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KQED Public Radio: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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OVERNIGHT

12:00 am

All Things Considered Labor and the Fiscal Cliff Audie Cornish talks to Mary Kay Henry, president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), about Tuesday's conference call between President Obama and union leaders about the "fiscal cliff." The SEIU and other groups maintain that tax cuts for the middle class must be extended and that richer Americans must pay more taxes. They say the president expressed his support and commitment in their meeting today.

2:00 am

City Arts & Lectures Nick Hornby British writer Nick Hornby made his debut in 1992 with the autobiographical "Fever Pitch," which chronicled his adventures as an obsessed fan of the Arsenal Football Club. Since then, Hornby has written four other books of nonfiction, including numerous articles and critical pieces, and seven novels, including "High Fidelity" and "About a Boy" -- both made into major motion pictures. Hornby also wrote the screenplay for the widely acclaimed 2009 film, "An Education." His new book "More Baths, Less Talking" is a collection of his long-running column for The Believer magazine, "Stuff I've Been Reading." Nick Hornby appeared in conversation with Judson True on October 24, 2012.

3:00 am

Morning Edition Cap-and-Trade in California California is holding an auction. Large companies that emit greenhouse gases can buy extra permits from the state. It's the nation's most ambitious climate plan. The show finds out how California's new climate program will help green entrepreneurs.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum Gen. Petraeus' Affair: The Fallout Last week, General David Petraeus resigned as director of the CIA after admitting to an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. The scandal has resulted in a media firestorm, with politicians asking why the White House wasn't notified sooner and questioning whether Broadwell had access to classified information. Should General Petraeus have stepped down? We'll get the latest on the scandal, and what it means for the Obama administration and the intelligence community.

10:00 am

Forum Obama News Conference Set-up As we await President Obama's news conference -- scheduled for 10:20 AM -- guest host Scott Shafer talks politics with Washington, D.C.-based journalist Marc Sandalow.

10:20 am

NPR News NPR News Special Coverage President Obama's News Conference -- NPR News presents special live coverage of President Barack Obama's first news conference in eight months. The president is expected to address his re-election victory, the impending "fiscal cliff" and negotiations with Congress, as well as the resignation of CIA Director Petraeus and the questions surrounding General John Allen, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan.

11:00 am

Talk of the Nation Political Junkie The election is over, but the frantic pace of political news has hardly slowed. Congress is back in Washington eyeing the fiscal cliff, the GOP is regrouping after the Romney/Ryan ticket's defeat -- and the Petraeus scandal engulfs a new player: Gen. John Allen.

AFTERNOON

12:00 pm

Talk of the Nation Next Steps in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate When gay rights advocates won big in Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Washington on Election Day, it snapped a long losing streak. Those who oppose same-sex marriage know it's still a hugely divisive -- and unresolved -- issue.

1:00 pm

Fresh Air 'Brain on Fire' In 2009, Susannah Cahalan was hospitalized following a seizure and increasingly psychotic behavior. Terry Gross talks with Cahalan about the rare immune disorder that was attacking her brain. She has written a new memoir, called "Brain on Fire."

4:00 pm

Marketplace Climate Change Hits Cranberries It's cranberry harvest time in Massachusetts -- but climate change has growers already looking ahead to next year.

EVENING

6:30 pm

Marketplace Climate Change Hits Cranberries It's cranberry harvest time in Massachusetts -- but climate change has growers already looking ahead to next year.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air 'Brain on Fire' In 2009, Susannah Cahalan was hospitalized following a seizure and increasingly psychotic behavior. Terry Gross talks with Cahalan about the rare immune disorder that was attacking her brain. She has written a new memoir, called "Brain on Fire."

8:00 pm

Radio Specials American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen One million teens drop out of high school annually. This special program addresses the dropout crisis and engages communities in solutions. The show is hosted by Andrea Seabrook, former NPR Congressional correspondent.

10:00 pm

Forum Gen. Petraeus' Affair: The Fallout Last week, General David Petraeus resigned as director of the CIA after admitting to an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. The scandal has resulted in a media firestorm, with politicians asking why the White House wasn't notified sooner and questioning whether Broadwell had access to classified information. Should General Petraeus have stepped down? We'll get the latest on the scandal, and what it means for the Obama administration and the intelligence community.

11:00 pm

All Things Considered GOP House Leadership Fight Audie Cornish talks to Martin Kady, congressional editor for Politico, about a brewing fight within the House GOP leadership. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers-Price of Washington and Representative Tom Price of Georgia are vying for the fourth-ranking post in the House Republican conference.

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