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Can Germany Save the Eurozone and the World?
With a bigger economy than the US, the Eurozone has the resources to avoid a break-up. Does it have the political will? We hear about the latest efforts to hold it together...
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWith a bigger economy than the United States, the Eurozone has the resources to avoid a break-up. But does it have the political will? We hear about the latest efforts to hold it together and the prospects for a double-dip recession worldwide. Also, the House passes the Stopgap Spending Bill by unanimous consent, and LA's contribution to contemporary art.
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3 storiesHouse Passes Stopgap Spending Bill by Unanimous Consent
The House today ended the threat of a government shut-down on Saturday by passing a funding measure today unanimously. It took only a minute. But that doesn't mean that gridlock is over. The government will only be funded through Tuesday. Pete Kasperowicz reports for The Hill , a newspaper that focuses on the Senate and Congress.
Read the story7 minIs Time Running Out on the Eurozone?
The German Parliament today approved expanded powers for the European Union's main bail-out fund , a big victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel. But with Greece in the throes of protest over austerity measures, there's still concern that the can is being kicked down the road.
Read the story36 min'Pacific Standard Time' Opens in Los Angeles
Chicano art, black art, light-and-space art and feminist art are just some of the features of a massive look back at art in Los Angeles from 1945 to 1980. It was a freewheeling time of grassroots experimentation with influences still felt in the art world today.
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