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Obama's immigration executive order, LGBT veterans, black photographers
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Nov 14, 2014
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Obama's immigration executive order, LGBT veterans, black photographers

On Friday Take Two discusses an announcement President Obama is set to make about an executive order regarding immigration, how vets have been affected by Don't Ask Don't Tell and how African American communities use the camera for social change.

A man holds a sign in support of the end of "don't ask, don't tell" on September 20, 2011 in San Francisco, California.  The end of the 18 year-old law "Don't Ask Don't Tell" took effect today now allowing gays to openly serve in the armed forces.
A man holds a sign in support of the end of "don't ask, don't tell" on September 20, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The end of the 18 year-old law "Don't Ask Don't Tell" took effect today now allowing gays to openly serve in the armed forces.
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On Friday Take Two discusses an announcement President Obama is set to make about an executive order regarding immigration, how vets have been affected by Don't Ask Don't Tell and how African American communities use the camera for social change. 

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Despite protests from Republicans, President Obama is expected to make a big announcement in the coming week to take executive action to tackle immigration reform.
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Time for the Flashback - Take Two's look at the week in news. The show is joined by James Rainey, political reporter with the LA Times, and Pilar Marrera, senior political reporter and blogger with La Opinion.
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"For me it's about trust," says Air Force veteran Brad Badgley, "and that could be a difficult thing for people who've had their entire career in the military experience discrimination."
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Take Two talks about the science of interesting and wacky things on "Lab Notes" with Southern California Public Radio's Sanden Totten.
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In the mid-1950's Doc abandoned a successful medical practice and set out with his wife Juliette on what he called an odyssey - raising their nine children in a 24-foot camper, traveling the world and surfing every day.
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"Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People" explores the role of photography in shaping the identity of African Americans.
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The findings were compiled by a team at UC Berkeley and published in this week's issue of Science.
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Almost four years after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, traces of radiation have been detected off the West Coast. WHOI senior scientist Ken Buesseler joins Take Two for more on the findings.
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Thursday, the Secretary of Homeland Security was in Southern California, spreading the message about a new effort to try to divert the small percentage of American Muslims who might be attracted to radical Islamic movements.
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As Take Two rounds up its week long series on veterans, there's one group of service members that has not been talked about - canines on the battlefield.
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Since pot sales became legal in Washington state last summer, some businesses are struggling with limited supply and complex regulations. Amy Radil reports for KUOW in Seattle.
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The USDA estimates as much as 30 percent of the groceries Americans buy and meals we purchase end up in the trash. Other countries have similar problems. The BBC's Celia Hatton reports from China.
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This week, ice skate in sunny Southern California, have some free high-end coffee in Culver City and your favorite movies with a sequel they never got in a new art show at iam8bit gallery in Echo Park.
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The group's newest album is called "Deke Dickerson Sings the Great Instrumental Hits," and guitarist Eddie Angel, from the band, chats about it.