Today, Take Two kicks off a week-long look at veterans and the challenges they face in Southern California. Also, the Sacramento Bee unveils the poor track records of many nursing homes in California. And Variety's Brian Lowry explains why many of the freshman TV shows survived cancellations this year.
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• 7:31
President Obama is in Asia this week, flexing his political muscles abroad after a midterm beat down back home.
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• 7:29
Recently on Take Two, we've been reporting on the city of Iguala. That's where 43 college students went missing in late September. It was a grim story, one which remained a mystery for many weeks.
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• 7:41
There are more than 20 million veterans in the US. You may know one. You may be one. And they deal with all sorts of trials and triumphs when they return home.
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• 7:57
Author and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Phil Klay joins Take Two to discuss his book "Redeployment," an engrossing collection of short stories about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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• 8:54
It's time for "On The Lot," our weekly peek behind the scenes in Hollywood. Alex Cohen speaks with Rebecca Keegan, who covers the film business for the LA Times.
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• 6:37
While television networks have cancelled a few shows, almost all of this year’s freshman shows survived their first month. Variety's Brian Lowry explains why TV execs are being more patient than usual this year.
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• 6:54
The Supreme Court agreed to take on a case that challenges a key piece of the Affordable Care Act, and with Republicans in control of Congress in the next term, the law could be facing a lot of future attacks.
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• 8:59
Ruby Wax has a new book out titled "Sane New World: A User's Guide to the Normal-Crazy Mind." It's part neurological study, part self help book and part memoir. And, it's funny.
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• 7:55
As the population ages, more Americans are faced with some very tough choices. How to find the best quality care for our loved ones. Here in California that task is especially daunting, given the difficulties of figuring out just who owns which nursing homes.
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• 8:04
Fifty years ago, art magnate Norton Simon made a huge move in the art world: he bought the entire collection of a New York gallery once owned by brothers Joseph and Henry Duveen.