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KPBS Investigative Reporter Amita Sharma joins us to discuss her report on the local Somali immigrant community, and the concerns that an African terrorist group could be recruiting in San Diego. Are the United States' asylum rules being manipulated by terrorists who aim to do our country harm?

Much of the international focus in Afghanistan has been on fighting the insurgency. Efforts to improve life for civilians have lagged. Defense Secretary Robert Gates blames Kabul's ineffectiveness and a lack of coordination.

Bruce Reznik, former executive director of San Diego Coastkeeper, looks back on his 11 years as the head of one of the city's most influential environmental organizations. Reznik talks about the accomplishments he's most proud of, and the issues he hopes environmental community will address in the future.

Before the earthquake struck, fortunes were looking brighter for the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. International donors and investors had begun to believe that Haiti might have a future in manufacturing and tourism.

Nonunion construction workers say they'll fight to get their share of San Diego Unified's t$2.1 billion bond measure. The San Diego school board voted last week to negotiate the terms of an agreement

World financial leaders conclude meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The annual meetings are the first for the World Bank's new president, Robert Zoellick, who says the developed world has to take the lead in helping poor countries with debt and climate change.

Musical performances by Pamela Z and Marshall Crenshaw top our weekend to-do list, along with TNT and a family friendly St. Patrick's Day parade.

Americans don't trust that their health records will be very private if they're computerized, but they still think digitally connecting hospitals and doctors is worth doing to improve health care, according to a new NPR-Kaiser-Harvard poll.

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U.S. officials report a drone strike has killed Atiyah al-Rahman, al-Qaida's second-in-command. But attacks connected by the organization continue. Terrorism experts Peter Bergen and Omar Ashour share their analysis on the current state of al-Qaida worldwide.