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Will the Tea Party Find a Second Act?
Guest host Judy Muller looks at whether the Tea Party can survive as a potent force in American politics.
By Judy Muller • • 1h 0m ListenThe Tea Party is at a crossroads. Two years after it burst onto the national stage, there is no clear second act. On this rebroadcast of today's To the Point, guest host Judy Muller looks at whether the Tea Party can survive as a potent force in American politics. Will it live within the Republican coalition or choose to hold fast to its small-government philosophy? After taking a hit in the elections and a drop in its approval ratings in the polls, can the Tea Party learn to compromise? Also, Michigan's Right-to-Work bill heads to the governor's desk. On Reporter's Notebook, Michael Connelly talks to Warren Olney about his latest Hieronymus Bosch crime thriller and its connection to events in Los Angeles 20 years ago.
Banner image: Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 17, 2011. Photo by Gage Skidmore
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3 storiesMichigan Right-to-Work Bill Heads to Governor's Desk
In Michigan, long considered a stronghold of organized labor, the state legislature today approved a right-to-work bill limiting union strength in the public sector. Another bill focusing on the private sector was approved last week. Republican Governor Rick Snyder is expected to sign both as early as tomorrow.
Read the story7 minWill the Tea Party Find a Second Act?
In the 2010 midterm elections, members of the Tea Party swept into Congress with the fervor of true believers, vowing to cut spending and government regulation. But this year, voters sent some of them packing. Representatives Allen West and Joe Walsh -- two leading Tea Party figures -- lost re-election bids.
Read the story35 minMichael Connelly on 20 Years of Writing about the LAPD
One of Los Angeles cultural exports has been its crime fiction, and the latest to wear the Raymond Chandler mantle is Michael Connelly. A former LA Times crime reporter, he's the author of 25 best-selling novels, which have sold more than 40 million copies. Eighteen of them feature his tenacious homicide detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch.
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