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Weekend of October 3-5, 2008

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The Bailout Vote and California's Credit Crunch

President Bush took less than an hour to sign the financial rescue bill passed by the House Friday. California's delegation overwhelmingly supported the plan, but the credit crisis has already done its damage. California's small businesses have been particularly hurt by the dearth of ready credit -- and the reverberations are likely to be felt for some time to come. Reporter: Peter Jon Shuler


Music Bridge 1: "All Blues" produced by Bob Belden from the CD "Miles... From India" (Four Quarters)

The Latino Vote, Part 3 - Noncitizens Get Out the Vote

In the Central Valley, a number of Latino immigrants who are unable to vote because they're not yet citizens or are undocumented are still finding ways to engage in politics. In the third part of our series on the Latino vote, we look into how noncitizens are encouraging those eligible to cast their ballot in November. Reporter: Zaidee Stavely


Music Bridge 2: "Rumba/Recap" by Anthony Brown and his Orchestra from the CD "Rhapsodies" (Water Baby)

Pacific Pinball Expo

Pinball may seem a bit primitive compared with today's dizzying video games. But that metal ball bouncing off bumpers and setting off bells and blinking lights still has passionate fans. This weekend, many of them are descending on the Bay Area for one of the country's largest pinball expos. Reporter: Jacob Fenston


Music Bridge 3: "hollow hollow" by e-trinity from the CD "Various Shades of Blue" (Pacific City)

FieldReport.com and the Publishing Industry

A new website based in California is giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars for people's true-life stories. FieldReport.com is also trying to shake up the publishing model, with community-based story selection replacing editors.  Reporter: Lisa Morehouse


End Music: "Sayonara" by The Determinations from the CD "This is Determinations" (Zion Records Japan)

 

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