MONDAY, JANUARY 11.

PROGRAM # 5996   12:00 PM PST

HONDURAS AND OPINION FORUM. Amid widespread acts of civil protest against the overthrow of president Zelaya, a new president is preparing to be inaugurated in Honduras at the end of this month. A special envoy of president Obama visits the country talking about reconciliation. This program provides a report. It also opens a forum for the opinions of listeners who have called to Linea Abierta's voice mail. Opinions include the unemployment crisis, home foreclosures, and more.

Guest: Andres Thomas Conteris, radio journalist, Democracy Now!, from inside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 12.

PROGRAM # 5997  12:00 PM PST

IMMIGRATION EDITION – ACTION FOR REFORM. On this day, thousands around the nation begin a week of coordinated rallies, town hall meetings and visits to congress members in a renewed effort to urge for immigration reform. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Juan Rodriguez and Carlos Roa, Students Working for Equal Rights, Miami, Florida, www.trailofdreams.net; Salvador Reza, PUENTE Movement, Phoenix, Arizona

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13.

PROGRAM # 5998  12:00 PM PST

HEALTH BILL. Leaders of the U.S. House and Senate are meeting to reconcile differences on the two versions of the health reform bill. Pending issues include how to afford health insurance policy, how to hold insurance companies accountable, and access to health care, immigration and employer mandates. A vote on a final bill is expected later this month or early February.

Guests: Dr. Juan Ruiz, Chief, Emergency Preparedness and Response Section, California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA, http://www.cdc.gov/flu/Nivw/; Diana Tejadas, Spokesperson, Office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Washington, DC; Dra. Annette Ramirez de Arellano, DrPH, VP de Latinos por Seguro Medico Nacional, Washington, DC, http://www.latinosnhi.org/

Also, on National Influenza Immunization Week, a top health official from California comments on how millions of US residents can protect themselves against the H1N1 virus.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14.

PROGRAM # 5999 12:00 PM.

Sonia Rodriguez, Vice President of Education, National Farm Workers Service Center, sonia@nfwsc.org, Bakersfield CA, http://www.nfwsc.org/

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15.

PROGRAM # 6000 12:00 PM.