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Award-winning moderator Warren Olney leads lively, thoughtful and provocative discussion on the issues Southern Californians care about. Which Way, L.A.? draws from newsmakers around Los Angeles, the state, North America, and from around the world to present all sides of our focus issues.

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High-level Talks in Moscow and Immigration Enforcement in LA

The Obama Administration's new approach to immigration enforcement. Also, does California's constitution need reform. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, Hillary Clinton's in Moscow to talk about Iran's nuclear program and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, not to mention Afghanistan.

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The President Goes to The Big Easy; Bill Bratton's Leaving LA

California's public employees take another hit, a veteran reporter remembers Parker Center and LAPD Chief Bill Bratton talks about politics in Los Angeles. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, President Obama touched down briefly in New Orleans today, and the Big Easy seemed to be saying, "It's about time."

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Big Banks, Medical Marijuana and the LAPD

The federal government won't crack down any more on medical marijuana, but local officials are itching to prosecute. Plus, Mayor Villaraigosa says keep the LA Police Department at full force ? whatever it costs. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, even Alan Greenspan saysit's time to break up financial institutions that are "too big tofail."

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Pakistan, Medical Marijuana and the Rights of Reporters

The LA City Council gets a proposal to regulate medical marijuana. Will it allow sales for money? Did the LA County Sheriff violate laws protecting reporters' freedoms? On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point,Pakistan's army is finally taking on the Taliban in South Waziristan.

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Afghanistan's Run-off Election and Women in America's Workplace

Women are half the workforce. Why don't they get the same pay as men for the same job? On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, incompetence, corruption and Afghanistan's presidential election.  Will a run-off produce what the White House calls a "credible partner" deserving of more US troops to fight the Taliban and maintain stability?

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Local Politics with National Impact; LAPD's New Home

On Reporter's Notebook, the legacy of the first Chief to reshape the LAPD. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, local elections in New Jersey, Virginia and Maine could be important for the President, the Democratic Party and same sex marriage. Also, the Pay Czar cuts executive compensation.

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Executive Pay on Wall Street and New Digs for the LAPD

Parker Center has been replaced as police headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. Does the new building, so far without a name, represent a new way for the LAPD to protect and serve? On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, traders and brokers who almost wrecked the economy got bonuses anyway, even as their companies were being saved by taxpayer bailouts. Will Obama Administration pay cuts punish the right people? Will new rules protect against another recession?

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China's Economy and California's Water Wars

After years of delay and months of closed-door negotiations, a massive state water plan is finally out in the open. Does that mean it can be voted on this week as legislative leaders predicted?  We hear from Sacramento. On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point,China will soon pass Japan as the world's second largest economy, but it's not easy to cope with such rapid expansion. How long can the growth continue? Can the US and China afford to be adversaries?

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Swine Flu, the Decline of Newspapers and the Chief of the LAPD

California newspapers are on the ropes.  As they compete with themselves on the Internet, the New York Times may be covering local news in LA and San Francisco. We hear about that and the three insiders most likely to succeed LA Police Chief Bill Bratton.  On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, mixed messages about swine flu and the availability of H1N1 vaccine have led to confusion and unexpected public anxiety.

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The 'Public Option,' TV Sets and the Dodgers in Divorce Court

Today's North Hollywood synagogue shooting, greening TV sets, and the Dodgers in divorce court. On our rebroadcast of today?sTo the Point, the "public option" is not dead after all. The House and the Senate will debate two different versions of healthcare reform.

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FBI Makes an Arrest in a Case of Domestic Terrorism

Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year¬old Afghan entered a plea of ?not guilty? this week to charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, in what's being called one of the most serious terrorist threats since 9/11. His arrest came amidst a number of other terror related cases. Also, the US and its allies talk to Iran about its nuclear program. On Reporter's Notebook, could massive earthquakes thousands of miles apart impact other faults around the globe?Conan Nolanguest hosts this rebro ...

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Reassessing Afghanistan

As President Obama weighs his options on the war in Afghanistan, public support for his policies there is on the decline. What can a troop surge accomplish? How will politics in Afghanistan -- and in Washington ? affect what the United States does? Does Obama face a new Vietnam in the making? Also, Iran's "preventative and defensive operations." On Reporter's Notebook will Roman Polanski be extradited to the US on a 32-year-old statutory rape charge?Sara Terryguest hosts this rebroadcast of ...

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H1N1: What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do

As the US government prepares to hand out more than 250 million free doses of vaccine for the H1N1 virus, health officials are confronting fear and misinformation. What is the H1N1, or swine flu, as it's commonly known? Who should take a vaccine against it? By taking early precautions to combat the flu, has the government caused more anxiety than necessary? Also, Also, terror suspect, Najibullah Zazi, enters a plea, and startling news about the placebo effect. Sara Terryguest hosts thi ...

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US and Iran, Face-to-Face for the First Time in 30 Years

In Geneva tomorrow, the United States will sit down for direct negotiations with Iran for the first time in three decades. The US, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany will push for greater transparency on Iran's nuclear program, and threaten sanctions if President Ahmadinejad refuses to cooperate. What can the West hope to achieve at the talks? Will Russia and China agree to stepping up the pressure on Iran? Also,  earthquakes and tsunamis strike Samoa, and pitching the Olympic ...

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Coyotes within City Limits; Medical Marijuana

When a man complained that a coyote had nipped at his foot in LA's Griffith Park, officials killed eight coyotes, one of which might have been the original nipper. We talk about wild animals in the urban environment. Also, LA's ongoing struggle with medical marijuana dispensaries. On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, in his first address to the UN General Assembly, Barack Obama tried to separate himself from George W. Bush.

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Nuclear Weapons, State Parks and the University of California

Will today's faculty walkouts and student protests win public support for increasing the budget at the University of California? Also, has Governor Schwarzenegger backed way from his plan to close state parks? On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, President Obama has put a ban on nuclear weapons back on the agenda at the UN and in Washington.

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Union-City Showdown over Budget Cuts

LA's Mayor and City Council are looking at hard choices as revenues continue on the decline. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, the US Supreme Court says a defendant found guilty after a fair trail does not have the same rights as a free man.

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Troops for Afghanistan and Water for California

Another effort to upgrade California's endangered system for storing and delivering water has failed. We hear how urgent the problem is and why it hasn't been solved for more than 30 years. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, despite fading support from the public and Congress, President Obama will likely be asked for another increase in troops for Afghanistan.

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America's Financial Crisis and LA's Burst Water Mains

LA's water system is a marvel of engineering, but parts of it are almost 100 years old. Is that why there's been an epidemic of broken water mains? Does the DWP need another rate hike to fix the problem?  Also, the recession and unemployment in California. On our Rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, it's been a year now since Lehman Brothers was allowed to go bankrupt, and the financial meltdown really got under way. Since Barack Obama took over, has there been more continuity than chan ...

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Despite Huge Shortfall, City Budget Negotiations Continue

LA's Mayor and City Council are moving farther apart on early retirement but layoffs and furloughs are more likely than ever. Plus, the US Supreme Court may be asked to decide California's prison problems. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, attacks on America's first black President and his proposals have inflamed America's ongoing controversy about race and politics at a time of economic anxiety.

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