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Since 1980, when China implemented a one-child policy, traditionally large families have turned into inverted pyramids with multiple grandparents for every child. They lavish the child with attention — and expect great things.

Former Congressman Randy Duke Cunningham finds out tomorrow what his punishment will be for bribery and tax evasion. KPBS Legal Reporter Amita Sharma has the story.

The press release describes the event as a collection of sixteen films each night with "presentations limited to five minutes each of fast-paced entertainment. Entries have come from as far as Denmark, Japan, and Australia. Among the subjects are the rare blanket octopus, Komodo dragons, and bottom-feeding gray whales. Presenters include Howard and Michele Hall, Chuck Nicklin, and Leandro Blanco. Some are comedies; some carry an environmental message, some are educational, some just entertaining."

Part of President Bush's strategy in Iraq includes reconstruction of Sunni-dominated areas and a crackdown on militias. But the Iraqi government has shown little enthusiasm for these plans.

A House vote is expected Friday on a bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prices for the Medicare prescription drug program. President Bush opposes the measure.

Presidential candidates often incorporate into their stump speeches the stories of real-life voters whom they meet along the campaign trail. Two women recall recent encounters with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama — and how their lives were changed.

Horror remakes and sequels are still all the rage these days. The latest is

Critics say a landslide parliamentary victory for the party of Russian President Vladimir Putin shows the Kremlin manipulated the elections to a shocking degree. Some fear Putin is reviving Soviet-style authoritarian control.

There has been a widely divergent reaction to President Bush's speech about raising U.S. troop levels in Baghdad. Opinion cuts across sectarian and political lines.

I just heard from fellow film critic and Film Club co-host Scott Marks that the San Diego Union Tribune has let go their film critic David Elliott. (I haven't contacted the UT to get any details, however.) I may not agree with David's taste in movies but I think the decision to let him go and to apparently run wire reviews instead is a bad decision. Every community needs a diversity of critical voices whether it's about movies, theater, music, pop culture or politics. David contributed to that diversity of voices in regards to film, and that voice will be missed.