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Is the tide of Mexican immigration turning? School’s in for UTLA’s new president. Downtown Women’s Center gets a new home, but its 71 apartments are already full. Coming up… A special election will be held July 12th for the 36th Congressional District seat recently vacated by Jane Harman. This Thursday, July 7th, Larry Mantle moderates a live debate between Democratic candidate Janice Hahn and her Republican opponent Craig Huey, here in the AirTalk studio. This will be the first, and possibly only, debate of their heated runoff campaign. You can leave your questions for the candidates ahead of time by clicking on the ‘Insight Network’ link on the KPCC homepage.

Survey says couples aren’t planning retirement details together, but SHOULD! Ban on affirmative action in Michigan struck down. Do NOT steal this book! Plus, the latest news.

Stop the presses! How the railroad shaped a nation…and what comes next. The Great War Reexamined. Transforming the American landscape.

Millionaires versus billionaires – The NBA lockout begins. Medical residents get short shifts. Do patients get short shrift? Fire up the BBQ it’s time to be patriotic! KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Larry Crowne, Terri, The Perfect Host, Monte Carlo, 35 and Ticking, The First Beautiful Thing, Vincent Wants to Sea and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Now and then: film and urban history collide.

Online retailers fight California's new Internet sales tax law. Dramatic increase of prescription-drug abusers seeking treatment. California to regulate health insurance rates? It’s National HIV Testing Week in Los Angeles County.

President’s presser covers economy, tax breaks, gay marriage, Libya, Afghanistan & GOP position. The latest in cancer treatment and diagnosis. Greek debt crisis -- who's fault and who's problem? Never say never.

CA Democrats propose a budget. Should parents curb drinking for their kids’ sakes? Debate over FDA breast cancer drug Avastin. "The Optimism Bias: A tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain."

Dodgers' bankruptcy. China on the rise. SCOTUS rules on violent video games and campaign finance. ET, come home.

The politics of budget talks. Job-killing spending, what is that really? KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Claudia Puig and Charles Solomon join AirTalk to review the week’s new film releases including Cars 2, Bad Teacher, The Best and the Brightest, A Better Life and more. TGI-FilmWeek! Afghanistan’s national sport - no rules, no ball, one headless goat.

President Obama calling home some troops. “Coming out” as illegal. Should older employees make room for younger workers? Plus, the latest news.