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Taking a tax break? Here’s what it really costs. Match.com: is screening for sex offenders possible? Teaching gay history in California schools. Where does the road paved with good intentions take you?

The increasing costs of US sovereign debt. Sacramento Kings may travel…to Anaheim. Iowa state legislature considering bill that would outlaw under-cover videos in all agricultural facilities. New LAUSD Superintendent discusses future plans. Expert predictions are next to worthless.

Two years after the Station Fire a controversial replanting effort is planned. Can we live without One Life to Live? Julia Child’s secret ingredients. FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Rio, Scream 4, The Conspirator, Henry’s Crime, Atlas Shrugged Part I, American: The Bill Hicks Story and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Sidney Lumet – a curtain call for a legend of cinema.

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant fined $100,000 for anti-gay slur. Medical marijuana patients’ right to work. Barry Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice. Mayor Villaraigosa on the State of the City. All he rote: one journalist’s adventure in memorization.

Governor Jerry Brown signs CA renewable energy bill. President Obama lays out fiscal policy.

Bell elects a new city council. Professor X scrutinizes American universities. LAPD changes immigrant impound policies. The SB1070 effect half a year later. A fair and balanced look at Gandhi.

Government shutdown averted, now how about that debt ceiling? Dodgers up their security game. Will Libya’s “road map” lead the country to peace? Spring is in the air so it’s time to toil in the soil.

Despite late-night budget battles, there’s still no deal and shutdown looms. Budget impasse comes down to one sticking point – abortion. California assemblyman proposes a bill that would mandate counseling for 'sexters.' FilmWeek: KPCC film critics Wade Major and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Arthur, Your Highness, Hanna, Soul Surfer, Circo and more. Plus, we’ll find out about the big hits at the Bermuda International Film Festival, which just wrapped. TGI-FilmWeek! The influence of director Arthur Penn.

Countdown to government shutdown? Will Egypt's secular revolution be making way for a religious democracy? New census results show that the number of nonwhite children is declining in Los Angeles. Author Doug Saunders on his book, Arrival City: How the Largest Migration in History is Reshaping Our World.