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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice make an unannounced visit to Baghdad. The two will meet with newly elected Iraqi leaders to show support for the new government.

Envision San Diego & KPBS Special Report

Four large storms have devastated Haiti, destroying homes and infrastructure and making relief efforts difficult. Residents packed into a shelter want the government to help rebuild homes, while relief agencies look for security.

Housing slumped in 2006 after several years of double-digit annual growth in many sections of the country. The slowdown has led to an uptick in foreclosures and layoffs in the construction industry. But the pain, so far, seems fairly contained. And many economists believe the U.S. has avoided a worst-case crash landing in real estate.

September is Hunger Action Month. We take a look at the current hunger situation in San Diego.

Host Tom Fudge talks with Elaina Newport, a performer and co-founder of the popular political satire show The Capital Steps.

In Lancaster, S.C., the town's largest employer has shut down, leaving hundreds of textile workers wondering how they will deal with the economic downturn. Some are learning new skills to survive, but others feel lost.

The City of San Diego's first-ever audit committee meets today. It's another important step toward getting the city back into good financial standing. KPBS Radio's Andrew Phelps has a preview.

Mexico's legacy in San Diego can be seen everywhere - from street names to cuisine to the Chicano movement. We'll talk with San Diegans who can trace their family roots back to the earliest days of San Diego's European settlement.

Before there was Bernie Madoff, there was Ivar Kreuger, the man John Kenneth Galbraith called the Leonardo of scammers. When Kreuger, an extremely successful and much-admired businessman during the 1920s, killed himself in 1932, investors discovered that his financial empire, based in the manufacture of matches, was made of sand, built out of complex financial instruments that are the forerunners of today's derivatives.