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Say It Ain't So, Manny

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 A credible state official says California's about to run out of money. Santa Barbara's evacuees are braced for more winds. And the Dodgers face the next 50 games without the player who helped them earn the best record in baseball. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, millions of young Americans can't get to college; many graduates have tens of thousands in loans to pay off. We look at their plight and President Obama's plan to take over student loans and create a big, new entitlement program.

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Students Take on Increasing Debt to Pay for an Education ()

Once first among among the world's nations in college graduates, the United States has fallen to seventh, and President Obama wants a massive new entitlement program to get America back on top. One of the reasons the US has fallen behind is the skyrocketing cost of getting a college degree.

Loans discussed in this segment include:

Pell
FELLP
Perkins
Stafford

 

 

Guests:
  • Edie Irons: Communications Director, Institute for College Access and Success
  • Brian Frank: Graduating Journalism Major, University of Southern California
  • Paige Greenley: Graduating Anthropology Major, Grinnell College
  • Terry Hartle: Senior Vice President, American Council on Education
  • Kevin Bruns: Executive Director, America's Student Loan Providers
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Making News

State Nearly out of Cash ()

With state finances already close to the breaking point, the ongoing recession has caused another emergency. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst says California is $20 billion short of the cash to pay its bills for the next several months. Jason Dickerson is a deputy in the Legislative Analyst's office.

Guests:
  • Jason Dickerson: State Cash Management Analyst, California Legislative Analyst's Office
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Main Topic

Say It Ain't So, Manny ()

“It's a tragedy. It's a shame. My sense, is, it's a great embarrassment on Major League Baseball.” Those words from the Obama White House today as press secretary Robert Gibbs responded to the 50-game suspension of Dodger hero Manny Ramirez.

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Reporter's Notebook

Dozens of Homes Destroyed in Santa Barbara Fire ()

In Santa Barbara this afternoon, 13,500 people were ordered to evacuate because of the Jesusita Fire, and 13,000 more were under alert. Ann Simmons is at the command center for the Los Angeles Times.

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Which Way L.A.? is made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, which supports study and research into policy issues of the Los Angeles region.

 

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