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Morning Money Links: Hitting the ceiling on debt; Google leads tech-stock comeback; tanning salons see ruin
Money & Company--- When $12.1 trillion is not enough: The Senate gets ready to lift the Treasuryâs borrowing limit to accommodate another wave of deficit financing. The Cato Institute's Richard Rahn fears we're nearing the tipping point on the U.S. debt load....... -
Does the 'public option' have to imitate Medicare?
Today's topic: What about a public plan that isn't modeled after Medicare? For example, how about co-ops or local plans such as L.A. Care?
Give market forces room to breathe, and costs will decrease
Point: Michael F. Cannon
The dirty little secret,...Tags: Nursing, Consumers, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Services, California State University, Northridge
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Rose D. Friedman dies; economist Milton Friedman's wife and collaborator
Rose D. Friedman, an economist who collaborated with her husband, Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, and helped bring their ideas about the virtues of free markets to the masses, died of a heart ailment Aug. 18 at her home in Davis, Calif.
She was thought...Tags: Fiction, Entertainment, Health and Safety at School, Television, Milton Friedman
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The Patriot Act: Looking back to 2001
Today's topic: In hindsight, did Congress and the president react too hastily in 2001 by passing the Patriot Act just weeks after the 9/11 attacks? Did the revisions in 2005 adequately address concerns that the act went too far or didn't go far enough?...Tags: Corruption, Armed Conflicts, Guerrilla Activity, Disasters and Accidents, Terrorism
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The Patriot Act: Does it actually work?
Today's topic: Where can you point to the Patriot Act's success in stopping terrorists? Wednesday through Friday, Jena Baker McNeill and Julian Sanchez discuss the Patriot Act, portions of which Congress is considering reauthorizing.
Point: Jena Baker...Tags: Weddings, Justice and Rights, Terrorism, Laws, National Security
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Have any Patriot Act horror stories come true?
Today's topic: Where are the demonstrated examples of abuses of liberties because of the Patriot Act? Are there any provisions of the law that civil libertarians would find acceptable? Julian Sanchez and Jena Baker McNeill continue their debate on the...Tags: FBI, Terrorism, Laws, Police Investigations, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Fashion gets in step with Art Walk
Brand XDowntown Los Angeles long served as a gritty back room of the fashion industry. But the neighborhood known for designer knockoffs, fabric stores and wholesale showrooms is getting glam. During the last couple of years the area has become a hotbed for... -
Michael Hiltzik: Get this man away from Social Security
Money & CompanyThe man is Alan Simpson, the former GOP Senator from Wyoming who has utterly disqualified himself from having any voice whatsoever in a proposal for the future of Social Security. Unfortunately, he's the co-chairman of a presidential commission charged... -
Scalia, Stevens and Sotomayor (and rest of Supreme Court) to grapple with another handgun ban
Top of the TicketThe news today that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Chicago's ban on handguns has invigorated gun-rights activists across the country. Groups like the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation say they hope the high court's...... -
COMIC-CON 2010: Hollywood's heroes take flight with unexpected directors
The Hero ComplexHere's a longer version of John Horn's Los Angeles Times Calendar article on Comic-Con filmmakers. When the big studios commit big bucks on their big franchises, the list of directors deemed equal to the task suddenly can grow very small....... -
What was the point of bailing out GM?
Today's topic: Should the U.S. government have spent billions to keep General Motors from liquidation only to eventually steer it to Bankruptcy Court?
An earlier bankruptcy would have saved taxpayers billions Point: Daniel J. Ikenson
General Motors...Tags: Government, Bankruptcy, Business Trips, Nationalization, National Security
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Is GM really too big to fail?
Today's topic: Given how far the demand for cars has fallen this year, would the failure of General Motors have put more stress on the industry, or just accelerated the "right sizing" that was already underway? In other words, was the company really too...Tags: Government, Corporate Performance, Labor Legislation, Layoffs and Downsizing, General Motors Corp.
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