McGinn Backs Off on the Tunnel, and Taylor Branch on 'The Clinton Tapes'

12:00 p.m.

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The Trouble With Unemployment

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12:20 p.m.

McGinn Backs Off On The Tunnel

Mayoral candidate Mike McGinn once promised he'd stop the tunnel that was approved to replace the Alaskan Way viaduct. He said it was too expensive. He said it was bad for the climate. Yesterday McGinn announced he would uphold the agreement to build the tunnel. McGinn says he still opposes the tunnel but it would be his responsibility as mayor to follow through on agreements. What do you think of the change?

12:40 p.m.

Taylor Branch on 'The Clinton Tapes'

Shortly after he was elected, President Clinton asked his old friend Taylor Branch, the Pulitzer prize–winning historian, to help him "take care of history." Branch recorded 79 conversations with Clinton over the eight years of his presidency. The project was top secret because of fears that political enemies would subpoena the tapes. Branch recalls those conversations in his new book, "The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President."