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    Troops for Afghanistan and Water for California

    Another effort to upgrade California's endangered system for storing and delivering water has failed. We hear how urgent the problem is and why it hasn't been solved for more than 30 years. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, despite fading support from the public and Congress, President Obama will likely be asked for another increase in troops for Afghanistan.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 16, 2009 • 53m Listen

    For 30 years, California's water system has been in serious trouble. Last week in Sacramento, another Governor and another legislature failed to agree on how to get it fixed. With more than 200 federal, state and local water agencies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta alone, the problems go a lot deeper than political partisanship. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, despite fading support from the public and Congress, President Obama will likely be asked for another increase in troops for Afghanistan. We look at some difficult options, on the battlefield and on Capitol Hill.

    Banner image: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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