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Decreased Port Traffic Signals Increased Economic Weakness
For the first time in 20 years, cargo shipments are down at the Ports of LA and Long Beach. We hear what that means for the local economy. State government’s closer to drafting IOU’s. In the killing that caused days of civil disturbance in Oakland, a Bay Area Rapid Transit guard has been charged with murder. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, prosecuting the Bush administration for possible war crimes.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenBarack Obama wants to look forward, not back. But today a top Administration insider says a terrorist suspect was “tortured” at Guantánamo Bay. On this rebroadcast of today’s To the Point, Should there be prosecutions? Where should the buck stop? Also on Which Way, L.A.?, a transit security guard is charged with murder in the shooting death that caused riots in Oakland. Southern California’s biggest economic engine shows signs of stalling, and the state moves closer to issuing IOU’s.
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4 storiesProsecuting the Bush Administration for Possible War Crimes
In September, the conservative Weekly Standard quoted Vice President Cheney as saying, "I think on the left wing of the Democratic Party, there are some people who believe that we really tortured."
Read the story27 minBART Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting
On New Year's Eve in Oakland, a 22 year-old supermarket worker was pulled off a Bay Area Rapid Transit district train by police investigating a fight.
Read the story8 minDecreased Port Traffic Signals Increased Economic Weakness
After 20 years of uninterrupted expansion, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach saw declines in cargo shipments last year. The Port of LA says it was down 6% and estimates say the Port of Long Beach saw a drop of 10%. We hear what the stalling of Southern California's biggest economic engine means for the local economy.
Read the story11 minCalifornia Is Quickly Running Out of Cash
In Sacramento, there's still no indication that the Governor and the Legislature have completed this year's budget, much less determined how to overcome a $40 billion deficit over the next 18 months. But the bad news keeps on coming. Today, the Legislative analyst said IOU's may have to be issued in just three weeks.
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