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An advantage of being the incumbent in the Oval Office seeking re-election was readily evident Monday in President Obama's roll-out of his administration's latest effort to help struggling homeowners. The president's executive power allows him to actually put into effect real changes as opposed to merely proposing them which is pretty much all the Republican presidential candidates can do.

The U.S. and others say they are ready to broaden the leadership of key international institutions, but the emerging powers may not be satisfied with a share of the leadership. They may want to change the institutions themselves and the principles that guide them.

A panel of judges will converge in a San Diego federal courtroom this week to hear where the numerous class action lawsuits against Toyota should be held. Outside the public eye, powerful plaintiff’s attorneys are hotly contesting who among them will lead the fight to extract what could be billions of dollars from the Japanese auto giant.

A recent study finds that about half of gay and lesbian white-collar employees hide their sexual orientation at work. As a consequence, the researchers say, the workers are less productive and more likely to quit.

The unemployment rate in San Diego County dropped slightly last month to 10.3 percent, down from a revised 10.7 percent in October, a state agency reported today.

When the 2008 financial crisis hit, it created a demand for technocrats who understood the intricacies of banking. Today, politicians in the U.S. and Europe will have to make tough compromises that will not please voters.

Jacmel, Haiti's fourth-largest city, is one of the country's few tourist destinations and its arts center. The city suffered considerable damage and lost important members of the art community.

The president said Moammar Gadhafi's death marked the end of a long and painful chapter for the Libyan people. But the seven-month military campaign that toppled the Libyan leader also marks a high point for the kind of international cooperation that Obama has championed.

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A condition where the baby's left ventricle fails to develop used to be a death sentence for newborns. But surgical advances have greatly improved the chances of survival of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and now some born with the defect have reached their 20s and 30s.