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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Port Terminals Close as LA Auto Show Opens

    The LA Auto Show opens tomorrow. Will economic recovery and advanced technology attract a new generation that's losing interest in cars? Also, the strike at LA ports.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 30, 2012 • 1h 0m Listen

    The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, major engines of Southern California's economy, have been hit by a strike this week. When a small number of well-paid clerical workers set up picket lines, thousands of longshoremen refused to cross. We get a progress report. Also, the LA Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow, demonstrating that cars are better than ever. The head of GM North America says, "Every car will have good quality," not just his. Will economic recovery and advanced technology attract a new generation that's losing interest in cars? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the President does lunch with Mitt Romney, but partisanship never dies.

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    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      Clerks Strike at the LA Ports

      Clerical workers at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are few in number, but this week they've demonstrated the power to shut down two mighty engines of Southern California.

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      10 min
    2. 10:17

      The Los Angeles Auto Show

      The first auto show of the season is held in the car capital of the world. The Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow. KCRW's Saul Gonzalez went to the press preview yesterday.

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      16 min
    3. 25:56

      The Fiscal Cliff, Susan Rice and Political Gamesmanship

      As promised, President Obama had lunch with Mitt Romney today — no press coverage, no details of their discussion. But just weeks after the election, partisanship is still the word in Washington. After days of optimism about avoiding the fiscal cliffs, hard lines are now being drawn.

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      25 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:0010 min

      Clerks Strike at the LA Ports

    2. 10:1716 min

      The Los Angeles Auto Show

    3. 25:5625 min

      The Fiscal Cliff, Susan Rice and Political Gamesmanship

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