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Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, has described the violence in Baghdad as "disheartening," admitting that a recent plan to quell the violence has not achieved the hoped for results.

This hour, we go from romance to breaking up in many genres. Listen to San Diego-based musician Greg Laswell, film critic Scott Marks, and editor of the New York Times Modern Love column Daniel Jones

Most generals, politicians and defense analysts talk of increased training for Iraqi forces as the highest priority, and the best shot possible for U.S. success in Iraq.

Some of Major League Baseball's prominent active and former players will be linked to the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs. They will be named in a 300-page report based on former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's investigation on doping in baseball.

An Egyptian band made up of police officers has been invited to an Arab cultural center is Israel. But the men - all dressed in uniforms that you'd consider military in style if it weren't for their soft, powder blue color - are dropped off at the wrong town. Stranded out in the dessert with no Israeli money and significant language barriers, the men initially find the locals less that happy about their arrival. But the men, who look so desperately out of place, soon win the sympathy of a local restaurant owner (Ronit Elkabetz). She offers them food and finds them all a place to sleep as they await a driver to take them to the correct town.

If youd like to see a film whose title doesnt end in the number 3 (although one begins with the number 3) then belly up to the bar at the Whistle Stop for the first ever Citizen Fest (July 19 from 8 pm to midnight and it's free!), a showcase of local films presented by Citizen Video.

Ecuador's presidential election is heading for a second round. Sunday's balloting reduced a field of 13 to two men -- one a banana tycoon, the other a left-wing supporter of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez.

The tiny town of Potrero east of San Diego first made national headlines this year when many of its residents opposed Blackwater USA's plan to build a military training camp on an old cattle ranch. A

In the final part of Morning Edition's series about Shakespeare, co-host Renee Montagne examines the theory that the Earl of Oxford — not the man from Stratford — is actually the bard and author of the world's most famous plays.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders says a judge's ruling this week supporting past pension benefit increases will not lead to bankruptcy or higher taxes. Judge Jeffrey Barton this week hammered City Attorn