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AirTalk

AirTalk for July 7, 2004

Budget Impasse; Jorge Ramos: How Hispanics Will Elect The Next American President; Michael Wallis; Walter Mosley's New Book Little Scarlet

Budget Impasse; Jorge Ramos: How Hispanics Will Elect The Next American President; Michael Wallis; Walter Mosley's New Book Little Scarlet

Budget Impasse

AirTalk for July 7, 2004

State budget negotiations hit a snag over the governor's proposed plan to take $2.6 billion from local governments over the next two years in exchange for a promise to protect them from future cuts. Larry Mantle discusses the budget and the latest break down in negotiations with Dan Weintraub of the Sacramento Bee.

Jorge Ramos: How Hispanics Will Elect The Next American President

AirTalk for July 7, 2004

Larry Mantle speaks with Jorge Ramos about his new book, The Latino Wave and the influence of the Hispanic voting block on the November election. Ramos, popular anchor of the Spanish-language television show Noticiero Univision and columnist, has won seven Emmy Awards for excellence in journalism. In his latest of four books, he examines the issues that Latino voters care about as well as the influence they wield in American politics.

Michael Wallis

AirTalk for July 7, 2004

Summer is here, and many of you will be hitting the road. Larry Mantle talks with Pulitzer Prize nominated author and historian Michael Wallis about one of the most historic and popular road-trip routes, Route 66.

Walter Mosley's New Book Little Scarlet

AirTalk for July 7, 2004

Larry Mantle talks with award-winning author Walter Mosley about his newest Easy Rawlins novel, Little Scarlet.