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A Weaker Mayor Villaraigosa after Yesterday's Election?
LA's newly elected city attorney wants to "transform City Hall" by making officials "independent" of one another. Is Mayor Villaraigosa weaker after Tuesday's voting? Will the State get any help from Washington? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, President Obama and former Vice President Cheney disagreed on interrogations, Guantánamo Bay, the Constitution and the rule of law.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenDistrict Attorney Steve Cooley hopes Tuesday's election will be a warning to a political "machine" at Los Angeles City Hall. We talk with him and others about the future of Mayor Villaraigosa. In Washington, California's own congressional delegation's divided over federal loan guarantees to keep state government in business. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, it's being called the debate that was lacking in last year's presidential campaign. We hear how President Obama and former Vice President Cheney disagreed on interrogations, Guantánamo Bay, the Constitution and the rule of law.
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3 storiesDueling Speeches over National Security
President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney lined out their differences today in speeches designed to frame the ongoing debate on national security. The President spoke at the National Archives, Cheney addressed the American Enterprise Institute
Read the story28 minA Weaker Mayor Villaraigosa after Yesterday's Election?
Los Angeles City Councilman Jack Weiss ' political career is over, at least for the moment. He was crushed in yesterday's run-off for City Attorney by Carmen Trutanich , a previous unknown. After a very nasty, very expensive campaign, Trutanich won with 56 to 44% of the vote.
Read the story4 minGeithner Dubious about California Bailout
Yesterday on this program, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer said he might need federal loan guarantees to borrow money so California could pay its bills. Today, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told a House Committee that might require an act of Congress.
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