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Since multinational forces invaded Iraq in 2003, there have been hundreds of bombings and attacks. But there have also been elections. David Corn of Mother Jones and Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute discuss Iraq today, and if it has been worth the cost.

A week after flames engulfed Southern California, a handful of firefighters are still trying to forget the screams that pushed them to make a heroic rescue.

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Barbaro, the horse scrutinized by many for the strength and speed required to win the Triple Crown, is now under the watchful eyes of doctors and his owners, Gretchen and Roy Jackson. The thoroughbred colt underwent emergency surgery after shattering parts of his right rear leg in Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

Found only in China, the giant panda is threatened by extinction, and researchers in southwestern China have devoted themselves to saving the species. The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province has exacerbated the challenges facing the already fragile population.

San Diego City Council budget committee says the city is not enforcing its own Living Wage Ordinance. City Council members say upholding the ordinance is especially important because, in the future, t

Dr. Michael Shermer, historian of science, bestselling author and founder of the Skeptics Society and Skeptic Magazine, will discuss how evolution applies to economics, whether being a scientist means

Chagas, a parasitic disease caused by the bite and waste matter of the "kissing bug," is spread through contaminated food, blood transfusions and pregnancy. This weekend, the American Red Cross presented evidence that this disease, endemic to Central and South America, may have spread to the U.S.

Reporter Precious Shumba discusses the hazards of covering the news in Zimbabwe. Shumba is one of the most outspoken critics in the media of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.

What impact could algae have on modern agriculture in the United States? Scientists around the country exploring the potential of algae as a biofuel. We talk to UCSD professor Stephen Mayfield about algae as a fuel source.