Mayor's School Plan In Trouble In Sacramento; Congress Rejects Timetable For Iraq Pullout; Chandler Family Vs. Tribune Co.; FilmWeek
Mayor's School Plan In Trouble In Sacramento
The Mayor's LAUSD takeover plan is in jeopardy. This, according to Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, who is warning Mayor Villaraigosa that he needs to visit the Capitol soon and lobby Democratic lawmakers himself, in order to salvage his plan. Larry talks with KPCC's Sacramento reporter about this latest twist in the road.
Congress Rejects Timetable For Iraq Pullout
Larry talks with Linda Feldman, White House Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor about the politics behind Congress's rejection of a timetable for an Iraq pullout.
Chandler Family Vs. Tribune Co.
The Chandler family, Tribune Co.'s second-largest shareholder, accused the Tribune Company of a series of strategic failures and called for its breakup. Larry discusses the possible sale of the L.A. Times.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor, discuss this week's new releases, including Nacho Libre, The Lake House, Garfield A Tail of Two Kitties, Loverboy, Coastlines, Giuliani Time and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.