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April 30 - May 4, 2007
Monday, April 30
Jury Selection Begins for Webb Trial
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Jury selection began today for the former California deputy videotaped shooting a 21 year old Iraq veteran. The grainy, amateur video seems to show Deputy Ivory J. Webb Jr. shooting Senior Airman Elio Carrion three times, as Carrion struggles to obey orders to stand up. The minutes-long video is pivotal evidence for both sides and helped make the case national news last year when the footage was leaked to TV networks. But does this video tell the whole story? Patt talks with guests about the use of video in criminal cases and how sometimes these powerful images can raise as many questions as they answer.
Disruption on the Freeways?
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Early Sunday morning a highway connecting San Francisco to Oakland collapsed when a tanker truck carrying gasoline crashed on the road and burst into flames. The situation has turned into a nightmare for Bay Area commuters and authorities are saying that it could take months to repair the freeway. Patt Morrison takes a look at how L.A. transportation authorities would deal with such a crisis in an already congested city.
A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir
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In order to attract attention to his cause, PETA's Vice President Dan Mathews has dressed up as a carrot, a rabbit and a chicken, impersonated a priest, been pelted with bologna by farmers, and has become familiar with jail cells around the world. He's praised by other animal-rights activists like Paul McCartney and loathed by fur-wearing celebrities everywhere. In his new biography, Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir (Atria), Mathews talks about how his own experiences growing up as target of intense hostility have influenced his life's mission.
- Dan Mathews, Author, Committed: A Rabble-Rouser's Memoir, and Vice-President of PETA
Tuesday, May 1
May Day Rallies
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Today two May Day marches and rallies are happening in Los Angeles. Similar demonstrations are taking place in other U.S. cities. Will these marches match the size and intensity of last year's rallies? Patt talks with a variety of guests, including KPCC reporters covering the demonstrations here in the Southland and others.
- KPCC Reporters, Patricia Nazario and Adolfo Guzman Lopez
- Pilar Marrero, Political Editor, La Opinion
- Don Cheto, Host, "El Show de Don Cheto"
- Gustavo Arellano, Staff Writer, OC Weekly
- Esther Cepeda, Reporter, Chicago Sun Times
- Tania Valdemoro, Reporter, Miami Herald
- Steven Camorota, Director of Research, Center for Immigration Studies
- John Trasvina, President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Life in the Shadow of Watergate
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What happens to young reporters who, at the age of 30, break what will be the biggest story of their careers? The professional and personal lives of two very different men, journalistic icons Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, are detailed in a new, meticulously researched book by Alicia Shepard, Woodward and Bernstein: Life in the Shadow of Watergate (Wiley).
Wednesday, May 2
LAPD Conduct at Immigration Protests
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Police Chief William J. Bratton said Wednesday some of the police tactics to clear immigration protesters from a park were "inappropriate," as numerous news videos showed officers striking people with batons and firing rubber bullets into crowds that included children. KPCC's own Patricia Nazario was one of those reporters hurt by the police.
Think of Jamestown
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Theodore Roosevelt called it the blessed mother of us all. 400 years ago - and long before the Pilgrims ever boarded the Mayflower - the first permanent English settlement in North America opened for business. Jamestown was also all business: slaves were in, tobacco was out, and there were all those future Pocahontas souvenirs. Now, the Queen of England is hopping the pond to check out her old family property and Patt will check out some Jamestown history.
- Benjamin Woolley, Author of Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America (Harper Collins)
- Arthur Edwards, Photographer who is covering the Queen's visit for British tabloid newspaper, The Sun
Thursday, May 3
'08 Republican Candidates Debate
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Insiders are expecting more fireworks at the first GOP debate tonight than the Democrats provided in their debate last week. While the Dems mostly criticized President Bush, the Republican candidates are likely to go after each other during their nationally televised encounter at the Reagan library in Simi Valley. Patt and her guests preview the event.
The Etiquette of Email
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Are you familiar with the eight deadly sins of email? Have you ever wondered when its best to send an email, or call, fax or make a personal appearance? Now relief can be found in Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home (Knopf) which answers all the questions surrounding electronic correspondence and can help you avoid sending messages that can get you into trouble with your boss or with the law.
Remembering Walter M. Schirra Jr.
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One of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and space race pioneers, Walter M. Schirra Jr., passed away today in San Diego at the age of 84. Patt Morrison takes a look back at the life of a man who helped lay the groundwork for space exploration.
Friday, May 4
The Candidates and the Web
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The 2008 election will be the first where the Internet will play a central role in how the campaigns use technology, and in how voter-generated content impacts its course. We ask - so, how are the candidates doing on the Web? Many politico watchers think they have a lot to learn. Patt discusses what the campaigns are doing and what they're not doing with the editor of TechPresident.com.
Power to the Internet People
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Users of the popular news aggregator digg.com scored an unusual victory this week. After administrators removed posts containing a code that could crack the encryption on HD-DVDs, users revolted and flooded the site with new posts. The site founders acquiesced, siding with the users. Patt talks with guests about this mini internet revolution and the legal implications.
Wi-Fi Now at a Library Near You
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Donde esta la biblioteca? On the cutting edge, where else? When Los Angeles city libraries' own computers weren't enough, all 72 public libraries went Wi-Fi. What's the frequency? We'll find out, with LA's head librarian.
Peter Krause in Civic Duty
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In a look at the roles of the terrorist and the terrorized, Civic Duty tells the story of a socially disgruntled man whose media fueled fears of an attack by Islamic extremists lead him to take matters into his own hands. Actor Peter Krause plays the role of Terry Allen, a former accountant who becomes obsessed with America's war on terror, which is only heightened after a young middle-eastern graduate student moves in next door. Civic Duty opens Friday and Krause joins Patt to talk about the motivation behind making the film.
Spiders!
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Lawyers, doctors, even reporters never think the movies portray them correctly - so what about spiders? Do the Spiderman films, Spiderman 3 opens today, do an injustice to the world's arachnids? We'll hear from a REAL spider man - an entomologist.
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