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A Budget at Last

This year's state budget saga is finally coming to an end 81 days into the new fiscal year. Legislators thought they had a deal earlier this week, but Governor Schwarzenegger threatened to veto the budget they passed. Now, legislators have finally struck a new agreement the governor could accept. Guest: John Myers, Sacramento bureau chief for KQED Public Radio.


Silicon Valley Feels the Pain

This year's tumbling economy made getting a state budget deal much harder in Sacramento. Now the pain from that crisis seems to be spreading. California's jobless rate reached 7.7 percent last month, way up from 5.5 percent a year ago. The meltdown is focused on the housing and financial markets, but other sectors of the economy are feeling it too. Reporter: Oanh Ha


Music Bridge 1: "Wipe Out" by The Truants from the CD "The Truants"

First-time Latino Voters

A record number of Latinos have registered to vote since the last presidential election. Now, the campaigns of both Barack Obama and John McCain are strategizing on how to win their votes. We examine the Latino voter registration movement and how the campaigns are trying to reach this growing constituency. Reporter: Rob Schmitz


Music Bridge 2: "Underneath It All" by Money Mark from the CD "Push The Button" (Mo Wax)

Book Review: "The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty"

As the new pro football season cranks into high gear, we look at a biography about one of the greatest coaches to grace the game. David Harris's "The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty" is far from a saintly portrait -- and it reveals the price that comes with achieving gridiron glory. Reporter: Oscar Villalon


The A-11

Even a great football innovator like Bill Walsh never tried using two quarterbacks on the field at one time. But a high school football team in the Bay Area is doing just that. It's a bizarre offensive formation where a forward pass can go to anyone on the field on any play. Reporter: Ben Adler


End Music: "Golgi Apparatus" performed by the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band from the CD "Sharin' In The Groove"

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