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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    AEG Drops Football Stadium Plan

    There are two proposals for football stadiums in L.A., down from three. AEG is giving up on plans to build a stadium downtown. The company spent $50 million on the proposal over the last five years, but couldn’t get a team to join. But AEG isn’t going quietly. It’s trying to scuttle the remaining stadium proposals in Inglewood and Carson.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 10, 2015 • 1 min read

    There are two proposals for football stadiums in L.A., down from three. AEG is giving up on plans to build a stadium downtown. The company spent $50 million on the proposal over the last five years, but couldn’t get a team to join. But AEG isn’t going quietly. It’s trying to scuttle the remaining stadium proposals in Inglewood and Carson. We take a look at the dispute.

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      Madeleine Brand

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    2 of 5
    A Marijuana Legalization Push, How Narcissists Are Made and the Apple Watch
    1. 0:00Lawmakers Want to Legalize Marijuana on Federal Level
    2. 8:32AEG Drops Football Stadium PlanYou’re reading this
    3. 17:50How Yutaka Katayama Taught Americans to Love Japanese Cars
    4. 26:20Raising Little Narcissists
    5. 41:24The Elitism of the Apple Watch
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