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As the Defense Department adopts a new paradigm for the U.S. military to remain a formidable force while absorbing $487 billion in spending reductions over the next decade, the prospect of an additional $500 billion spending reduction over that period would be “a disaster” not only for national defense, but also for defense communities, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said here today.

Flash mobs are surprise gatherings of people who briefly perform an unusual act, and then disperse. But a Facebook plan for people to sing Christmas carols inside the Washington, D.C., Metro system was partially foiled by social media buzz and the ensuing media coverage.

Information technology has transformed much of the American economy, but its use in health care still lags, especially when it comes to electronic medical records.

Registration for passes to the 2011 Comic-Con International convention shut down again this morning, two weeks after technical problems forced the closure of the registration process for the San Diego-based popular arts event.

Our public radio panelists share their favorite new tracks for October. Download music from the brilliant singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, songwriter to the stars Dev Hynes, Philadelphia rapper Freeway, jazz iconoclast John Zorn, Odd Future-affiliated soul outfit The Internet and more.

Journalist Jonathan Alter regards the 2012 presidential contest as the most consequential election of recent times. In his new book, Alter argues that President Obama's re-election prevented the country from veering sharply to the right, and he dissects the campaign and the events that led up to it.

Does A Film Have The Responsibility To Get The Facts Right?

Airs Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Artist Roy McMakin wants to know what your favorite color is and why. The acclaimed artist and UCSD grad will be in La Jolla this weekend constructing a mural using the favorite colors of passers-by. We'll talk with McMakin about interactive mural-making, color and his career in art, architecture and design.