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Law enforcement officials continue to piece together the facts from Saturday's shooting rampage that left a federal judge dead and a congresswoman critically injured in Arizona.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) remained in critical condition Sunday, a day after she was seriously wounded in a shooting rampage that killed at least six people and injured at least a dozen others in Tucson. Police and investigators were trying to piece together the alleged shooter's motive as they searched for a possible accomplice.

The deal would open up a multibillion-dollar market for U.S. energy companies, but there are lingering concerns about what it means for efforts to stop the spread of sensitive technology. One lawmaker said the U.S. will one day look back on the deal with regret.

Monks in Myanmar have ceased coming out of their temples and the military is cracking down on what remains of public protests. Melissa Block talks with the U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Yangon, Myanmar, about the situation. The Charge d'Affaires says conducting diplomacy with the Myanmar government has been difficult at best.

Could we see a decrease in the local jobless rate in 2011? We discuss how the region's double-digit unemployment rate affected San Diego's economy in 2010. And, we talk about next year's economic predictions.

Some experts are advising President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team to show early engagement in what they see as the region's core issue: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. European officials have put the Middle East peace process at the top of their wish list for a new U.S. foreign policy approach.

Democrats force the Senate to delay a vote on John Bolton's nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. A Senate motion to end debate on Bolton failed by a vote of 56-42. Republicans needed 60 votes to move Bolton's nomination to a vote of the full Senate.

During the twists and turns of Proposition 8, motions and tempers have run high on both sides. There has been a lot of posturing and name-calling, both subtle and the in-your-face variety. What there hasn't been is much rational discussion between the parties.

Huge explosions shook Gaza City as Israeli planes bombed three government buildings and the parliament on the sixth day of the Israeli offensive. On the diplomatic side, both Israel and Hamas are resisting international pressure to agree to a ceasefire. NPR's Mike Shuster talks with Steve Inskeep about the situation in Gaza.

Two years ago, the Bush administration first used the word genocide to describe the conflict in Darfur, Sudan. Now Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Sudan has a final choice: cooperation or confrontation.