Pennsylvania Presidential Debate; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; American Leadership in the Middle East; L.A. Times Columnist Steve Lopez
Pennsylvania Presidential Debate
Cookies, pastors, pardons, and bitterness were some of the topics raised in last night's Democratic debate between Senators Clinton and Obama. Larry Mantle and Newsweek Senior Editor Jonathan Alter discuss the debate and what affect it could have on Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with William Lobdell, City Editor of the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register senior editorial writer and columnist Steven Greenhut, and OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
American Leadership in the Middle East
What would it take to have peace in the Middle East, and why have successive U.S. presidential administrations failed to broker a lasting resolution to the conflict between Arabs and Israelis in that region? Larry Mantle discusses the United States' role in Middle East peacemaking with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt Daniel Kurtzer, and United States Institute of Peace Middle East researcher Scott Lasensky.
L.A. Times Columnist Steve Lopez
Larry Mantle talks with Steve Lopez, columnist for the L.A. Times, about his new book, The Soloist: A Lost Dream, An Unlikely Friendship and the Redemptive Power of Music." The book chronicles the story of musician Nathaniel Ayers. Formerly a promising graduate from The Julliard School, he is now a mentally ill homeless man homeless man living on L.A.'s skid row.