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President-elect Barack Obama nominated Gen. James Jones to be his national security adviser. Best known as a former Marine commandant and supreme allied commander in Europe, Jones is part of a group of military and business leaders trying to raise the profile of energy dependence as a national security threat.

The sports world is drowning in March Madness. And while Duke's men's basketball team is a force to be reckoned with, the Duke women's team, the Blue Devils, are a powerhouse in their own right. Head coach Joanne P. McCallie talks about bringing the heat.

A teenager challenges San Diego's curfew ordinance and wins in a State Court of appeals. We'll hear what that means for the city's "be home before 10" curfew. We'll also check in a State Supreme court decision on the medical marijuana law and a new anti-discrimination law regarding genetic information.

Both John McCain and Barack Obama support nuclear disarmament of Russia. McCain, however, wants to go one step further, kicking Russia out of the G-8.

In Washington this week, Maine's Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, played a pivotal role in crafting a deal on the $789 billion stimulus package. They are part of an increasingly rare breed: moderate Republicans.

The band Pistolera performs in the KPBS studios and discuss their original brand of Latin pop-folklorico.

President Bush put Hans von Spakovsky on the Federal Election Commission via a recess appointment — no Senate hearings required — in January 2006. Now, the former Justice Department employee faces a confirmation hearing.

It's time to look back over the year in popular music. According to our guest, Chris Cantore, the best music in 2009 was dominated by indie rock bands like Grizzly Bear, the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, and Phoenix. Cantore will tell us about his favorite album releases of the year.

Nelson Mandela, one of the world's most revered elder statesmen, turned 90 on Friday. South Africa's first democratically elected leader spent decades in prison and dedicated his life to the anti-apartheid struggle.

Why is it important that people exercise in their senior years? We discuss what kinds of exercises seniors should do, and the long-term health benefits that can be gained from staying physically fit as we age.