This week, Councilwoman Donna Frye shocked the City Council and local labor leaders when she cast the deciding vote preventing a ban on big box supercenters in San Diego. What changed Frye's mind about the superstore ban?
Also, Democratic leaders in the Senate are gearing up for another battle with President Bush over withdrawing troops from Iraq. Will the Democrats be able to garner enough support from Republican lawmakers to make significant changes to the President's plan for Iraq?
And, a hearing officer recommends that murder charges be dropped against an enlisted Marine accused in the fatal shooting of Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha in 2004. What will be the fate of the other Marines accused of murder in the Haditha incident?
Guests:
- David Rolland, editor of San Diego CityBEAT.
- Ruben Navarrette, Jr., a member of the editorial board for the San Diego Union-Tribune , and a nationally syndicated columnist.
- Tony Perry, San Diego bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times.
