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What do last month's unemployment figures mean for an economic recovery? Advertising that looks like journalism in the LA Times. Larry visits the Anime Expo. And TGI-FilmWeek! Larry and the critics review the week's new movies, including Twilight: Eclipse, The Last Airbender, and Love Ranch. Next, we open the phones to hear what listeners think about Twilight: Eclipse. Later, Oliver Stone discusses his political documentary South of the Border.

Reactions to Obama's call for immigration reform. Fixing California's teacher layoff process. Anthem Blue Cross plans premium rate hikes. Later, for improved classroom instruction, Stanley Fish says, DON'T rate my professors.

Obama renews his push for immigration reform. Do unpaid internships perpetuate inequality? Gingrich, Pawlenty, Romney, Huckabee: is it too soon to talk 2012 GOP candidates? Later, from food and sex to horror movies and abstract art, Paul Bloom tells us how pleasure works.

Will California adopt digital license plates with ads? What's behind the trend of increased childlessness in the United States? Kagan hearings continue. And the FDA considers approving genetically-engineered salmon that grows at twice the normal rate.

Supreme Court extends gun rights. Artist John Baldessari gives Larry Mantle a tour of his new exhibition at LACMA. Then, we preview Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination hearings. Later, understanding the Hispanic electorate in America.

Congress reaches a deal on sweeping financial reform bill. Then, without an extension of federal unmployment benefits, what's next for the jobless? And TGI-FilmWeek! Guest host David Lazarus and the critics review the week's new releases, including Knight and Day, Grown-Ups, The Killer Inside Me, Restrepo, and Let It Rain. Later, actress Pam Grier looks back on her life in three acts.

Cashing in on state welfare benefits at casinos, and California faces the worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 years. Later, does natural gas extraction contaminate water supplies? 'Gasland' director Josh Fox shares his findings. Then, it takes a village-no, $200,000 to raise a child-in America. And a look at the UDSA's new dietary guidelines- is it just the same old advice?

Will Gen. McChrystal stay or go? Investigating abuses at LA County's Department of Probation. World Cup update. Should Mayor Villaraigosa pay for freebie tickets? Later, a history of the strange days of Prohibition in America. Nick Roman is in for Larry.

Does Gen. Stanley McChrystal's Rolling Stone profile undermine the chain of command? Prescription drug abuse on the rise. Then, a history of American hubris. Will Obama's moratorium on deepwater drilling stand? Later, a new power triangle in the Middle East should include the U.S. and... Iran?

SCOTUS upholds ban on "material support" for terrorist organizations. Comparison shopping for health care. Then, what annoys you most when dining out? Later, Matt Ridley tells guest host David Lazarus why we have more reason to hope than despair about the future.