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As the Republicans prepare to take over the House this week, they're welcoming almost 90 newcomers into their ranks. Here are eight who are poised to stand out, including South Dakota's Kristi Noem (pictured), freshman class liaison to the GOP House leadership.

Cinema en tu Idioma Present a Pair of Acclaimed Latin Films

Americans are so relentlessly focused on positive thinking, writes Barbara Ehrenreich in her book "Bright-Sided," that there is little room for genuine hope or happiness or planning for downturns and disasters.

In 1990 the bone condition called osteopenia — slight thinning of the bones — didn't exist. Today all over America women are diagnosed with osteopenia and given medication. This is the story of how a drug company's marketing efforts changed the definition of a disease and created a new category of people who saw themselves as needing treatment. Katie Benghauser was diagnosed with osteopenia and takes Fosamax.

The Senate is looking to cut more than $500 million from the Bush administration's key foreign aid program, the Millennium Challenge Corp. Critics say such deep cuts to the program would be deadly.

A Veterans Affairs booklet has a worksheet that asks a tough question: When is life "not worth living?" Some say the scenarios provided are offensive — and another reason to scale back Obama's health care proposals. VA official Tammy Duckworth says the booklet is under revision.

Proposition B, the plan to build a Stadium or Convention Center expansion on top of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, is meeting heavy opposition.KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Exclusive Interview with Matthew Goode

KPBS listeners were no doubt distressed to hear the accusations that the book, "3 Cups Of Tea," by Greg Mortenson and David Relin, featured as our One Book One San Diego in 2008, contained exaggerations and possibly outright lies.

After months of debate, the controversial government-sponsored public plan may be dropped from health care overhaul bills. Instead, some are pressing for health co-ops — where the insurance buyers own and run the insurance company — as an alternative way to provide affordable insurance.