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Fri, Mar 21, 2008
The California Report Magazine
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Superdelegates -- Superdelegates may decide who wins the Democratic nomination for president. As the program reports, many of them are getting a little tired of being pressured.
Host: Scott Shafer
Protesting in Twentynine Palms
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It's been a week of protests and remembrances as the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War ignited passion on all sides of the issue. Support for the war in California is often strong around military bases, where soldiers and their families are part of the community fabric. The small Mojave Desert town of Twentynine Palms is home to the nation's biggest Marine Corps base. Residents there will hold a peace vigil next week. A few years ago, that would've been unthinkable in a town that reveres its Marines. But as the war goes on, a grassroots peace movement is gradually gaining acceptance and adding new recruits.
Reporters:
• Steven Cuevas
Superdelegates
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The Iraq War is one issue driving up voter turnout in this year's presidential campaign. So far, more than 25 million Americans have cast their votes in the Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses alone. But when all the voting is done, neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton is likely to have enough pledged delegates to win the nomination. In the end, it will probably be up to some 800 Democratic Party insiders -- the superdelegates -- to put one of them over the top. California has 71 superdelegates, more than any other state -- and they're being watched like rats in a clinical trial.
Reporters:
• Scott Shafer
Music Bridge 1
"Hornful Soul" by Ray Charles from the CD "The Genius After Hours" (Rhino/WEA)
J. Michael Walker -- "All the Saints of the City of the Angels"
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Los Angeles has 103 streets named after saints, from Saint Andrews Place to Santa Ynez Street. For the past eight years, artist J. Michael Walker has researched and traveled to each and every one of them. What he found were parallel stories and lives of the saints and the people now living on streets named after them.
Guests:
• J. Michael Walker, author of the new book, "All the Saints of the City of the Angels"
For more information:
• "All the Saints..." official site
• Artwork from the book
Music Bridge 2
"In Transit" by Albert Hammond Jr. from the CD "Yours to Keep" (New Line Records)
Very Be Careful
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Devotees of vallenato will tell you the musical style captures the essence of Colombian culture. With instruments that reflect the country's diverse heritage and a thumping beat that begs its audience to dance, the rhythm of vallenato reverberates throughout the country. Thanks to the Los Angeles-based group Very Be Careful, the Colombian sound is also becoming a fixture at venues throughout California.
Reporters:
• Madeleine Bair
End Music
"Aluminum City" by Honeycut from the CD "The Day I Turned to Glass" (Quannum Projects)
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