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Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and a Housing Puzzle in California
Foreclosures are on the increase in California, so why is there not enough cheap housing to meet demand? And why is the last big defense contractor pulling out of LA? On our rebroadcast of To the Point, with the Christmas Day bombing attempt now tied to Yemen, Yemeni prisoners could delay the closing of Guantanamo Bay. If they can't be returned to their home country, where will they go? What about “re-education” programs like those in Saudi Arabia?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenDespite an increasing number of housing foreclosures, California is not seeing enough cheap housing to meet demand. We talk to a man who's lost out on 50 offers. Plus, what's left of LA's defense industry. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, with the Christmas Day bombing attempt now tied to Yemen, Yemeni prisoners could delay the closing of Guantanamo Bay. If they can't be returned to their home country, where will they go? What about "re-education" programs like those in Saudi Arabia?
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