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The 12 lawmakers on the deficit-fighting supercommittee will also be raising funds for their next campaigns. And with huge spending cuts seemingly inevitable from the supercommittee, they'll likely face pressure to bite the hands that feed them money.

Actress Ashley Judd spoke to a packed house about the abuse and neglect in her childhood at The YWCA's 14th Annual "In the Company of Women" luncheon.

It's not unusual for awful traffic conditions or incompetent driving to make some people really angry behind the wheel. But researchers say there may be a biological component to road rage — one that can be tempered with medication and, yes, time outs.

Airs Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Many people were shocked to learn that the small California city of Bell was paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to city officials, although it only has 40,000 residents. KPBS has investigated how much officials in San Diego County's 18 cities are paid.

A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that economic disparity is now seen as a bigger source of conflict in the U.S. than race, age or national origin. That's why some believe the issue could matter in the presidential campaign, and others worry it may warp the national debate.

If you're a last minute shopper for holiday gifts and you have a music lover on your list, consider the new album from Tom Waits, "Glitter and Doom Live." Culture Lust contributor and Waits fan Andy Trimlett has this recommendation.

I have been a political activist on and off — mostly on — since I was an undergraduate at Mt. San Antonio College in 1965 when I became involved in the anti-war and civil rights movements. My activism increased during my years at UC Santa Barbara, where I graduated in 1967 with a BA in Political Science. From there I studied law at UCLA, and received my JD in 1970.

The Navy has budgeted $600,000 to camouflage a series of barracks buildings on the amphibious base on Coronado. The camouflage is not to protect the building from enemy fire, but from observers who sa

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee wants an investigation into whether the White House leaked classified information to creators of a movie about the raid to kill Osama bin Laden. The White House says it did not give anyone special access.