Reasons to Love Detroit, Arizona's Immigration Law, Lochness Monster, Finance Reform

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

We get ready to report from Detroit and find lots of love for the Motor City. We follow the story in Washington as financial reform is stalled, and Goldman Sachs' executives prepare to testify in Senate. Arizona's tough new immigration law sends ripples through the activist and the lawmaking community. And we look at the complex history of the Lochness Monster.

Top of the Hour: The Good Side of Detroit, This Morning's Headlines

Detroit Free Press columnist, Rochelle Riley, tells us what the media is missing about the Motor City; this morning's headlines.

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Detroit Residents Fight Negative Media Portrayal

Residents of Detroit are up in arms over recent media coverage that they say highlights Detroit's poverty, unemployment and illiteracy, but fails to consider any of the positive aspects of life in Motor City.

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Takeouts: Goldman Sachs Faces the Senate; NBA Playoffs; Listeners Respond

  • BUSINESS TAKEOUT: Goldman Sachs's top executives are about to face a grilling on Capitol Hill today. Louise Story, finance reporter for The New York Times, previews what's in store for one of the biggest financial giants at the upcoming Senate hearing.
  • SPORTS TAKEOUT: Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin previews Game 5 of the NBA playoffs between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ibrahim smells an upset brewing.
  • LISTENERS TAKEOUT: We hear from Takeaway listeners on what you think of the Tea Party, and what you love about Detroit.

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Arizona's Immigration Law Shifts Burden of Proof

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law one of the toughest immigration laws in the United States. The law requires police to question anyone they believe to be an illegal immigrant. Critics say they believe that this law will lead to wide spread racial profiling. The law also seems to shift the burden of proof onto the defense instead of the prosecution in a country where pratcially everyone knows the term, "innocent until proven guilty."

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When the Loch Ness Monster Was a Serious Threat

Legend has it that a huge creature has lived in Scotland's Loch Ness for more than 1,000 years. In the 1930s the questionable rumors became newspaper headlines, making Scotland's second largest loch an international household name. Now, the British government has released previously secret documents that show just how real authorities at the time took the "Nessie" sightings. 

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The Risks and Payoffs of Dangerous Jobs

The recent accidents in a West Virginia mine and a Gulf of Mexico oil rig have a lot of us focusing on dangerous jobs, and asking: what makes some careers so dangerous? And what drives some workers to risk their lives for their work?

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Top of the Hour: Enforcing Arizona's New Immigration Law, This Morning's Headlines

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New Arizona Immigration Law Concerns Some Local Police

This weekend, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into a law a controversial bill that gives local police the power to check documentation of anyone they suspect to be an illegal immigrant. It has sparked a fierce political debate and enraged many in the Hispanic community. But it has also raised concerns over how local police officers will go about enforcing the law and whether it will lead to racial profiling. Others worry it will burden officers who are already busy addressing other crimes in the state.

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Finance Regulatory Bill Blocked in Senate

Senate Republicans held their caucus together and blocked debate on a bill to re-regulate the financial industry late Monday afternoon. Only one Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, joined the GOP in a procedural move to prevent the bill from coming to the Senate floor. Other Democrats indicated that they would delay the rest of their agenda in order to keep bringing the bill back, perhaps as soon as Tuesday.

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Police Seize Computers After 'Gizmodo' Blog Reveals New iPhone

California police seized the computers of the Gizmodo editor who outed the new iPhone last week. The blogger, Jason Chen, says he's a journalist and that he should be able to protect his sources under a California shield law. Takeaway digital editor, Jim Colgan reports on the charges against the blogger and whether shield laws apply to the case.

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Hillary Clinton Becomes Obama's Best Asset on World Stage

Two years after a contested and hot-spirited primary campaign, Barack Obama's strongest rival has morphed into a great ally as the president and the secretary of state find their footing on the international stage. It took some time for Hillary Clinton to find her voice in the Obama administration, but is now a strong member of the team.

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New Iraq Election Ruling Makes al-Maliki Winner

A new ruling by election officials in Iraq means that the current prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, who narrowly lost the election, may actually be the winner. The victory is a result of the disqualification of a parliamentary candidate who has been barred by the court because of links to Sadam Hussein's Baath party.

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Richard Florida on America's 'Great Reset'

Even though many economists are proclaiming the "Great Recession" ending or over, the nearly 10 percent of Americans who are unemployed probably find it difficult to imagine exactly what a prosperous, post-recession America will look like. Richard Florida, author of "The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity," says that's because the crash has fundamentally altered how we feel about spending and saving. He says we're all in the process of resetting the way we work and live.

We started the conversation by asking the question: Have you remade your life because of this recession?

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Lessons Learned from Swat, Pakistan: Taliban is Out, But Refugees Refuse to Go Home

It's been a year after the Pakistan military launched one of its biggest attacks on Taliban militants in the remote Swat valley, but the region has not fully stabilized. Among troubing signs is that Pakistani forces are having difficulty getting refugees to go home. Meanwhile, U.S. and NATO commanders have been saying that their offensive in Kandahar, Afghanistan will come later this year and could be the decisive battle against the Taliban. But what would this victory look like?

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