon buys AOL, diving deeper into mobile video. On today's Talking Point, Hollywood is accused of "rampant and intentional" discrimination against women directors in film and TV.

    Photo: King Salman talks with President Obama at Erga Palace, January 27, 2015 (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:16

      Verizon to Buy AOL, Dive Deeper into Mobile Video

      Two familiar companies with different roles in the communications industry are planning to get together. Verizon, the phone company, is buying AOL for $4.4 billion. Dennis Berman is business editor for the Wall Street Journal .

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      7 min
    2. 8:02

      The "Summit" that Won’t Be a Summit after All

      President Obama called the first ever summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council for this week at Camp David. Last Friday, the White House said the new King of Saudi Arabia would be there, but it turns out, he won't — and other leaders have also declined the invitation.

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      32 min
    3. 40:46

      ACLU Wants Inquiry into Hollywood Bias

      Hollywood is not just a man's world. A recent study shows that, for the past 20 years, just 5% of Hollywood's top films have been directed by women.

      Read the story
      11 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

      NewsNationalPolitics

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:167 min

      Verizon to Buy AOL, Dive Deeper into Mobile Video

    2. 8:0232 min

      The "Summit" that Won’t Be a Summit after All

    3. 40:4611 min

      ACLU Wants Inquiry into Hollywood Bias

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