meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
To the Point

The Supreme Court on Redistricting; Israel Moves into Gaza

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2006

⏱️ 51 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Segment #1: Israeli Troops Move into Gaza to Save Kidnapped SoldierIsraeli warplanes fired missiles at the only power station in Gaza, cutting electricity for 700,000 Palestinians. Other planes took out three bridges, effectively cutting the strip in half. Still others buzzed the home of Syrian President Bahsar Assad, to get his help in recovering a kidnapped Israeli soldier. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatens "extreme action" if that's what it takes. We update Israel's actions in Gaza, which Palestinians call "collective punishment" with journalists and Middle East experts. Segment #2: The US Supreme Court Steps into the 'Political Thicket'The US Supreme Court ruled today that state legislatures can re-draw Congressional district boundaries whenever they want. That's a victory of sorts for former Republican Congressman Tom DeLay, whose redrawing of Congressional districts in Texas gave Republicans six new seats but ultimately cost him his job. Even though he still insists he's innocent, DeLay resigned after being charged with laundering money he raised for other candidates' campaigns. In today's decision, the Court ruled that DeLay's redistricting was not "an unconstitutional political gerrymander," as Democrats claimed. What's the real impact on Texas? Will it mean political chaos in other states? We hear more about the decision and its unintended consequences. Reporters Notebook: New Rules Require States to Move Welfare Recipients into JobsAfter President Clinton signed the "welfare to work" law in 1996, the number of recipients dropped faster than anyone expected--from 12 million to about four--taking pressure off states to prove that those getting checks were working or in work-training programs. Today, the Bush Administration established new rules designed to reduce welfare roles even more. New York Times reporter Jason De Parle is author of, American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and the Nation's Drive to End Welfare.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

0:07.4

The Supreme Court enters the political thicket.

0:14.1

Hello again, I'm a woman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

0:17.9

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

0:20.1

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that state legislatures can redraw congressional

0:24.6

district boundaries whenever they want to. That's a victory of sorts for former

0:28.8

Republican Congressman Tom DeLay. But what's the real impact on Texas? Will it mean

0:33.5

political chaos in other states? On to the point, today's decision and its unintended consequences.

0:39.7

Also today will update Israel's partial invasion of Gaza, which is cut off electricity for 700,000

0:45.1

people.

0:46.1

Israeli planes have buzzed the home of Syria's president Bashar Assad to get his help in recovering

0:52.0

a kidnapped Israeli soldier.

0:54.2

On reporter's notebook, another crackdown on welfare.

0:56.9

First, here's the news.

0:59.7

Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica

1:04.1

and from the Public Radio International Program Fund,

1:07.3

whose contributors include the Ford Foundation

1:09.5

and the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation.

1:12.4

Hello again, I'm on Al-Many back with To the Point. The U.S. Supreme Court today approved almost all of Tom DeLay's reapportionment of congressional seats in Texas.

1:19.6

On To the Point, what are the unintended consequences for Texas? Will there be political chaos in other states?

1:25.3

On reporter's notebook, the biggest changes in welfare policy since President Clinton signed the Welfare to Work Law in 1996 are the states really

1:32.5

serious about the program. First, this news update. Israeli warplanes fired at least nine

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KCRW, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of KCRW and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.