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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Fed is committed to keeping the U.S. economy out of a recession. He did not indicate a specific percentage-point cut to interest rates to prevent housing and credit problems from dragging down the economy.

The U.N. Security Council has imposed three rounds of sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear program. Washington has imposed sanctions on Iranian banks, designed to strangle Iran's ability to use billions of dollars of oil revenues in trade. The sanctions have had some effect, but ordinary Iranians appear to be more affected by government policies stemming from the international sanctions.

Iran's supreme leader has ordered an investigation into allegations of election fraud, marking a stunning turnaround by the country's most powerful figure and offering hope to opposition forces who have waged street clashes to protest the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Actress Alice Ripley returns to San Diego to reprise her Tony Award-winning role as a mother suffering from bipolar disorder in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Next to Normal."

Some 3,600 Liberians who came to the United States under a special immigration category have been told they must go home by October 1. Now that Liberia's civil war is over, the U.S. says there is no longer any reason for them to stay.

ArtWalk and the Adams Avenue Roots Festival are just two of the events happening in San Diego this weekend. Our culture scouts Keli Dailey and Chris Cantore have some recommendations for our listeners.

In 2004, the battle for Fallujah came at a huge cost. Many of the al-Qaida militants escaped to fight another day, and Fallujah was largely destroyed. The United States had promised that reconstruction would begin immediately. It didn't. But it is happening now.

The National Association of Realtors reported last week that sales of existing homes dropped by a record 27 percent in July. We'll discuss how the expiration of the federal homebuyer tax credit is impacting the local and national housing markets, and we'll talk about the pros and cons of the record-low interest rates that are available right now.

Corporations spend millions to attach themselves to the Olympics, getting exclusive rights that they hope will boost the corporate image in return. But they also provide behind-the-scenes perks, like doing athletes' laundry, providing free food and handing out diapers for their children.