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Police transparency, history of refugees in the U.S. and weekend preview
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Nov 20, 2015
Police transparency, history of refugees in the U.S. and weekend preview

How Seattle PD is doing better with transparency into OIS investigations, how the U.S. has historically handled refugees and things to do on the cheap this weekend

A picture released on May 05, 1975 shows an GI watching South Vietnamese refugees crowding a US Navy boat off the coasts of Vietnam at the end of Vietnamese war. AFP PHOTO        (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
A picture released on May 05, 1975 shows an GI watching South Vietnamese refugees crowding a US Navy boat off the coasts of Vietnam at the end of Vietnamese war. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
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How Seattle PD is doing better with transparency into OIS investigations, how the U.S. has historically handled refugees and things to do on the cheap this weekend

Listen 5:03
Jay Abdo was Syria’s "Kevin Spacey," until he spoke out against the Assad regime. He sat down again with Take Two after the Senate voted to stop admitting refugees.
Listen 8:36
Seattle's Police Department is leading the way in transparency within law enforcement. The change started in 2014 after a lengthy investigation by the Department of Justice.
Listen 5:38
Some people act the way they do around the police because of past experience. In Beverly Grove, people shared positive feelings. In Watts, it's a different story.
Listen 8:30
A new report from the Pew Research Center found that between 2009 and 2014 the U.S. had a net loss of 140,000 Mexican citizens.
Listen 9:45
"Faces from the Border" is a three-part series that explores the lives of Mexican-American customs agents who work the Mexico/US border.
Listen 9:17
The current conversation about Syrian refugees isn't new. American public opinion on refugees has wavered between humanitarianism and rejection throughout history.
Listen 10:28
Bill Carter joins us now to talk about how the late night TV scene is playing out. He's a CNN analyst and author of the book "The Late Shift."
Listen 9:13
A live reading of 'El Fuego Caliente' featuring a star studded cast will happen Saturday night in Los Angeles at the Montalban Theater.