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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Obama Takes the Healthcare Debate Public

    Is it just bravado or is President Obama really as confident as he seems about next week's bipartisan White House summit on healthcare reform? In this rebroadcast of To the Point, guest host Lawrence O'Donnell talks about what advantages Republican leaders will have in the unprecedented televised negotiating session. Also, Toyota considers another recall, and the judge who changed the face of Little League Baseball.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Lawrence O'Donnell • Feb 18, 2010 • 49m Listen

    Is it just bravado or is President Obama really as confident as he seems about next week's bipartisan White House summit on healthcare reform? On this rebroadcast of today's To the Point, guest host Lawrence O'Donnell talks about what advantages Republican leaders will have in the unprecedented televised negotiating session. Will it be the President's final meeting on healthcare reform or the beginning of a new bipartisan strategy to pass a bill? Also, Toyota considers another recall, AND how a New Jersey judge changed the sports horizon for American girls.

    Banner image: President Obama (2nd R) meets with House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), House Assembly Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on February 9. White House photo: Pete Souza

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    3 stories
    1. 0:33

      Corolla's Turn to Be Recalled?

      Toyota is considering yet another recall . This time power steering is the problem in the Corolla, a top-selling subcompact. Today, Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced he won't be attending a congressional hearing on the safety issues his company is confronting.

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      7 min
    2. 7:22

      Obama Takes the Healthcare Debate Public

      On Thursday of next week, President Obama will host an unprecedented televised bipartisan negotiation on healthcare reform. Already there is partisan jousting over the ground rules.

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      36 min
    3. 43:04

      Women in Sports: From Little League to the Big Leagues

      In 1973, a 12-year-old in Hoboken, put on her uniform to play Little League baseball. When Little League's national office banned Maria Pepe after three games, she took her case to court. New Jersey Judge Sylvia Pressler wrote "the institution of Little League is as American as the hot dog and apple pie.

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      6 min
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      Lawrence O'Donnell

      MSNBC

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

      News

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:337 min

      Corolla's Turn to Be Recalled?

    2. 7:2236 min

      Obama Takes the Healthcare Debate Public

    3. 43:046 min

      Women in Sports: From Little League to the Big Leagues

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