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China and Congo are enjoying an era of economic cooperation, swapping cut-rate financing for infrastructure projects with oil and timber. But critics charge is the exchange is unequal.

Protesters rallied around Turkey in expectation of Pope Benedict's arrival. It's the Pope's first visit to a Muslim nation, and some observers see it as an act of reconciliation after the outrage his comments about Islam caused there earlier this year. Host Mike Pesca talks to Ivan Watson, who is in Ankara, Turkey.

After a montage of pumped up imagery of pro wrestling, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone, Bell explains "I was always against steroids and when I found out that all my heroes used them I'd like to say that it didn't bother me but it did. I can't imagine how my mom would feel if she found out that both my brothers were on steroids right now." That's right, Bell's two brothers use steroids and Bell focuses on them as he explores steroid use in the U.S. Bell's approach takes it's cue from the humorous personal narrative style of Michael Moore's

A conversation with Army Spec. Mark Wilkerson, who will be sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to leaving his Army unit. Wilkerson went AWOL rather than return to Iraq, then turned himself in last fall.

The growing U.S.-Iran confrontation has raised fears that a conflict could threaten the oil-tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Ships from the Persian Gulf carry 40 percent of the world's crude-oil exports to global markets.

The House votes to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over the next three years. The increase was part of a complicated and much debated package that includes a big cut in the estate tax and pension law changes.

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The San Diego City Council is weighing in today on a comprehensive plan to both recruit and retain police officers. The city faces a crisis as more cops are quitting. KPBS Radio's Andrew Phelps has mo

Author Richard Haass talks about his op-ed that appeared in Saturday's edition of Lebanon's The Daily Star. He says that to effectively fight terrorists, the United States must first abandon the metaphor of a "war on terrorism."

The summer may be for vacations and trips to the beach, but you'll likely want a good book to accompany you. We'll talk with two local experts who spend their working days reading. They'll give us their picks for the best reads of the summer.