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Election Coverage: Archive
A collection of reports by KQED Radio productions, including KQED Radio News, The California Report and Forum. Reports are listed in reverse chronological order.
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The California Report | Mon, Jan 5 2009, 8:50 AM
California Emissions and an Obama EPA
When it comes to tailpipe emissions from cars, California is the only state that can set a stricter standard than the federal government. But so far, the federal EPA has blocked those efforts. California regulators and activists hope Barack Obama's EPA will grant the state the waiver it needs to start enforcing its rules. In the first of a series of reports on what Californians are expecting from the new president, we look at what could be one of Obama's first major environmental decisions.
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Perspectives | Mon, Jan 5 2009, 7:37 AM
The Man From Illinois
As a new president prepares to take office, Richard Friedlander recalls another man from Illinois from whom no one had to ask for dignity and respect.
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The California Report | Tue, Dec 30 2008, 8:50 AM
The Latino Vote, Part 6 -- Staying Engaged
Last month's election was historic in many ways. For California Latinos, the vote was an opportunity to demonstrate growing political strength. In the final part of our series with public radio network Radio Bilingue, Zaidee Stavely reports on how activists are working to keep the legions of new Latino voters engaged in the political process.
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Perspectives | Tue, Dec 23 2008, 7:37 AM
Seeing Red
Carol Arnold is a dyed-in-the-voting booth blue stater. But her us-versus-them attitude takes a hit from an encounter in a decidedly red state.
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KQED Radio News | Mon, Dec 15 2008, 5:30 PM
Steven Chu Named Energy Secretary
President-elect Barack Obama announced he's chosen Steven Chu of Berkeley to be his new Energy secretary. Chu is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, and now directs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. We talk with one of Chu's longtime colleagues and friends about Chu's background and future in reshaping U.S. energy policy.
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The California Report | Mon, Dec 15 2008, 8:50 AM
Today's Electoral College Vote
People have been calling Barack Obama 'president-elect' for six weeks now. But his election becomes official only today, with a ritual as old as the republic. Even as today's largely ceremonial Electoral College vote takes place, many are calling for a more direct and modern way to choose the president.
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Perspectives | Wed, Dec 10 2008, 7:37 AM
A New Conversation
The passage of Proposition 8 has many believing it's time for a new conversation -- especially between the gay and African-American communities. Brenda Payton comments.
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Forum | Mon, Dec 8 2008, 10:00 AM
Calvin Trillin -- "Deciding the Next Decider"
We welcome humorist and writer Calvin Trillin to our studios for a conversation on his latest book which recounts the presidential race in verse and song. The new collection of poems is titled "Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme." Trillin is a humorist and deadline poet for The Nation, and a staff writer for The New Yorker.
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The California Report | Fri, Nov 21 2008, 8:50 AM
Stem Cells and the Obama Administration
Like those who came before him, President-elect Obama is expected to issue a flurry of executive orders upending the policies now in place for a host of issues. California's stem cell research advocates are looking east with interest.
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