Secretary of State Kevin Shelley's Alleged Ethical Lapses and County Clerks Criticisms of Shelley's Election Preparations; Orange County Journalist's Roundtable; Polling Iraqis; Bob Schieffer
Secretary of State Kevin Shelley's Alleged Ethical Lapses and County Clerks Criticisms of Shelley's Election Preparations
Critics of Secretary of State Kevin Shelley allege that he fiddled with a grant won for a community group, channeling some of it into his 2002 campaign for secretary of state. He is also accused of using his staff to collect and process campaign contributions. Larry Mantle discusses Kevin Shelley’s political woes with Dan Walters, political columnist for the Sacramento Bee. Then, California’s election officials contend that Secretary of State Kevin Shelley has not implemented federal plans (HAVA--Help America Vote Act, 2002) designed to avert problems like the ones seen in the 2000 Florida election. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Connie McCormak and Assistant Secretary of State Marc Carrel join Host Larry Mantle to discuss the issue.
Orange County Journalist's Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with Orange County journalists Chris Reed, Orange County Register op-ed column editor, Jean Pasco, Los Angeles Times staff writer and Gustavo Arellano, Staff Writer for the OC Weekly, about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Polling Iraqis
Polling is a tricky business in the best of circumstances, but polling Iraqis in Iraq is a challenge of a different kind. Larry Mantle speaks with Steven Moore, founder of “The Truth About Iraq.org,” a non-profit group working to show that Iraqis are more optimistic than Americans think they are, Hala Kotb, Director of International Marketing and Communications for Zogby International, and Richard Brukholder, director of international polling at Gallup. These organizations have polled Iraqis, trying to gauge what they think about democracy, Saddam Hussein, the Interim government and when American forces should leave.
Bob Schieffer
Larry Mantle interviews Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent for CBS news and anchor of “Face the Nation.” He also moderated last week’s third and final presidential debate. Larry Mantle talks with Bob Schieffer about his latest book Face the Nation: My Favorite Stories from the First 50 Years of the Award-Winning News Broadcast.