Credibility in Afghanistan and Homeless in LA

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Despite the recession, the number of homeless people in LA County has gone down, or has it? Ethics investigations are underway into two local members of Congress. Latinos are celebrating the Day of the Dead. On To the Point, Abdullah Abdullah has dropped out, so there won't be a run-off, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will get a second term. Will he be "credible" to his own people or to President Obama as he decides whether to send more American soldiers?

A new census shows LA County has 38% fewer homeless people than it did two years ago, still more than any place else in America. Is the count really accurate? Will ethics investigations mean political trouble for two local members of Congress or their party?  Plus, what's the meaning of The Day of the Dead? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Abdullah Abdullah has dropped out, so there won't be a run-off, and Hamid Karzai will get a second term as President of Afghanistan. Will he be "credible" to his own people or to President Obama as he decides whether to send more American soldiers?

Banner image: A man who goes by the name 'Pepper' enters his sloping bedroom on the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River on January 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images


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Warren Olney