Episode | Originally Aired:
November 8, 2012
UpFront: Correspondent Vince Gonzales has an exclusive investigation into charges of overcharging and conflict of interest by a key city official in Huntington Park, Calif., a scrappy city bordering scandal-plagued Vernon, Bell and Cudahy.
In the Studio: Val Zavala discusses the future of the Republican Party with former California State Senate Republican leader Jim Brulte.
Kicker: Madeleine Brand interviews legendary author, Tom Wolfe ("The Right Stuff" and "The Bonfire of the Vanities") about his new novel "Back to Blood," a panoramic story of the new America.
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