AirTalk for November 9, 2009
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House (narrowly) passes sweeping health care plan
Late Saturday night the House of Representatives narrowly passed its 1,990 page bill to overhaul health care. The bill creates a government-run health insurance option. The major concession? Abortions will not be covered by any insurance plan that receives federal dollars. Now it's on to the Senate. What political battles lie ahead? Will the Senate be able to pass any bill, let alone one resembling the House's?
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Carly Fiorina runs for Senate
Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina has announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate. Before she can challenge Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer though, she must defeat State Assemblyman Chuck Devore of Irvine in the Republican primary. Larry Mantle talks with Fiorina about her Senate bid.
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David Plouffe: Obama's campaign manager
David Plouffe not only engineered the campaign that propelled Barack Obama into the presidency but also designed the historic grassroots movement that some believe changed the face of American politics forever. In his new book “The Audacity to Win,” Plouffe tells how the Obama for America campaign started with no money, one office, a bare-bones staff and an extraordinary candidate and how he crafted and implemented their unprecedented plan for victory.
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The politics of genocide
In his new book “Worse than War,” Daniel Jonah Goldhagen does for genocide what he did from the Holocaust in his first best-seller, “Hitler’s Willing Executioners.” The author argues that we shouldn’t see genocides as mysterious aberrations of human behavior but rather as powerful political tools that can be dealt with through effective political action and policy. To fully understand and address the issue of genocide, Goldhagen believes we need to tackle the root causes, beliefs and policies that make mass annihilation of one people by another acceptable.
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Events
Film Week Oscar Preview
Sunday, February 19, 2012
1 p.m.
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It’s a hit with boffo box office! The 10th annual “Film Week on AirTalk” Academy Awards preview is coming to the historic Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, Sunday, February 19th. The full cast of “Film Week” critics joins Larry Mantle to debate which nominees should take the top categories. Audience ... » More info
