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As the Securities and Exchange Commission endeavors to make its case against Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff for allegedly defrauding investors of up to $50 billion, critics are questioning why the regulator ignored early warning signals.

Democrat Barack Obama has drawn in more money than any presidential candidate in history. Critics argue that represents a backward step in campaign finance reform. Others see Obama's success as an attempt to level the campaign-funding playing field.

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San Diego County's freeway system would be geared to serve carpoolers and rapid bus service in coming years. A draft transportation plan would add more of those lanes on county freeways to reduce cong

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A music-filled play that has performed to sold-out audiences in Rio de Janeiro provides a searing look at race and inequality in Brazil, home to the hemisphere's largest black population. The theme of subterfuge is at the heart of the work.

The long saga of the seals at the Children's Pool in La Jolla will last for at least three more months. That's following a Superior Court judge's decision to delay a ruling on the fate of the seals until October. What factors played into the judge's decision to delay his ruling? And, why has this story captivated San Diego over the last decade?

Composer Shawn Clement has had a long and acclaimed career scoring films and television shows, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." He's in San Diego for Comic-Con, where he'll talk about composing the score for the new 3-D IMAX animated film "Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey." He recorded the score with members of the San Francisco Symphony at Skywalker Sound.

One provision of the Energy Bill passed by the Senate last night essentially marks the beginning of the end for the old-fashioned light bulb, with provisions that would encourage use of alternatives that use much less energy.

Talk of the Nation asked friends and colleagues at NPR to remind us of some of the remarkable men and women who died in 2009. The staff responded with personal stories about the people who inspired them — people like Kim Peek, "The Real Rain Man," and centenarian Ann Nixon Cooper, who was mentioned during Barack Obama's election speech. But there were others who've touched our lives who weren't famous at all.