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Morris Casuto retired this month after 37 years with the San Diego chapter of the Anti-Defamation League. As the long-time head of the ADL's San Diego office, Casuto has fought anti-Semitism, racism and prejudice, and now bullying. He has been the target of threats and grafitti, worn a bullet-proof vest and had police protection at his home.

Haitians jam polling stations as U.N. peacekeepers guard the country's first presidential election in nearly six years. Voting day got off to a rough start, creating havoc in many voting centers around the capital city. But election officials assured voters they would be able to cast their ballots.

Post-Election Blues

The Bush administration hasn't ruled out a military strike against nuclear targets in Iran -- a non-denial that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls "psychological warfare." Madeleine Brand speaks with Graham Fuller, former vice chairman of the CIA's National Intelligence Council, about the significance of the dispute and the diplomatic efforts behind the scenes.

A lengthy investigation by British authorities has led to the disruption of a major terrorist plot to blow up passenger flights from Britain to the United States. British police have arrested 21 people and raised the national threat level to critical.

Oakland made headlines recently when protests against the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer escalated into violence. But as cities everywhere grapple with a tough economy, racial tension isn't the city's only problem. Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums tells how he's working to keep his city stable.

State School Superintendent Tom Torlakson has just started his term in office, and one of his first goals is to sound the alarm. He wants Californians to understand just how badly schools have been affected by three years of deep budget cuts, with possibly more cuts to come. Tom Torlakson will join us in studio and take your calls.

Human-rights researchers are sifting through tens of millions of documents, searching for evidence of the Guatemalan police's role in murders and disappearances during the country's "dirty war" in the 1970s and 1980s.

What new information could lead 16 intelligence agencies to change their conclusions on Iran? New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti talks with Melissa Block about how the NIE came together — and what the new estimate says about changes in the intelligence community.

Iraq's central bank anticipated economic progress in 2006, but violent attacks have crippled the banking sector. Robberies are common, and many banking executives have now fled the country.