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The latest Field Poll shows a vast majority of Californians support a ballot measure that would raise tobacco taxes by $2.60 a pack. Proposition 86 would use that money for a variety of health-related

Soldiers who re-enlist, returning for tours of duty in Iraq, often cite patriotism, duty, and the need to protect their homeland from terrorism when asked why they've re-upped. They also describe being part of a "committed brotherhood to defend the constitution and the people who cannot defend themselves." Producer Eric Whitney of member station KRCC offers a sound montage from a visit to a re-enlistment ceremony at Ft. Carson, Colo., in early May.

After Pearl Harbor, about 120,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted and forced to live for years in federal camps. Internment changed the traditional Japanese diet and erased the family table.

Pakistan's Election Commission appears to have cleared the way for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to seek another term while serving as army chief. However, legal challenges against the president are mounting.

Drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge is again up for discussion in Congress. For decades, oil development has had the strong backing of the Inupiat Eskimo communities that dot Alaska's North Slope. But that support is beginning to erode.

There's one initiative on the November ballot that enjoys broad support throughout California: Prop 83. The measure, also know as Jessica's Law, would increase penalties for sex offenders. Designers o

No Country for Old Men

British and American leaders have praised the deep relationship between the two countries. But no one has offered as much enthusiasm, or risked such political cost, as Tony Blair.

Will Donald Rumsfeld's departure from the Pentagon lead to a new direction for the U.S. in Iraq? Many observers are skeptical that a new defense chief will make much headway... or that a Democratic Congress will sway President Bush's commitment to "victory in Iraq."

Female circumcision has been illegal in Egypt for years, but authorities are making a stronger push to eradicate it after a young girl died last month during the procedure.