Which Way, L.A.?
The High Price of Saving a Single Soldier; Bailing Out California
Israel may be on the verge of swapping a thousand Palestinian prisoners for one kidnapped soldier who's become a cause célèbre. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, we look at the dilemma faced by right-wing Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and the possible consequences, both good and bad. Also, bailing out California. On Reporter's Notebook, will a Rhodes scholar be the next poster child for the NFL?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenIsrael may be on the verge of swapping a thousand Palestinian prisoners for one kidnapped soldier who's become a cause célèbre. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, we look at the dilemma faced by right-wing Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and the possible consequences, both good and bad. Also, bailing out California. On Reporter's Notebook, can a Rhodes scholar play in the National Football League and go to on to become a neurosurgeon?
Banner image: An Israeli demonstrator walks past cardboard cut-outs of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, calling for Shalit's release December 21, 2009. Photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
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3 storiesBailing Out California
The latest budget deficit will be at least $20 billion, and Governor Schwarzenegger wants Washington to help make up the difference. Without $8 billion in new federal money, he says welfare and two tax breaks for big corporations may go by the boards. Shane Golmacher reports from Sacramento for the Los Angeles Times .
Read the story9 minThe High Price of Saving a Single Soldier
Israel is obsessed with a young soldier kidnapped and held by Hamas in Gaza for more than three years. What is it worth to get Gilad Shalit back? Hamas is demanding release of a thousand prisoners, including a multiple-murder convict supporters compare to South Africa's Nelson Mandela, who might bring political unity to the Palestinian cause.
Read the story35 minNFL's Myron Rolle Chooses Scholarship over Sponsorship
After star quarterback Michel Vick's prison term for dog fighting , the National Football League is overdue for image enhancement. So, consider Michael Rolle , who in less than three years at Florida State, earned a 3.75 grade-point average and All-America honors as a defensive back.
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