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The Aftermath of Shooting at Local Schools
Los Angeles Unified admits that before a handgun went off and wounded two students at Gardena High School, there were no checks for weapons as district policy requires. We hear about security and the history of a troubled campus. Meantime, the LAPD makes no apologies for the inconvenience caused by a seven-square mile dragnet in Woodland Hills after a school policeman was shot outside El Camino High. We hear from School Board member Tamar Galatzan. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, healthcare the Congress and Presidential politics.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenLos Angeles Unified admits that before a handgun went off and wounded two students at Gardena High School, there were no checks for weapons as district policy requires. We hear about security and the history of a troubled campus. Meantime, the LAPD makes no apologies for the inconvenience caused by a seven-square mile dragnet in Woodland Hills after a school policeman was shot outside El Camino High. We hear from School Board member Tamar Galatzan. Also, healthcare reform is front and center again on Capitol Hill with big-time political risks for both Democrats and Republicans. On our rebroadcast of today’s To the Point, we look at Republican efforts to repeal the President’s healthcare reform.
Banner image: A student is escorted to a police command post after a school shooting at Gardena High School on January 18, 2011 in Gardena, California. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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2 storiesThe Aftermath of Shooting at Local Schools
El Camino High, eight other public schools and several private schools were shut down for several hours yesterday as police searched for a gunman. An El Camino High policeman had been shot off campus by a man who still hasn't been captured. He's described as white, in his late 40's, with a grayish pony tail, wearing a black jacket and jeans.
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Three Democrats joined all 242 Republicans yesterday to pass what's officially called the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act . Democrats who control the Senate have said they won't even allow a vote on the measure. If it did pass in the Upper House, it would face a presidential veto. So, is it just a symbolic action and nothing more?
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