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Take Two for April 12, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013
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Take Two for April 12, 2013

Today, '42' writer/director Brian Helgeland talk about telling Jackie Robinson's story; Hockey legend Willie O'Ree on breaking down barriers in sports; Court rejects Gov. Brown's call to end judicial oversight of California prisons; Are people leaving California because of high taxes? Plus much more.

Undated photo of US baseball star Jackie Robinson as he signs a then-record contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson, who endured insults and death threats to integrate United States sports, was honored 15 April by the permanent retirement of his jersey number throughout Major League baseball. The contract, the highest salary in Dodger history up to then, was for $35,000 a year.
Undated photo of US baseball star Jackie Robinson as he signs a then-record contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson, who endured insults and death threats to integrate United States sports, was honored 15 April by the permanent retirement of his jersey number throughout Major League baseball. The contract, the highest salary in Dodger history up to then, was for $35,000 a year.
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Today, '42' writer/director Brian Helgeland talk about telling Jackie Robinson's story; Hockey legend Willie O'Ree on breaking down barriers in sports; Court rejects Gov. Brown's call to end judicial oversight of California prisons; Are people leaving California because of high taxes? Plus much more.

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In January, Governor Brown declared that the state's prison crisis is over, and that measures meant to reduce overcrowding were no longer needed. But just yesterday, a federal panel of judges rejected that claim.
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The Los Angeles County Probation department is increasingly in the media spotlight, thanks to prison realignment. The department even has its own TV segment.
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The Maloofs have set a deadline of 5 p.m. today for all Sacramento investors to submit a written, binding "back-up" offer to buy the team.
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We'll talk about the week that was with our regular journalists in-the-know. With us this week are Nancy Cook with the National Journal and James Rainey from the Los Angeles Times.
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'42' opens nationwide today. The film chronicles how Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey, played by Harrison Ford, found, signed and delivered Jackie Robinson to the majors.
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Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League baseball, but there was another man facing similar obstacles in the world of professional hockey.
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United Teachers Los Angeles, the union that represents LAUSD teachers, announced yesterday that a referendum vote on Superintendent John Deasy overwhelmingly voted against Deasy. More than 90 percent of teachers voted no confidence.
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Over the past 7 years, drug violence in Mexico has claimed more than 60,000 lives. Recently, vigilante groups have sprung up in response to drug cartels across Mexico's southwest mountains.
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Are we so "connected" online that we lose sight of things happening right before our eyes?
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Mirta Orellana has lived with migraines for nearly a decade, and has resorted to taking her friends' leftover medication or buying foreign drugs to soothe them.
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Every year around tax day, Californians threaten to leave the state over the high income tax rate. This year, a few very wealthy residents have added reason to consider it; they’ll be paying retroactively higher taxes this year because of Governor Brown’s Prop 30.
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If you believe the bookmakers, Alexandra will be the name given to the child of Prince William and the Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.
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Comedian Jonathan Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, has died at age 87.