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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Port Terminals Close as LA Auto Show Opens

    The LA Auto Show opens tomorrow. Will economic recovery and advanced technology attract a new generation that's losing interest in cars? Also, the strike at LA ports.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 30, 2012 • 1h 0m Listen

    The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, major engines of Southern California's economy, have been hit by a strike this week. When a small number of well-paid clerical workers set up picket lines, thousands of longshoremen refused to cross. We get a progress report. Also, the LA Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow, demonstrating that cars are better than ever. The head of GM North America says, "Every car will have good quality," not just his. Will economic recovery and advanced technology attract a new generation that's losing interest in cars? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the President does lunch with Mitt Romney, but partisanship never dies.

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