Lockyer Suing Supermarkets; The Agua Caliente Band Of Indians "Fair Share" Initiative, And The Tribal Compact Renegotiations; Islamic Law In Iraq; Open Phones: Superbowl Ads
Lockyer Suing Supermarkets
California's Attorney General Bill Lockyer will file a lawsuit today against Safeway, Albertsons and Kroger Companies charging them with violating federal anti-trust laws during the grocery strike. Larry Mantle talks with Bill Lockyer, and labor law attorney Ted Scott.
The Agua Caliente Band Of Indians "Fair Share" Initiative, And The Tribal Compact Renegotiations
Governor Schwarzenegger's office is negotiating with seven Indian tribes to obtain a larger share of casino profits from tribes that want to expand their operations. The Governor would like the tribes to pay as much as 25% of their profits, asking for a "fair share" for the state. Concurrent to the negotiations, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians proposed an initiative for the November ballot that would have that tribe pay 8.84% of their profits to the state, the same tax that corporations in California pay, in exchange for the right to expand. Guests Dan Morain, staff writer in the Sacramento Bureau of the Los Angeles Times, Vince Sollito, Deputy Press Secretary for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Pico, Tribal Chair of the Viejas Band of Indians, and Richard Milanovic, Chairman of Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians join Larry Mantle to discuss the issue.
Islamic Law In Iraq
Experts Imam Sayed Moustapha Al Qazwini, the Imam of the Islamic Center of Orange County, and Nayereh Tohidi, Associate Professor of women's studies at Cal State Northridge and a research associate at the center for Near Eastern studies at UCLA join Larry Mantle to discuss the Iraqi Governing Council's desire to implement Sharia law in Iraq and the effect that this will have on women in the country. They will look at the situation on the ground in Iraq--the reality of secular judges under Saddam Hussein, and the growing move towards Sharia, which some might call a "paradox," since it is happening under the watch of the United States. Will women in Iraq live under Sharia law when power is handed over to the Iraqi Governing Council? Should the United States attempt to stop what appears to be a democratic movement towards theocracy
Open Phones: Superbowl Ads
Larry Mantle takes calls from listeners about the Superbowl ads, and the SuperBowl half-time show.