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One Republican campaign says of another, "It's not the crime, it's the cover-up." On the Democratic side, one consultant says a primary rival "has taken more positions than the Kama Sutra." California's next campaign for governor is under way. Also, a PBS documentary tonight reveals how four generations of the Chandler family used the LA Times to help shape Los Angeles. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Justice Sonia Sotomayor began her first full term on the US Supreme Court today. Will the conservative majority come out swinging this year or sit back to avoid confrontations with Congress?
Main Topic
A New Justice and a New Term for a Court in Transition ()
The US Supreme Court began its first full term today with Justice Sonia Sotomayor in place of retired Justice David Souter.
Guests:
- Jess Bravin: Supreme Court Reporter, Wall Street Journal, @JessBravin
- Ed Whelan: President, Ethics and Public Policy Center
- Doug Kendall: Founding President, Constitutional Accountability Center, @MyConstitution
- Barry Friedman: Vice Dean, New York University Law School
Main Topic
The Governor's Race Heats Up ()
Arnold Schwarzenegger will be a lame duck Governor until January, 2003, but political consultants are already trading insults and charges on behalf of candidates in next year’s Republican and Democratic primaries.
Republican candidates:
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman
Former State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner
Former Congressman Tom Campbell
Democratic candidates:
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
former California Governor Jerry Brown
Guests:
- Carla Marinucci: Political Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, @cmarinucci
- Allan Hoffenblum: former Political Director, California Republican Party
- Bill Bradley: former Senior Advisor, California Democratic Party
Reporter's Notebook
Documentary on the Chandlers Airs Tonight ()
The Chandler family owned the Los Angeles Times through four generations. They used it to help turn a tiny western outpost into a world metropolis and to make the Chandler family very rich. That story unfolds tonight at 9pm on KCET-TV in a documentary called Inventing LA: The Chandlers and their Times. Native Angeleno Peter Jones is the writer, producer and director.
Guests:
- Peter Jones: Writer, director and producer, 'Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times'
Underwriters
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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