National Night Out, West Hollywood, 2008. Photo courtesy of City of West Hollywood.
New Mayor's Race Poll and National Night Out
08/04/2009 at 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
New Primary Polling
A new poll shows Mayor Greg Nickels is ahead in his bid for re–election, and the bag fee is in trouble. We'll parse the numbers with University of Washington pollster Matt Barreto.
Future of Aerospace
Will the second production line for the Boeing 787 be built in South Carolina instead of the Puget Sound region? Deborah Wang reports from a Washington aerospace summit in Lynnwood.
Muddying the Waters
The White House is refuting a Drudge Report story that suggests the president wants to eliminate private insurance. But does offering a correction always work? A social scientist says no. In fact, sometimes it has the opposite effect.
12:20 p.m.
Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
Tonight is National Night Out across America. Streets are blocked off for parties so neighbors can meet. Who's the best neighbor you ever had? Who's the worst?
12:40 p.m.
More Neighbors, Good and Bad
More of your calls and stories about what makes a great neighbor.
Guest(s)
Matt Barreto is a professor in political science at the University of Washington.
Brendan Nyhan is a public health scholar at the University of Michigan who also researches the problem of correcting public misperceptions.
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- 'New poll: Nickels' challengers tightly bunched,' Seattle Times
- 'The Battle for Boeing's Future,' KUOW News
- 'Barack Obama vs. Drudge Report,' Politico.com
- National Night Out 2009
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