updated 3:14 p.m. PST, Mon February 8, 2010
Rep. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, Dies At 77
- Feb. 8, 2010
- By Associated Press
U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
News
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Mexico Arrests Two More Alleged Members Of Drug Cartel
- Feb. 8
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman say that Manuel Garcia Simental and Raydel Lopez Uriarte, who allegedly operated in Tijuana, were detained by Mexican law enforcement in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Monday morning.
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SDFD Chief Talks About Brownouts
- Feb. 8
If you live in the city of San Diego and have an emergency, it may take longer for a fire truck to reach you. The city has begun rolling brownouts of some fire stations.
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Walking Can Be Hazardous In San Diego
- Feb. 8
Walking on San Diego streets could be hazardous to your health. Over the last two years, pedestrians have accounted for 20 percent of all traffic deaths in the area. That gives San Diego one of highest rates of pedestrian fatalities in the nation.
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Saints Celebrate First NFL Title
- Feb. 8
As if Mardi Gras isn't enough, New Orleans now gets to celebrate its first N-F-L title. Joining us on Morning Edition LIVE FROM MIAMI is North County Times sports columnist Jay Paris.
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150-Year-Old Oak Crushes Home In Ramona
- Feb. 8
A 150-year-old oak tree has crushed a house in northern San Diego County. The 30-foot-tall tree began leaning against the porch of the Ramona home after the soil was saturated by heavy rains last month and the family -- a couple and their 7-year-old daughter -- moved to a hotel because of the danger.
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Ending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
- Feb. 8
- These Days
President Obama wants to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law which bars homosexuals from serving openly in the military. We'll look at what it will take to change the law and the impact it will have on the military.
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Saints, Brees Win Super Bowl
- Feb. 8
- These Days
What were the highlights from Super Bowl XLIV? And, what does the future hold for the Chargers, now that we know LT will not be back with the team next year? We speak to Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton about the end of the NFL season.
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Obama To Host Bipartisan Health Care Summit
- Feb. 8
In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.
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Performance-Enhancing Gene Therapy May Be Next For Cheating Athletes
- Feb. 8
A member of the World Anti-Doping Agency says gene therapy is the new frontier in the fight against performance-enhancing substances.
Featured
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My First Night At The Opera
- Feb. 4
Walking the walk? Culture Lust production assistant Meredith Hattam may blog about galleries and theater, but she'd never had an opera experience - until now.
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82nd Academy Award Nominations
- Feb. 2
This years marks the start of the Academy's new expansion of the Best Picture nominees from five to ten and the nominees reflect a mix of mainstream pop entertainment and rt house fair. The 82nd Oscars will be broadcast on Sunday March 7 on ABC with Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin as hosts. See the complete list of nominees.
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Doing Time in Donovan State Prison
- Feb. 1
KPBS goes inside R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa for a two-hour broadcast to talk with the prisoners and staff about what life in prison is like. The broadcast marks the first time any radio program has been allowed to tape a program inside prison walls in California. KPBS also sent a photographer to capture images of life inside Donovan.
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How Has Downtown San Diego Changed Over The Past 30 Years?
- Jan. 29
KPBS Metro Reporter Katie Orr tells us about the history of downtown San Diego and what's in store.
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Male Circumcision Debate
- Jan. 25
Male circumcision is one of the oldest medical procedures known to mankind. Despite the popularity of the procedure, there is a lot of opposition to neonatal circumcision. We speak to a local journalist, an urologist, and a member of the "intactivist" community about the arguments for and against male circumcision.
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Introducing The myKPBS Film Club
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Highlights
One Book, One San Diego 2010 Kick Off Celebration
Join KPBS and the San Diego Public Library for an evening with Warren St. John, author of "Outcasts United", the 2010 One Book One San Diego selection on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 7 p.m.
Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times
This hour-long primetime special chronicles the stories of four families coping with difficult economic circumstances.
