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New Republican budget plan calls for big changes to Medicare. CEO Howard Schultz on rescuing Starbucks. Arizona proposes fee for obese or smoking Medicaid recipients. Aerotropolis: A new economic paradigm for the future?

Do cheaper flights and increased efficiency spell trouble for Southwest planes? The near assassination of Ronald Reagan. Government shutdown on the horizon? The latest in Libya. Can peer pressure solve as many problems as it creates?

When fans go too far. Are Governor Jerry Brown’s new pension reforms a budget game-changer? FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Source Code, Hop, Insidious, Trust, Queen to Play and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Los Angeles film noir festival kicks off. Quest for Fire turns 30. And, the latest news.

To arm or not to arm rebels in Libya? Obama report card - how do you like him now? Is Cuomo's New York state budget a California blueprint? Creative headlines are under-rated.

Obama takes on energy security. Boehner backs school vouchers for D.C students, but is his bill too narrow? Do kids benefit from full-day kindergarten? Jerry Brown abandons budget bipartisanship. New research helps ready California for “The Big One.”

The Obama Doctrine revealed? The ambiguous effects of nuclear energy and the fear it provokes. Santa Ana’s gentrification wars.

Obama to speak about Libya intervention tonight. NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep - just back from Cairo. CA GOP wish list and the fate of Brown's budget. Jerusalem: an ancient city ignites the modern world.

City officials announce health and pension agreement for LA city workers that save $400 million. Columnist David Brooks and The Science of Human Nature. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Sucker Punch, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, White Irish Drinkers, Peep World, Potiche and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Hidden mysteries of Hollywood’s greatest backlot.

Libya military intervention - what are the coalition's goals? Illinois Lawsuit weighs missing work vs. practicing faith. CA Attorney General Kamala Harris on transnational gangs. Can Los Angeles enforce its own laws? 100 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, what’s changed in the garment industry? The Band’s Robbie Robertson is back with a new album.

Governor Brown tries to pass tax extension sans GOP votes. Author Gary Vaynerchuk's The Thank You Economy. Film icon Elizabeth Taylor's life on the screen. Is Diablo Canyon nuclear facility quake safe?